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AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Sprint launch the Cross-Carrier Messaging Initiative with plans to release a RCS Android messaging app, Facebook begins test of Facebook News in the US, and Google updates its search algorithm to leverage Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

BCC News makes its international news site available on the Tor network, the Washington Post reports that Facebook's News Tab will launch October 25th, and Google says it can't fulfill all Stadia pre-orders prior to launch.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google publishes its paper on Quantum Supremacy, Samsung fixes fingerprint issue, Chrome and Firefox launch new browser versions.Show notes: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRyx0G5kZ9BEstvb3sGxkvCKjk_1WepsOPs9xiDGhH76fob5Z1Gl39bLcXctluQqWlY-NfuoudEoSJv/pubhtml?gid=105870108&single=trueSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Softbank to take control of WeWork, 46 US attorneys general join Facebook probe, Google Duplex expands to New Zealand. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

News Corp and Facebook reach an agreement on licensing headlines for its upcoming news tab, Libra's David Marcus says the project is open to alternative approaches to its token, and HTC announces the Exodus 1s. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More companies leave the Libra Association, Google announced new phones, Chromebooks, and Nest devices at its hardware event, and the US FCC approves the merger of Sprint and T-Mobile. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nintendo announces it sold 15 million Switch units in North America, T-Mobile announces a partnership with Quibi, and the Air Force announces the the Strategic Automated Command and Control System has moved off floppy disks. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US FCC approves the merger of Sprint and T-Mobile, the UK abandons its age verification for adult content online, and Samsung confirms that some screen protectors can help bypass the fingerprint read on Galaxy S10 devices. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

LinkedIn launches Events for real-world networking, AWS splits with Oracle, Uber and Lyft pass on congressional inquiry about ride-hailing services. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google has a new phone, new earbuds a laptop and new Nest Home devices, Apple brings an Apple TV app to Roku and AMC Theaters launch an online video service.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.