Daily Tech Headlines

Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood and Tom Merritt
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May 17, 2019 • 6min

US Cell Carriers Stop Selling Location Data to Third-Parties - DTH

FCC Commissioner publishes letters from US telecom carriers detailing when they stopped selling location information to third-parties, Microsoft releases details on Minecraft Earth, and the Asus Zenfone 6 comes with a 180-degree flip up camera.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 16, 2019 • 5min

President Trump Declares National Emergency To Protect US Networks From Foreign Adversaries - DTH

President Trump signed an Executive Order declaring a national emergency to protect US networks, the Commerce Department officially ads Huawei to the Entity List, and Japan will roll out 14-digit phone numbers.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 15, 2019 • 5min

Patch Your Intel machine Now - DTH

Another speculative execution exploit patched for Intel machines, Microsoft issues patch for officially unsupported Windows XP, and Netflix makes noises about gaming.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 14, 2019 • 5min

WhatsApp Fixes Call Function Vulnerability - DTH

Amazon rolls out Alexa Guard for Echo devices, Comcast hands over Hulu control to Disney, Flexa offers crypto payment at select retailers.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 13, 2019 • 5min

Amazon Testing Automated Packing System - DTH

Amazon is reportedly rolling out an automated packing system, Disney owned Hotstar sets a concurrent streaming record, and the next iPhone chips start production.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 11, 2019 • 6min

Week in Review for the Week of 5/6/19 - DTH

Washington State requires that sellers of children's product on Amazon get lab certification on toxic metals, announcements from Microsoft BUILD and Google IO, and India is investigating Android. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 10, 2019 • 5min

Uber Raises $8.1 Billion in IPO - DTH

Uber raises $8.1 billion in its IPO, Nike's Fit app will measure your feet, and security researchers find a GPS trackers that can be hacked by SMS. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 9, 2019 • 5min

Facebook Co-Founder Chris Hughes Calls To Break Up Facebook - DTH

Facebook's Co-Founder calls for breaking up the company, Senator Josh Hawley announces a bill to ban loot boxes for minors, and Samsung plans to announce a new launch for the Galaxy Fold soon.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 8, 2019 • 7min

AI Dominates at Google I/O - DTH

Tencent abandons attempts to make money from PUBG in China, Samsung security breach caught before it cause damage and Google I/O touts all kinds of AI improvements.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 7, 2019 • 4min

Wordpress 5.2 Gets New Cryptography Features - DTH

Microsoft announces new Chromium Edge features, Samsung may cancel Galaxy Fold pre-orders, EA Access coming to PlayStation 4.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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