Daily Tech Headlines

Canada’s Competition Bureau sues Google for anti-competitive online advertising, the European Commission ends an investigation into Amazon over taxes, and Meta plans to build a $10 billion, 40,000+ kilometer fiber-optic subsea cable.Link to Show Notes

Australia bans social media for teens under 16, China said it would take "necessary actions" to protect Chinese firms if the U.S. escalated chip control measures, and the FTC is investigating Microsoft over antitrust concerns.Link to Show Notes

TikTok plans to block under-18s from using beauty filters, Raspberry Pi launches the Compute Module 5, Google’s Gemini AI now integrates a new extension for Spotify on Android. Show Notes

The Biden administration has awarded Intel $7.865 billion in CHIPS Act funding, Tesla appears to be building a teleoperations team for its robotaxi service, and Threads is finally allowing users to decide what feed they want as their default when opening the app.Link to Show Notes

Instagram introduces “Friend Map”, NVIDIA shows off new voice tech Fugatto, Raspberry Pi introduces Pico 2 W Microcontroller. Show Notes

Google may be exiting the tablet space… again, Voicemail Transcriptions are coming to WhatsApp, and Apple is working on a more conversational version of Siri.Link to Show Notes

Comcast will spin out most of NBCUniversal’s cable networks into a separate company, the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will soon start regulating digital wallets, Google Drive Beta is now available for ARM64 PCs.Link to Show Notes

Google tackles "parasite SEO", Sony rolls out a beta update for the PlayStation Portal, more details emerge about Nintendo's Switch 2. Show Notes

The US Department of Justice wants Google to sell off Chrome, Microsoft unveiled Microsoft 365 Link, a $349 cloud PC, and Instagram will soon allow users to reset their algorithmic feed.Link to Show Notes