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US Senator Josh Hawley publishes a plan to remake the Federal Trade Commission, a US District judge approves the Sprint T-Mobile merger is approved, and Samsung announces the Galaxy Z Flip. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google removed over 500 Chrome extensions that were part of an ad-fraud scheme, Xiaomi announced the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro flagship phones, and component shortages reportedly cause Sony to delay setting the launch price of the PS5. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The GSMA cancels Mobile World Congress over coronavirus concerns, Nextdoor for Public Agencies app launches, and 99% of the second largest Wikipedia edition is created by bots. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samsung releases a foldable phones, new smartphoens with powerful cameras and new earbuds, Mobile World COngress debates whether it should be canceled and Microsoft Windows 10X can apply a system update and reboot in 90 seconds.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Snap reportedly launching new mental health content searches, Sprint and T-Mobile get judge approval to merge, Apple joins FIDO Alliance. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US Senator Josh Hawley published a plan to overhaul the Federal Trade Commission to provide more scrutiny of big tech, Sony and Amazon pull out of MWC over coronavirus concerns, and an app misconfiguration exposed information on 6.4 million eligible votes in Israel. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

West Virginia bill calls for the state to provide an online ballot marking device for all voters with physical disabilities, Alphabet reveals YouTube ad revenue numbers for the first time, and Nvidia's GeForce Now game streaming service launches in Europe and North America. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Instagram confirms it's prototyping an Instagram Partner Program, the US Department of Homeland Security confirms it purchased access to a commercial database with location data on millions of phones in America, and the US FCC proposes paying nearly $15 billion to satellite companies to free up C-band spectrum for 5G. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Xiaomi, Huawei, Vivo, and Oppo are reportedly working together on the Global Developer Service Alliance, designed to allow developers to market apps overseas, iOS 13.4 beta shows CarKey API, and Facebook, Twitter, Google, and YouTube send image scraping cease-and-desist letters to Clearview AI. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The coronoavirus reduces attendance at Mobile World Congress, why you should patch Philips Hue bulbs immediately and Google Glass goes on sale more widely. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.