{"id":9162,"date":"2017-05-01T19:31:53","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T23:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nccomputertech.com\/?p=9162"},"modified":"2017-05-01T19:31:53","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T23:31:53","slug":"this-week-in-tech-612-sky-pirates-of-silicon-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2017\/05\/01\/this-week-in-tech-612-sky-pirates-of-silicon-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Tech 612: Sky Pirates of Silicon Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/quCSMNQI-5U?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Apple slashes affiliate commissions and stops paying Qualcomm royalties. 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