SMS texting is a mess, but it still matters - so what's the fix?

Featuring:

Blair Hickman @amandablair

Dieter Bohn @backlon

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SMS provider said 168,000 Valentine’s texts were delayed — now it says the number is higher

AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile have finally agreed to replace SMS with a new RCS standard

Google is finally taking charge of the RCS Rollout 

Host:

Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset

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As climate change makes fires more intense, one solution is to put the forest under surveillance.

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THE 1910 FIRES

MarinaMarina

Host:

Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset

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The U.S. government won’t release information about how it’s using facial recognition technology — so the ACLU is suing.

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Featuring:

@lynch_jen

@russellbrandom

Hosts:

Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset

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The impact of Twitter's ban on political ads on the platform.

Links

Jack Dorsey’s Announcement on Twitter

Was That the Best Subtweet Ever?

“Daisy” Ad (1964)

Guests:

@karaswisher

@zachbeauchamp

Host:

Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset

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Eliud Kipchoge made history when he ran 26.22 miles in under 2 hours - a record breaking 'sub-two' run. He ran in Nike Vaporflies, a high-tech shoe that's helping runners break records, and causing debate over its use in races.

Links

Alex Hutchinson's book, Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance

Nike Says Its $250 Running Shoes Will Make You Run Much Faster. What if That’s Actually True?

A Tale of Two Marathon Records and Nike's Magic Shoes

Featuring:

@sweatscience

@nxthompson

Hosts:

Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset

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A year ago, a reported 20,000 Google employees walked off the job in protest. Has employee activism changed one of the biggest companies in tech?

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Google CEO, in leaked video, says company is ‘genuinely struggling’ with employee trust

Three Years of Misery Inside Google, the Happiest Company in Tech

Google walkout organizer quits company after alleged retaliation

Google’s attempt to shut down a unionization meeting just riled up its employees

Featuring:

@shiringhaffary

@lizthegrey

Hosts:

Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset

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Google says it's reached "quantum supremacy." We break down what that means for computing and why IBM is pushing back.

Featuring:

@KSHartnett

Quantum Supremacy Is Coming: Here’s What You Should Know

Google and IBM Clash Over Milestone Quantum Computing Experiment

Quantum Supremacy Using a Programmable Superconducting Processor

Leveraging Secondary Storage to Simulate Deep 54-qubit Sycamore Circuits

Hosts:

Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset

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Instagram censors almost all photographs of female nipples on its platform. The impact of this policy is much larger than you might think, affecting both art and identity.

Featuring:

@raindovemodel

@caseynewton

@twofacedkitten

@micolhebron

Hosts:

Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset

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Facebook wants to start a currency. Congress has questions.

Featuring:

@KatharinaPistor

@dseetharaman

Hosts:

Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset

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Apple removed an app that had been used by pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong. Turns out that has broad implications for democracy globally.

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Apple bowed to China by removing a Hong Kong protest map from its app store

Featuring:

@maryhui

@reckless

Hosts:

Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset

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