Five Favorites

On this episode, Amir is strangely obsessed with silk robes. Also, Elon Musk gets a call from the SEC. 

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This week Five Favorites 

1. Elon Musk agrees to resign as Tesla chairman in settlement with SEC [Techcrunch - story by Kirsten Korosec]

2. Oculus' Quest is the first true VR game console [The Verge - story by Nick Statt]

3. Implant helps paralyzed man walk again [Medical XPress - story by Patrick Galey]

4. SiriusXM to acquire Pandora, creating world's largest audio entertainment company [SiriusXM - Story by SiriusXM]

5. Hot Topic: Instagram's Co-Founders to Step Down From Company [NYT - story by Mike Isaac]

DISHonorable Mention: 

• Facebook says nearly 50m users compromised in huge security breach [The Guardian - Story by Julia Carrie Wong]

Honorable Mention: 

• Apple completes Shazam acquisition, will make app ad-free for everyone [The Verge - Story by Chris Welch]

Tweet of the Week: 

• @Target

On this episode, Adobe gets robbed of the "Hot Topic" spot by Amazon's surprise event. Also, we officially record the podcast from our parent's basement — so we're legit now.  

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This week Five Favorites 

1. The Hero 7 is GoPro's shot at a comeback [The Verge - story by Sean O'Kane]

2. YouTube is overhauling its gaming section — and it looks more like Twitch  [Business Insider - story by Kevin Webb]

3. Adobe Gets Its Company Snaring Marketo for 4.75 billion [TechCrunch - story by Ron Miller]

4. Audiences Are Ditching Facebook for Sharing News, Favouring the "Safe Space" of Private Apps [Journalism.Co - Story by Marcela Kunova]

5. Hot Topic: Amazon's Echo devices get redesign on the way to world domination [CNET - story by Ben Rubin Fox ]

DISHonorable Mention: 

• Mother arrested for taking teenage daughter's iPhone 6 away [Newsweek - Story by James Hetherington]

Honorable Mention: 

• Google Doodle Pays Tribute to Everyone's Friend, Mr. Rogers [CNET - Story by Steven Musil]

Tweet of the Week: 

• @Zoeyoxley

On this week's (second) episode, our hot topic gets its own episode. Also, Zonozi gets his annual fall freakout as he gets to talk all things Apple iPhone and beyond. 

[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 episode features discussion around the following article* 

• The 4 biggest announcements from the Apple September event [The Verge - story by Natt Garun]

*as well as all things Apple updates from the Fall iPhone event. 

On this episode, Amazon doesn't get an honorable OR dishonorable mention — but it gets two mentions nonetheless. Also, millennials [and probably Gen Z] are killing fast food. 

[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. Amazon's Bezos Launches $2 Billion Fund to Help the Homeless [Bloomberg - story by Molly Schuetz]

2. American Eating Habits Are changing Faster than Fast Food Can Keep Up [Bloomberg - story by Leslie Patton]

3. Missing wages, grueling shifts, and bottles of urine: The disturbing accounts of Amazon delivery drivers may reveal the true human cost of 'free' shipping [Business Insider - story by Hayley Peterson]

4. AR Use for Hurricane Florence [Tweet by Weather Channel] 

• Credit to Community Lead Katy Spencer Johnson for the share. 

5. HOT TOPIC: See Special Episode [109] - The One With Our Annual Diet of Apple - Fall Apple Event Special 2018

DISHonorable Mention: 

• Man Jailed In Italy for Selling Fake TripAdvisor Reviews [The Guardian - Story by Angela Giuffrida and Antonia Wilson]

Honorable Mention: 

• Pokemon go: survival mode [Reddit - Story by __73__doubleL96]

  Handle:@__73__doubleL96

Tweet of the Week: 

• @RRHoover 

On this episode, Amir is back and ready to podcast. Also, we kick-off Season 3 with a super-sized episode. 

[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. Elon Musk teases electric plane design and smokes weed on Joe Rogan podcast [The Verge - story by Thomas Ricker]

2. French Schools say 'Non" to cell phones [CNN opinion piece - written by Michael Bociurkiw]

3. Twitter is considering badging bots — "as far as we can detect them"  [Techcrunch - story by Natasha Lomas]

4. Americans are changing their relationship with Facebook [Pew Research Center - Story by Andrew Perrin]

5. HOT TOPIC: Colin Kaepernick Becomes Face of Nike's 30th Anniversary 'Just Do It' Campaign [Sports Illustrated - story by Charlotte Carroll]

DISHonorable Mention: 

• Study: Telecoms have been throttling YouTube and Netflix since demise of net neutrality [Marketingland - Story by Greg Sterling]

Honorable Mention: 

• These guys snuck a fake poster of themselves into McDonald's to make an important point [Mashable - Story by Sam Haysom]

Tweet of the Week: 

• @Kaepernick

On this episode, #Zonozibabywatch is over and we congratulate Amir on the arrival of Hudson. Also, a look ahead to Apple's September 12th event that would make Amir proud. 

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This week Five Favorites 

1. WeWork could soon be Manhattan's largest office tenant - [CNN Money - story by Sara Ashley O'Brian]

2. You can now apply to get a verified badge on Instagram [TechCrunch - Story By Taylor Hatmaker]

3. Wireless headphones are improving faster than anything else in tech [The Verge - story by Vlad Savov]

4. Facebook Adds Pixel to Groups So Marketers Can Track Engaged Audiences [DigiDay Story by Kerry Flynn]

5. HOT TOPIC: The next iPhones, Apple Watch leak as Apple preps for Sept. 12 event [USA Today - story by Eli Blumenthal]

DISHonorable Mention: 

• What is this weird army of amazon drones cheerfully defending warehouse work [TechCrunch - Story by Devin Coldeway]

Honorable Mention: 

• Is Twitter working on New Features [Story (Tweet) by Sara Haider/Jack]

Tweet of the Week: 

• @Wegmans

On this episode, it's all about dongles again. Also, Amir is still here - again — but #ZonoziBabyWatch is on. 

[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. Dongles have been Apple's top-selling products for the last two years at Best Buy [9to5Mac - story by Michael Potuck]

2. Netflix's Attempt to Ditch Apple Helps Snap Losing Streak [Bloomberg - story by Jeran Wittenstein and Mark Gurman]

3. DJI's new Mavic 2 drones have upgraded cameras and zoom lenses [The Verge - story by Sean O'Kane]

4. Streamers Turn Off Ads To Protest Twitch Prime Dropping Its Ad-Free Perk [Kotaku - Story by Nathan Grayson]

5. HOT TOPIC: For IGTV, Instagram needs slow to mean steady [Techcrunch - story by Josh Constine]

DISHonorable Mention: 

• Verizon, instead of apologizing, we have a better idea --stop throttling [USA Today - Story by Jefferson Graham]

Honorable Mention: 

• Lyft will offer discounted rides to voters during midterm elections [CNET - Story by Abrar Al-Heeti]

Gram of the Week: 

• Alec Baldwin Commented On This Insta of his Daughter and its Basically Every Dad [Buzzfeed]

On this episode, Amir is still here. The baby isn't born yet. That alone should excite people unless they really want Jeff Higgins to join the show again. Also, the AP Stylebook has a way with words. Imagine that. 

[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. Entry-Level' 13-inch MacBook, Redesigned iPad Pros With Faster 18W USB-C Charger Coming in September, But no New iPad Mini [MacRumors - story by Tim Hardwick]

2. Amazon could be coming to a movie theater near you [CNN - story by Jill Disis]

3. Fake numbers? Facebook misled advertisers with inflated 'potential reach,' lawsuit says [East Bay Times - story by Seung Lee]

4. Tesla eyes cost savings so it can make $25,000 cars in three years, Elon Musk tells MKBHD [The Verge  - Story by Sean O'Kane]

5. HOT TOPIC: Twitter CEO commits to fixing the platform's 'toxic' content problem, but gives no timetable [CNN - story by Brian Stelter]

DISHonorable Mention: 

• Rapper Azealia Banks' claims to have the inside track on Elon Musk's Tesla take-private drama [Techcrunch - Story by Jonathan Shieber]

Honorable Mention: 

• Melbourne teen hacked into Apple's secure computer network, court told  [The Age - Story by Erin Pearson]

Tweet of the Week: 

• @APStyleBook  

On this episode, mobile news galore invades the podcast. Also, friends don't let friends use Bixby. 

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This week Five Favorites 

1. Magic Leap One AR headset is out now for $2,295, but only in six specific cities [CNET - story by Scott Stein]

2. Disney Outlines Streaming Service Will Launch in Late 2019 [Variety -  story by Brent Lang]

3. Samsung Unveils Note 9, Upgraded Watch and Home Speaker [Bloomberg - story by Sam Kim  and Mark Gurman]

4. Google will lose $50 million or more in 2018 from Fortnite bypassing the Play Store [Techcrunch - Story by Sarah Perez]

5. HOT TOPIC: The 5 most important Android Pie updates [The Verge - story by Jacob Kastrenakes]

• Bonus Hot Topic: Pixel 3 XL hands-on video leaks on YouTube just as Note 9 goes up for preorder [BGR - story by Chris Smith]

DISHonorable Mention: 

• A sports reporter took a new job. Now his former newspaper is suing over a Twitter account. [Washington Post - Story by Rick Maese]

Honorable Mention: 

• New Philips Hue lights announced – some leaked before, others revealed today [9to5mac - Story by Ben Lovejoy]

Tweet of the Week: 

• @munchkinapril

On this episode, we fear for a future with Snapchat-inspired surgeries. Also, cross-posting is bad. Don't cross-post. 

[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. Tim Cook Says Apple's $1 Trillion Value is a 'Significant Milestone' But 'Not the Most Important Measure of Success' in Employee Memo [ MacRumors - story by Juli Clover]

2. Streaming TV consumption more than doubled since last year, report says [Techcrunch  - story by Sarah Perez]

3. PSA: Automatic cross-posting of tweets to Facebook no longer works as of today [Techcrunch  - Story by Sarah Perez]

4. Samsung accidentally leaks another look at the Galaxy Note 9 [The Verge - Story by Shannon Liao]

5. HOT TOPIC: Best Buy Should Be Dead, But It's Thriving in the Age of Amazon [Bloomberg - story by Susan Berfield and Matthew Boyle]

DISHonorable Mention: 

• Plastic Surgeons Are Really Worried About "Snapchat Dysmorphia" [Inverse - Story by Emma Betuel]

Honorable Mention: 

• The uproar over how 'Fortnite' is being released for Android shows how much we have acquiesced to Apple's way of doing business [Business Insider - Story by Troy Wolverton]

Tweet of the Week: 

• @CallebJHull