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188: October 25, 2018 Oct 25, 2018

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Microsoft and Tesla have reported record quarters and Tim Cook is calling for stronger privacy laws here in the United States.

Guest Starring:

Myke Hurley

Links and Show Notes

Microsoft posts a record $29.1 billion Q1. Same old, same old | Ars Technica

Tim Cook calls for strong US privacy law, rips “data-industrial complex” | Ars Technica

Tesla rides Model 3’s popularity to its first profit in two years - The Verge

187: October 24, 2018 Oct 24, 2018

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It's all Apple today. Reviews of the iPhone XR have arrived; Apple claims to be fixing a "smooth selfie" bug; the company's 2019 video subscription service plans are revealed to be global; and the iPad Mini might not be dead after all.

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iOS 12.1 will improve selfie quality on the iPhone XS and XR - The Verge

Apple iPhone XR review: better than good enough - The Verge

Apple to Launch TV Subscription Service Globally — The Information

Kuo: New iPad Mini Coming as Soon as Next Week's Event, AirPower in Late 2018/Early 2019 - Mac Rumors

186: October 23, 2018 Oct 23, 2018

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Bloomberg's hacking story continues to draw criticism from Apple and Amazon, Hyperloop tunnels take one step forward and one step back, and Faraday Future hits a bump in the road.

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Andy Jassy on Twitter

Your move, Bloomberg - The Washington Post

Elon Musk tweets a date for the opening of his first Los Angeles tunnel | Ars Technica

Richard Branson reportedly quits as chairman of Virgin Hyperloop One - The Verge

Faraday Future hit with layoffs, salary cuts in attempt to stay alive - The Verge

185: October 22, 2018 Oct 22, 2018

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Spacecraft are going to Mercury, body cameras are catching fire, and Slack can talk to the SNES. What a world.

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Europe, Japan send spacecraft on 7-year journey to Mercury

BepiColombo Spacecraft Snaps Its First Selfie From Space on Its Way to Mercury

NYPD pulls 2,990 body cameras after one catches fire

Slack engineer figures out way to load messages into a 1995 SNES game - The Verge

184: October 19, 2018 Oct 19, 2018

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Apple sets a date for a media event in an unusual location; Samsung starts making 7-nanometer chips; Alexa learns how to whisper.

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Apple Invites Media to October 30th Event in New York City - Mac Rumors

Apple Announces October 30th Event – 512 Pixels

It's official: Apple event October 30, in Brooklyn! - Six Colors

Alexa’s new Whisper Mode goes live | TechCrunch

Samsung Starts Mass Production of Chips Using Its 7nm EUV Process Tech

183: October 18, 2018 Oct 18, 2018

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Andy Rubin's phone company hits hard times, Spotify gets an update, and Softbank questions future Saudi VC investments.

182: October 17, 2018 Oct 17, 2018

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Google is changing its deal with Android OEMs when it comes to Google Play services, while Facebook is walking back previous privacy statement about its new Portal device and TLS 1.0 meets its end.

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Google will start charging Android device makers a fee for using its apps in Europe - The Verge

It turns out that Facebook could in fact use data collected from its Portal in-home video device to target you with ads - Recode

181: October 16, 2018 Oct 16, 2018

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Adobe announced Photoshop for iPad and releases Premiere Rush; a startup with the Palm name thinks your big phone needs a little buddy; and Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, has died of cancer at 65.

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How Adobe is bringing “real Photoshop” to the iPad - The Verge

Adobe launches Premiere Rush, a cross-platform video editor | VentureBeat

The new Palm is a tiny phone to keep you away from your phone - The Verge

Statement on Paul G Allen - Vulcan

Paul Allen, Microsoft’s Co-Founder, Is Dead at 65 - The New York Times

Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Has Died at 65 | Fortune

180: October 15, 2018 Oct 15, 2018

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The FCC is getting pedantic in defending itself over net neutrality, while PlayStation owners are struggling with crashing consoles and DuckDuckGo continues to grow.

Alexa is getting to know us all better; astronauts had to make emergency landing after Russian Soyuz rocket failed during launch; Congress has questions about Google+.