101: TikTokClock Out, Google Wants More, Twitter Hacker Arrested & More
Happy Monday! We actually made it. Super late. Sorry. But it\u2019s here:
\nToday we talk a LOT about this TikTok ban situation, and the buyout from Microsoft, and I still didn\u2019t cover everything; the Twitter hacker was arrested and not only was he American, he was a teenager; Google is back with 3 new smartphone announcements; Google continues dominating the day with an investment into Home Security as well as Personal Banking; and Johnny Depp explains how to lose a butt-ton of money
Links:
- TikTok and Microsoft\u2019s Clock. I mean, WTF? | by M.G. Siegler | Aug, 2020 | 500ish
- Trump calls TikTok a hot brand, demands a chunk of its sale price | TechCrunch
- The TikTok War \u2013 Stratechery by Ben Thompson
- Read this: troubled past of alleged Twitter hacker - The Verge
- Google announces Pixel 5, Pixel 4A 5G, and Pixel 4A all at once - The Verge
- Google invests $450 million in ADT, gets exclusive hardware deal | Ars Technica
- Google signs up six more partners for its digital banking platform coming to Google Pay | TechCrunch
- All the Biggest Bombshells from Johnny Depp's U.K. Libel Case | PEOPLE.com