Tech News Weekly (Audio)

TNW 188: E3: Gilmore Girls Meets Paperboy - Oculus Quest Gets Ads, Amazon Labor Issues, Consumers as Beta Testers

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  • Jason details the ways that Facebook's Oculus hardware will begin to show ads and why that's particularly intrusive.
  • Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica shares his list of highlights from the E3 games conference.
  • Laura Hautala from CNET talks about how Amazon has made breaks shorter and shifts longer.
  • Mikah details the ways Amazon makes consumers who buy some of its products beta testers of half-baked ideas.

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    Guests: Sam Machkovech and Laura Hautala

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