The kids started school this week, and I’m already feeling oppressed. The local network is clogged, kids are kicking us out of rooms for their class room Zooms, and there’s just way too much noise. But, alas, it’s Thursday! Here’s another week of tech talk with Mark Starling and the First News 570 crew. This week, India bans a bunch of Chinese apps, Facebook and El Goog will be banning Australian media, and the FBI is trying to ban hackers before they strike! Lot’s of banning this week. You can listen to Mark and I point and laugh while talking about the wild and crazy technology world every Thursday morning, LIVE at 6:43am Eastern.

INDIA BANS POPULAR CHINESE APPS

While the US has banned the TikTok from government phones, India has banned over 118 apps from being sold in its country. These titles include PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, WeChat work, and Marvel Super War (I know, right). The Indian government is citing that the apps are serving in the disinterest of India. The Indian government is claiming the apps are stealing consumer information and surreptitiously sending data back to Chinese servers. The ban is happening against the backdrop of Chinese and Indian troops clashing in disputed territories including a dispute on the Himalayan border.

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It’s another Thursday which means another week of tech talk with Mark Starling and the First News 570 crew. Apple becomes the most valuable company in the world, IE prepares for retirement, and Siri could let you know if you’re incapable of driving. You can listen to Mark and I point and laugh while talking about the wild and crazy technology world every Thursday morning, LIVE at 6:43am Eastern.

US FRUIT COMPANY PASSES $2 TRILLION MARKET CAP (THAT’S A LOT OF APPLES)

Yesterday, Apple’s stock price crossed the $467.77 price per share. It was then that Apple’s market capitalization pushed it to $2,000,000,000,000. Apple’s share price gained 50-percent from the start of the year, a year during a pandemic when people are sheltering in place and consuming lots of content on Apple devices and services. Apple is now the world’s most valuable company surpassing the oil conglomerate Saudi Aramco. Apple’s value is coming just as it’s being sued by Epic Games for kicking Fortnite out of the App Store, and battling software developers over price gouging tactics for taking 30% of software sales on their platforms. Apple stock is the best performing stock I ever owned.

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