Five Favorites

Episode 99 - The One Where We Go Back To The Future


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On this one, our show notes take us back to the future. Also, did you hear about "The Twitter Purge"? 

[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 

1. Microsoft's $399 Surface Go aims to stand out from iPads or Chromebooks [The Verge - story by Tom Warren]

2. In Twitter Purge, Top Accounts Lose Millions of Followers [NYT - Story by Julia Jacobs]

3. Google Pay rolls out support for peer-to-peer payments and mobile ticketing [Techcrunch - story by Anthony Ha]

4. Instagram adds the questions sticker, a new way to poll your friends [The Verge - Story by Casey Newton]

5. Hot Topic: APPLE'S NEW MACBOOK PROS HAVE THE LATEST INTEL PROCESSORS AND QUIETER KEYBOARDS [The Verge - story by Dieter Bohn] 

DisHonorable Mention

  • People are using Fitbits and Apple Watches to monitor their heart rate when binging on drugs — and doctors say it's a bad idea [CNBC - Story by Christina Farr]

Honorable Mention

  • Thanos subreddit successfully bans half its community [Verge - Story by Megan Farokmanesh]

Five Favorites' Tweet(s) of The Week 

  • @JoeDMarti
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Five FavoritesBy Amir Zonozi and Chris Barrows