Mon. 10/05 – Nvidia’s Zoom-Killer, “Maxine”

Mon. 10/05 – Nvidia’s Zoom-Killer, “Maxine”

Nvidia’s new platform to fix video calls. Surprisingly, Facebook says breaking up Facebook is impossible. Google slow rolls enforcement of the 30% take on the Play Store in India. A couple of direct Covid-related tech stories. And I catch you up on the whole DeFi phenomenon in crypto that has made transaction volume on the Ethereum blockchain skyrocket 1200% in just three months. Sponsors: WeWorkRemotely.com MintMobile.com/ride Links: Nvidia unveils Maxine, a managed cloud AI videoconferencing service (VentureBeat) Nvidia says its AI can fix some of the biggest problems in video calls (The Verge) Facebook Says Government Breakup of Instagram, WhatsApp Would Be ‘Complete Nonstarter’ (WSJ) Google defers 30% in-app commission in India to April 2022 after protests (The Economic Times India) Google delays mandating Play Store payments rule in India to April 2022 (TechCrunch) Ethereum Dapp Volumes Hit $120 Billion in Third Quarter (Decrypt) What Is DeFi? (CoinDesk) States are finally starting to use the Covid-tracking tech Apple and Google built — here’s why (CNBC) Clinical Trials Hit by Ransomware Attack on Health Tech Firm (NYTimes) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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