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Zelenskyy: Starshield Restrictions Are Affecting Only Ukraine - DTH

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 17, 20265 min
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MapQuest now offers surveillance camera and license plate reader info, Apple says iPhone Duo demand has been "extraordinary", Anthropic pitches an AI safety bill to US lawmakers. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Want to get this show ad free? Head to dailytechnewsshow.com slash subscribe to find out how. These are the daily tech headlines for the week ending Saturday, October 17, 2026. I'm Sarah Lane.

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Let's catch up on the news. Apple says pre-order demand for its iPhone duo has been extraordinary with launch day pickup inventory selling out Friday and some online deliveries slipping into late January. The duo goes for a whopping $3,199 if you get the 2 terabytes of storage, and Vadim

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Yuryev of MaxTech spotted an eBay listing marked sold for $5,000 for that exact configuration. Analysts tell CNBC the duo could lift Apple's revenue even with relatively small sales as existing customers trade up for a much more expensive phone. Apple is also tightening its app store rules around AI notification apps,

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