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Show Notes:

• 39:33–Scientists predicting when the sun is going to be more active
• 40:22–Best Wi-Fi 6 routers
• 42:40–FCC Republican has “deep reservations”
• 16:22–Apple claims “half a trillion” dollars
• 44:52–DoorDash will deliver non-prescription essentials from CVS
• 45:25–T-Mobile outage cuts off users in the U.S.
• 58:13–Samsung’s $600 5G Galaxy phone launches
• 46:01–AT&T expands 5G network 
• 46:28–Jeff Bezos agrees to testify before antitrust hearing
• 19:15–Tim Cook praises Supreme Court ruling
• 58:03–Best Android phones under $300.00
• 48:25–The best Chromebooks
• 22:57–The U.S. falls out of top 10 fastest broadband speeds
• 49:45–Apple will give students free AirPods when buying a MacBook Air
• 52:33–Germany prepares to launch COVID-19 app
• 52:46–Airbnb agrees to hand over hosts’ data
• Apple offers interest-free financing on more products
• 33:11–6 eBay employees charged with sending threats
• Facebook won’t share ad revenue
• 29:19–SpaceX has a month to prove Starlink is worthy
• 37:29–Sen. Josh Hawley proposed legislation, Section 230
• 32:15–Vietnam bans drones
• 11:36–More than 7 in 10 Americans won’t use contract-tracing apps

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Apple is reportedly tracking looters that broke into a Philadelphia Apple store and stole phones and other merchandise. Hopefully cooler heads will prevail and law and order can resume. SpaceX is back in the news again with another successful launch. Read about it below. See you next week with a full production schedule.

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Show Notes:

• 33:35–Signal adds facial recognition 
• 35:32–Scientists spot “special and familiar” Earth-like planet
• 55:29–How to spot and avoid tech support refund scams
• 37:35–Amazon sued over warehouse safety conditions
• 38:29–Keep a fully charged phone power bank at home
• 17:18–FCC extends deadline for ISPs to stop charging customers
• 39:56–CDT to sue Donald Trump 
• 41:29–Small ISP cancels data caps permanently 
• 45:43–Hulu will stop working on some older Roku devices
• 46:33–Tim Cook says Apple “must do more” to combat racism
• 19:32–Facebook to block ads from state-controlled media
• Facebook now lets everyone export media to Google Photos
• 22:19–Google says state-backed hackers are targeting campaigns
• Criterion will stream titles by black filmmakers for free
• 48:53–Slack Q1
• Germany will require electric vehicle charging
• 49:44–Samsung heir target of arrest warrant request
• 13:34–Apple tracks looters who steal iPhones
• 52:18–Google faces $5 billion lawsuit
• 30:35–Amazon licenses Slack
• Google makes it easier to use security keys
• 29:35–GM is reportedly working on an electric delivery van
• 15:18–SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites 

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Big congrats to SpaceX for a successful launch of Demo 2 in getting America back in the manned space lift business. It was a spectacular launch and then rendezvous with the Internation Space Station. Great job on capturing the flag and handily beating Boeing. Lot’s to talk about today and some good feedback from the last show. Stay safe in your communities everyone.

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Show Notes::

• 28:22–Tech giants pledge funds to fight racial injustice
• 21:52–NASA’s SpaceX astronauts to bring back a special flag
• What is an ARM processor?
• 33:34–The 4 best tools to manage your MP3 music collection
• 34:24–Italy’s “Immuni” contract tracing app
• 35:59–Samsungs rotating mobile-friendly tv for $1,999.00
• Facebook employees walkout
• 37:02–Samsung launches Access
• 37:50–T-Mobile offers 5G in all 50 states
• 38:46–Google’s advanced hacking protection to Nest devices
• Sony postpones PS5 event
• How to scan documents with your phone
• Apple releases iOS 13.5.1
• 41:23–Honda is donating 130,000 face shields
• 41:42–What’s new on Netflix
• 29:28–Twitter, Redditt file in support of lawsuit challenging US govt.
• 41:54–How your smartwatch can help you track COVID-19 symptoms
• 26:30–Microsoft cuts dozens of staff 
• Apple paid a researcher $100,000 for reporting a flaw

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