Lots of good tech stories to cover this week but we do dwell on one topic that surprised us. The Electronic Frontier Foundation reported this past week that “Minnesota Legislators Go Crazy, Pushing Dangerous PRINCE Act” which was also written about by dozens of other music sites and blogs. Fortunately the Minnesota Senate tabled the proposed bill (for now) but this sort of legislation attempt will bear watching.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson.

Music: Shake, Rattle and Roll by MickyBlues under a CC BY-SA 3.0 License

Photo credit: Penner, also under a CC BY-SA 3.0

The Podcast

Story Links

Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories

* 3M’s Forthcoming Design Center Riffs On The Archetypal Minnesota Cabin

* A much-downsized Imation will go forward as a holding company

* Minnesota emerging player in video game industry

Other Top Tech Stories

* Startup Trends 2016

* Tech layoffs more than double in Bay Area

* Apple

* Apple Inc. Set For Biggest Pivot In History As R&D Spending Suggests Huge Bet On ‘Project Titan’ Electric Car

* Apple invests $1B in Chinese ride sharing service Didi Chuxing

* Podcasts Surge, but Producers Fear Apple Isn’t Listening

* Marco Arment: Apple’s actual role in podcasting: be careful what you wish for 

* Google

* Android VR will reportedly be announced next week as a standalone headset

* More evidence points toward Android VR unveil at Google I/O

* About Google I/O

* Facebook news selection is in hands of editors not algorithms, documents show

* Amazon Announces $20 Dash Button for #IoT

Cool Thing of the Week

* Phil: Fantastical

* Tim: pi-top, a DIY Raspberry Pi-powered laptop

* Steve: