Apple's encryption controversy, Bezos's hacked phone, and Sonos stopping old product updates
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Stories from this week:
Trump demands Apple unlock iPhones: ‘They have the keys to so many criminals and criminal minds’
How to FBI-proof your encrypted iPhone backups
Can Apple live up to Apple’s privacy ads?
Apple rejects AG Barr’s claim that it didn’t assist with Pensacola shooting probe
The FBI has asked Apple to unlock another shooter’s iPhone
Senator asks Jeff Bezos for more information on Saudi-linked hack
Saudi Arabian prince reportedly hacked Jeff Bezos’ phone with malicious WhatsApp message
PSA: Never open a WhatsApp message from the crown prince of Saudi Arabia
Here’s a first look at Android on Microsoft’s dual-screen Surface Duo
Microsoft’s software plan for the Duo Android phone is surprisingly realistic
Introduction to dual-screen devices
Motorola’s foldable Razr will launch on February 6th after delay
Cruise driverless taxi: no steering wheel, no pedals
Sonos will stop providing software updates for its oldest products in May
Comcast plans price hikes for cable customers as it looks ahead to streaming Peacock launch
Google’s ads just look like search results now
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Today on the flagship podcast of forced app divestiture:
03:07 - The Verge’s David Pierce and Lauren Fiener discuss the latest tech policy bills floating through Congress, including a privacy bill, a generative AI bill, and the TikTok divest-or-ban bill.
TikTok ‘ban’ passes in the House...
Published 04/23/24
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss third-party iPhone app stores, game emulators, Google Android and hardware team restructuring, the latest TikTok news, and more.
Further reading:
Third-party iPhone app store AltStore PAL is now live in Europe
The free Delta game...
Published 04/19/24
Today on the flagship podcast of undersea cable management:
04:10 - The Verge’s David Pierce and Josh Dzieza discuss the industry of laying and maintaining undersea cables that connect us to the internet.
The invisible seafaring industry that keeps the internet afloat
43:43 - Tom Warren and...
Published 04/16/24