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January 18, 201838: Dumbest Idea Ever
We discuss the top trends at CES 2018 with two survivors of the show, plus Facebook makes big news feed changes, Apple brings money home, and networking is harder than it looks.
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Links and Show Notes: Why is Google taking over Vegas for CES 2018? - Engadget Is BMW going to make you pay for Apple CarPlay every year? - The Verge Facebook says it plans to transform the News Feed to promote “meaningful posts” - The Verge Mark Zuckerberg, on 2018 Changes - Facebook Your Chromecast or Google Home Might Be Screwing Up Your Wi-Fi [Updated] - Gizmodo Known Issue: Slow Wi-Fi performance with Android and Chromecast built-in devices - Chromecast Help Apple plans to add 20,000 jobs, new campus in the US - Engadget Apple Gives Employees $2,500 Bonuses After New Tax Law - Bloomberg Apple says it will pay a $38 billion tax bill to move foreign money back to the US - The Verge Amazon reveals top 20 city candidates for its second HQ - TechCrunch C-A-T named D-O-G is star canine trainer - AP Florence Ion (@Ohthatflo) - Twitter Devindra Hardawar (@Devindra) - Twitter
58 min
January 11, 201837: Robot, Hold My Beer
It's CES week, so there's a lot to talk about in the world of voice assistants, robots that may not be robots, cars, impractical televisions, smart bathrooms, and more.
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Links and Show Notes: Toyota and Lexus vehicles will add Amazon Alexa this year - The Verge Watch out Cortana: Direct Amazon Alexa integration coming to a PC near you soon - MSPoweruser Lenovo and Google have created their own Echo Show that supports YouTube - The Verge LG Display’s 88-inch 8K TV turns pixels into beauty - The Verge This 65-inch OLED TV rolls up like a giant newspaper - The Verge Razer Put a Phone in a Laptop and I Don't Hate It - Gizmodo FoldiMate, a nonfunctional laundry-folding robot, is the most CES thing ever - Slate Aeolus is the beer-from-fridge bot we’ve all been waiting for - The Verge Robot or Not? - a Podcast from The Incomparable OMRON's updated ping pong robot can serve and take smashes - Engadget 90Fun’s Puppy 1 auto-following suitcase won’t stop falling over - The Verge NVIDIA unveils its powerful Xavier SOC for self-driving cars - Engadget Fisker’s ‘autonomous’ EMotion electric car promises 400 miles of range - The Verge GoPro quits the drone business - The Verge GoPro has hired JP Morgan to put itself up for sale - CNBC Numi Intelligent toilet with KOHLER Konnect Sony Aibo first impressions: old robot dog, new tricks - Engadget Leah Becerra (@LeahBecerra) - Twitter Mikah Sargent (@mikahsargent) - Twitter
1 hr 1 min
January 04, 201836: Discomfortday
A new year brings big tech news stories, including a huge security flaw in almost every microprocessor out there, and Apple doing damage control with a discounted iPhone battery replacement program.
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Guest Starring:
Lisa Schmeiser and Carolina Milanesi
Links and Show Notes: Intel’s processors have a security bug and the fix could slow down PCs - The Verge Kernel-memory-leaking Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign • The Register Intel says processor bug isn’t unique to its chips and performance issues are ‘workload-dependent’ - The Verge Meltdown and Spectre FAQ: How Intel's CPU flaw affects PCs and Macs | PCWorld Google Online Security Blog: Today's CPU vulnerability: what you need to know Meltdown and Spectre Apple will replace old iPhone batteries, regardless of diagnostic test results - The Verge So Close. – Hacker Noon Smart lock maker Otto suspends operations | TechCrunch 2017 Was the Safest Year on Record for Commercial Air Travel | Fortune Mary & Secret 💞 on Instagram: “Sledding!❄❤ We finally got enough snow to really sled yesterday and Secret couldn't be more thrilled! It's definitely one of her favorite…” • Instagram
55 min
December 21, 201735: Let Deadpool Be Deadpool
Disney has set shockwaves through the media world with its proposed purchase of Fox. What does it mean for streaming services like Hulu and Netflix, not to mention whatever Apple is up to? How can Bart Simpson and Mickey Mouse coexist under one brand?
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Guest Starring:
Julia Alexander and Natalie Jarvey
Links and Show Notes: Fox-Disney: Now Get Ready for the Power Struggle - Hollywood Reporter How Disney-Fox Merger Will Affect Consumers - NPR How Disney Will Benefit From Becoming Hulu's Majority Owner Via Its Fox Deal - Hollywood Reporter ESPN’s new streaming service will launch in the spring and be called “ESPN Plus” - TechCrunch The Streaming Landscape After Disney’s Deal - The New York Times Somnox - world's first sleep robot to improve your sleep - Kickstarter For $500, this ‘breathing’ robot might help you sleep better - The Verge BAMTech valued at $3.75 billion following Disney deal - TechCrunch ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Showrunner Ronald D. Moore Is Making a Space Drama for Apple - The Ringer Somnox - world's first sleep robot to improve your sleep. by Somnox - Kickstarter For $500, this ‘breathing’ robot might help you sleep better - The Verge Scuba-diving Santa Claus delights children in San Francisco - The Mercury News Natalie Jarvey (@natjarv) - Twitter Julia Alexander (@loudmouthjulia) - Twitter
1 hr 3 min
December 14, 201734: Regrets...
A former Facebook executive bemoans the world he helped create, and Patreon goes back on its controversial change in how it collects money. In lighter news, Stephen is looking at a 21st-century Clapper and Jason is ordering an iMac Pro.
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Guest Starring:
Alex Cox and Megan Morrone
Links and Show Notes: Former Facebook exec says social media is ripping apart society - The Verge Facebook responds to former VP who said social media is destroying society - The Verge Facebook plans to stop paying publishers to make news feed videos - Digiday Patreon nixes controversial fee increase amid backlash - Engadget Patreon backed out of changes to pay creators more because patrons felt screwed over - Mashable Patreon raises big round at ~$450M valuation to get artists paid | TechCrunch We’re Updating Patreon’s Fee Structure. Here’s Why. - The Patreon Blog Do By Friday Podcast Kicktarter’s Drip Wants to Compete With Patreon – Variety Are you ready for an internet-connected Clapper? - The Verge Clapboss – Control Your Smart Home With A Clap! The Clapper - Amazon.com 22 Adorable Pets Who Are Already Winning The Holidays - BuzzFeed Alexandra Coxmas 🎄 (@AlexCox) on Twitter Megan Morrone (@meganmorrone) on Twitter
57 min
December 07, 201733: Consensual Mass Hallucination
Microsoft returns to ARM with Windows 10 running on Qualcomm chips, Amazon and Google get into a slap fight (while Prime Video sneaks on to the Apple TV), and Bitcoin continues to rise into the stratosphere.
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Guest Starring:
Lisa Schmeiser and Andrew Freedman
Links and Show Notes: Microsoft Launches Windows 10 On ARM: Always Connected PCs - AnandTech Microsoft debuts Windows 10 on ARM - ZDNet Windows 10 and Qualcomm Promise Laptops with Long Battery Life - IT Pro Introducing Windows 10 S - Microsoft Google is pulling YouTube off the Fire TV and Echo Show - The Verge Amazon Prime Video now available on Apple TV - Six Colors This lamp can detect ambient color and change its light to match - The Verge Steam ends support for bitcoin - Polygon The Environmental Case Against Bitcoin - New Republic Bitcoin’s insane energy consumption, explained - Ars Technica Andrew E. Freedman (@FreedmanAE) - Twitter Lisa Schmeiser (@lschmeiser) - Twitter
56 min
November 30, 201732: A Particular Robot Vacuum
We're recovering from Black Friday and Cyber Monday with two members of the Wirecutter staff and talking about what cities are doing to woo Amazon's HQ2 and Net Neutrality.
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Guest Starring:
Jacqui Cheng and Dan Frakes
Links and Show Notes: Relay FM — In Numbers The Wirecutter's Best Deals camelcamelcamel.com - Amazon Price Tracker Why Stand in Line on Black Friday? The Psychology Explained - The New York Times Amazon announces 238 proposals for HQ2 from across North America Cities, states, developers offer large economic incentives - Business Insider Georgia city will rename itself Amazon if it wins the new headquarters - The Verge Chicago offers Amazon income taxes for HQ2 - Business Insider Dear Amazon, We Picked Your New Headquarters for You - The New York Times Tesla owner builds a bitcoin mining rig in a Model S to use free Supercharger power | Electrek FCC Got 444,938 Net-Neutrality Comments From Russian Email Addresses - Bloomberg Pro-Neutrality, Anti-Title II – Stratechery by Ben Thompson Net Neutrality: What You Need to Know Now | Free Press Jacqui Cheng (@ejacqui) | Twitter Dan Frakes (@DanFrakes) | Twitter
44 min
November 22, 201731: Year of Experimentation
It's a holiday in the United States, so we've gone international this week. We discuss 2017's flagship smartphones and their various compromises, American biases in the tech industry, and whether tech makes good gifts.
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Guest Starring:
Anže Tomić and Tom Warren
Links and Show Notes: Uber Says Hackers Compromised 57 Million Accounts A Year Ago, But It's Only Telling Users Now Uber denied London licence in shock move that bans cars from city's streets Uber appeals ban on operating in London Anze Tomic (English) (@atomicxx) | Twitter Tom Warren (@tomwarren) | Twitter
53 min
November 16, 201730: Knowing Yourself
Wearable tech that can make us healthier or save our lives, a potential renewal of the debate of government access to encrypted data, and how Facebook knows everything about you even if you're not on Facebook.
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Guest Starring:
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Links and Show Notes: James on Twitter: "Never thought a stupid lil wrist computer I bought 2 years ago would save my life. Saw my ❤️ rate go up, ended up being a pulmonary embolism https://t.co/r97uRcX0En" Apple Watch notification helps save man's life: 'It would have been fatal' Dexcom CEO talks ‘game changer’ diabetes management coming to Apple Watch | 9to5Mac The FBI may have lost critical time unlocking Texas shooter's iPhone Apple says it immediately contacted FBI about unlocking Texas shooter’s iPhone - The Verge Texas gunman’s iPhone could reignite FBI-Apple feud over encryption - The Washington Post Trump’s DOJ tries to rebrand weakened encryption as “responsible encryption” | Ars Technica Black Lives Matter activists are convinced the NYPD hacked their phones | The Outline TechCongress: A Congressional Innovation Fellowship Clipper chip - Wikipedia CompuServe’s forums, which still exist, are finally shutting down Now a shadow of its former self, CompuServe blazed trails online - News - The Columbus Dispatch - Columbus, OH How Facebook Figures Out Everyone You've Ever Met Why is this company tracking where you are on Thanksgiving? | The Outline #109 Is Facebook Spying on You? - by Gimlet Media Leah Becerra (@LeahBecerra) | Twitter renata’s eyepatch (@_jamestgreen) | Twitter
55 min
November 09, 201729: Mosquito to a Light
2017's flagship smartphones are all out, and the dust is starting to settle. In the desert, driverless vehicles are taking to public roads with mixed luck. And Snap works to dig itself out of bad quarterly results.
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Guest Starring:
Florence Ion and Shelly Brisbin
Links and Show Notes: Samsung Galaxy: Growing Up - YouTube iPhone X OLED Display Technology Shoot-Out Google updates Pixel 2 XL with new ‘saturated’ color display option and other bug fixes - The Verge Waymo makes history testing on public roads with no one at the wheel | Ars Technica Las Vegas is expanding its self-driving shuttle experiment - The Verge Las Vegas' self-driving bus crashes in first hour of service Something is wrong on the internet – James Bridle – Medium Sarah Frier on Twitter: "This is huge change. Evan Spiegel has built this product on his instincts. https://t.co/IKEiqSMmVE" Snap CEO Evan Spiegel on Spectacles write-off: 'I guess we made the wrong decision' | VentureBeat Snapchat's big redesign planned for December 4: Here's how it will work - Business Insider
54 min

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