Fortnite vs Apple, Trump vs. TikTok, US vs. China

• Fortnite removed from App Store and Google Play
• Apple also kicks Microsoft xCloud off the App Store
• At what point does a company become too big? Should we punish billionaires for being successful? Is there any solution?
• Google demonetizes TechDirt for dangerous or derogatory content- WTF?
• Uber and Lyft may leave California due to the gig worker law. What's a freelancer to do?
• The Surface Duo is the perfect extension of Microsoft's ethos
• Amazon Echo frames are an easy on-ramp to augmented reality - when will we get Apple Glass?
• Is conflict with China inevitable?
• What the Trump vs TikTok discussion ignores - ByteDance is an AI company, not a social media company.
• Is Facebook responsible for conspiracy theories? History says no.
• Is TikTok letting China into our bedrooms, or are they already there?
• Trump says he might pardon Edward Snowden. Is Snowden a patriot, or a Russian pawn?
• White House will boost AI and quantum computing research budget by 30%. Good R&D, or cronyism?
• RIP Russell Kirsch, inventor of the pixel

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Guests: Amy Webb, Mike Masnick, and Iain Thomson

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