CFTC fines Citigroup $4.5 million over deleted audio recordings
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NEW YORK, Sept 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission said it has fined Citigroup Inc $4.5 million for supervision failures that led to the deletion of subpoenaed audio recordings.In a statement on Monday, the regulator said a design flaw in Citigroup’s audio preservation system led to the deletion of more than 2.77…

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AC Podcast 492: TikTok/WeChat Ban; LG Wing; Pixel 5s; PS5
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Daniel and Jerry are joined by Alex Dobie and Joe Maring to make sense of the impending (at the time of recording) TikTok and WeChat bans in the U.S. The crew also preview the LG Wing and discuss Apple’s recent Watch and iPad announcements in comparison to Android-compatible watches and the Galaxy Tab S7. Alex…

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Here’s the retail packaging for Nest Audio, Chromecast with Google TV
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Source: @SweetDaddy69 What you need to knowLeaked retail packaging gives us a good look at Google’s upcoming Nest Audio and Chromecast with Google TV. The Nest Audio will retail for $99 and has a taller profile than the Google Home. Chromecast with Google TV is said to retail for $49, and it will feature a…

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Trump audio shows he knew about COVID’s severity even as he misled public
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Trump’s COVID/flu comparisons — Trump told reporter COVID is worse than flu, said he “wanted to play it down.” Jon Brodkin – Sep 9, 2020 7:00 pm UTC On February 7 this year, President Donald Trump admitted in an interview with journalist Bob Woodward that the coronavirus was far more deadly than the flu even…

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AC Podcast 490: OnePlus 8T and Clover; Banned in India; Galaxy Fold 2
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Source: Hayato Huseman / Android Central Daniel, Hayato, Jerry, and Harish convene for a look at the OnePlus 8T and the entry-level OnePlus Clover. The government in India sucks the fun out of smartphones with a ban on PUBG Mobile (along with Alipay and Baidu). The crew also talk about the TikTok situation and a…

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WellSaid Labs research takes synthetic speech from seconds-long clips to hours
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Millions of homes have voice-enabled devices, but when was the last time you heard a piece of synthesized speech longer than a handful of seconds? WellSaid Labs has pushed the field ahead with a voice engine that can easily and quickly generate hours of voice content that sounds just as good or better than the…

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