On this week's episode, it's basically a holiday episode. Only, no holiday music - because of music rights and stuff. Or time. You decide the reason. Also, the truth is out there.  Note: This episode was recorded on Thursday, December 21st. 

This week's Five Favorites: 

1. HQ Trivia's founders are facing fundraising roadblocks after investors learned of alleged bad behavior [Recode - story by Kurt Wagner]

2. Forrester: YouTube is most popular social site for 12- to 17-year-olds [Social Media Today - story by David Kirkpatrick] 

3. Apple confirms iPhones with older batteries will take hits in performance [The Verge - story by Tom Warren and Nick Statt]

4. Magic Leap finally unveils augmented reality goggles, says it's shipping next year [The Verge - story by Adi Robertson] 

5. (Hot Topic) Eric Schmidt to become technical advisor to Alphabet [ABC Blog] 

Honorable Mention(s)

• Instagram Testing Photos Posts to Multiple Accounts [Matt Navarra]

DISHonorable Mention(s)

• Amazon Files for "AmazonTube" Trademark [TechCrunch] 

Five Favorites' Tweet(s) of The Week 

• @Astrobull67 

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).