Aug. 6, 2020
Thu. 08/06 – Will The US’s “Clean Network” Plan Break The Internet?
Will the US Government’s “Clean Network” plan lead to the definitive fracturing of the Internet we’ve all feared? Nintendo is killing it thanks to Covid and Animal Crossing. Are Samsung’s new earbuds actually Cool Beans? You no longer have to pay Apple $700 to put wheels on your Mac Pro. And why wireless charging could be a global environmental disaster waiting to happen.
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Links:
- Trump administration wants to see ‘untrusted’ Chinese apps like TikTok and WeChat removed from U.S. app stores, Pompeo says (CNBC)
- The US is building a new Great Firewall (Quartz)
- TikTok to Spend $500 Million on First EU Data Center in Ireland (Bloomberg)
- TikTok announces first data center in Europe (TechCrunch)
- Animal Crossing outsells Breath of the Wild in mere months (Polygon)
- SAMSUNG GALAXY BUDS LIVE REVIEW: COOL BEANS (The Verge)
- OWC undercuts Apple's $699 Mac Pro wheels with $199 conversion kit (Apple Insider)
- Wireless Charging Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen (OneZero)
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