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Expensive Apple & Google AI... Ethics Dec 16, 2020

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Georgia and Rene are back! Their podcast is back! But... the world has changed. Technology is more advanced. Culture is more complicated. And our humanity... well, we need to talk.

This week, topic one is all about how Apple prices their products and why it makes some people just oh so livid angry.

Topic two deals with Google and ethical AI... and Google firing the person they hired to help them with ethical AI.

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Best Apps of... 2020 & Influencer Apologies Dec 08, 2020

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Georgia and Rene are back! Their podcast is back! But... the world has changed. Technology is more advanced. Culture is more complicated. And our humanity... well, we need to talk.

This week, topic one is all about Apple's best apps of 2020 and how they really, uniquely are shaped and defined by the challenges and realities of 2020.

Topic two deals with how influencers apologize and how we react — or don't react — when they do.

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Apple Cringe Face & Social Stan Culture Nov 30, 2020

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Georgia and Rene are back! Their podcast is back! But... the world has changed. Technology is more advanced. Culture is more complicated. And our humanity... well, we need to talk.

This week, we answer your questions about why we're staring at you, what's with celebrity worship, how come YouTubers make funny faces, is there a way to control screen time in 2020, avoiding new gadget envy, and more!

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15% Off Apple & Conspiracy Cousins Nov 23, 2020

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Georgia and Rene are back! Their podcast is back! But... the world has changed. Technology is more advanced. Culture is more complicated. And our humanity... well, we need to talk.

This week, topic one is all about Apple's new 15% small business program for the App Store... and some of the loudest reactions to it. That is, after Georgia reviews her new iPhone 12 Pro Max and the MagSafe Duo charger.

Topic two deals with conspiracy theories and how you can handle the holidays with family members who have been caught up in them.

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Apple Event Anxiety & Delete Facebook Nov 18, 2020

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Georgia and Rene are back! Their podcast is back! But... the world has changed. Technology is more advanced. Culture is more complicated. And our humanity... well, we need to talk.

This week, topic one is all about the Apple Silicon November Event... but also virtual vs. real world events in 2020, and how and when we'll go back to being together again.

Topic two deals with Facebook intervening to remove policy violations from accounts that... keep violating policy. And is there freedom of speech on someone else's dime?

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Apple N/ONE & Oculus REKT Nov 02, 2020

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Georgia and Rene are back! Their podcast is back! But... the world has changed. Technology is more advanced. Culture is more complicated. And our humanity... well, we need to talk.

This week, topic one is all about Apple One. Kinda. Also subscription services in general and why we both love and hate bundles.

Topic two deals with Facebook forcing their social media accounts onto Oculus users and the bans and other hassles that have followed.

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'Functional' Apple & Google Gets Served Oct 26, 2020

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Georgia and Rene are back! Their podcast is back! But... the world has changed. Technology is more advanced. Culture is more complicated. And our humanity... well, we need to talk.

This week, topic one is all about Apple's functional organization — how it works and... when it doesn't?

Topic two deals with Google and the anti-trust case brought by the U.S Department of Justice.

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Apple Anti-Trust & Anti Big-Tech Oct 12, 2020

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Georgia and Rene are back! Their podcast is back! But... the world has changed. Technology is more advanced. Culture is more complicated. And our humanity... well, we need to talk.

This week, topic one is all about Apple and anti-trust, both the hearings and the report that just came out from the U.S. House of Representatives.

Topic two follows up with Amazon, Google, and Facebook, and the differences, similarities, concerns, and possible remedies they're facing as well.

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Apple Clickbait & Google's Pixel Pickle Oct 05, 2020

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Georgia and Rene are back! Their podcast is back! But... the world has changed. Technology is more advanced. Culture is more complicated. And our humanity... well, we need to talk.

This week, topic one is all about Apple clickbait. Georgia and Rene used to work in big Apple media. They know all about it. But what is it? How does it work? Why does it work? And can it go too far?

Topic two is all about Google's new announcements, including the Pixel 5, which Rene sees as yet another repudiation of the previous year's Pixel, and Georgia sees as an opportunity to talk about getting everyone on the same page.

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Apple Update Zero & Creepy Amazon Drones Sep 28, 2020

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Georgia and Rene are back! Their podcast is back! But... the world has changed. Technology is more advanced. Culture is more complicated. And our humanity... well, we need to talk.

This week, topic one is all about Georgia's failure... er... informed choice not to update her operating system and apps, compared to Rene's reckless... er... enthusiastic embrace of all things beta. Humans hate change but also boredom. We're funny that way!

Topic two is all about Amazon's new announcements, including a Ring security drone for inside your house that's either super cool or super creepy, and how they're using cute animal designs try and get microphones in the rooms of our children.

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