Samsung has demonstrated its flexibility once again, this time with flexible screens for its line of mobile phones. But is this really the future of mobile? We dive into the flexible vs foldable debate and discuss the larger market impact and the need for that elusive killer app. Plus our Fast Five: The troubling merger of fake news and deep fakes into #DeepFakeNews; Harley Davidson's Project Livewire and the shift to electric motorcycles; Apple's move to sell iPhones through Amazon; Disney's studio earnings and the Disney + streaming service; and the arrival of the ELPIS Center for IoT Security. Our Tech Bites topic: Net Neutrality and how Sprint is throttling Microsoft's Skype service. Our Crystal Ball: Will anybody actually trust, or even buy, Facebook's new Portal video device (or will it follow the Facebook Home Phone into oblivion)? This episode features: Daniel Newman (@danielnewmanUV), Fred McClimans (@fredmcclimans), and Olivier Blanchard (@oablanchard). If you haven't already, please subscribe to our show on iTunes or SoundCloud. For inquiries or more information on the show you may email the team at
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