Two failed launches in 2009 and 2011 caused NASA to investigate an aluminum supplier. They found out that Oregon-based aluminum manufacturer SPI had been falsifying reports on aluminum tests for nearly two decades. Seriously.

Our roundup includes stories about Google letting you delete your data, leaked pricing on Google’s new phones, Moto Z4 leaks, Apple’s shots fired at Intel, Apple’s settlement with Qualcomm, Amazon’s warehouse automation, and a tornado-chasing drone.

At Facebook’s annual F8 conference, Mark Zuckerberg discussed measures it will take to increase privacy on the social network including infrastructure changes and proactively working with developers. Also, there’s new features coming from Facebook and Instagram.

Our roundup includes stories about Facebook zombies, the psychology of airports, Apple's fight against right-to-repair laws, Tesla’s autopilot failures, a 20-year con of NASA, and a food tech company making milk that can last up to 60 days.

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

New images of Motorola’s upcoming RAZR phone surfaced over the weekend, and that makes us wonder, in light of Samsung Galaxy Fold issues, what is the fate of this phone? Fortunately, Motorola has put a lot of thought into unbreakable screens.

Our roundup includes stories about the value of $350 headphones, giving your grandma an iPad, Mark Zuckerberg’s sleep box, endangered coffee cups, the dangers of the gig economy, Space X’s new satellite plans, and Avengers: Endgame’s very, very good weekend.

iFixit published two stories about the Samsung Galaxy Fold, including a teardown, but Samsung put the kibosh on those posts and came out looking not so good on the other side. Which is silly because the wayback machine archived them anyway.

Our roundup includes stories about the state of USB-C today, why Intel got out of 5G chips, more Facebook privacy issues, Amazon speeding up shipping, Amazon speeding up it's firing process, Walmart’s new AI-powered store, and Twitter’s trouble with white supremac

Today Mozilla tells us just how healthy the Internet is, or more accurately how healthy our use of it is.  Spoiler alert: It’s not so good. From privacy concerns to AI to censorship, there’s a lot that needs to be explored out there.

Our roundup includes stories about bathroom breaks during Avengers: Endgame, pricing for the OnePlus 7 Pro, Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy Note 5G plans, Facebook’s three billion dollar slap on the wrist, MarioKart coming to Android, and shockingly bad Amazon is at privac

Happy review day for Avengers: Endgame, and we have spoiler free reviews from IGN, CNET, Ars Technica, and the Verge. Plus, Mars InSight returns the first seismological event recorded on another planet.

Our roundup includes stories about Moon Mode on the Huawei P30 Pro, likely reasons why the Galaxy Fold broke, new battery tech on the horizon, Tim Cook’s plea to put down your iPhone, a rebuttal of Elon Musk’s autonomous driving announcements, and drone deliveries of goods in the United States.

Samsung has recalled all of the press samples that it gave out of the Galaxy Fold and will be delaying the launch indefinitely. Ouch. Also, Tesla had an investor party yesterday and said all sorts of crazy stuff about self-driving, and robotaxis. Good times. 

Our roundup includes stories about Vine’s successor called Byte, armed robbery of a domain name, a podcast (not this one) crashing a car stereo, using a Youtube video trick to find dark matter, and the consequences of walking out on your employer

The Game Boy turned 30 over the weekend.  This iconic tech helped shape the lives of up and coming tech folk, developed a whole new music genre, and inspired us to change our background music for an episode.

Our roundup includes stories about Samsung’s delay of the Galaxy Fold, OnePlus’s future carrier plans, Tesla’s plans for driverless cars, a SpaceX safety test that didn’t go well, 123456 bad passwords, and Earther’s take on how Thanos’s snap would’ve actually affected the world.

In this special edition of the DGiT Daily Podcast, Adam heads to downtown Chicago with special guest Andy Choi, PR for Verizon. Their quest - 5G.  They took a walking tour of Chicago in the search for Verizon 5G. You'll have to hear it to believe the result.

Special guest appearance by:

Andy Choi - @Dudeitsandychoi

Public Relations Manager

Verizon