Jul 8th 2016
Tech News Today 1551
Pokemon No Go
Hosted by
Jason Howell,
Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ
Social media as court of public opinion
Although the show is no longer in production, you can enjoy previous episodes from the TWiT Archives.
Guests:
Iain Thomson,
Sam Machkovech
Jason Howell and Fr. Robert Ballecer discuss the use of Twitter in the Dallas shooting aftermath with Iain Thomson from The Register. Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica joins to discuss how virtual reality will become the ultimate tabletop gaming environment for remote players. Also, Pokemon Go has a lot of steam but the servers aren't up to the task quite yet. And Facebook is bringing end to end encryption to Messenger, but it's opt in to start.
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Links
- Facebook ‘glitch’ that deleted the Philando Castile shooting vid: It was the police – sources
- Twitter Exonerated This “Suspect” in the Dallas Shooting. Why Didn’t the Police Clear His Name?
- Bomb-disposal robot violently disposes of Dallas cop-killer gunman
- Pokémon Go is out now on Android and iOS
- Tabletop Simulator VR may be the ultimate RPG and board-gaming sandbox
- Mom takes on Valve, third-party “trading” sites, alleges “illegal scheme”
- ‘Secret Conversations:’ End-to-End Encryption Comes to Facebook Messenger
- ESPN Takes a Baby Step Outside the Bundle
- Don’t panic: BlackBerry’s keyboard is here to stay