Alphabet posted its earnings call and it turns out Google still can’t seem to sell Pixel phones. But does it really want to? That’s the question we tackle in today’s DGiT Daily.

Our roundup includes stories about spending a week with a $17 phone, the failure of the phone with the 18,000 mAh battery, Tesla’s problem in China, Samsung embracing vertical videos (and why that’s terrible), debunking the myth that EV’s harm the environment, and Russian secret agent Beluga whales harassing fishermen