Mon. 02/28 – The Tech World Rides The War Whirlwind

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🗓️ 28 February 2022

⏱️ 21 minutes

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I’ll try to run down everything I can about the tech world and the Ukraine situation. There is a ton to talk about. Qualcomm’s new 5G modem. TikTok’s new 10 minute videos. Lenovo’s new laptops. And should Apple release a $200 iPhone? Sponsors: Priceline.com Links: Customers of banks targeted by Russia sanctions are unable to use Apple Pay or Google Pay (Insider) Google blocks RT, other Russian channels from earning ad dollars (Reuters) Meta to bar Russian state media from running ads, monetizing on platform (Reuters) Facebook, Twitter remove disinformation accounts targeting Ukrainians (NBCNews) Russia demands Google restore access to its media YouTube channels in Ukraine (Reuters) Crypto Donations to Ukraine Jump to $20M (CoinDesk) Computer chip industry begins halting deliveries to Russia in response to U.S. sanctions (Washington Post) Airbnb to Provide Housing for 100,000 Ukrainian Refugees (Bloomberg) Google Maps temporarily disables live traffic data in Ukraine (Axios) Facebook, Apple and Other Tech Giants Face Rising Pressure Over Ukraine (WSJ) TikTok is taking aim at YouTube with longer 10-minute video uploads (AndroidCentral) Qualcomm's X70 5G modem has an AI processor to improve signal strength (Engadget) Lenovo announces new IdeaPads and tablets with 12th-gen Intel CPUs (XDA Developers) Dutch App Store change complies with law, says Apple, as antitrust regulator rejects proposal (9to5Mac) Apple Has a Chance to Launch an iPhone Costing Just $199 (Bloomberg) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Tech Name Right Home for Monday, February 28th, 2022.
0:07.7	I'm Brian McCullough.
0:08.5	Today I'll try to run down everything I can about the Tech world and the Ukraine situation there's a ton to talk
0:14.4	about Qualcomm's new 5G modem tick talks new 10 minute videos
0:18.7	Lenova's new laptops and should Apple release a $200 iPhone.
0:24.0	Here's what you miss today in the world of tech.
0:26.0	You know, I could swear there was a time not that long ago even within the lifetime of my
0:38.0	own children where we could go years without any truly earth-shattering news happening, but that's not the version of the
0:45.8	simulation we are living in. The version of the simulation we are in has world-changing news happening
0:51.8	every year now, every month, every
0:54.3	freaking weekend seemingly so a rundown of everything that has happened over the
0:59.1	weekend with the story that you all know about but through the lens of tech. I'm sure you've heard that the
1:05.6	U.S. EU, UK, and Canada have agreed to cut off a quote certain number of Russian
1:11.2	banks from the swift International Payment System.
1:14.6	This has resulted in customers of sanctioned Russian banks unable to use their cards with things
1:19.6	like Apple Pay and Google Pay, according to the Central Bank of Russia.
1:24.0	Over the weekend, Facebook and Twitter also removed two anti-Ukraineian quote,
1:28.5	covert influence operations, one tied to Russia and the other to Belarus.
1:33.0	Russia's regulators have demanded that alphabet remove all restrictions on Russian language
1:38.6	YouTube channels of media outlets, RBC TV Zvendaenda and Sputnik in Ukraine.
1:45.9	YouTube has begun to bow to pressure
1:48.2	to at least demonetize
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