Episode 83: It's time for Google says no to payments, Elon wants Twitter, Cash for Pat, Russia gets upset with Wiki, BT group spat and Space Cheese - a podcast by Jay

from 2022-04-15T10:23:22

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This week we covered:

• News

Google crackdown means you won’t be able to buy Barnes & Noble ebooks on Android

Elon Musk buys 9% of Twitter stock as he pressures company on “free speech”

AMD to acquire SmartNIC and networking firm Pensando for $1.9 billion

Intel CEO made $178m in first 10 months, AMD CEO got a $2m pay rise

Russia threatens Wikipedia with fines over “false information”

Russian media watchdog bans Google from advertising its services

French court pulls SpaceX's Starlink license

iOS 15.5 includes support for apps with external purchases to satisfy regulators, code confirms

The Bluetooth group is fighting the maker of Dodges and Jeeps for not paying twice

• Rumours

Gurman: iOS 16 and watchOS 9 to bring major upgrades at WWDC 2022

Gurman: Apple could announce two new Macs at WWDC 2022

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