Facebook is rolling out ads in it's popular Messnger app while Snap and Twitter continue to have financial issues. All of this begs the question, why can't social media apps seem to make money?

Facebook will sell ads in Messenger

Snap, Inc. stock at an all-time low

Snapchat's Hot Dog Man

Twitter has new CFO

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G-Chat has been folded into Google Hangouts, which is looking a lot more like Slack. Slack is looking for money and Amazon might be handing some out.

G-Chat is Dead!

Google Hangouts Chat and Hangouts Meet

Slack seeks funding and receives an informal offer from Amazon

Amazon Chime

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the backbone of the internet

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The OnePlus 5, Google for Jobs and White House "Tech Week" are our big stories this week.

Download 8: Like Me in High School

OnePlus 5 is Announced

Google for Jobs

President Trump's White House "Tech Week"

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Apple is building a Car OS and Uber is having more problems.

Apple's Tim Cook on Self-Driving Car Systems

Uber's CEO Takes a Leave of Absence

Tinder Executive Leaves and Creates Bumble

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Emily and Taylor talk about what they wish Apple would announce at their annual developer conference.

Siri Speaker Rumor
Updated Apple TV Rumors
Federico Viticci's iOS 11 Concept
iOS Dark Mode Rumors

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Google is investing a lot of resources across all of their platforms in improvements to machine learning.

Everything Announced at Google I/O
Google Quick Draw
Download #4: Twenty Oars in the Water

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At their Build 2017 conference Microsoft announced some major Windows 10 updates, new laptop hardware and an overhauled video editing app.

Build 2017 Rundown

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

Microsoft Surface Laptop

iPad (9.7 Inch, Early 2017)

Studio Remix

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The Echo has a screen now, Instagram still doesn't have an iPad app and the NYT is going more and more digital.

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Echo Show

Instagram on the Mobile Web

Instagram Meets the Pope

NYT Digital Subscriptions are Up

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Echo Look, Echo Dots and the future of Voice Assistants in the home.

Amazon Announces Echo Look

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