Ten Minute Tech Talk

In our final episode before hiatus, we recap the September 2020 Apple Event including the new iPad Air, Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Fitness+.

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Apple unveils all-new iPad Air with A14 Bionic, Apple's most advanced chip -- Apple Newsroom

Apple Watch Series 6 delivers breakthrough wellness and fitness capabilities -- Apple Newsroom

Apple Watch SE: The ultimate combination of design, function, and value -- Apple Newsroom

Apple Fitness+: A new engaging and personalized fitness experience comes to life with Apple Watch -- Apple Newsroom

Apple One makes enjoying Apple subscription services easier than ever -- Apple Newsroom

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TikTok, Apple and Facebook are all on the defensive this week after a series of controversies.

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TikTok scrambles to remove suicide video clips -- Los Angeles Times

Apple delays privacy feature that would let iPhone owners keep ad tracking at bay -- The Verge

Will WhatsApp's Misinfo Cure Work for Facebook Messenger? -- Wired

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China is slowing the sale of TikTok, Twitter is changing Quote Tweets and Facebook is fighting with the Australian government.

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TikTok Deal Is Complicated by New Rules From China Over Tech Exports -- The New York Times

Adding More Context To Trending -- Twitter Blog

Twitter Makes Retweets With Comments Easier to Find -- MacRumors

An Update About Changes to Facebook's Services in Australia -- Facebook Newsroom

Facebook is changing its Terms of Service, and users are not happy -- Android Central

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Epic and Wordpress and are fighting Apple while Facebook and YouTube continue moderating their content.

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Epic confirms Fortnite's new season won't be on iPhone, iPad, or Mac -- The Verge

Apple apologizes to WordPress, won't force the free app to add purchases after all -- The Verge

An Update to How We Address Movements and Organizations Tied to Violence -- Facebook Newsroom

After sending content moderators home, YouTube doubled its video removals -- Protocol

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Apple and Epic continue to fight over the App Store while Oracle tries to buy TikTok.

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Fortnite Maker Tries to Block Apple From Removing Game From App Store -- Bloomberg

Oracle in talks with TikTok that could hijack Microsoft bid -- The Guardian

Facebook begins merging Instagram and Messenger chats in new update -- The Verge

Google Maps is getting a lot more detail -- The Verge

A more detailed, colorful map -- Google Newsroom

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Impressions of the Microsoft Surface Duo, hot takes on Apple's Xbox Game Pass scandal and a follow-up on Facebook's Community Enforcement.

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Microsoft Surface Duo phone now available for pre-order - EnGadget

Microsoft fires back at Apple over Xbox Game Pass - Business Insider

Facebook bans blackface and anti-Semitic stereotypes in hate speech update -- The Verge

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Samsung and Google announced new smartphone while Trump tried to ban TikTok.

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The big takeaways from Samsung's Unpacked announcements -- The Verge

The Galaxy Z Fold 2 is Samsung's big promise that it can fix its foldable future -- The Verge

GOOGLE ANNOUNCES PIXEL 5, PIXEL 4A 5G, AND PIXEL 4A ALL AT ONCE - The Verge

Pixel 4 and 4 XL have already been discontinued by Google -- Android Central

Trump says U.S. treasury should collect 'very substantial' portion of TikTok sale to American firm -- The Washington Post

Trump says Microsoft should pay 'key money' to Treasury for facilitating TikTok deal -- CNBC

Snap woos young voters -- Axios

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Facebook and Instagram rolled out a bunch of new features while Twitter cracked down on QAnon.

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A New Way to Go Live on Facebook From Messenger Rooms -- Facebook Newsroom

Messenger Introduces App Lock and New Privacy Settings -- Facebook Newsroom

A New Way to Fundraise for Personal Causes on Instagram -- Facebook Newsroom

Instagram Reels, TikTok competitor, coming to US in early August -- Business Insider

Twitter Cracks Down on QAnon. Your Move, Facebook -- Wired

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Twitter experienced a huge hack, the U.K. banned Huawei and Instagram is trying to take over the Indian market.

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Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Apple, and others hacked in unprecedented Twitter attack -- The Verge

Microsoft neuters Office 365 account attacks that used clever ruse -- Wired

Introducing your new home for work in G Suite -- Google Cloud Blog

Huawei to be removed from UK 5G networks by 2027 -- UK Government

Instagram pounces on India market after TikTok is banned -- CNN

Facebook is shutting down Lasso, its TikTok clone -- TechCrunch

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A deep dive into TikTok's problematic popularity and why the U.S. government may ban it.

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A guide to the app TikTok for anyone who isn't a teen -- Slate

Bytedance teams up with a state-run Chinese publisher -- The Economist

TikTok's owner is helping China's campaign of repression in Xinjiang, report finds -- The Washington Post

TikTok's local moderation guidelines ban pro-LGBT content -- The Guardian

TikTok says it will stop accessing clipboard content on iOS devices -- The Verge

How the Trump administration could "ban" TikTok -- The Verge

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