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Wed. 08/19 – You Won’t Be Able To Use An Oculus Without A Facebook Account

Wed. 08/19 – You Won’t Be Able To Use An Oculus Without A Facebook Account

FromTechmeme Ride Home


Wed. 08/19 – You Won’t Be Able To Use An Oculus Without A Facebook Account

FromTechmeme Ride Home

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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Aug 19, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Soon you can only use an Oculus if you have a Facebook account. But bizarrely, the Facebook Portal (along with the Echo Show and Google Nest Hub Max) is opening up to Zoom. Netflix is testing a “shuffle play” feature. Blackberry phones are coming back. And Apple hits a $2 trillion market cap.Sponsors:BlueNile.com code: RIDEMetalab.coLinks: You’ll need a Facebook account to use future Oculus headsets (The Verge) Zoom is coming to Google Nest, Amazon Echo, and Facebook Portal smart displays (The Verge) Trump Expresses Support for Oracle to Buy TikTok (WSJ) Netflix test puts a ‘Shuffle Play’ button right on your home screen (TechCrunch)New BlackBerry-branded devices w/ QWERTY keyboards set to come in 2021 (9to5Google) A TikTok Ban Is Overdue (NYTimes) The ecommerce surge (Benedict Evans) Big Tech’s Domination of Business Reaches New Heights (NYTimes)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Aug 19, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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