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A group of thirty-seven US state and district attorneys general filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google for its Play Store practices, an early study looks to use wearables to measure the long term impacts of COVID-19, and Verizon announces its take on spatial surround sound. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peacock signs a deal to stream Universal films within four months of theatrical release, the Pentagon's JEDI cloud contract finally dies, and Amazon open sources its Lumberyard game engine. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nintendo announced an updated Switch console with an OLED screen, the Indian government claims Twitter no longer has liability protection from user-generated content in a court filing, and Weibo reportedly plans to go private. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The ransomware group REvil claimed credit for a supply chain attack against the remote access services provider Kaseya, Apple calls the Chinese Advertising ID's bluff, and Qualcomm says it will have performance competitive laptop chips by late 2022. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Dr. Nicole Ackermans breaks down the history of facial recognition. This comes in light of Maine passing a comprehensive facial recognition regulation law earlier in the week. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft confirmed it signed a rootkit-containing driver, Twitter is testing Trusted Friends, and Samsung shows off One UI watch software.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Twitters says its testing a Trusted Friends feature, the Federal Trade Commission expands its antitrust powers, and researchers find Echo devices keep users information in memory even after a factory reset. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TikTok begins rolling out support for three minute videos to all users, Google adds support for digital vaccine cards to Android, and Maine passes a law regulating facial recognition. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The NHTSA updates reporting requirements to require autonomous vehicle makers to submit reports of crashes within a day, Facebook launches a closed beta of its Bulletin newsletter service, and GitHub Copilot suggests code as developers work on programs. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samsung shows off the One UI watch interface that will be used on its unified Wear OS - Tizen platform, Microsoft xCloud comes out of beta, and HP announces its lightest consumer laptop. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.