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Countdown to excitement! Every week Christina Warren, Brianna Wu and Simone de Rochefort had accelerated geek conversation. Tech, comics, movies, games and books, no galaxy is off limits! Hosted by Christina Warren, Brianna Wu, and Simone De Rochefort.

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220: She's in Dubai Mar 28, 2019

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Nothing will stop Christina from talking about the Apple Event, not even an 8-hour time difference and the Atlantic Ocean. We cover Apple's credit card, Apple News+, the new Apple TV ideas and also Apple Arcade. Next, what is Europe doing with its internet laws? Ridiculous things. Finally, the Spice Girls are back in the news for the best reason possible.

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Apple TV Plus: all the news on Apple’s streaming service - The Verge

Everything we know so far about how the Apple Card works - The Verge

Apple News Plus is a fine way to read magazines, but a disappointment to anyone wishing for a real boost for the news business » Nieman Journalism Lab

Apple launches $9.99 Apple News Plus with more than 300 magazines - The Verge

Apple Arcade wants to slay the free-to-play monster iOS helped create - The Verge

Apple Arcade has game developers excited, but questions remain - The Verge

Apple TV+ makes Facebook Watch look like a joke | TechCrunch

Apple announces Apple TV Plus video subscription service - The Verge

EU’s Parliament Signs Off on Disastrous Internet Law: What Happens Next? | Electronic Frontier Foundation

Europe is splitting the internet into three - The Verge

Europe’s controversial overhaul of online copyright receives final approval - The Verge

Mel B Is Going to Single-Handedly Sell Out This Spice Girls Stadium Tour, Huh? | Vanity Fair

Simone de Rochefort @ PAX EAST! on Twitter: "Please believe that this will be less of an organized fan event and more of us hanging out in a bar waiting for people to say hi"

219: Banjo Is Free Mar 21, 2019

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All the GDC and Apple news is hitting hard this week! There are new iPads, new AirPods, and Stadia, Google's new streaming service! Bri is at GDC and she has her eye on some upcoming games. Lastly, Netflix is in the news for cancelling beloved sitcom One Day At A Time.

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Tavi Gevinson Tweets Elizabeth Holmes Impression: VIDEO

Today’s AirPods launch underscores Apple’s latest AirPower misfire - The Verge

Apple's clever (and kind of risky) plan to dominate the week before its big event

Apple launches 10.5-inch iPad Air and iPad mini with Pencil support

Apple updates 21.5 and 27-inch iMacs with six-core Intel processors

Apple requires all new apps and updates to support iPhone XS Max and new iPad Pro from March 27 - 9to5Mac

Apple is jumping into streaming video with a huge library of shows and films - The Verge

Google announces Stadia, a new game streaming platform - Polygon

Netflix’s Show Cancellations: The Metrics Behind the Heartbreaks – Variety

218: Side Door Mar 14, 2019

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What a busy and marvelous week. Senator Warren made a policy proposal on Medium to break up companies that, like Amazon and Apple, make over 25 billion dollars and sell apps on platforms they control. You know we have things to say about that. Next, a review of Samsung's smaller phone, the S10E. And finally, the college scam you've all been waiting for.

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Elizabeth Warren's break-up plan for Amazon, Facebook could be the dawn of a new era of antitrust reform

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

Where Warren’s Wrong – Stratechery by Ben Thompson

Here’s how we can break up Big Tech – Team Warren – Medium

The Case - Time to Play Fair

Facebook’s Data Deals Are Under Criminal Investigation - The New York Times

Samsung Galaxy S10E review: short, not shortchanged - The Verge

Everything to Know About the College Cheating Scam

217: Rogue One Two Mar 07, 2019

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Brianna and Simone GO ROGUE. We're talking about the general state of living games — games that provide their publishers with revenue until the next big thing comes out. Then, Brianna chats with genuine futurist Amy Webb about her new book and the AI of the future. Finally, YouTube tackles, not for the first time, its problems with child exploitation.

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Anthem’s story design doesn’t live up to BioWare’s standards - Polygon

Anthem players say the game is crashing their PS4s - Polygon

Fallout 76 is a clown fiesta of a game, and that’s why I keep coming back - Polygon

Amazon.com: The Big Nine: How the Tech Titans and Their Thinking Machines Could Warp Humanity eBook: Amy Webb: Kindle Store

YouTube is disabling comments on almost all videos featuring children - The Verge

YouTube still can’t stop child predators in its comments - The Verge

YouTube Creator Blog: More updates on our actions related to the safety of minors on YouTube

Trolls are lying about child porn to try to get YouTube channels taken down - The Verge

How pinball gave video games their bad reputation - YouTube

Brianna Wu for Congress 2020

216: We're Not Buying Them Feb 28, 2019

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This week the show is a bad sandwich. First up, awesome tech news: Huawei and Samsung's foldable phones, and the Hololens 2! Next, the rotten meat that is Facebook's content moderation working conditions. But then we have an update on The Life of Elizabeth Holmes from Vanity Fair. Everything's coming up Rocket!

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Quote of the Day: "If you're independently wealthy, or this is how you choose to spend your money, I won't judge you. I'm not buying this because it passes the threshold of what I will piss money away on." - Christina Warren, 2019

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

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

HoloLens 2: inside Microsoft's new headset - YouTube

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

J.Sack on Twitter: "I was a former 'Content Analyst' for over 4 years monitoring Twitter and have a few things to say about this. Thread:… https://t.co/u983YRqsdT"

Our Commitment to Our Content Reviewers | Facebook Newsroom

The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America - The Verge

The Human Toll of Protecting the Internet from the Worst of Humanity | The New Yorker

“She Never Looks Back”: Inside Elizabeth Holmes’s Final Months at Theranos | Vanity Fair

215: Oculus Rift Tea Time Feb 21, 2019

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Special guest Blake J. Harris joins us this episode. Blake is the author of The History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality, out now from HarperCollins. Tune in to learn what our SECRET SEGMENT is! Lastly, Samsung has finally revealed the Fold, their $1,980 foldable phone.

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Amazon.com: The History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality eBook: Blake J. Harris: Kindle Store

An Excerpt from The History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality by Blake J. Harris - IGN

214: The 24th Time Zone Feb 14, 2019

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Christina is in AUSTRALIA for Microsoft Ignite! Meanwhile, Jeff Bezos is all over the news and it's time for a serious discussion of cybersecurity and nudes. Next up, Apple's proposed Apple News paid tier seems like a bum deal for publishers! Lastly, it's the 20th Anniversary of Final Fantasy 8, a game that maybe isn't as bad as it's supposed to be.

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Bezos, National Enquirer Story Raises Cybersecurity Questions - YouTube

Jeff Bezos made Medium cool for once - The Verge

Jeff Bezos investigation finds Lauren Sanchez’s brother leaked information to Enquirer, source says - Los Angeles Times

Apple’s new deal for journalism should send publishers running - The Verge

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

Why I’m still thinking about Final Fantasy 8, 20 years later - Polygon

213: Our Favorite Things Feb 07, 2019

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Rebecca Jarvis joins our hosts to go in-depth on Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes. She's the resident expert, producing and hosting the podcast The Dropout for ABC. We also talk about Angela Ahrendt's legacy at Apple, as Deirdre O'Brien takes over a SVP of Retail + People. Then, the SS7 exploits that have allowed hackers to drain bank accounts in Europe. Finally Christina, Brianna, and Simone also discuss the massive media layoffs that hit this month.

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The Dropout by ABC News on Apple Podcasts

How Elizabeth Holmes sold the idea of Theranos to employees, investors: Nightline Part 1/2 - YouTube

Carolina Milanesi on Twitter

Retail is broken. Angela Ahrendts has a plan

Angela Ahrendts departing Apple in April, Deirdre O’Brien named SVP of Retail + People - 9to5Mac

Criminals Are Tapping into the Phone Network Backbone to Empty Bank Accounts - Motherboard

212: Tiny Screws Jan 31, 2019

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Jeff Hwang rejoins us to discuss Apple's troubling week. A FaceTime bug allows users to eavesdrop in group calls, and a New York Times report details the company's difficulties manufacturing the Mac Pro on American soil. Finally, the Resident Evil 2 remake is OUT and Bri is LOVING IT.

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Jeff Hwang (@jeffhwang) | Twitter

Apple sales revenue fell billions in China, wiping out other gains - The Verge

Serious FaceTime bug allows you to listen remotely before anyone answers — Apple to fix ‘later this week’ - The Verge

How Apple could miss a privacy-invading FaceTime security flaw - The Verge

A Tiny Screw Shows Why iPhones Won’t Be ‘Assembled in U.S.A.’ - The New York Times

Resident Evil 2 review: The new world of survival horror - Polygon

How Resident Evil 2 fell apart, then became one of Capcom’s biggest hits - Polygon

Resident Evil 2 review - The Verge

211: Suckville 9 to 5 Jan 24, 2019

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Bri has finally tried the iPad Pro for herself, and she has thoughts! Next up, Xiaomi has shown off their foldable phone prototype, which begs the question — why? Nest is in the headlines again, and again, the news isn't good. Finally, we've all had a chance to watch both Fyre Festival documentaries. Find out what we think!

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Apple iPad Pro review 2018: the fastest iPad is still an iPad - The Verge

Xiaomi’s folding phone is the best we’ve seen so far - The Verge

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

No, Nest Cams are not being hacked to issue fake nuclear bomb threats - The Verge

Fyre Fight: The Inside Story of How We Got Two Warring Fyre Festival Documentaries in the Same Week - The Ringer

What Happened To Andy King After Fyre Festival? The Event Producer Has Some New Ventures

Bahamian Caterer Wants Ja-Rule To Cut The Check If He’s Really Sorry For Fyre Festival Fiasco - Essence

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