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Back to Episodes#SGGQA 148: FCC Fines Sinclair, Apple Sued for Antennas, and I Have TOO MANY PHONES!
Published 5 years, 10 months ago
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The FCC delivers its largest fine ever to Sinclair Media. Social media struggles to contain spread of misinformation. Apple gets hit with a second lawsuit over antennas in less expensive iPhones. Amazon sued over digital movie downloads which you don’t really own.
And let’s chat about the awesome phones coming soon to video reviews near you!
Let’s get our tech week started right!
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