Tue. 08/04 – Last Hurrah? iMacs Get A Major Update

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🗓️ 4 August 2020

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Last hurrah? Intel iMacs get a major update. The TikTok, Microsoft, Trump situation can only be described as nuts-o-butts-o. Looks like Garmin paid the ransom. Why xCloud is launching soon on Android but not on iOS. And get ready for games to get more expensive with the next generation consoles. Sponsors: DoubleUp.agency Discover.bot/podcast Links: Apple updates the iMac with new Intel processors and a better webcam (The Verge) Trump calls TikTok a hot brand, demands a chunk of its sale price (TechCrunch) Microsoft Should Refuse Trump’s TikTok Payoff (WSJ) Microsoft’s Talks to Buy TikTok’s U.S. Operations Raise Ire in China (WSJ) China Brands Trump’s Demands on TikTok Sale a ‘Smash and Grab’ (Bloomberg) Garmin reportedly paid multimillion-dollar ransom after suffering cyberattack (The Verge) Mergers: Commission opens in-depth investigation into the proposed acquisition of Fitbit by Google (EU Commission) Microsoft’s xCloud game streaming will launch on September 15th on Android (The Verge) Take-Two Interactive coasts to $831.3 million in Q1 2021 revenue as fans flock to online games (Venture Beat) Take-Two: Next-gen software price hikes "reflect the quality of the experience" (GamesIndustry.biz) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Tech Meme Right Home for Tuesday, August 4th, 2020. I'm Brian McCullough.
0:08.4	Today Intel IMAX get a major update. The Tik-Tock Microsoft Trump situation can only be described as
0:16.1	nutso butso. Looks like Garman paid the ransom. Y-X Cloud is launching soon on Android, not on iOS and get ready for games
0:24.9	to get more expensive with the next generation consoles. Here's what you
0:28.7	miss today in the world of tech.
0:35.0	Super late breaking news here. Phil Schiller is stepping down as Apple's
0:38.0	Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing to be replaced by his deputy
0:42.0	Greg Joswieck, quoting CMBC.
0:45.2	Shiller will continue to work at Apple as an Apple fellow,
0:48.6	the company said, and will continue his role
0:50.6	as the boss of Apple's App Store and company events.
0:54.6	Schiller will also continue to report to Apple CEO Tim Cook.
0:58.0	Schiller has worked at Apple since 1987.
1:01.2	I'll keep working here as long as they'll have me I bleed six colors but I also want to make some time in the years ahead for my family friends and a few personal projects I care deeply about Schiller said in a statement
1:11.7	Schiller's departure from his formal role on Apple's leadership team comes following several
1:16.6	other notable departures over the last couple years, including head of design Johnny Ive,
1:21.4	PR boss Steve Dowling, and retail Boss Angela Arrance.
1:25.7	But Apple also made an addition to its exec team in that same time period with John Gien
1:31.4	Andrea, the head of artificial intelligence, end quote.
1:35.0	Yes, and to quote Ben Thompson on Twitter,
1:38.0	I think it's a solid bet to assume that Schiller isn't in charge of the App Store in around six months or so."
1:45.0	Well, I'm sure we're in for a whole bunch of Cupertino Kremlinology pieces in the next few days.
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