Chris and Ian discuss Epic vs Apple, Digital Tax, Creepy Amazon and Nvidia's new GPU's

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Shownotes * Apple apologizes to WordPress, won’t require the free app to add purchases after all * Fortnite Apple row: Microsoft backs Epic in court filing * Apple can block Epic's Fortnite but not Unreal Engine * Apple terminates Epic Games’ App Store account * Apple says App Store appeals process is now live, so developers can start challenging decisions * Apple mistakenly approved a widely used malware to run on Macs * Facebook News to expand internationally to the U.K., Germany, France, India and Brazil * Facebook to freeze political ads before US presidential election * Facebook isn’t happy about Apple’s upcoming ad tracking restrictions * Apple delays privacy feature that would let iPhone owners keep ad tracking at bay * Apple, Google, and Amazon respond to European tech taxes by passing on costs * Google and Apple to roll out phase two of contact-tracing system * AMAZON ANNOUNCES HALO, A FITNESS BAND AND APP THAT SCANS YOUR BODY AND VOICE * Amazon’s top UK reviewers appear to profit from fake 5-star posts * Netflix makes some movies and shows free worldwide to non-subscribers * Samsung’s new Galaxy Fold arrives September 18 for $2,000 * Nvidia announces new RTX 3080 GPU, priced at $699 and launching September 17th * Nvidia’s new RTX 3090 is a $1,499 monster GPU designed for 8K gaming * Intel announces its new 11th Gen Tiger Lake CPUs, available on laptops this fall * Nintendo announces new games for Mario's 35th anniversary