Zoom puts end-to-end encryption behind its paywall, The BBC launches a voice assistant and the first pictures of a new Android TV streaming stick leak.
Google announced new features for its Pixel line of Android phones, AT&T confirmed to the Verge that its HBO Max streaming service will not count against AT&T Mobile’s traditional data caps or the soft data caps on unlimited plans, and Samsung launched the Access phone subscription program in the US.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Chris Ashley, Roger Chang, Joe
Will online co-watching break out of novelty? Plus, HBO Max has launched, Superman may still be Henry Cavill, and a new way to sharewatch Hulu and Plex with friends. All this and more on Cordkillers! With special guest Justin Robert Young.
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Samsung launches the Access phone subscription service in the US, the US will join the Global Partnership on AI, and Zynga buys the mobilegame maker Peak for $1.8 billion.
US President Trumps signs an executive order authorizing the FCC to review liability protections of Section 230, IGTV will begin letting creators monetize videos, and Switzerland launches the first app with support for Google and Apple’s exposure notification API.
A New York Times piece by Taylor Lorenz examines the phenomenon of the TikTok cult. Rabid followers of seemingly innocuous TikTok creators. What can influencers expect from these fan bases are how are they different from ones that rise-up from Instagram and YouTube?
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Lamarr Wilson, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe