Apr 15th 2021
Tech News Weekly 179
Can the FCC End Robocalls?
Hosted by
Jason Howell,
Mikah Sargent
Apple Springtime Event, Instagram for Kids, Spotify Car Thing, Twitter AI
Records every Thursday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 19:00 UTC.
- Mark Zuckerberg isn't convinced that an Instagram for kids app is actually a bad idea after all.
- Spotify is offering a free gadget called Car Thing and it is ideal for iOS users without CarPlay.
- Dan Moren from Six Colors picks apart the invite for Apple's upcoming Spring event to see what the company might unveil.
- Twitter is launching the Responsible Machine Learning study and Karissa Bell from Engadget details how it might improve the service.
- Kieren McCarthy from The Register shares that the FCC is finally getting involved in cracking down on robocalls and it could actually make a big difference.
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Links
- Mark Zuckerberg Is Urged to Scrap Plans for an Instagram for Children
- Spotify’s Car Thing Debuts As a Limited Release for Selected Us Users
- Its Official: Apple Event on April 20
- Twitter Will Study "Unintentional Harms" Caused by its Algorithms
- After Years of Dragging Its Feet, FCC Finally Starts Tackling America's Robocall Scourge