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From products and companies to services and trends, Download’s weekly panel of experts analyzed the biggest topics in tech … and a few you may have missed. Hosted by Jason Snell and Stephen Hackett.

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98: Important Business People With Ties Apr 04, 2019

Show notes

Apple's News+ pitch failed with key newspapers--but Facebook might value news curation now? Future iPhones come into focus, but Apple's 5G timeline is called into question. And the "hearables" category (by which we mean wireless headphones) heats up.

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Guest Starring:

Devindra Hardawar

Links and Show Notes:

“Are We at a Party, or a Wake?”: Journalists Wonder If Apple News+ Is a Trojan Horse | Vanity Fair

Two-Way Wireless Charging and Larger Batteries Coming to 2019 iPhones - MacRumors

Triple-camera iPhone rumors strengthened by claim parts leak - 9to5Mac

Inside Apple's shaky plan to deliver a 5G iPhone in 2020

Dell XPS 13 review: A perfect ultraportable

Global True Wireless Hearables Market Reaches 12.5 Million Units in Q4 2018 - Counterpoint Research

Apple AirPods Review: Perfect Earbuds, but They Don’t Last - The New York Times

Beats Powerbeats Pro share many new AirPods features but have better sound - CNET

Millions of Facebook Records Found on Amazon Cloud Servers - Bloomberg

Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook may pay publishers to put their stuff in a dedicated news section - Recode

Team Human by Douglas Rushkoff

Christian Yelich helps young girl get puppy

Search for owner of dog who rode train alone to Dublin

Devindra Hardawar (@Devindra) | Twitter

97: Shiny Titanium Trojan Horse Mar 28, 2019

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Apple's big services event leads us to discuss Apple TV+, Apple Card, Apple Arcade, and Apple News+; in other news, we touch on the perils of offering a service that lets random people upload content--especially in the European Union.

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Guest Starring:

David Sparks and Aleen Simms

Links and Show Notes:

Aleen 🚀 (@Aleen) | Twitter

David Sparks (@MacSparky) | Twitter

Apple TV+ - Apple

Apple TV App - Apple

Apple News - Apple

Apple Arcade - Apple

Apple Card - Apple

Microsoft leads the way in banning April Fools’ Day pranks - The Verge

Europe is splitting the internet into three - The Verge

EU Ignores the Public, Passes Internet-Wrecking Copyright Proposal - Motherboard

Europe is splitting the internet into three - The Verge

EU Ignores the Public, Passes Internet-Wrecking Copyright Proposal - Motherboard

Facebook Bans White Nationalism and White Separatism - Motherboard

Twitter may label notable tweets that violate its terms

Nintendo could launch two new Switch consoles this year

Double amputee veteran trains 3-legged puppy as therapy dog for kids - Story | WOFL

Globe Life Park, Home of the Texas Rangers, Debuts Over-The-Top New Concessions - Eater Dallas

96: Hanging With My Amazon Prime Buddies Mar 21, 2019

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Google unveils a cloud gaming strategy at GDC, Apple releases all the product updates, Instagram goes shopping, and MySpace deletes all your favorite music from 2009.

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Links and Show Notes:

Google hit with €1.5 billion antitrust fine by EU - The Verge

Supporting choice and competition in Europe - Google

BrowserChoice.eu - Wikipedia

Instagram tests in-app shopping with Kylie Cosmetics, Nike and Huda Beauty - Digiday

Amazon Spark

MySpace admits losing 12 years' worth of music uploads - BBC News

MySpace and the Loss of Memories: The Internet Is Not Your Friend – Rolling Stone

Update on New Zealand | Facebook Newsroom

New Zealand video: After shooting, YouTube struggled to shut down humans who outsmarted its systems - The Washington Post

YouTube took down an ‘unprecedented volume’ of videos after New Zealand shooting - The Verge

Facebook says that it removed 1.5 million videos of the New Zealand mass shooting - The Verge

Google jumps into gaming with Google Stadia streaming service, coming “in 2019” | Ars Technica

Hands on with Google Stadia: It works, but is that enough? | Ars Technica

Google Stadia games, controller, and more details from GDC 2019 - Polygon

Google Stadia wants to be the Netflix of gaming - YouTube

AT&T CEO interrupted by a robocall during a live interview - The Verge

CSPAN on Twitter: "AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson gets a robocall while onstage at @TheEconomicClub.… "

Apple Announces New iPad Air, iPad mini – 512 Pixels

Review: iPad mini 2019 is a modern version of a small classic - Six Colors

Upgrade #237: New iMacs, iPads, and the 2019 March Event Draft - Relay FM

Today is iMac day: Apple announces new models with faster processors and graphics - Six Colors

Apple Updates iMac Line With New CPU, GPU Options – 512 Pixels

AirPods, the world’s most popular wireless headphones, are getting even better - Apple

Blind Love: Golden Retriever Gets His Own 'Seeing-Eye' Puppy - NBC 10 Philadelphia

John Voorhees (@johnvoorhees) | Twitter

95: "Game of Thrones" With Slide Rules Mar 14, 2019

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The complicated reality of trying to break up the power of large tech companies, Spotify takes on Apple, Apple sets its sights on services, and takiing lessons from "Captain Marvel."

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Guest Starring:

Lisa Schmeiser and Carolina Milanesi

Links and Show Notes:

Elizabeth Warren wants to break up Apple, too - The Verge

Where Warren’s Wrong – Stratechery by Ben Thompson

I Blocked Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Apple

Spotify files complaint with European Commission against Apple

Apple vs. Spotify: Who’s Really Right?

Apple Plans Gaming Subscription Service: Sources on Cheddar

Apple March event officially announced - 9to5Mac

Apple Races to Get Studios Signed Up for New Streaming Service - Bloomberg

Captain Marvel: Woman in the Workplace and Superhero – Tech.pinions

Roku Has Nearly Finalized AirPlay 2 Support - MacRumors

Winter rescue: Stranded dog winched to safety on helicopter

Pink adopts puppy after Nashville concert

94: From Switzerland to You Mar 07, 2019

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Fitbit unveils new low-cost fitness trackers, Apple goes hiring in Qualcomm's backyard, Zuck has a vision for private conversations, and we bring in our Special Automotive Correspondent to discuss electric car announcements.

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Links and Show Notes:

Fitbit’s $160 Versa Lite is a pared-down version of its entry-level smartwatch - The Verge

Apple no longer refuses to fix iPhones with third-party batteries | Ars Technica

Apple to add 1,200 employees in San Diego

Samsung Is Said to Be Preparing More Foldable Smartphone Models - Bloomberg

A Privacy-Focused Vision for Social Networking | Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg promises a newer, more private Facebook - The Verge

Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook's Future and What Scares Him Most | WIRED

Facebook’s Privacy Cake – Stratechery by Ben Thompson

A new Alexa skill lets you control your Roku devices

All of the cars, concepts, and wild ideas from the 2019 Geneva Motor Show - The Verge

Kia turned 21 phone screens into a concept car dashboard - The Verge

Honda will open pre-orders for its tiny 'e Prototype' this year

The Polestar 2’s secret weapon against Tesla’s Model 3 is Android Auto - The Verge

VW ID Buggy concept at Geneva Motor Show 2019: technicolor dune raider - The Verge

Audi’s new Q4 E-tron is a smaller electric SUV with great range - The Verge

Tesla Model Y Rumors - Electrek

Duane Kuiper’s pet project: His blind, deaf and hilariously awesome cats – The Athletic

Casey Liss - YouTube

Casey Liss (@caseyliss) | Twitter

93: Cab Drivers Were Asking About It Feb 28, 2019

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Mobile World Congress brings folding phones, battery phones, camera phones, 5G machinations, and a new business-oriented HoloLens. Plus there's a robot on the streets of Memphis, and maybe Netflix is bringing the world closer together?

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Guest Starring:

Andy Ihnatko and Philip Michaels

Links and Show Notes:

Huawei Launches the Mate X: Folding in a New Direction

Huawei’s Mate X foldable phone is a thinner 5G rival to the Galaxy Fold - The Verge

Huawei Mate X hands-on: our foldable future - The Verge

TCL's foldable phone concept bends in half like a stack of cash

LG V50 ThinQ: entering the 5G game at MWC 2019 - The Verge

The Nokia 9 PureView has five cameras and a lot to prove - The Verge

This 18,000mAh Energizer battery has a phone in it - The Verge

Oppo’s 10x optical zoom system really works - The Verge

FedEx unveils autonomous delivery robot - The Verge

Microsoft's HoloLens 2: Why it's really all about the cloud | ZDNet

Microsoft’s HoloLens 2: a $3500 mixed reality headset for the factory - The Verge

Mobile World Congress 2019: Doctor uses 5G to direct surgery live onstage - CNN

Mobile World Congress Overshadowed by Huawei 5G Spying Standoff

New FTC task force will take on tech monopolies - The Verge

Opinion | Netflix Is the Most Intoxicating Portal to Planet Earth - The New York Times

Estonian workers rescued a dog from freezing waters — and then discovered it was a wolf - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Andy Ihnatko's Celestial Waste of Bandwidth – The blog of Andy Ihnatko, intermittently-beloved technology journalist.

Tom's Guide: Tech Product Reviews, Top Picks and How To

Andy Ihnatko (@Ihnatko) | Twitter

Philip Michaels (@PhilipMichaels) | Twitter

92: Trapper Keepers Feb 21, 2019

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We cover Samsung's big event, including new flagship phones, a low-cost model that should have a lot of crowd appeal, a perplexing 5G variant, and the device everyone's talking about, the unfoldable smartphone.

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Links and Show Notes:

Samsung Galaxy S10 announced: price, hands-on, and release date - The Verge

Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10+ hands-on

The new 1TB Galaxy S10 Plus costs an eye-watering $1,600 - The Verge

The Samsung Galaxy Fold Captured Attention, but The Galaxy S10 Lineup Will Capture Sales – Tech.pinions

You can remap the Bixby button on Samsung’s Galaxy S10 to do whatever you want - The Verge

Samsung's first 5G phone is a higher-spec Galaxy S10

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson interview on Recode Media Peter Kafka podcast - Recode

You can remap the Bixby button on Samsung’s Galaxy S10 to do whatever you want - The Verge

Samsung Galaxy S10e hands-on: High-end, but not too high

Emoji are showing up in court cases exponentially, and courts aren’t prepared - The Verge

Florence Ion - Emojipedia

Samsung’s foldable phone is the $1,980 Galaxy Fold - The Verge

Samsung Introduces Three New Wearables for Balanced and Connected Living - Samsung US Newsroom

Samsung's true wireless Galaxy Buds are tailor-made for the S10

Orphaned Puppies Find Solace in Tortoise Grandpa

Florence "U4EA" Ion (@Ohthatflo) | Twitter

91: N Isn't for Netscape Feb 14, 2019

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What happens when a tech giant buys the company that makes a product you like? Also: Ugly labor issues in tech and journalism, Apple plans a services event, Samsung readies new phones including one that folds, and Amazon ditches NYCHQ2.

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Links and Show Notes:

Apple Event Planned For March 25 Around A News Subscription Product

Apple Invites Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon to Video Launch - Bloomberg

Publishers Chafe at Apple’s Terms for Subscription News Service - WSJ

The logic behind Apple’s give-us-half-your-revenue pitch to news publishers - Recode

Samsung Galaxy S10 and foldable phone will feature at Samsung Unpacked - Business Insider

You'll Have to Mark Your Drone With an ID Under Anti-Terror Rule - Bloomberg

Amazon is buying mesh router company Eero - The Verge

Why Amazon buying Eero feels so disappointing - The Verge

Google, Amazon Want More Data From Your Home – Bloomberg

The Fallout Of Activision Blizzard’s Massive Layoffs

‘Not All Fun and Memes’: BuzzFeed News Employees Plan to Form a Union - The New York Times

An open letter to Los Angeles Times management about its intellectual property proposals — L.A. Times Guild - Los Angeles Times Guild

Apple ‘Black Site’ Gives Contractors Few Perks, Little Security - Bloomberg

Amazon Pulls Out of Planned New York City Campus - The New York Times

News Victoria dog beagle and baby possum unlikely friendship animals

Lisa Schmeiser (@lschmeiser) | Twitter

90: Spotify Buys Podcasting Feb 07, 2019

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Apple shuffles retail executives, Facebook turns 15 (and gets slapped on the wrists by Germany), Spotify spends a lot of money to embrace podcasting, and this year's new emoji are unveiled.

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Guest Starring:

Jeremy Burge and Natalie Jarvey

Links and Show Notes:

Apple names Deirdre O’Brien senior vice president of Retail and People - Apple

Daring Fireball: More From Angela Ahrendts on Whether She Misses Fashion (and London)

NYT Opinion on Twitter: "Happy Birthday, Facebook! 15 years today — and what a rollercoaster it has been."

Facebook 15th anniversary: Has Facebook been good or bad for the world? - Vox

Facebook ordered by Germany to gather and mix less data - BBC News

Julia Reda – Article 13 is back on – and it got worse, not better

Google Assistant’s interpreter mode is now available - The Verge

Spotify Buys Podcast Startups Gimlet Media and Anchor – Variety

Lucas Shaw on Twitter: "Spotify says it is buying 2 podcasting companies."

230 New Emojis in Final List for 2019

Meth overdose, not a bear attack, killed man whose body was found in Smoky Mountains - NY Daily News

PUPPY RESCUE: Oklahoma Man Uses CPR on Dogs Saved From Burning Home | FOX23

Video shows man using mouth-to-mouth to revive puppies

89: The Second-Best of Times Jan 31, 2019

Show notes

Apple copes with declining iPhone sales and a bad FaceTime bug, then ends up coming down hard on Facebook for its misuse of a tool designed to read user data. Also, there's an imaginary bear in the woods... or is there?

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Links and Show Notes:

Apple's dramatic Q1 2019 results - Six Colors

This is Tim: Transcript of Apple's January 29 call with analysts - Six Colors

Major iPhone FaceTime bug lets you hear the audio of the person you are calling ... before they pick up - 9to5Mac

Mark Gurman on Twitter: "Apple killed FaceTime conferencing server side it seems. Right move.… "

Volkswagen electrifies the dune buggy - Engadget

Volkswagen reportedly has $23,000 Tesla competitor in the works - Engadget

Facebook pays teens to install VPN that spies on them | TechCrunch

Apple blocks Facebook from running its internal iOS apps - The Verge

Google will stop peddling a data collector through Apple’s back door | TechCrunch

The Apple-Facebook feud is now a shooting war | Revue

Three-year-old boy missing in woods for two days says friendly bear kept him safe | US news | The Guardian

This woman ran 19 miles of a marathon carrying a lost puppy

Jacqui Cheng (@ejacqui) | Twitter

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