Wrecked By Tech

In this week's episode, Marc and Riley talk about Google's new sexual misconduct rules, Samsung (and others) getting into foldable phones, Disney's new streaming service, and the possibility of Hulu in Canada.

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Links:

• Google says it will reform sexual misconduct rules | CBC News
• This is Samsung’s foldable smartphone - The Verge
• Android will natively support devices with foldable displays - The Verge
• Disney’s long-awaited streaming service will be called Disney+ - The Verge
• U.S. streaming video service Hulu plans to expand internationally
• Google will fix Pixel 3’s RAM management issue with future update - The Verge
• Amazon Plans to Split HQ2 Between Long Island City, N.Y., and Arlington, Va. - The New York Times
• Apple Canada announces iPhone X display replacement program | MobileSyrup
• Kids Help Phone expands crisis text support service across Canada
• OCS says details of approximately 4,500 cannabis orders have been compromised

This week Dan and Riley talk about the October 30 Apple event, Apple Maps, and the #GoogleWalkout following Andy Rubin news last week.

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Links:

• Apple’s New Map
• Google employees worldwide are walking out today to protest handling of sexual misconduct - The Verge
• Google wants to improve your smart home with iRobot’s room maps - The Verge
• Flickr revamps under SmugMug with new limits on free accounts, unlimited storage for Pros | TechCrunch
• Recode and Vox.com announce new partnership - Recode
• Apple reportedly plans program to repair old devices like the iPhone 4S - The Verge
• Bitcoin mining could cancel out climate change efforts, scientists say | CBC News
• Canadians can finally stream new HBO shows without a cable subscription - NOW Magazine

This week Marc and Riley talk about the Google Pixel 3's Night Sight, mandatory security updates for Android phones, Google's MeToo mishandling, and Canadian companies getting hacked.

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Links:

• Here are pictures shot with the Pixel 3's 'Night Sight' camera feature
• Google mandates two years of security updates for popular phones in new Android contract - The Verge
• Google buried 'credible' sexual misconduct claims against Andy Rubin [update: Rubin responds] | Android Central
• Google paid Andy Rubin $90 million to leave company due to sexual misconduct allegations: report
• StatCan survey says more than one in five businesses hit by cyberattacks last year | The Star
• Waterloo tech brand makes big bet on smart glasses after predecessors’ failures | The Star
• Facebook ‘sorry’ for showing parenting ads to bereaved mother | The Star
• Facebook's political ad tool let us buy ads “paid for” by Mike Pence and ISIS – VICE News
• Google Maps now lets you ‘follow’ your go-to locations - The Verge
• Google Home Hub review: the best digital photo frame - The Verge

On this week's episode, Marc and Riley talk about Huawei's newest phones, Samsung Display's latest tech (it's awesome), and Facebook's latest screwups.

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Links:

• Huawei announces Mate 20 with 6.5-inch display and tiny notch - The Verge
• Huawei announces 7.2-inch Mate 20 X - The Verge
• Huawei’s Nano Memory Cards are replacing microSD on its latest phones - The Verge
• Ice universe on Twitter: "Great news! Samsung established the direction of mobile phone design in 2019! On October 18th, Samsung Display invited about 20 customers to hold the "2018 Samsung OLED Forum" at the Shenzhen Marriott Hotel in China. At the meeting, Samsung showed a PPT… https://t.co/P4q5DDjGTD"
• It turns out that Facebook could in fact use data collected from its Portal in-home video device to target you with ads - Recode
• Facebook may have knowingly inflated its video metrics for over a year - The Verge
• There’s nothing dystopian at all about these high-tech blinkers for humans - The Verge
• Google Pixel USB-C earbuds review: more than okay Google - The Verge
• Pixel Buds translation feature comes to all Google Assistant headphones - The Verge
• Essential cuts 30 percent of workforce - The Verge
• The new ‘world’s thinnest phone’ slots into a business card case - The Verge
• Apple announces iPad Pro and Mac event for October 30th - The Verge

On our triumphant return from summer hiatus, Marc and Riley talk about the Google event and the myriad devices announced there, Facebook's creepy new video calling tool, and Facebook's latest hack.

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Riley, Marc, and Dan are taking a summer hiatus.

This week it's another lone-ranger episode, but with Marc instead of Riley. He's going to talk about things like Facebook Messenger Kids, YouTube Music/YouTube Premium in Canada, the discontinuation of the EV rebate in Ontario, the latest in the case of a self-driving car killing a pedestrian, and the new wave of phones with sliding parts — but not the way you think.

A lot happened this week, but Dan and Marc were busy. So if you can stand it, here's a 13-minute speed round of this week in tech. We could summarize here, but it's 13 minutes long. Just listen.

Links:

• A University of Waterloo team has found a new way to take sharp photos | Mobilesyrup
• CRTC ordered to investigate Canada's large telecommunications carriers over high-pressure sales practices | Mobilesyrup
• Here are all of the Canadian-made games shown off at E3 2018 | Mobilesyrup
• Apple won't ship full OLED iPhone lineup until 2020: report | Mobilesyrup
• Feds charged six current and former Fitbit employees for stealing trade secrets from Jawbone | The Verge
• Instagram will no longer alert users if someone screenshots their Story | Mobilesyrup
• A group of Pebble users are trying to keep the platform alive | Mobilesyrup
• Apple Pay and Google Pay may come soon to airlines like Air Canada, WestJet | Mobilesyrup
• Xbox chief says Microsoft's next-generation Xbox ill launch in 2020 | Mobilesyrup
• Google Home is now capable of responding to three queries at a time | Mobilesyrup
• Apple poaches senior self-driving engineer from Waymo | The Globe and Mail
• Apple nabs Oprah as top talent flocks to digital entertainment | The Globe and Mail
• Snap protects user data in new partnerships with outside developers | The Star
• Elon Musk’s Boring Company to build high-speed underground airport shuttle in Chicago | The Star
• Apple will update iOS to block police hacking tool | The Verge

Dan's away in this episode, so Marc and Riley talk a bit about WWDC, the ASUS Republic of Gamers phone, the BlackBerry Key2, and Instagram's rumoured upcoming long-form video platform.

Speed round:

Links:

• WWDC 2018: Apple Just Made Safari the Good Privacy Browser | WIRED
• Face ID in iOS 12 will support recognition of two different people | Mobilesyrup
• Asus’ ROG Phone is the latest attempt to make gaming phones happen | The Verge
• BlackBerry KEY2 hands-on: More of the same, back in the game | Android Central
• Instagram to launch long-form vertical video platform: report | Mobilesyrup
• What Will Microsoft's GitHub Buy Mean For Controversial Code? | WIRED
• Spotify stokes hardware expectations with FCC registration | Mobilesyrup
• ISED announces $10/100GB internet plan for low-income families | Mobilesyrup
• Calgary and Edmonton will test self-driving shuttles this year | Mobilesyrup

This week we talk about Riley's experience with GDPR, Marc's experience with the Android P beta (and Dan's vow to stop using betas altogether), the latest 1Password release, London's new way to pay buskers with your credit card, and — you guessed it — Tesla. It's been a long road (and will continue to be), but we're maybe not as gung-ho on the company as we once were.

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Links:

• No one’s ready for GDPR | The Verge
• Google reportedly backing out of military contract after public backlash | TechCrunch
• Google quietly changes code of conduct, being evil is fine now | Mobilesyrup
• Password manager to keep your family safe | 1Password
• London launches world’s first contactless payment scheme for street performers | The Verge
• Consumer Reports reverses course and now recommends the Tesla Model 3 | The Verge
• Tesla's Rapid Braking Software Update Is Great, But Hides More Fundamental Problems | Forbes
• Apple's HomePod is launching in Canada for $449 on June 18th | Mobilesyrup
• Microsoft reportedly in talks to acquire GitHub | The Next Web
• Microsoft is now more valuable than Google | The Verge
• Braille smartwatch first step in series of devices for visually impaired | Mobilesyrup