Daily Tech Headlines

Cybersecurity firm Mandiant to be acquired by Google, Amazon's new Amp radio show app now in limited beta in the US, and 'big four' consultancy firms cease operations in Russia and Belarus. Check out the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal suspend operations in Russia, the Washington State Senate passed a bill to classify gig workers as contractors with benefits, and leaked Nvidia source code is being used to sign malware.Get the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US Department of Commerce imposed tech trade sanction on Russia, a group of chipmakers announce the formation of the Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express consortium, and Epic Games agrees to acquire Bandcamp.Check out the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Honda and Sony signed a memorandum of understanding to create a joint venture that will design and sell EVs, Disney+ will launch an ad-supported tier later this year, and users discover Samsung's Game Optimization Service throttles thousands of apps, but not benchmarks. Get the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Twitter began testing displaying Birdwatch notes directly on Tweets for some US users, Amazon will close 68 retail stores across the US and UK, and Epic Games agrees to acquire Bandcamp. Get the show notes here. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A group of chipmakers including Intel, AMD, Arm, TSMC, Samsung, announce the formation of the Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express consortium, Ford separates its EV and internal combustion vehicles into separate business units, and the FCC will hold a 5G auction for 2.5GHz spectrum in July. Get the show notes here. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Instagram will pull the IGTV app from app stores later in March, Toyota suspends production at all Japanese factories due to a suspected cyberattack at a supplier, and Meta, TikTok and YouTube block RT and Sputnik media outlets in the EU. Get the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US Department of Commerce imposed tech trade sanction on Russia, with TSMC, GlobalFoundries and Intel all reportedly halting chip shipments, Uber tests a new algorithm that shows drivers pay and destinations before accepting trips, and Lenovo announced a new ThinkPad X13s that uses the new Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 SoC.Get the show notes here. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ukraine sees DDoS activity against government & banking sites, Waymo wins a preliminary injunction against the California DMV to redact trade secrets, and global smartphone revenue grows 7% in 2021 to $448 billion.Check out the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

HTC announces the Vive Guardian app to protect kids in VR, Apple will reportedly sell replacement parts for FaceID, and global smartphone revenue grows 7% in 2021 to $448 billion. Get the show notes here. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.