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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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58: Focus on our Most Profitable Children Jun 07, 2018

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Live from Apple's developer conference in San Jose, we're joined by some Apple experts to discuss iOS and macOS announcements. Plus Amazon and Sonos make some home theater announcements.

This episode of Download is sponsored by:

Timing: The automatic time tracking app for macOS. Use this link to save 10% on your purchase.
Microsoft: Learn about building intelligent iOS apps that scale

Guest Starring:

Marco Arment and Serenity Caldwell

Links and Show Notes:

iOS 12 Preview - Apple

iOS 12 introduces new features to reduce interruptions and manage Screen Time - Apple

macOS - Mojave Preview - Apple

Apple previews all-new Mac App Store - Apple

GitHub Is Microsoft’s $7.5 Billion Undo Button - Bloomberg

Amazon's Fire TV Cube squeezes an Echo into its set-top box

The Beam is Sonos’ ambitious attempt to win the living room - The Verge

Sonos Beam is a new $399 soundbar for your TV | Ars Technica

Crocodile eats small dog in Australia after years being chased by Pippa the terrier - CBS News

Marco Arment (@marcoarment) | Twitter

Serenity Caldwell @ WWDC (@settern) | Twitter

57: Extra Letters! May 31, 2018

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Google's struggle with AI and military projects, Plex expands to podcasting, and we talk the joys of mechanical keyboards with one of the editors from The Wirecutter.

This episode of Download is sponsored by:

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Guest Starring:

Anže Tomić, Megan Morrone, and Kimber Streams

Links and Show Notes:

How a Pentagon Contract Became an Identity Crisis for Google - The New York Times

Google Employees Resign in Protest Against Pentagon Contract

‘The Business of War’: Google Employees Protest Work for the Pentagon - The New York Times

Plex adds podcasts and personalization so you never have to leave the home screen - The Verge

Have Plex Your Way | Plex

Nokia closes digital health sale to Withings founder Eric Carreel, who plans relaunch by EOY | TechCrunch

Our Favorite Mechanical Keyboards: Reviews by Wirecutter | A New York Times Company

Enter the clicky keyboard - Six Colors

PRAZNA TIPKOVNICA [Anže Tomić] | Stvar - YouTube

Home - Tap

Review of Tap, the wearable keyboard that almost works - The Verge

There’s No i in Keyboard – 512 Pixels

Once marked 'free,' abandoned dog finds new home in Ross County

Connected - Relay FM

Kimber Streams (@kimberstreams) | Twitter

meganmorrone (@meganmorrone) | Twitter

Anze Tomic (English) (@atomicxx) | Twitter

Storming Mortal – An interview podcast with folk from the techy side of the internet.

56: President of Netflix May 24, 2018

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Elon Musk reacts badly to media criticism of Tesla's products and labor practices; The Obamas get a production deal with Netflix; Comcast tries to snipe Disney in a bid for Fox; and cities move to tax their local tech giants.

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Guest Starring:

Christina Warren and Devindra Hardawar

Links and Show Notes:

Consumer Reports will give Tesla’s Model 3 another shot after brake fix

Tesla says its factory is safer. But it left injuries off the books | Reveal

Liftoff - Relay FM

Elon Musk needs to chill out

Amazon.com: Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

Netflix inks multi-year production agreement with the Obamas

Comcast confirms plan to buy 21st Century Fox and control of Hulu | Ars Technica

No one’s ready for GDPR - The Verge

Instapaper is temporarily shutting off access for European users due to GDPR - The Verge

Silicon Valley Wants to Tax Big Tech Just Like Seattle Did - Bloomberg

Dog 'adopts' nine orphaned ducklings at Essex castle - BBC News

55: Tachy Goes to Coventry May 17, 2018

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Microsoft has a Surface so big you can hang it on a wall, and is making one small enough to take on Chromebooks and iPads. Meanwhile, Twitter tries to fight trolls with algorithms and continues to tighten the screws on third-party Twitter apps.

This episode of Download is sponsored by:

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Guest Starring:

Craig Hockenberry and Melissa Riofrio

Links and Show Notes:

Microsoft's Surface Hub 2 is a bold attempt at changing how we work

Surface Hub 2 coming in 2019, looks amazing | Ars Technica

Microsoft Plans Low-Cost Tablet Line to Rival iPad - Bloomberg

Serving Healthy Conversation - Twitter Blog

Twitter delays shutdown of legacy APIs as it launches a replacement | TechCrunch

Apps of a Feather

Daring Fireball: The End of Third-Party Twitter Clients?

Amazon launches special Whole Foods discounts for Prime members

Amazon Serves Up New Benefit for Prime Members at Whole Foods Market - Whole Foods Market Newsroom

Here's When Puppies Are Most Adorable, According to Science

Melissa Riofrio (@MRiofrioPCW) | Twitter

Craig Hockenberry (@chockenberry) | Twitter

54: Give Me All the Nannies May 10, 2018

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This week brought developer conferences from Google and Microsoft, and with them came a lot of news. We discuss Google's commitment to "digital well-being", updates to Google Assistant, an unnerving phone call from a robot, and more.

This episode of Download is sponsored by:

TextExpander, from Smile: Communicate smarter with TextExpander
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Guest Starring:

Florence Ion and Mikah Sargent

Links and Show Notes:

Lucid - Mikah's dream podcast

Somehow I Manage - a podcast from The Incomparable

All About Android

Material - Relay FM

Amazon.com : Cinnamon Imperials, 3lb Bulk Bag : Hard Candy : Grocery & Gourmet Food

53: Horizontal Integration of Relationships May 03, 2018

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T-Mobile and Sprint take another run at merging together; Facebook releases its standalone VR headset, gets into the dating game, and offers some data opt outs; and the gig economy takes a body blow.

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Guest Starring:

Shelly Brisbin and James Thomson

Links and Show Notes:

Sprint, T-Mobile Said to Close In on $26.5 Billion Combination - Bloomberg

Sprint and T-Mobile C.E.O.s Are in Washington to Sell Their Merger. Here’s What They’ll Confront. - The New York Times

The $199 Oculus Go mobile headset launches today - The Verge

Oculus Go review: mobile VR, minus the phone - The Verge

Facebook is taking on Tinder with new dating features - The Verge

Facebook will let users opt out of its browsing history collection - Recode

Gig workers could gain employee status with California Supreme Court ruling - San Francisco Chronicle

James Thomson (@jamesthomson) | Twitter

Shelly Brisbin (@shelly) | Twitter

52: Danger Bubble Apr 26, 2018

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Google fails to get the message about texting privacy, Amazon's got home robots and is now letting people open your car, and on this podcast's first birthday we consider some trends we've noticed over the past year.

This episode of Download is sponsored by:

Simple Contacts: Contact lens prescriptions from home: Use offer code DOWNLOAD for $30 off your contact lenses

Guest Starring:

Serenity Caldwell and Lisa Schmeiser

Links and Show Notes:

Exclusive: Chat is Google’s next big fix for Android’s messaging mess - The Verge

Amazon Has a Top-Secret Plan to Build Home Robots - Bloomberg

With Amazon Key In-Car, couriers can deliver packages to your trunk

GE Appliance’s new smart air conditioners work with HomeKit, Alexa, and Google Assistant - The Verge

The Immortal Iron Feminist (@lschmeiser) | Twitter

Serenity Caldwell (@settern) | Twitter

51: Planet Netflix Apr 19, 2018

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The U.S. takes on ZTE, Russia takes on Telegram, San Francisco takes on scooters, and video-streaming services take on your wallet.

This episode of Download is sponsored by:

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Slack: Where work happens.

Guest Starring:

Shahid Kamal Ahmad and Megan Morrone

Links and Show Notes:

US hits ZTE with huge ban that has ominous Android implications - SlashGear

ZTE can no longer buy Qualcomm chips after US ban - The Verge

“Privacy is not for sale,” Telegram founder says after being banned in Russia | Ars Technica

In effort to shut down Telegram, Russia blocks Amazon, Google network addresses | Ars Technica

NASA Planet Hunter on Its Way to Orbit | NASA

Liftoff - Relay FM

Jason and Stephen's podcast about space.

ESPN’s Streaming Service Is A Peek At The Future Of ESPN—And Disney

ESPN+ Stream Live Sports

San Francisco to scooter startups: Your customers are terrible | Ars Technica

meganmorrone (@meganmorrone) | Twitter

Shahid Kamal Ahmad (@shahidkamal) | Twitter

50: I Ran Out of Metaphor Apr 12, 2018

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Mr. Zuckerberg goes to Washington, Apple goes all in on renewable energy, Hulu and Spotify rebuild the bundle, Snap gives it a second try, and Google releases its own fuzzy-puppy update.

This episode of Download is sponsored by:

TextExpander, from Smile: Communicate smarter with TextExpander
Slack: Where work happens.

Guest Starring:

Brianna Wu and Carolina Milanesi

Links and Show Notes:

11 weird and awkward moments from two days of Mark Zuckerberg’s Congressional hearing - The Verge

Zuckerberg's Congressional Hearings: The Most Important Exchange - The Atlantic

Facebook Is Complicated. That Shouldn’t Stop Lawmakers. - The New York Times

US Consumers Want More Transparency from Facebook – Tech.pinions

Why Mark Zuckerberg’s 14-Year Apology Tour Hasn’t Fixed Facebook | WIRED

Apple Now Runs On 100% Green Energy, And Here’s How It Got There

Powerwall | The Tesla Home Battery

Snap Spectacles Model 002 With 802.11ac Surface in FCC Filing – Variety

Now you can get Spotify and Hulu together for just $12.99 each month - The Verge

Spotify + Hulu Bundle

Puparazzi alert: five tips for your pet photos

Brianna Wu (@Spacekatgal) | Twitter

Carolina Milanesi (@caro_milanesi) | Twitter

49: Good Plus Apr 05, 2018

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Intel unveils new mobile chips, Apple dumps Intel, Google loses its AI chief to Apple, and Microsoft reorgs Windows. All that, plus scooters litter the streets of San Francisco, drones are crashing all around us, oh the humanity!

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Guest Starring:

Lisa Schmeiser and Mark Hachman

Links and Show Notes:

Intel's debut 6-core Core i9 CPUs could push gaming laptops past 5GHz speeds | PCWorld

Dell's updated XPS 15 could crush the MacBook Pro 15—again | PCWorld

MacBooks: What CPUs could Apple use in the next version? | Macworld

Apple Plans to Use Its Own Chips in Macs From 2020, Replacing Intel - Bloomberg

Why the next Mac processor transition won’t be like the last two | Macworld

Connected #187: On the Edge - Relay FM

Apple’s 2019 Mac Pro will be shaped by workflows | TechCrunch

Apple Hires Google’s A.I. Chief - The New York Times

Daring Fireball: The Information on What Went Wrong With Siri

Electric scooters are taking over San Francisco streets and sidewalks - Business Insider

The End of Windows – Stratechery by Ben Thompson

Satya Nadella email to employees: Embracing our future: Intelligent Cloud and Intelligent Edge | Stories

Watch this Russian postal drone smash into a wall on its inaugural flight - The Verge

The Immortal Iron Feminist (@lschmeiser) | Twitter

Mark Hachman (@markhachman) | Twitter

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