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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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170: It's So Horrible Here Apr 12, 2018

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Christina, Brianna, and Simone discuss Zuckerberg's Senate testimony, the new RED iPhone, Mac Pro updates, and Cardi B's new album dropping.

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Links and Show Notes

Zuckerberg Testimony: Why Facebook Is Winning So Far - Bloomberg

How the Senate's tech illiteracy saved Mark Zuckerberg - CNNPolitics

Apple announces new red iPhone 8 and 8 Plus - The Verge

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

Apple’s redesigned Mac Pro is coming in 2019 - The Verge

Cardi B’s ‘Invasion of Privacy’ Cements Her Star Status

Cardi B on Her Unstoppable Rise, Repping Gang Life, and the Peril of Butt Injections | GQ

169: Better Laser Explosions Apr 05, 2018

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Brianna, Christina, and Simone mull over the rumors that Apple will make their own chip, and talk about how online culture needs to change in the aftermath of the shooting at YouTube headquarters. Then we take a breath to play a horrible guessing game.

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Links and Show Notes

Apple Plans to Ditch Intel and Use Custom Mac Chips Starting in 2020 - Mac Rumors

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

Police Identify Woman Who Wounded 3 at YouTube and Killed Herself; Motive Is Unclear - The New York Times

Nasim Najafi Aghdam was 'calm and cooperative' with police before attacking YouTube HQ - CNN

Police Questioned YouTube Attacker Hours Before Shooting, Didn't Seem To Be A Threat : The Two-Way : NPR

Fool for You by Samantha M. Derr

Sparkwood by Daria Defore

Brianna Wu — Donate via ActBlue

168: There Were Other Complications Mar 30, 2018

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Apple held an event, Facebook is being Facebook, and who bit Beyoncé’s face.

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Links and Show Notes

The 5 biggest announcements from the Apple education event - The Verge

Apple’s new iPad with Pencil support is just $299 for schools - The Verge

Apple and Logitech announce $49 Crayon stylus and keyboard case that work with the iPad - The Verge

Facebook scraped call, text message data for years from Android phones [Updated] | Ars Technica

Facebook scandal ignites a privacy awakening - Mar. 28, 2018

Manifest.permission | Android Developers

Which Celebrities Did Not Bite Beyoncé's Face? An Updating List. | HuffPost

Who bit Beyoncé? A guide to the most bizarre celebrity mystery of 2018. - The Washington Post

167: Pointing Fingers Mar 22, 2018

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Christina, Brianna, and Simone discuss the fallout for Facebook in the wake of Cambridge Analytica, Uber's self-driving car fatality, and two awesome ladies: Lara Croft and Jessica Jones.

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Links and Show Notes

Cambridge Analytica scandals, explained: Facebook, Trump, Russia, WikiLeaks, and more - Vox

Cambridge Analytica, the shady data firm that might be a key Trump-Russia link, explained - Vox

Facebook and Cambridge Analytica: What You Need to Know as Fallout Widens - The New York Times

No, You Aren't Going to Quit Facebook

Uber’s self-driving car showed no signs of slowing before fatal crash, police say - The Verge

Uber halts self-driving tests after pedestrian killed in Arizona - The Verge

Uber’s former head of self-driving cars put safety second - The Verge

From sex symbol to icon: How Crystal Dynamics saved Lara Croft - Polygon

Jessica Jones season 2 full review - Polygon

166: Smart Home Future Mar 15, 2018

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Simone, Brianna, and Christina talk about The Information's deep dive into Siri's troubled development, three exciting stories of FRAUD, The Bachelor's tragic season finale, and whether or not Simone should get a Fitbit on a whim.

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Links and Show Notes

The Seven-Year Itch: How Apple’s Marriage to Siri Turned Sour — The Information

Senior ex-Equifax executive charged with insider trading | Ars Technica

Theranos and CEO Elizabeth Holmes charged by the SEC with defrauding investors - The Verge

Google banning cryptocurrency-related advertising

Watch John Oliver explain Bitcoin using $15,000 Beanie Babies and rap videos - The Verge

Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Lauren Burnham Iceland Vacation | PEOPLE.com

Fitbit Alta HR Is the Best Fitness Tracker for Normal People

Microsoft Build 2018 Developer Conference

165: Steven Spielberg Hasn't Made A Bad Movie Since Hook - Fight Me Mar 09, 2018

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Simone, Brianna, and Christina are reunited for a MYSTERY TOPIC, discussion of Microsoft's LTE Surface and Vulkan 1.1, and the upcoming Spielberg joint Ready Player One.

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Links and Show Notes

The work-anywhere Surface Pro with LTE can now be preordered by anyone | Ars Technica

Vulkan 1.1 out today with multi-GPU support, better DirectX compatibility | Ars Technica

Stranger Things’ homage to ’80s cinema continues with stunning posters - Polygon

People are making Ready Player One’s terrible posters so much better - Polygon

Female Founders on International Women's Day - YouTube

164: Just The Two Of Us Mar 01, 2018

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Brianna and Simone are FLYING DUO tonight and talking about Microsoft's Supreme Court Case, the ESRB's addition of in-game purchase warnings to game labels, Discord's purge of white nationalist servers, and the awesomeness of Black Panther.

This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:

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Links and Show Notes

US v. Microsoft: what’s at stake in the Supreme Court case - The Verge

ESRB adding labeling for loot boxes, other ‘in-game purchases’ - Polygon

Discord is purging alt-right, white nationalist and hateful servers - Polygon

Black Panther review - Polygon

Black Panther review: the grown-up Marvel movie we’ve been waiting for - The Verge

Brianna Wu — Donate via ActBlue

163: Reviewpalooza Feb 22, 2018

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Simone, Brianna, and Christina take a break from news to discuss their favorite toys: the Peloton bike, the HomePod, the iPhone 8, the third-gen MacBook, and the Apple Watch Series 3.

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Links and Show Notes

My two-month ride with Peloton, the cultish, internet-connected fitness bike - The Verge

Apple HomePod Review: It Only Sounds Great: Reviews by Wirecutter | A New York Times Company

Opinion: Almost no one should get a HomePod over a Google Home Max | 9to5Google

iPhone 8 Review: Apple's Best and Most Boring iPhone | WIRED

'King of Kong' star Billy Mitchell lied, claims Donkey Kong world-record analysis | VentureBeat

The ‘King of Kong’ could be stripped of his high score

The Perfect Fraudman - YouTube

The King of Con - YouTube

World's Most Infamous Donkey Kong Player Caught Cheating! - YouTube

RDI Halcyon - YouTube

162: The Internet Was A Mistake Feb 15, 2018

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Brianna, Christina, and Simone are reunited to discuss Wired's cover story about Facebook, the upcoming (ongoing?) Infocalypse, and Quinn Norton's short life at the New York Times.

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Links and Show Notes

Inside Facebook's Hellish Two Years—and Mark Zuckerberg's Struggle to Fix it All | WIRED

He Predicted The 2016 Fake News Crisis. Now He's Worried About An Information Apocalypse.

NY Times Hires, Quickly Fires Journalist With History of Homophobic Tweets

Microsoft Developer - YouTube

161: Wow, Remember That? Feb 09, 2018

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Brianna, Simone, and Christina are ... not here! But they've curated a trip down memory lane for you, of some of their favorite Rocket memories. Join us to talk about the SNES Classic and, of course, sexy, sexy Pokemon.

This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:

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