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A new executive order bans transactions with eight Chinese apps, including Alipay and WeChat Pay, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority investigates Nvidia's planned Arm acquisition, and Amazon is working on a contactless sleep apnea tracker. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Qualcomm launches the Snapdragon 480 5G chipset, Twitter acquires Breaker to work on Twitter Spaces, and Venmo launches a cash checking feature. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A group of over 200 Alphabet workers announced the formation of the Alphabet Workers Union, a UK judge rules that Julian Assange cannot be extradited to the US, and Quibi content might end up on Roku. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New drone rules hit the US and EU, Apple removes 39,000 games in China, and the People's Bank of China comes down on Ant Financial. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft announced that the actors behind the SolarWinds supply chain attack accessed its internal source code repositories, the New York Stock Exchange delists China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom, and an AmazonBasics TV is coming to India. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple removes 47,000 apps, including 39,000 games, in China, new drone regulations go into effect across Europe, and OnePlus is reportedly set to launch a low-cost fitness band in 2021.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google is testing surfacing a carousel of short from video from TikTok, Instagram, and others in its mobile app, Apple removes an app from the iOS app store that helped users attend underground parties, and France is set to resume its digital-services tax on tech platforms.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The FAA issues new drone flight rules that provide for Remote ID systems, night flights, and more, LA County will show COVID-19 vaccination cards in digital wallets, and Coinbase will suspend trading of XRP. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The People's Bank of China announces a plan to rectify regulatory violations of the online financial giant Ant Group, Xiaomi launches the Mi 11 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, and MediaTek is the largest smartphone chipset vendor in Q3. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple puts Wistron on probation, China launches an antitrust investigation into Alibaba, and Nuro receives approval to operate commercial driverless delivery service in California. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.