Note: I accidentally uploaded Episode 74 again originally instead of this new episode. It's now been fixed. Apologies!

This is Episode 75 of the Tech Narratives Podcast, for October 11, 2017.

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Below is a listing of the news stories covered, the Tech Narratives item, and the source for each:

  1. Qualcomm Fined $773m by Taiwan for Antitrust Violations TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2XR Source Link at Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-11/qualcomm-fined-773-million-in-taiwan-for-antitrust-violations

  2. Amazon Debuts Way for Teens to Buy Stuff on Parents’ Accounts With Approval TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2XY Source Link at TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/11/amazon-introduces-a-way-for-teens-to-independently-shop-its-site-following-parents-approval/

  3. Oculus Announces $199 Standalone Headset, Other Hardware and Software News TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Y5 Source Link at Oculus: https://www.oculus.com/blog/pioneering-the-frontier-of-vr-introducing-oculus-go-plus-santa-cruz-updates/

  4. Indian Ride Sharing Service Ola Raises $1.1bn from Tencent, SoftBank, Others TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Yv Source Link at TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/10/ola-raises-1-1b-from-tencent-and-softbank/

  5. Alibaba Announces $15 Billion R&D Spending on AI, IoT, Quantum Computing TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2YC Source Link at Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-11/alibaba-to-double-r-d-spending-to-15-billion-over-3-years

  6. Amazon Adds Basic Voice Recognition and Personalization to Echo Devices TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2YJ Source Link at The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/10/11/16460120/amazon-echo-multi-user-voice-new-feature

  7. California Amends Rules to Allow Testing of Cars Without Human Drivers on Roads TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2YV Source Link at The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/11/16458850/self-driving-car-california-dmv-regulations

  8. AT&T Pre-Announces 300k DirecTV Now Adds, 90k Pay TV Losses in Q3 TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Z0 Source Link at AT&T: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732717/000073271717000086/oct_11.htm

  9. Lyft Announces 500m Total Rides, 100m in Past Three Months TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Z8 Source Link at Lyft: https://blog.lyft.com/posts/2017/10/10/half-a-billion-rides-and-counting

  10. Bloomberg Reports DoJ Lawyers Likely to View Sprint-T-Mobile Merger Skeptically TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Zg Source Link at Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-11/sprint-s-revived-push-for-t-mobile-hurtles-toward-old-u-s-foes

Five additional news items mentioned on the podcast:

Facebook Russia Questions: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/11/technology/facebook-election.html?_r=1

CBS and Star Trek: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-10-11/are-trekkies-the-key-to-cbs-s-future

Qualcomm Antitrust Backgrounder: http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2017/10/11/qualcomm-antirust-war-patent-licensing-issues/id=88891/

Evernote Interview: https://www.cnet.com/news/evernote-raised-prices-got-more-of-us-to-sign-up/

Uber Legal Troubles: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-10-11/uber-pushed-the-limits-of-the-law-now-comes-the-reckoning

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