<p>Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about</p>
<ul>
 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/19/21375118/oculus-facebook-account-login-data-privacy-controversy-developers-competition">Facebook login required for Oculus</a>,&nbsp;</li>
 <li><a href="https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/instagram-merges-direct-messages-with-messenger-chats-in-the-latest-update-8718361.html">Facebook Messenger replaces Instagram DMs</a>,&nbsp;</li>
  <li>The <a href="https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/identiteitsfraude/vraag-en-antwoord/veilige-kopie-identiteitsbewijs">KopieID app</a>,&nbsp;</li>
  <li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-portal-zoom-calls/">Zoom in Facebook Portal</a>,&nbsp;</li>
  <li><a href="https://9to5google.com/2020/08/14/sources-google-meet-replaces-duo/">Duo becoming Google Meet?</a>,&nbsp;</li>
  <li><a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-duo-effects-filters-1103348/">Duo gets video effects</a>,&nbsp;</li>
  <li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/19/apple-reaches-2-trillion-market-cap.html">Apple hits $2T</a>,&nbsp;</li>
  <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/21/21377660/apple-fortnite-epic-antitrust-lawsuit-in-app-purchases-special-deal">Epic vs. Apple</a>,&nbsp;</li>
  <li>Let us know in <a href="https://discord.gg/ZvEHF2s">Discord</a> what app getting banned would make you switch phones,&nbsp;</li>
  <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euiSHuaw6Q4">Nineteen Eighty-Fortnite</a>,&nbsp;</li>
  <li><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2020/08/03/apple-suppliers-plan-production-move-to-india/">Apple production in India</a>,&nbsp;</li>
  <li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-22/wechat-users-group-sues-to-block-trump-s-ban-of-messaging-app">WeChat blocked</a>,&nbsp;</li>
  <li><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Uber-and-Lyft-ride-hailing-shutdown-in-15496266.php">California vs. Uber/Lyft</a>,&nbsp;</li>
  <li><a href="https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2020/08/18/geforce-now-open-a-chromebook/">GeForce Now for Chrome OS</a>,&nbsp;</li>
  <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/us/politics/streaming-convention.html">DNC with no technical issues</a>,&nbsp;</li>
  <li><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2020/08/17/adobe-max-2020-registration-now-open/">Adobe MAX is free</a>,&nbsp;</li>
  <li><a href="https://www.behance.net/99u">Adobe 99U event</a>,&nbsp;</li>
  <li><a href="https://thenextweb.com/conference">The Next Web conference</a>, and</li>
  <li>Tell us in <a href="https://discord.gg/ZvEHF2s">Discord</a> if you are attending a conference online this year.</li>
</ul>

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