Ten Minute Tech Talk

Details about the Bezos iPhone Hack, new Apple TV+ shows and a bunch of lawsuits.

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U.N. Suggests Bezos' Phone Was Hacked Using Saudi Crown Prince's Account -- WSJ

PopSockets, Sonos, and Tile Ask Congress to Rein in Big Tech -- Wired

Apple Announces Release Dates for Several Upcoming Apple TV+ Shows -- MacRumors

Upgrade #281: Your Historical Knowledge Has Been Noted

NBC Universal announces Peacock, the EU mandates USB-C and Facebook makes some log-in changes.

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The EU wants to mandate USB-C ports on smartphones -- Android Central

Facebook will now alert you whenever your information is shared with third-party apps -- Android Central

NBCUNIVERSAL UNVEILS PEACOCK, A FREE PREMIUM AD-SUPPORTED STREAMING SERVICE WITH SUBSCRIPTION TIERS -- NBCUniversal

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Some of our favorite tech from the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show.

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Withings ScanWatch

So...Samsung's apparently made artificial humans for CES 20 -- Android Central

Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Fold is a $2,499 PC with a folding OLED screen -- The Verge

Nurvv Run

Waverly Labs brings Ambassador, a real-time interpreter, to CES 2020 -- Android Central

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Samsung and LG are announcing new TVs at CES and Spotify is banning political ads.

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Spotify to halt political ads on its platform next year -- Android Central

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Apple, Amazon, Google, and Zigbee Alliance to Develop Open Standard for Smart Home Devices -- MacRumors

We may have just gotten our first look at Samsung's nearly all-screen TV -- Business Insider

There's a new version of LG's futuristic roll-up TV that hides in your ceiling and unrolls like a projector -- Business Insider

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Tips, tricks and accessories to travel with all of your technology.

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Overcast

Playlist Shuffle Shortcut

You're Wrong About

Escaping Nxivm

Don't Blame Me

Just Between Us

AirPods

Mobile Passport

Flight Aware

Google Photos

Twelve South TimePorter

Belkin Universal Charging Cable

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Apple releases the Mac Pro, Twitter tries Open Source and we play with Yap.

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Mac Pro Roundup -- MacRumors

Which Mac Pro will professionals actually buy? It's not the $52,000 version -- Popular Science

Jack Dorsey's Twitter thread on Project BlueSky

Bluesky: Twitter Announces Effort to Build 'Decentralized Standard for Social Media' -- Daring Fireball

Dave Winer on BlueSky -- Scripting.org

Yap is the best new chatroom -- The Verge

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TikTok faces two major lawsuits, Google's founders step down and the House legislates against robo-calls.

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TikTok draws a class-action lawsuit over sending data to China -- BBC

TikTok settles children's data lawsuit one day after it was filed -- The Verge

Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin relinquish control of Alphabet to CEO Sundar Pichai -- The Verge

House passes TRACED Act to protect consumers from illegal robocalls -- Android Central

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A major security vulnerability on Android phones and a new feature on Twitter were announced this week.

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Spotify free now works on Amazon Alexa and Bose speakers -- Android Central

More control over your conversations: now available globally -- Twitter Blog

How Attackers Could Hijack Your Android Camera to Spy on You -- Checkmarx

The US gives Huawei its third 90-day support exemption from export ban -- ArsTechnica

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Moto brings back the RAZR, Apple fixes the MacBook Pro keyboard and Instagram removes likes.

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Instagram to Start Hiding 'Likes' in the US This Week -- MacRumors

Bug in Facebook App Accesses the Camera in the Background -- MacRumors

Apple introduces 16-inch MacBook Pro, the world's best pro notebook -- Apple Newsroom

Motorola Reboots the Razr, This Time With a Folding Display -- Wired

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This week we aired our dirty laundry and shared our homescreens with each other.

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Emily's Lockscreen

Taylor's Lockscreen

Emily's Homescreen

Taylor's Homescreen

Emily's Second Screen

Google Tasks

Omnifocus

Rosemary Orchard

Carrot Weather

D&D 5e Spellbook

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