Ep. 433: Big Tech vs Big Government - Plus Other Tech News, Tips, and Picks!

Nate's on spring break with a horrible internet connection, but we're trying to make sense of the latest government legal action against Apple. Big government is going after big tech, and the US DoJ is the latest example. Plus we've got some other tech news, tips, and picks to bring your way.

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INTRO (00:00)

World Backup Day March 31st (03:30)

Big Tech vs. Big Government
- The United States DoJ is suing Apple (05:30)
- How painful are all of these fines? (12:20)
- Apple, Meta, Google Probed by EU Under New Digital-Competition Law (14:50)
- The EU’s Digital Markets Act (16:05)

DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Charge iPhone Battery Faster in Airplane Mode (18:05)

JUST THE HEADLINES: (20:35)
- In 2022, ringtone sales still managed to generate $11 million
- Ron DeSantis signs bill requiring parental consent for kids under 16 to hold social media accounts
- Tennessee becomes first US state with law protecting musicians from AI
- Nicholas Hawkes, 39, becomes first in England to be jailed for cyber flashing
- Commercial Bank of Ethiopia glitch lets customers withdraw millions
- Reddit shares rise 30% to start week after social media company’s IPO
- Formula 1 chief appalled to find team using Excel to manage 20,000 car parts

TAKES:
- Apple using multiple AI sources for the backend and providing an Apple-ish front end (23:30)
- Trump’s Truth Social valued at more than $9bn as it goes public in New York (24:25)
- Watch Neuralink’s first human subject demonstrate his brain-computer interface (25:50)

BONUS ODD TAKE: Tunnel to the other side of the world (27:35)

PICKS OF THE WEEK:
Dave: HGST - WD Ultrastar DC HC520 HDD | HUH721212ALE601 | 12TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5-Inch | ISE 512e | Helium Data Center Internal Hard Disk Drive Renewed (34:10)

Nate: Native Instruments Traktor 8-Inch DJ Cable for iPad/iPhone (38:15)

RAMAZON PURCHASE (42:10)
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