This Week in Tech 779: No Future for Green Pants

TikTok's Bad Week, RIP Quibi, mmhmm

mmhmm is a fun new way to use meeting softwareUS might ban TikTok, India already has. What is the future for the embattled platform? Is TikTok safe to use? Apple Glass on the way: Foxconn is making thousands of semi-transparent lenses for Apple glassesAmazon wants to rule the world. Is that really all that bad? Is there any hope for Quibi? (Nope)Google's "Works With Google" virtual event demonstrated Android 11's new IoT features and their Smart Home devices.Is Microsoft looking to buy Magic Leap? MS exec becomes Magic Leap CEO - is she a Trojan Horse? Ninja joins YouTube after Mixer diesTwitter partner Dataminr accused of giving Black Lives Matter protester surveillance to policeTikTok, Linked In, and others accused of copying users' clipboards, blame a bug in a Google SDK Amazon briefly tells employees to take TikTok off their phones, backpedals furiously when their marketing department throws a fitHow much of the TikTok hate is just anti-Chinese bias? US teens worried about losing TikTokHow mmhmm works with Zoom, Teams, and Google MeetMicrosoft Teams adds "Together Mode," which puts meeting attendants in seats in an auditoriumAR still isn't ready for the outside world, but it works great for Snapchat and TikTok filtersNorth Focals, Jins Meme ES, Amazon Lens, Snap Spectacles, Bose Frames - different smart glasses with different use casesWhen will AR get a killer App? User-focused design is the answer, but not a lot of AR companies are doing that. Foxconn invests $1B to open a factory in IndiaSearching for the perfect car phone holderAre Millennials killing IoT? Walmart is launching an Amazon Prime competitor in JulyJack Dorsey donates $3 Million to Basic IncomeTwitter might be starting a subscription service

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