We return to normal programming with a catch up episode on 4 of the tech giants – Apple, Snap Inc, Twitter and Google. Let us know what you think in the comments or get in touch with us on @thelazycouch on twitter.

Episode 86. Recorded Sunday 12 February 2017.

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00:00 – Intro

* Over 67,000 websites defaced via recently patched wordpress bug (including ours!) | Bleeding Computer

* Resident Evil: Final Chapter is really loud! | IMDb

 

06:59 – Apple

* Apple hires Amazon’s Fire TV head to run Apple TV business | Bloomberg Tech

* Tim Cook says augmented reality is ‘a big idea like the smartphone’ | The Verge

* Delayed BeatsX earphones will finally be available | cnet

* Xiaomi reportedly wants to build its own SoCs, break free from Qualcomm | Ars Technica

* Fake news is killing people’s minds, says Tim Cook | The Telegraph

* Xiaomi goes all-in on retail to revive China smartphone sales | Bloomberg Tech

20:33 – Snap Inc.

* Snap IPO: six things we now know about Snapchat parent company | MarketWatch

* Evan Spiegel: co-founder and CEO of Snap Inc. | Crunchbase

31:11 – Twitter

* Twitter says it’s going to start pushing more abusive tweets out of sight | Recode

* Twitter reorganises video groups under Periscope CEO Keyvon Beykpour | Variety

* Twitter’s head of diversity is leaving and its chief HR officer has already left | Techcrunch

* Twitter only grew by 2 million users during Trump mania – FB grew by 72 million | Recode