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Jason DeFillippo
Hosted by award-winning CTO and 20-year tech veteran Jason DeFillippo, Boot Up with Jason delivers the top tech news in 10 minutes or less, Monday through Friday!
Today on Boot Up: Covid + iPhones makes the stock sad, Elon sharpens the hatchet, Apple freezes hiring, Glasgow geniuses unionize, Treasury has some questions for Elon, Elon has some questions for civil rights leaders, and NYC is about to get Candy Crushed.
IPhone Supply Chain Takes Hit From Xi’s Covid-Zero Enforcers
Musk Plans to Eliminate Half of Twitter Jobs to Cut Costs
Apple has put hiring freezes in place for the next year, insiders say
Glasgow Apple Store employees first in the UK to unionize, call it a ‘historic moment’
U.S. exploring whether it has authority to review Musk’s Twitter deal
‘More of the same’: Elon Musk met with civil rights leaders about hate speech on Twitter—which infuriated the far-right
500 drones to swarm NYC's skyline Thursday in new advertising ploy
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Today on Boot Up: Apple crook comes clean, Atlanta scooter experiment reaps results, Elizabeth Warren hates cars, Google Assistant wants your children, and Dropbox gets hacked.
Apple embezzler admits defrauding company of $17M, faces up to 20 years
The City of Atlanta Banned E-Scooters in 2019. The Impact Was Profound
Elizabeth Warren wants to keep Big Tech from taking over your car
Elizabeth Warren’s Letter to the FTC
Google Assistant Is Now More Kid-Friendly
Dropbox admits 130 of its private GitHub repos were copied after phishing attack
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Today on Boot Up: Things get tense in China, Elon, Prime opens up music and podcasts for all Prime Members, Disney+ wants to sell you stuff, YouTube turns into a cable station, and an unstoppable Ye meets an un-movable trademark.
iPhone worker bonuses up by 1,000% as Foxconn fights to retain staff
Elon Musk fires Twitter board, making himself sole director
Twitter Limits Content-Enforcement Work as US Election Looms
Phishers are targeting Verified Twitter Users
Twitter ad sales head resigned amid turbulent Musk takeover
Amazon Prime now comes with a full music catalog of 100 million songs and ad-free podcasts
Disney+ expands into e-commerce with an exclusive merch shop for subscribers
Disney+ Special Access
YouTube begins selling streaming subscriptions with its new streaming hub, ‘Primetime Channels’
Kanye West can't sell White Lives Matter shirts because two black radio hosts own the trademark
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Today on Boot Up: Elon show us why you shouldn’t buy things off the Internet when you’re drunk, high, or a megalomaniac. Foxconn has a lunch and covid problem, Arecibo gives back beyond the grave, Google lets you wipe your own results, and the EU goes after big tech.
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Twitter is planning to start charging $20 per month for verification
Elon Musk is revamping Twitter’s verification system — and it might involve a monthly fee
Twitter verification to be available for $20/month under Musk plan
Elon Musk celebrates his ownership of Twitter by posting conspiracy theory that Nancy Pelosi's husband was fighting with gay prostitute
Elon Musk refutes Twitter layoff timing to affect year-end compensation
Inside a Chinese iPhone Plant, Foxconn Grapples With Covid Chaos
Covid Outbreak at China iPhone Plant Pushes Workers to the Edge
Destroyed Observatory Issues Final Asteroid Warning After Fatal Collapse
Wipe personal info from Google with this new tool
Europe Prepares to Rewrite the Rules of the Internet
Europe's Digital Markets Act Takes a Hammer to Big Tech
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Today on Boot Up: Elon finally owns Twitter, The EU hates dinosaur goo, Spoken Word audio consumption is on the rise, Sony bails on VR, and Amazon feels the wrath of the street.
Elon Musk Now Owns Twitter
Europe schools Elon Musk that Twitter’s wings are already clipped
Twitter will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange on November 8
No new combustion-engine cars from 2035, says European Union
“Spoken Word Audio Report” from NPR & Edison shows growth, particularly among younger demos
Sony’s VR Pioneering London Studio Says Next Project Isn’t a VR Game
Amazon’s income dipped in Q3 2022 as the economy took its toll
Adobe steals your color
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Today on Boot Up: Apple gets slammed by devs, The RNC whines to the courts, Meta in freefall after earnings news, Starlink finally goes on the road, Elon moves into Twitter, Google Cloud goes web3, YouTube certifies health care professionals.
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Apple Pauses Gambling Ads in App Store Pages After Developers Complain
RNC sues Google, claiming it curtails end-of-month fundraising email efforts
FEC Approves Google’s Plan to Exempt Campaign Emails From Spam Filters
Meta shares drop 19% on weak fourth-quarter forecast and earnings miss
Elon Musk brings whole new meaning to ‘high speed’ satellite internet with vehicle-optimized Starlink terminal
Elon Musk Is In Twitter’s Office and Will Address Staff Friday
Google Cloud gets into web3 act with managed blockchain node service
YouTube opens up certification program for health-related channels
Andreessen Horowitz Went All In on Crypto at the Worst Possible Time
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Today on Boot Up: Emotional Analysis Software is Snake Oil, Trigo gets funding to eradicate humans, Apple to go USB-C, Singapore pumps the brakes on Crypto, Clearview AI not welcome in France, Shutterstock makes a deal with the DALL-E, New Zealand Uber Drivers rejoice, After Apple altercation Spotify gets audiobooks, and 3D gun fraud goes wild.
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UK watchdog warns against AI for emotional analysis, dubs ‘immature’ biometrics a bias risk
‘Immature biometric technologies could be discriminating against people’ says ICO in warning to organisations
Trigo raises $100M to expand its Amazon-style cashier-free store technology
Apple exec says future iPhones will comply with EU’s USB-C mandate
Singapore may soon require retail investors to take test before trading crypto, prohibit credit cards
Clearview AI image-scraping face recognition service hit with €20m fine in France
Facial recognition: 20 million euros penalty against CLEARVIEW AI
Shutterstock will start selling AI-generated stock imagery with help from OpenAI
New Zealand Uber drivers win case declaring them employees
Spotify audiobooks app update rejected by Apple three times over in-app purchase rules
Spotify Wants to Get Into Audiobooks but Says Apple Is in the Way
Assistant Sheriff Expresses Concern About People 3d Printing Guns for Firearm Buyback Programs
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Today on Boot Up: PayPal goes Passkey for Passwords, Apple has a field day, Pfizer and Apple price hikes, Class Action against an algorithm, Climate change hits the upper atmosphere. Bumble open sources sausage detection, and the Japanese cure balding mice.
PayPal rolls out support for passkeys on Apple devices
What is Apple Passkey, and how will it help you go passwordless?
Here’s how iOS 16 and macOS 13 enable passwordless sign-in with ‘passkeys’
iPadOS 16.1 now available: Stage Manager, iMessage editing, display scaling, more
macOS Ventura now available for Mac users with Camera Continuity and Stage Manager
watchOS 9.1 now available with battery life improvements, Apple Music upgrades, more
tvOS 16.1 now available for Apple TV with new Siri interface and more
Apple is raising the price of Apple Music, Apple TV+ and Apple One from today
App Store guidelines updated with new rules for apps with NFT and ad managers
Pfizer's Jacking Up the Covid Vaccine Cost to 10,000 Percent Its Production Cost
Pharma Execs Scheming about How to Make More Money off COVID Vaccine
Rent Going Up? One Company’s Algorithm Could Be Why.
Company that makes rent-setting software for landlords sued for collusion
Climate Change Is Apparently Doing Something Weird to Satellites
Bumble open sourced its AI that detects unsolicited nudes
Scientists Grow Hair Follicles in Laboratory for the First Time
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Today on Boot Up: Ye’s fans anger a city, Amazon to possibly go Hawaiin, Twitch CEO looks for a better option, Twitter employees are befuddled and angry, Jack Dorsey’s final FU, and Apple’s first Home Key gadget hits the shelves.
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YE: ANTI-SEMITIC BANNERS FLY IN L.A.... Kanye's 'Right About the Jews'
Demonstrators on 405 Freeway overpass express support for Kanye West's antisemitic remarks
What the Hell Is Going on at Kanye West’s Mysterious New Private School?
Amazon Is Offered Hawaiian Air Stake in Cargo-Hauling Deal
Twitch CEO Aligns With Uber in Seeking ‘Third Way’ for Classifying Creators
The Gig Law Causing Chaos in California Strip Clubs
Twitter, Musk Talks Warm Up as Buyout Closing Deadline Nears
‘Wellness Month’ at Twitter Turns Frantic as Musk Deal Looms
Emotional Wellness Month
The AT Protocol
Bluesky
Apple stores begin selling exterior door lock that can be unlocked by tapping an iPhone or Apple Watch
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Today on Boot Up with Jason: Snap makes excuses, Google gets a biometric ding, Middle Earth joins Web3, Spotify chokes on new Taylor Swift album, Elon to gut Twitter, India is ungrateful, Instagram wants to hold your hand.
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Snap Plunges on Slowest Sales Growth as Advertisers Retreat
Google sued over biometric data collection without consent
Warner Bros. teams up with Web3 startup Eluvio to launch ‘Lord of the Rings’ NFTs
TAYLOR SWIFTALBUM DROPS, SPOTIFY FLOPS... But Great Recovery!!!
Documents detail plans to gut Twitter’s workforce
Report: Elon Musk plans to cut 75% of Twitter workforce
India fines Google $162 million for anti-competitive practices on Android
Instagram’s New Anti-Abuse Feature ‘Nudges’ Users to Be Respectful
Updates to How We Protect Our Community from Abuse
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Today on Boot Up: Snap+ gets an upgrade, OnlyFans gets spicy, Uber moves to advertising, Aussie Apples go on strike, Starlink moves from the stars to the skies, Waymo goes Hollywood and Microsoft gets ready for battle. Mobile style.
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Snapchat expands its paid subscription with Story expiration controls, custom sounds, and more
OnlyFans CEO says adult content will still have a home on the site in 5 years
Don’t worry, Uber WILL find a way to advertise to you
Uber Plans to Advertise to You At Every Stage of Your Ride, Using Your Own Data
Apple Store strike went ahead in Australia, with additional industrial action afterward
SpaceX’s satellite internet service is coming to planes with Starlink Aviation
Waymo to launch robotaxi service in Los Angeles
Microsoft Says it’s Developing a Mobile Game Store to Compete with Google and Apple
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Today on Boot Up, a big bushel of Apple news, Netflix is back, baby, Camera makers strive for authenticity, FBI sends a warning to student loan relief seekers, I hope Meta kept the receipt and tweets have devastating consequences for a US citizen in Saudi Arabia.
Apple Unveils Upgraded iPads and Lower-Cost Set-Top TV Box
Apple will release iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura on October 24
iPhone 14 Plus production halted, Apple to reassess demand, iPhone 15 Plus still planned
Netflix Returns to Growth, Saying the Worst of Slowdown Is Over
Leica and Nikon Adding Content Authenticity Tech into Their Cameras
FBI: Scammers likely to target US Student Loan Debt Relief applicants
Meta will have to sell Giphy after losing UK appeal
The GIF Is on Its Deathbed
US citizen got 16 years in Saudi Arabian prison for tweets, his son says
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Today on Boot Up, Amazon goes to the club, FedEx has had enough of robots, Netflix makes it easier to pay up, auctions galore, Rolls rolls out a new EV, Arivaderce Arecibo, and Meta, we have a problem.
Amazon launches weekly livestream concert series ‘Amazon Music Live’ on Prime Video
FedEx abandons its last-mile delivery robot program
Netflix launches new ‘Profile Transfer’ feature to help monetize account sharing
A factory-sealed iPhone 1 from 2007 just sold at auction for $39,339.60
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s $1bn art collection comes to London ahead of likely record-breaking New York auction
Microsoft founder's masterpieces on display ahead of blockbuster $1bn auction
Better than a V12: Rolls-Royce’s first EV is the 2024 Spectre coupe
Renowned Arecibo telescope won’t be rebuilt — and astronomers are heartbroken
Leak: Most Facebook Metaverse Users Have Quit in a Month
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Today on boot-up You can’t keep a good Ye Down, Billionaires getting busted, YouTube makes some updates, it’s Army time, Elon flip flops at the speed of light, students are using AI as expected.
Kanye West to acquire ‘uncancelable’ social media platform Parler
Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Guilty of Defrauding Investors
YouTube rolls out iPhone homescreen widget that immediately opens subscriptions, search
Google completes iOS 16 Lock Screen widgets rollout with Maps and Search
BTS Swap One Army for Another, Vowing to Honor South Korea’s Draft
What is the history of Elvis Presley's military career?
Exclusive: Musk’s SpaceX says it can no longer pay for critical satellite services in Ukraine, asks Pentagon to pick up the tab
Elon Musk backtracks, saying his company will continue to fund internet service in Ukraine.
Students Are Using AI to Write Their Papers, Because Of Course They Are
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Boot Up for October 14th, 2022
Today on boot-up Netflix gets Ads. Apple is getting beefier in streaming and also, banking? Meta finds a loophole in their new digital pants pockets, Microsoft is taking Office out to pasture. One very expensive NFT now isn’t. Toyota hacks itself.
Sources for today's episode:
Netflix with ads launches Nov. 3, will be missing up to 10% of Netflix catalog
Apple is quietly pushing a TV ad product with media agencies
Apple TV+ gets closer to Hulu in the US while Amazon Prime Video lost subscribers
Apple Card will add savings accounts to earn interest on Daily Cash rewards
Meta files to dismiss FTC complaint over acquisition of VR fitness company Within
Meta's avatars are getting legs
Microsoft is rebranding 'Office' to Microsoft 365
From Over $620K to $10: Logan Paul’s Unsuccessful NFT Investment
IOTW: Toyota admits to data breach after access key is posted on GitHub | Cyber Security Hub
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Twitter Blue users are getting an edit button but only if you live in a select few countries, Amazon is rolling out shopping for US customers on government assistance, Apple music crosses a major milestone, Kim Khardashian vs the SEC. Apple and Amazon have a good day in Italy, Poshmark has a new sugar daddy.
Sources for today's episode:
https://9to5mac.com/2022/10/03/twitter-rolling-out-edit-button/
https://twitter.com/TwitterBlue/status/1576980429814759424
https://abc7.com/amazon-government-assistance-portal-snap-ebt/12291802/
https://9to5mac.com/2022/10/03/apple-music-number-of-songs/
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/10/celebrating-100-million-songs/
https://web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=kim-kardashian-pays-1-26-million-fine-for-promoting-a-cryptocurrency-without-disclosure
https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2022-183
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/south-koreas-naver-to-buy-poshmark-for-1-2-billion
https://9to5mac.com/2022/10/03/apple-and-amazon/
https://9to5mac.com/2022/10/03/apple-ceo-tim-cook-vatican/
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