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Episode 53: It's time for Classical overtures, TSMC prices, Tim Cook payday, App stores changes, Windows 11 woes, and plenty of rumours

The Weekly Tech Rant with Jay and Karl

English - September 03, 2021 12:41 - 1 hour - 66.9 MB
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Previous Episode: Episode 52: It's time for a look back at one year of the WTR, Nvidia ARM deal looks shaky, Google eyed up EPIC, Razer had a (mouse)hole, Apple Double Agents and XBOX gets XCloud!
Next Episode: Episode 54: It's time for Apple to take a RISC-V, 7yrs of updates for the EU, Virgin clipped wings, SMIC goes giga(fab), FB copies Snap, iPhones a-plenty on the 14th and now MSFS grounds Top Gun

This week we covered:

News

Apple buys classical music streaming service Primephonic
Confirmed: TikTok Owner ByteDance Buying Pico VR
TSMC is raising chip prices as supply shortages continue
Tim Cook set to receive $750M worth of AAPL in final payout from 10-year pay deal

Apple announces App Store changes: New communication rules, Small Developer Assistance Fund, more

Also this happened… 

App Store payment platform monopoly ending in Korea; other countries likely to follow
EU set to launch formal probe into Nvidia’s $54 billion takeover of Arm

Microsoft won’t stop you from installing Windows 11 on older PCsBut… Microsoft might not deliver Windows 11 updates to PCs with old CPUs
Windows 11 launches October 5
Windows 11 won’t include Android app support at launch

Rumours:

Kuo: iPhone 13 to support LEO satellite communication, allowing users to make phone calls and send texts without cell signal
Tim Cook wants to oversee ‘one more major new product category’ before stepping down as Apple CEO
Apple Watch blood pressure measurement not happening in Series 7 – Gurman

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