Episode 83: It's time for Google says no to payments, Elon wants Twitter, Cash for Pat, Russia gets upset with Wiki, BT group spat and Space Cheese
The Weekly Tech Rant with Jay and Karl
English - April 15, 2022 10:23 - 1 hour - 45 MBTechnology Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This week we covered:
News
Google crackdown means you won’t be able to buy Barnes & Noble ebooks on Android
Elon Musk buys 9% of Twitter stock as he pressures company on “free speech”
AMD to acquire SmartNIC and networking firm Pensando for $1.9 billion
Intel CEO made $178m in first 10 months, AMD CEO got a $2m pay rise
Russia threatens Wikipedia with fines over “false information”
Russian media watchdog bans Google from advertising its services
French court pulls SpaceX's Starlink license
iOS 15.5 includes support for apps with external purchases to satisfy regulators, code confirms
The Bluetooth group is fighting the maker of Dodges and Jeeps for not paying twice
Rumours
Gurman: iOS 16 and watchOS 9 to bring major upgrades at WWDC 2022
Gurman: Apple could announce two new Macs at WWDC 2022
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