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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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210: Foldable Phone Future Jan 17, 2019

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The gang is back with a quick update on Tesla and electric cars, and the sexiest tech news of the year. Next, a discussion on patent law and the FTC's suit against Qualcomm. And last but not least, there are not one, but two Fyre Festival documentaries, proving that the world might actually be okay.

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Tesla's influence grows as automakers roll out electric-vehicle plans

Ford: We're going to make F-Series all-electric

Return of the Razr—With a Foldable Screen and $1,500 Price - WSJ

Qualcomm Casting Intel as Hypocrite Backfires in FTC Trial - Bloomberg

Qualcomm-FTC lawsuit: Everything you need to know - CNET

FTC rests case against Qualcomm, arguing it's a monopoly in mobile chips - CNET

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

209: Pepsi is Not a Sponsor of This Podcast Jan 10, 2019

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Friend of the pod Jeff Hwang is back to talk with Brianna and Christina about some of the best -- and worst -- products from CES 2019, including some surprising Apple news and a very frustrating controversy. Later, the gang discusses a new report into how easy it is for people to track your phone’s location and Kendall Jenner’s very brave secret.

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The Opté Wand Can Magically Erase Any Spots on Your Skin

Here are all of the TVs getting AirPlay 2 in 2019 - The Verge

CES Revoked an Award for a Female Pleasure Device for Being 'Immoral' - Motherboard

The Osé blended-orgasm machine sounds like a microrobotic marvel

Our Sex Toy Won a CES Robotics Innovation Award, then they took it back – Lora DiCarlo

Meet the Lora DiCarlo Team!

Kohler put Alexa in a toilet so Happy New Year | TechCrunch

T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T Are Selling Customers' Real-Time Location Data, And It's Falling Into the Wrong Hands

Kendall Jenner's 'Raw' Proactiv Ad Spurs Backlash On Twitter | HuffPost Life

208: Stop Drocks Jan 04, 2019

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The predictions are true — Apple is lowering its revenue projections due to low iPhone demand. Plus, Tesla's stocks are dropping too. It's Stockmageddon! Next, an update on pornographic deepfakes, and Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Not together.

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Apple warns on Q1 results

CNBC Now on Twitter: "EXCLUSIVE: After cutting Q1 expectations, Apple CEO Tim Cook tells CNBC that the shortfall is primarily in Greater China as trade tensions put pressure on the Chinese economy https://t.co/iOf79ebo17… https://t.co/r6Hng71o8p"

Letter from Tim Cook to Apple investors - Apple

Apple says it could miss $9 billion in iPhone sales due to weak demand - The Verge

Christina Warren on Twitter: "Alright, I’m dusting off the tech stock pundtrity cap for a proper thread re: the Apple news. I would blog this but Twitter is easier. Whatever. These incoming."

How WeChat came to rule China - The Verge

Daring Fireball: Apple’s Terrible No Good Very Bad Earnings Warning

Tesla delivered 90,700 cars in Q4, Wall Street freaks out | Ars Technica

207: The 19th Year of 2018 Dec 28, 2018

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The Rocket Awards for 2018 have arrived.

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206: That's a Win! Dec 20, 2018

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Christina is back from her world tour! On today's show we discuss the iPhone XR's lack of popularity, YouTube's dangerous algorithms, and a plethora of desserts including Taylor Swift's use of facial recognition (a very Rocket topic), and more!

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Apple Faces Falling iPhone XR Sales

Why Apple's 40 Percent iPhone Price Cut Is a Terrible Strategy | Inc.com

Ming-Chi Kuo Says iPhone XR Demand Has Been Lower Than Expected, Slashes Shipment Estimates - MacRumors

How YouTube Built a Radicalization Machine for the Far-Right

Taylor Swift Scanned Audience With Facial Recognition Tech

Taylor Swift's Anti-Stalker Security Gets ACLU Warning

Introducing Verizon Media Group | About Verizon

PewDiePie fans hack the Wall Street Journal - The Verge

Fresh Prince’s Alfonso Ribeiro suing over Carlton Dance in Fortnite - Polygon

205: Epic Games, Cars, and Adult Content Dec 13, 2018

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Simone and Bri are joined by Jeff Hwang to discuss Epic pulls the Infinity Blade series from the iOS store, Audi giving a test-drive of their electric e-tron SUV in Abu Dhabi, and how Tumblr's adult content ban is going.

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Jeff Hwang (@jeffhwang) | Twitter

Epic removes all Infinity Blade games from the App Store - The Verge

Gamasutra - Epic Store influences developers to pull Steam releases

We’ve driven Audi’s first proper electric car, the 2019 e-tron SUV | Ars Technica

jordan on Twitter: Elon Musk—while fighting off tears—says that Tesla can't review his tweets...

Tumblr will purge most NSFW content under new guidelines - Polygon

Tumblr’s wonky algorithm is flagging innocent posts as adult content - Polygon

Many fandom Tumblr users will staunchly remain on the platform - Polygon

Remembering Tumblr’s wildest community drama - Polygon

204: Great Chicken Caper of 2018 Dec 06, 2018

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Facebook is back in the news after the UK Parliament releases 250 pages of documents about how the company handles data! Next, Microsoft is reportedly considering scrapping Edge and building a browser based in Chromium. Finally, a triple-dessert! She-Ra is a good show, Laura Loomer chained herself to Twitter, and the PlayStation Classic sucks.

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Facebook knew Android call-scraping would be ‘high-risk’ - The Verge

Internal Facebook documents show how the company makes deals for data - The Verge

Facebook’s Internal Tensions Are Spilling Beyond The Company’s Walls

Facebook’s Internal Tensions Are Spilling Beyond The Company’s Walls

Internal Documents Show Facebook Has Never Deserved Our Trust or Our Data - Motherboard

Mark Zuckerberg personally approved cutting off Vine’s friend-finding feature - The Verge

Microsoft is building its own Chrome browser to replace Edge - The Verge

Far-right activist Laura Loomer handcuffed herself to Twitter’s NYC headquarters - The Verge

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Is the Magically Queer Cartoon We Need Right Now - them.

203: Don't Catfish Nov 29, 2018

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The Supreme Court will next year decide whether consumers can sue Apple under antitrust laws, and we're discussing the case in-depth. Next, the PS Classic reviews are out, and they're not great, Bob! Finally, the creepy case of an Instagram copycat.

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

Argument analysis: Justices poised to allow antitrust dispute against Apple over apps to go forward - SCOTUSblog

PlayStation Classic review: A far-from-classic experience | Ars Technica

PlayStation Classic hands-on impressions: fun but bare-bones - Polygon

Student discovers mystery lookalike 'stalking her to the extreme' by copying her Instagram posts | Daily Mail Online

202: Christina's Makes a Good Buying Decision Nov 24, 2018

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Simone is out sick this week, but that doesn’t mean Bri and Christina can’t talk at length about the blockbuster story about Facebook in the New York Times, and what it means for all of us. Brianna also tells us about a hilarious tech snafu in the Tesla forums, and Bri and Christina share what they are doing for Thanksgiving and why Christina (finally!) bought a PS4.

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Delay, Deny and Deflect: How Facebook’s Leaders Fought Through Crisis - The New York Times

New York Times Update | Facebook Newsroom

Elliot Schrage on Definers | Facebook Newsroom

[Updated] How I Went From Tesla Delivery Hell To Tesla Giving Me Control Of Their Site Forums With Over 1.5 Million Tesla Account Contacts - DansDeals.com

Black Friday Week - PlayStation

PlayStation 4 re-review, five years in - Polygon

What We Liked And Didn't Like About Pokémon Let's Go

201: Christina's Wallet Strikes Back Nov 15, 2018

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Amazon has settled on New York City as one of its next headquarters, and we have feelings. Also, Christina finally has hands-on impressions of the new iPad Pro. Last but most importantly, the Detective Pikachu trailer is out and it's so… so much.

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iPad Pro Impressions — The Verge

New BFFs Cuomo & De Blasio Celebrate Sweetheart Amazon Deal — Gothamist

A First Look At Everything New York Will Give Amazon To Come To Queens — Gothamist

Who are the British business leaders still backing Brexit? — Guardian

First Detective Pikachu trailer shows off a world of live-action Pokémon — Polygon

A serious debate about Pikachu’s fur in the Detective Pikachu trailer — Polygon

The infinite horrors of Pokémon’s Mr. Mime — Polygon

Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee dies at 95 — Polygon

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