Google I/O 2021 has started and a flood of announcements were made today. We parse out what was unveiled and how it fits into Google’s broader strategy.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Rob DeMillo, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe
Amazon is reportedly in talks to buy MGM, smart home company Eufy confirms camera feeds were sent to unauthenticated accounts, and DoorDash’s job postings indicate plans to launch in Germany.
Warner and Discovery to merge, there’s more Enola Holmes on the way, and Roku says the Q-word. All this and more on Cordkillers! With special guest Hammond Chamberlin.
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AT&T and Discovery have reached an agreement to combine their media divisions into a joint venture to be 71% owned by AT&T and 29% by Discovery. Wired recently featured a piece looking at a number of top gamers quitting full-time esports organizations to pursue careers as influences on Twitch and YouTube. And more on Epic vs Apple as their court case grinds on.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Jenn Cutter, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos
AT&T intends to spinoff WarnerMedia, Apple and Amazon will offer lossless music streaming without additional cost, and Samsung shows off a double-folding OLED panel.
In this Sunday Science Supplement, Dr. Niki Ackermans looks into the details behind new research in translating handwriting using a brain-computer interface.
The UK introduces the Online Safety Bill, Sony projects PS5s will remain in short supply until 2022, and Oil Pipeline Operations resume after ransomware attack.
Ransomware is still in the spotlight as the Irish government announced the Irish Health service’s central data servers were under an attempted ransomware attack and Toshiba disclosed that it had been attacked by Darkisde, the same group believed to be behind the software used in the Colonial Pipeline attack.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos