Microsoft is reportedly working on a low-cost laptop to compete with Chromebooks in education, Samsung plans to launch a cloud game streaming service for Tizen smart TVs, and Jessica Rosenworcel named as head of the FCC.
We get a first-hand review of Android 12 and Google’s new Pixel 6 Pro smartphone. Amazon is building a new app codenamed “Project Mic”. It would let anyone make and distribute a live radio show, including music pulled from Amazon’s catalog. Lennar Corporation is partnering with a startup called Icon to build a community of 100 3D-printed homes near Austin, Texas.
Starring Tom Merritt, Rich Stroffolino, Trisha Hershberger, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe
YouTube rolls out a “New to you” discovery tab, Amazon is building a live audio app codenamed “Project Mic”, and Adobe builds a Content Credentials tool into Photoshop for NFTs.
What’s the difference between casting news and a spoiler? We discuss plus HBO lost customers (in a good way?) and Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop trailer isn’t universally loved. All that and more on Cordkillers! With special guest Hammond Chamberlain.
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We examine the policy and management decisions revealed in documents released by Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen. Mastercard announced a deal with the cryptocurrency firm Bakkt to provide crypto options for merchants and banks on its payment network. And Hertz, the rental car service, will buy a 100,000 Tesla Model 3s for its rental fleet.
Starring Tom Merritt, ALlison Sheridan, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos
Internal Facebook documents filed with the SEC details the company’s struggles recruiting younger users, Hertz buys 100,000 Teslas, and Microsoft finds the Nobelium threat group is still causing problems.
This week, we had several global automakers announcing new battery plants in North America, aiming for a major expansion of capacity within the next five years. Dr. Nicole Ackermans switches on some science facts about EV batteries and the environmental impact.