Could Epic ACTUALLY Win?

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NEWS SOURCES:

 

ESCAPE FROM THE UNCANNY VALLEY

GTC 2021 keynote was CGI

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1364598-fake-jensen-kitchen/

https://www.techradar.com/news/jensens-kitchen-is-a-lie-nvidia-reveals-gtc-2021-keynote-nearly-100-synthetic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qhqZ9ECm70

https://youtu.be/eAn_oiZwUXA?t=5038 

 

TIME TO FACE THE BOOKS

Facebook shuts down more researchers

https://www.npr.org/2021/08/04/1024791053/facebook-boots-nyu-disinformation-researchers-off-its-platform-and-critics-cry-f

https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/13/22623354/facebook-instagram-algorithm-watch-research-legal-threat

https://algorithmwatch.org/en/instagram-algorithm-nudity/

https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/09/facebook-klobuchar-warner-letter-nyu-ad-observatory/

 

NOW THESE ARE SOME EPIC BILLS

House bill targets app store competition

https://www.engadget.com/house-bill-ios-android-app-store-competition-open-app-markets-act-143026966.html

https://variety.com/2021/politics/news/senate-bill-would-ban-apple-google-app-stores-from-forcing-developers-to-use-their-in-app-payment-systems-1235039469/

Apple / Google try to avoid app store legislation with “Chamber of Progress”

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/08/apple-and-google-seem-spooked-by-bill-requiring-more-app-stores-and-sideloading/

https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/08/13/lobbying-group-backed-by-apple-and-google-rails-against-open-app-markets-act

 

QUICK BITS

 

WAIT IT’S NOT LIKE THAT

Apple does damage control

https://www.macrumors.com/2021/08/13/federighi-confusion-around-child-safety-details/

“multiple layers of auditability” https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/13/22623336/craig-federighi-apple-icloud-photos-iphone-ipad-csam-scanning-auditability

 

BACK TO NORMAL?

GPUs selling UNDER MSRP??

https://www.pcgamer.com/amd-rx-6600-xt-available-at-msrp/

https://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?N=0&NTT=6600+xt&NTK=all&sortby=pricelow

 

INTERNAL COMBUSTION PSU

Gigabyte responds to exploding PSUs thing

https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Press/News/1930

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aACtT_rzToI 

 

 

TIME TO HAVE THE TEEN TOK

TikTok limits teen users

https://www.engadget.com/tiktok-limits-teen-access-130931754.html

https://www.reuters.com/technology/tiktok-reinforces-privacy-controls-teenagers-2021-08-12/

https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/furthering-our-safety-and-privacy-commitments-for-teens-on-tiktok-us

 

THANK YOU FOR HACKING

Crypto hacker now being offered a reward

https://www.pcmag.com/news/poly-network-tries-to-reward-hacker-behind-600m-cryptocurrency-heist

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/poly-network-rewards-crypto-hacker-121507483.html