GulchCast returns talking news from the worlds of tech, economics and innovation, and this week we take a look at the unprecedented steps taken by Apple to punish Facebook and Google for their efforts to sidestep the iPhone’s security system for the purpose of data collection and the fallout. We’ll talk about charges leveled against Huawei by the US government including those stemming from a bizarre industrial espionage incident. The founder of QuadrigaCX has died and now no one can access their clients’ cryptocurrency. The controversial social media marketing firm Jerry Media is under fire for IP theft, and we’ll talk all the good news in Tech. And be sure and stay through the end for a very special message about a friend of the program who needs your help!
Facebook & Google vs. Apple
Everything you need to know about Facebook, Google’s app scandal • social.techcrunch.com
Apple, Facebook spat is over, for now—iOS certificate access restored • arstechnica.com
Apple restores Google’s own internal iPhone apps after privacy brouhaha • arstechnica.com
Report: Attorneys General in Six States Are Now Investigating Facebook’s Data Practices • gizmodo.com
Huawei’s US Legal Troubles
2018 Was A ‘Disaster’ For Huawei — But Here’s Why 2019 Will Be Much Worse • www.forbes.com
‘Huawei tried to take a robot’s arm’ • www.bbc.com
QuadrigaCX and the Need for Redundancy in Access
QuadrigaCX Owes Customers $190 Million, Court Filing Shows – CoinDesk • www.coindesk.com
Jerry Media/F***Jerry and the World Record Egg
How an Instagram Star With a Name Like FuckJerry Makes $30,000 Per Sponsored Post • www.adweek.com
8 Takeaways From Hulu’s Surprise-Released Fyre Festival Doc • www.vulture.com
Fuckjerry founder apologizes for stealing jokes and pledges to get creator permission • www.theverge.com
Hulu is the first brand to sponsor the absurd, record-breaking egg account on Instagram • www.theverge.com
The World-Record Instagram Egg Is Going to Make Someone Very Rich • www.theatlantic.com
First Sim-Swapping Hacker Sentenced
Hacker Who Stole $5 Million By SIM Swapping Gets 10 Years in Prison • motherboard.vice.com
Good News In Tech
Austin in January: Cash rich and maturing • social.techcrunch.com
Fortnite Had An In-Game Marshmello Concert, And It Was Actually Pretty Great • kotaku.com
This light-powered 3D printer materializes objects all at once • social.techcrunch.com