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Episode 90 - The One With Yanni or Laurel (Yeah, We Went There)


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On this week's episode, we gave in and shared our own Yanni versus Laurel debates. Also, we don't talk about the Royal Wedding at all. It's not that we were protesting it or trying to be cool by not talking about it - we just don't. 

[New to the show? Find out the stories we talk about in this week's episode below and connect with Amir and Chris on Twitter! Use the hashtag #FiveFavorites to share YOUR favorite stories each and every week - and YOU may be included on the show (including our new tweet of the week feature).] 

This week Five Favorites (Google IO edition) 

1. App Store Developers Form a 'Union' Ahead of WWDC Calling for Free App Trials, Better Rates  [MacRumors - story by Juli Clover]

2. Introducing YouTube Premium [YouTube Team - story by YouTube Blog]

3. Instagram CEO confirms upcoming “time spent” Usage Insights [TechCrunch by Josh Constine]

4. Whole Foods will give Amazon Prime customers a 10 percent discount on sale items [Recode - Story by Jason Del Ray]

5. Hot Topic: Last Week's Top Stories That We Didn't Cover Because of Google IO

  • Best Buy Rebranding [Story by Biz Journals]
  • Snapchat Hosts Creators Summit [Story by TechCrunch]
  • Facebook Executive Shuffle [Story by Recode]

DisHonorable Mention

  • Man trespasses in Casey Neistat’s workspace in yet another example of fan transgression [The Verge - story by Megan Farokhmanesh]

Honorable Mention

  • Google's Duplex AI Robot Will Warn That Calls Are Recorded
    [Bloomberg - Story by Mark Bergen]

Five Favorites' Tweet(s) of The Week 

  • @AnnaGHughes 
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