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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.

Copyright: Copyright © 2020 Relay FM

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88: Creepy Robot Hotel Jan 24, 2019

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Robots roll out, smartphones get weird, Apple Pay expands, Netflix gets Oscar nominations and joins the MPAA, NBC Universal gets into streaming, and Tesla puts the squeeze on its customers.

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Guest Starring:

Marco Arment and Natalie Jarvey

Links and Show Notes:

Meet Scout - Amazon

The Prime Challenges for Scout, Amazon’s New Delivery Robot | WIRED

Starship robots will deliver pizza and coffee to George Mason students

Robot Hotel Loses Love for Robots - WSJ

Meizu Zero debuts with no physical buttons, speaker or charging port - GSMArena.com news

Xiaomi reveals fold-in-three smartphone - BBC News

Have Phones Become Boring? Well, They’re About to Get Weird | WIRED

Apple Pay is now accepted at Target and Taco Bell

'Roma' Makes History as First Best Picture Oscar Nom for Netflix | Hollywood Reporter

NBCUniversal Preps Streaming Service, Reorganizes Executive Team | Hollywood Reporter

NBCU CEO Steve Burke Talks Forthcoming Streaming Service, Future of Hulu, Impact on NBC News | Hollywood Reporter

Hulu Price Increase for Live TV Bundle, Discounts Ad-Supported Offering | Hollywood Reporter

Tesla drastically increases Supercharger prices around the world - Electrek

Tesla to end customer referral program, Elon Musk says - The Verge

Tesla gets green light to sell Model 3 in Europe | Ars Technica

'Miracle puppy' survives attempted euthanasia, finds forever home | abc11.com

Natalie Jarvey (@natjarv) | Twitter

Marco Arment (@marcoarment) | Twitter

Accidental Tech Podcast

87: A Game of Media Chicken Jan 17, 2019

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Apple's battery replacement saga and the parable of the infinite home appliance; Facebook and WordPress try to help journalism; Netflix raises prices; and the biggest trends from CES.

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Guest Starring:

Carolina Milanesi and Devindra Hardawar

Links and Show Notes:

Daring Fireball: On Apple's $29 iPhone Battery Replacement Program and Its Role in Their Earnings Miss

Apple Plans Three New iPhones This Year, Plays Catch-Up on Cameras - WSJ

DuckDuckGo will use Apple Maps for local searches on the web - The Verge

DuckDuckGo Switches to Apple Maps for Location Searches – MacStories

You Deserve Privacy Online. Here’s How You Could Actually Get It | TIME

Pandora launches a personalized voice assistant on iOS and Android | TechCrunch

A New Publishing Solution for News Organizations — The WordPress.com Blog

Doing More to Support Local News - Facebook

Samsung shows off a 75-inch 4K 'Wall' TV made with MicroLEDs

How AirPlay 2 works on Vizio TVs - The Verge

August CEO on the smart home of the future - The Verge

Smart Home: It’s Connected Folks, not Magic! – Tech.pinions

NVIDIA's RTX GPUs bring ray tracing to laptops - Engadget

Netflix raising prices for 58M US subscribers as costs rise - Engadget

NBCU Shakes Up Executive Ranks to Prepare for 2020 Streaming Launch – Variety

Roku adds Infowars six months after other platforms ban channel - Digiday

'Miracle Puppy' | Austin Animal Center treats dog dropped by a hawk | kvue.com

Carolina Milanesi (@caro_milanesi) | Twitter

Devindra Hardawar (@Devindra) | Twitter

86: The 2019 CES Draft Jan 10, 2019

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Everything's better when it's a draft--even CES. This week we're picking the top stories from the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show, as well as the products that are least likely to ever ship and our least favorite stories of the week.

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Guest Starring:

Florence Ion and Mikah Sargent

Links and Show Notes:

Every new HomeKit-enabled device announced at CES | iMore

Google Assistant Connect makes adding Assistant easier - 9to5Google

LG’s groundbreaking roll-up TV is going on sale this year - The Verge

CES AirPlay, HomeKit, and Accessory Roundup, Part 1 – MacStories

A woman pumped breast milk on the CES show floor. So what?

Impossible Burger 2.0 Taste Test: Shockingly Good

Intel demonstrates 10nm Ice Lake processor, promises PCs will ship with it later this year - The Verge

Bose invented a noise-canceling system for your car - The Verge

There Are Not One, But Three Companies That Will Paint Your Cat on Your Fingernail

iMore on Instagram: “The ARTPRO NAIL from O'2 Nails is an inkjet printer FOR YOUR FINGERNAILS! 💅🏽💅🏽 #nailart #ces2017”

CES 2019: Robotic suitcases back (and ... maybe better?) at this year's show | ZDNet

The Craziest Cars and Futuristic Vehicles of CES 2019 - PCMag

Bell’s hybrid-electric flying car will be available via Uber by the ‘mid-2020s’ - The Verge

This machine will fold your laundry for you | TechRadar

Sony's latest project tackles immersive, 3D audio - Android Authority

The smart diaper has entered the building at CES 2019 - CNET

Royal Flush: Hands-On with Kohler’s $8,000 Alexa Toilet

Audi spins out Holoride to put VR in every car | TechCrunch

AT&T's Android phones now lie about having 5G

AT&T gets burned by rivals over its fake 5G network

AT&T wireless CEO on fake 5G complaints: ‘that makes me smile’ - The Verge

CES Gave A Sex Toy An Award, And Then Disqualified It…Because It’s A Sex Toy

CES Rescinds Innovation Award For Vibrator, Calling it "Obscene" | Inverse

Bread-making robot makes everyone at CES 2019 trash their no-carb New Year resolutions - CNET

CES 2019 has LavvieBot litter box: A smart place for cats to poop - CNET

Lovot is the first robot I can see myself getting attached to - The Verge

Mikah Sargent ☃️ (@mikahsargent) | Twitter

Florence "U4EA" Ion (@Ohthatflo) | Twitter

85: Top Stories of 2018 Jan 01, 2019

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In this special New Years Day episode, we look back at the biggest trends of 2018, review some stories you might have missed along the way, and make a few bold predictions for 2019.

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Guest Starring:

Lisa Schmeiser and Carolina Milanesi

Links and Show Notes:

One Giant Step for a Chess-Playing Machine - The New York Times

Lisa Schmeiser (@lschmeiser) | Twitter

Carolina Milanesi (@caro_milanesi) | Twitter

84: Shout Out to Our Nemeses Dec 20, 2018

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2018 ends with a lot of grim dystopia type stuff involving social media services and the synergy power of media companies and internet providers. Meanwhile, Apple takes the lowers its ecosystem walls and adding Apple Music to Amazon Echo devices.

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Guest Starring:

Shahid Kamal Ahmad and Aleen Simms

Links and Show Notes:

Submit your Download Stories of the Year!

As Facebook Raised a Privacy Wall, It Carved an Opening for Tech Giants - The New York Times

How the new AT&T could bully its way to streaming domination - The Verge

Verizon Takes $4.6 Billion Write-Down on Oath Unit | Hollywood Reporter

Verizon plans to cut 10 percent of Oath staff

Oath officially becomes Verizon Media Group on January 8 | TechCrunch

Magic Leap prescription lenses are available now for $249

Apple Music Now Playable on Amazon Echo Speakers via Alexa in United States - MacRumors

Apple Heavily Promotes the Amazon Echo’s Apple Music Integration – MacStories

Service dog assisting college student gets honorary diploma from New York school | abc7.com

Airport service lets you cuddle puppies to calm pre-flight nerves - Mirror Online

83: Mr. Google Is My Father! Dec 13, 2018

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Google's CEO gets grilled by Congress; Instagram gets a new product leader; Apple does a bunch of stuff; and Supermicro defends itself against Bloomberg.

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Guest Starring:

Casey Liss and Florence Ion

Links and Show Notes:

How Sundar Pichai defended Google before Congress - The Verge

Aaron Rupar on Twitter: "After @SteveKingIA raises inscrutable concerns about iPhones, Google CEO Sunday Pichai patiently informs him, "Congressman, iPhone is made by a different company."… https://t.co/NLNYsO3HoI"

What Was The Point Of Google's Congressional Hearing? - Buzzfeed News

Google and Congress Botch Chance to Help the Public - Bloomberg

Instagram’s leadership overhaul has begun in the wake of its founders’ departure - Recode

The Mother of All Demos – 512 Pixels

The Mother of All Demos - Wikipedia

Qualcomm says a Chinese court has banned sales of older iPhones nationwide | Ars Technica

Qualcomm asks China to ban the iPhone XS and XR - The Verge

Apple’s ‘Netflix for Magazines’ Is Said to Rankle Publishers - Bloomberg

Apple announces new $1 billion Austin campus as part of US expansion - The Verge

Supermicro says investigation firm found no spy chips | TechCrunch

Bloomberg is still reporting on challenged story regarding China hardware hack - The Washington Post

Puppy Reveal Parties Are Even Cuter Than Gender Reveal Parties (Because Puppies, Obviously)

15 Dog Reveals That Are Cuter Than Gender Reveal Parties | HuffPost Life

Florence "U4EA" Ion (@Ohthatflo) | Twitter

Flo Feed

Casey Liss (@caseyliss) | Twitter

Liss is More

(60) My Cousin Vinny (4/5) Movie CLIP - Two "Yutes" (1992) HD - YouTube

82: No! This Is Terrible! Dec 06, 2018

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Qualcomm rolls out 5G cellular networking at a Hawaiian resort; Tumblr bans sexual imagery and nudity; Apple fails emoji biology; and streaming services consider inserting ads into paused video.

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Guest Starring:

Andy Ihnatko, Rosemary Orchard, and Jeremy Burge

Links and Show Notes:

5G is weeks away — and Tuesday marks its first real test - The Verge

Qualcomm's New Snapdragon Chip Suggests 5G Is Almost Here | WIRED

Apple Is Said to Miss Rapid 5G Takeoff, Sitting Out Tech Shift - Bloomberg

Tumblr Staff — A better, more positive Tumblr

Tumblr will ban all adult content starting December 17th - The Verge

Tumblr's Ban on Adult Content May Hurt Creative Communities - Gizmodo

Monterey Bay Aquarium takes Apple to task for its backward squid emoji - The Verge

Monterey Bay Aquarium on Twitter

🦑 Squid Emoji - Emojipedia

World Emoji Day 2018: First Look at Apple's New Emojis - Emojipedia

Jeremy Burge on Twitter: 🐙 Changes

Airports suggest making plane arrival emoji a little less "crash-y" - CBS News

👻 Ghost Emoji - Emojipedia

Microsoft confirms plan to rebuild Edge browser using Chromium on Windows 10 | Windows Central

Microsoft Edge, Chromium, and Blink FAQ: Everything you need to know | Windows Central

Hulu, AT&T to Run Ads in 2019 When Viewers Pause Their Streaming TV – Variety

I Tried to Make My Dog an Instagram Celebrity. I Failed. - The New York Times

Jeremy Burge (@jeremyburge) | Twitter

Rosemary (@RosemaryOrchard) | Twitter

Andy Ihnatko (@Ihnatko) | Twitter

81: Elvis Is in the Building Nov 29, 2018

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The App Store goes before the Supreme Court, Amazon embraces ARM servers, and we discuss the amazing life and business lessons of IDG founder Pat McGovern.

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Guest Starring:

Patrick McGovern and Glenn Rifkin

Links and Show Notes:

What happens if Apple loses its Supreme Court App Store antitrust appeal? - The Verge

Antitrust, the App Store, and Apple – Stratechery by Ben Thompson

What happens if Apple loses its Supreme Court App Store antitrust appeal? - The Verge

Amazon Web Services introduces its own custom-designed Arm server processor, promises 45 percent lower costs for some workloads – GeekWire

Confirmed: Amazon agrees to buy Israeli chip maker Annapurna Labs for a reported $350M – GeekWire

Project Fi is now Google Fi, and it will work with iPhones and most Android devices - The Verge

Future Forward: Leadership Lessons from Patrick McGovern: Amazon.com

Most British video ever shows policeman knocking on door of Number 10 for a cat | Metro News

Larry (cat) - Wikipedia

Ungeniused - Relay FM

80: Maybe You'll All Get Roses Nov 15, 2018

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Amazon finishes its 'Bachelor'-style courting of US cities; Samsung makes us ponder whether foldable phones will ever be a thing; and YouTube decries the EU's new copyright declaration.

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Guest Starring:

James Thomson, Lisa Schmeiser, and Neil Cybart

Links and Show Notes:

Amazon selects New York City and Northern Virginia for new headquarters

How Amazon Picked HQ2 and Jilted 236 Cities - WSJ

Amazon misreads the room | Revue

Amazon’s HQ2 Hunger Games Are Over, and Jeff Bezos Won | WIRED

Samsung Electronics to release first foldable smartphone in March: sources

Waymo to Start First Driverless Car Service Next Month - Bloomberg

YouTube Creator Blog: The Potential Unintended Consequences of Article 13

YouTube CEO calls EU’s proposed copyright regulation financially impossible - The Verge

Japanese cybersecurity minister finds computers a mystery | ZDNet

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper adopts stray kitten found hiding at executive mansion - ABC News

79: The New Flip Phone Nov 08, 2018

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Samsung shows off a foldable phone, Apple grows its revenue and ships new products, Amazon gets into catalogs and embraces the east coast, Comcast builds a cable box for cord cutters, and we mourn a couple of casualties of the streaming-service wars.

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Guest Starring:

Shelly Brisbin and Natalie Jarvey

Links and Show Notes:

This is Samsung’s foldable smartphone - The Verge

Samsung's folding Galaxy phone reveal was a giant disappointment | PCWorld

Android will natively support devices with foldable displays - The Verge

Samsung cleans up its Android skin with 'One UI'

Apple results: A record September quarter with $62.9B revenue - Six Colors

Apple Hits $10 Billion in Revenue From Services Like iTunes | Hollywood Reporter

7-Eleven is bringing cashier-less payments to its stores | TechCrunch

Was Amazon’s Headquarters Contest a Bait-and-Switch? Critics Say Yes - The New York Times

Amazon Plans to Split HQ2 Between Long Island City, N.Y., and Arlington, Va. - The New York Times

Amazon begins mailing printed holiday toy catalog

Amazon Expands Free Shipping to Everyone for the Holiday Season | Amazon.com, Inc. - Press Room

Comcast making video-streaming box for broadband-only customers

Defy Media Shutters, Lays Off Staff | Hollywood Reporter

FilmStruck's Demise Is Part of a Bigger Pattern - The Atlantic

Roku Stock Plummets After Third-Quarter Earnings Report | Hollywood Reporter

British Army veteran who cleared IEDs in Syria reunited with stray dog he found cowering in Raqqa rubble

Natalie Jarvey (@natjarv) | Twitter

Shelly Brisbin (@shelly) | Twitter

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