Wrecked By Tech

Episode 85: A fight for cell phone pricing and flying with AI


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In this week's episode we chat about first party vs. third party apps, a landmark case in consumer protection against cell phone carriers, and how WestJet and Air Canada plan to use AI to make things smoother.

Speed round:

-Instagram kinda sucks now
-More Canadians will have streaming services than cable by 2020
-Snap Inc made more Spectacles
-Huawei is making their own operating system
-Amazon Prime isn't going up in Canada
-Google Assistant is the most accurate of all digital assistants
-Google job searches and alerts work in Canada now
-Google might be releasing a default podcast app

Links:

  • Customer takes Bell to court and wins, as judge agrees telecom giant can't promise a price, then change it | CBC News
  • Air Canada, WestJet betting on benefits of artificial intelligence | CBC News
  • I’m Sorry To Report Instagram Is Bad Now | Buzzfeed
  • 'The writing's on the wall': Streaming services like Netflix set to overtake cable TV | CBC News
  • Snap’s second-generation Spectacles are more grown up — and more expensive | The Verge
  • Huawei is reportedly working on a backup OS to replace Android | Mobilesyrup
  • Amazon Prime's yearly subscription price isn't increasing this May in Canada | Mobilesyrup
  • Google Assistant is the most accurate digital assistant of 2018: Study | Mobilesyrup
  • Google's job searching and alerts feature is now available in Canada | Mobilesyrup
  • Google details how it plans to improve the Android podcast listening experience | Mobilesyrup
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Wrecked By TechBy Riley McDonald