Aug 1st 2019
Tech News Weekly 93
The Apple Banana
Hosted by
Jason Howell,
Mikah Sargent
SMART Act, Apple earnings
Records every Thursday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 19:00 UTC.
- (01:42) The SMART Act would regulate addictive features in social media, and Emily Birnbaum from The Hill defines what that would mean.
- (15:07) Andrew Martonik from Android Central talks about Google's Pixel 4 leak strategy, how its working, and whether key features will be enough for consumers.
- (27:11) Apple earnings show how the company is diversifying its offerings, and Lory Gil from iMore shares how the drop in iPhone revenue could impact business.
- (43:27) Chrome 76 is addressing an insecure loophole in Incognito mode that will also allow site visitors to get free content from publishers.
- (49:27) An innocuous tweet about hygiene sparked a world-wide discussion around privilege and who has the right to clean themselves.
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Links
- GOP senator introduces bill banning 'addictive' social media features
- How to Get Your Lost Snapchat Streak Back
- I hope the Google Pixel 4's air gestures can succeed where the LG G8's failed
- Transcript: Apple CEO Tim Cook on the company's 2019 Q3 earnings
- Chrome 76 adds dark mode, removes Incognito Mode detection
- The Hygiene Culture Wars That Started on Social Media