Jun 25th 2023
This Week in Tech 933
The Iliad Flow
Hosted by
Leo Laporte
Amazon vs Walmart, Prime dark patterns, Canadian link tax, Zuck+Musk cage match
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Amazon vs Walmart, Prime dark patterns, Canadian link tax, Zuck Musk cage match
- A new book reveals how Amazon used 'shady' strategies at its bookstores to drive up Prime subscriptions.
- Trader Oooh's.
- FTC Sues Amazon Over ‘Manipulative’ Tactics Used to Enroll Millions in Prime.
- Deceptive Patterns: Hall of Shame.
- Sony’s PlayStation chief privately said Microsoft’s Activision deal wasn’t about Xbox exclusives.
- Amazon will hold Prime Day 2023 on July 11-12, adding invite-only deals and 'Buy with Prime' sites.
- TikTok prepares ‘Project S’ plan to break into online shopping.
- The Curious Case of Chris Evans’s Sweater in “Knives Out”.
- NFL finalizes new 11-year media rights deal, Amazon gets exclusive Thursday Night rights.
- Gannett sues Google over its alleged ad tech monopoly.
- As Canada Passes Corrupt Link Tax, Meta Says No More News Links In Canada.
- Winner Sells All: Amazon, Walmart, and the Battle for Our Wallets by Jason Del Rey.
- Disney Adds Facial Recognition to Parks.
- Tom Morello, Zack de la Rocha Boycott Venues Using Face-scanning Tech.
- Hacker responsible for 2020 Twitter breach sentenced to prison.
- Google’s YouTube Is Testing an Online-Games Offering.
- Meta Will Launch Twitter Competitor In Mid-July: Report.
- Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg's fight started before Meta's Twitter rival.
- “Stunning”—Midjourney update wows AI artists with camera-like feature.
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Links
- Winner Sells All (affiliate)
- Sony’s PlayStation chief privately said Microsoft’s Activision deal wasn’t about Xbox exclusives - The Verge
- The Federal Trade Commission has sued Amazon, alleging the retail giant duped millions of consumers into enrolling in Amazon Prime
- Amazon will hold Prime Day 2023 on July 11-12, adding invite-only deals and 'Buy with Prime' sites – GeekWire
- TikTok prepares ‘Project S’ plan to break into online shopping | Financial Times
- Gannett sues Google over its alleged ad tech monopoly
- As Canada Passes Corrupt Link Tax, Meta Says No More News Links In Canada | Techdirt
- Tom Morello, Zack de la Rocha Boycott Venues Using Face-scanning Tech – Rolling Stone
- Hacker responsible for 2020 Twitter breach sentenced to prison | TechCrunch
- Google’s YouTube Is Testing an Online-Games Offering - WSJ
- Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg's fight started before Meta's Twitter rival - The Washington Post
- “Stunning”—Midjourney update wows AI artists with camera-like feature
- A new book reveals how Amazon used 'shady' strategies at its bookstores to drive up Prime subscriptions"