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Amazon opens a hair salon, Venmo adds cryptocurrency support, and Reddit launches a Clubhouse-like audio feature.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple approves Parler's iOS app after changes to its content moderation practices, Facebook will reportedly announce a series of "social audio" products, and WordPress considers FLoC a security concern. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A court-approved FBI operation removed backdoors from hundreds of US-based Exchange servers, China issues a $2.8 billion antitrust fine against Alibaba, and Dell will spin-off VMware to pay down debt.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Facebooks adds subscriptions to the Oculus Store, an Australian Judge rules Google “partially” misled Australian consumers on location data sharing, and Google's Project Zero security team adds a 30 day cushion to apply bug patches. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dell will spin-off VMware to pay down debt, an Executive Order names Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service responsible for the SolarWinds Orion supply chain attack, and Ford will roll out its BlueCruise "hands free" driver assist system as an over-the-air update later this year. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A court-approved FBI operation successfully removed backdoors from hundreds of US-based Exchange servers, the Oculus Quest 2 can play PC VR titles wirelessly, and a new study will look at if the Apple Watch can detect respiratory illnesses.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Facebook's Oversight Board opens appeals on content removal to all users, Nvidia announces the Grace Arm-based CPU for HPC and AI workloads, and Microsoft releases the Surface Laptop 4. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

China issues $2.8 billion antitrust fine against Alibaba, Microsoft acquires Nuance for $19.7 billion, and Google and Apple block an NHS Covid-19 contact tracing app update for collecting user data. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Facebook leaks records of over 533 million people, Intel creates AI tool for live screening hate speech, and the ESA announces a virtual E3.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neuralink publishes a video of a monkey playing Pong uses brain signals decoded by its implant, workers at a Bessemer, Alabama Amazon warehouse vote against joining a union, and Robinhood sees a 450% growth in customers trading cryptocurrency on its platform.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.