Apple's Epic Flip-Flop, Nikon acquires RED, TikTok ban bill + more! - TechLinked March 8, 2024

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NEWS SOURCES:

 

I GOT NEW RULES I GOT ‘EM

EU’s Digital Markets Act deadline hits; various effects

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/03/on-dma-eve-google-whines-apple-sounds-alarms-and-tiktok-wants-out/

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-digital-markets-act-change-technology-privacy-ads-apps/ D

Meta messaging interoperability https://engineering.fb.com/2024/03/06/security/whatsapp-messenger-messaging-interoperability-eu/

https://www.pcmag.com/news/meta-adds-interoperability-with-signals-tech-for-whatsapp-messenger-in

Using Signal protocol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_Protocol

TikTok doesn’t think they should be a gatekeeper cuz they’re so young https://lmg.gg/5RhN8

First iOS “app marketplace” https://mobivention.com/presse-en-2/mobivention-revolutionises-the-distribution-of-ios-apps-in-the-eu-with-an-authorised-alternative-app-marketplace/?lang=en

https://app-marketplace.eu/?lang=en

EU regulators investigating Apple’s termination of Epic’s dev account

https://twitter.com/ThierryBreton/status/1765793776692326891

https://www.androidheadlines.com/2024/03/apples-epic-store-ban-garners-attention-from-eu-regulators.html

Epic says their account has now been reinstated thanks to swift EC action https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/apple-terminated-epic-s-developer-account

https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1766158416093798866

Apple says it’s because Epic sent a longer email than the last one https://lmg.gg/uDza1

https://cdn2.unrealengine.com/epic-apple-email-022324-1700x2200-c3f82f4230c7.jpg

 

THE BEST DEFENSE: BUYING YOUR ATTACKER

Nikon acquires RED Digital Cinema
hashbrown mousepad https://youtu.be/yWBzsBaU-Os?t=980

https://www.engadget.com/nikon-buys-high-end-cinema-camera-company-red-100243796.html

https://www.nikon.com/company/news/2024/0307_01.html

Red sued Nikon https://www.cined.com/red-takes-legal-action-against-nikon-over-raw-patents/

Over TicoRAW tech https://www.dpreview.com/news/9624409613/nikon-is-licensing-intopix-s-ticoraw-technology-for-its-z9-camera-system

Nikon denied infringement https://www.diyphotography.net/nikon-is-trying-to-invalidate-reds-raw-video-patent-arguing-it-shouldnt-have-been-granted-in-the-first-place/

Lawsuit dismissed https://petapixel.com/2023/04/27/reds-lawsuit-against-nikon-dismissed-z9-gets-to-keep-compressed-raw/

https://fstoppers.com/gear/endless-possibilities-now-nikon-acquired-cinema-camera-manufacturer-red-660526

 

GETTING THE BAN BACK TOGETHER

TikTok bill gets unanimous support

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2024/03/07/key-house-panel-passes-potential-tiktok-ban-in-50-0-vote/?sh=39e73e31e658

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7521/text?s=1&r=1

https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/tiktok-ban-bill-passes-house-committee-1235934291/

What the Bill Does https://lmg.gg/rzLqw

TikTok prompts users to call representatives in-app https://twitter.com/QuiverQuant/status/1765782288288108851

And they did, en masse https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/03/07/congress/tiktok-users-revolt-00145633

 

QUICK BITS

 

I GOT ROKED INTO THIS

Roku disables users’ TVs until they accept terms consenting to forced arbitration

https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/05/roku-disables-tvs-and-streaming-devices-until-users-consent-to-forced-arbitration/

https://gizmodo.com/roku-smart-tv-streaming-arbitration-agreement-class-act-1851314150

https://community.roku.com/t5/Features-settings-updates/Roku-disables-players-and-TVs-with-attempt-to-coerce-arbitration-agreement/td-p/950649

 

GEFORCE TODAY

Nvidia announces Geforce Now Day Passes for $4, $8

https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-day-pass-cygames/

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1561554-nvidia-now-offering-day-passes-for-4-and-8-but-at-least-we-got-g-sync-and-reflex-right-right/

and variable refresh rate https://www.anandtech.com/show/21292/variable-refresh-rate-support-comes-to-nvidias-geforce-now-cloud-streaming-service

on Nvidia and… Apple GPUs, not Intel or AMD https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5504

 

PRESS G TO PAY RESPECTS

Nvidia will retire GTX brand after GTX 16 series cards sell out

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-pixels-nvidia-reportedly-retiring-the-gtx-brand-for-good/

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-discontinues-geforce-gtx-16-gpus-the-end-of-gtx-series

https://www.gamesradar.com/pour-one-out-for-nvidia-geforce-gtx-as-the-old-graphics-card-line-up-has-been-discontinued/

 

RIVIN’ LA RIVA LOCA

Rivian R2, R3, R3X

https://mashable.com/article/rivian-r2-r3-r3x

https://youtu.be/W6-IXVVvJZM?t=44

Rivian Adventure Network chargers https://youtu.be/82IiXIKkRIA @11:01

R2 @14:57

R3 @26:02

R3X @30:56

 

SMUGGLING ON EASY MODE

Google engineer charged for smuggling AI trade secrets to China

https://apnews.com/article/china-google-justice-department-63156ade1e564d15d92adbef91e9c5da

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68497508 

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/06/1236380984/china-google-fbi-ai

[TheawesomeMCB]

Apple: “We are banning your account because you are untrustworthy, aka we don’t you competing against us.”
EU: “We are opening an investigation to see if Apple broke DMA.”
Apple: “CRAP! Someone reinstate their account before we lose 10% of our net revenue!”

[MartyS]

Now that the massive data breach at Roku is known it makes me think that was the reason for the change to forced arbitration.  I don't see anyone talking about if they kept the data breach secret long enough so they could implement the software that pushes people to agree to the new terms, and is that legal?