Cryptocurrencies nose dive to just 50% of their 2017 value as governments crackdown. Google’s Project Fi caps data bills at $60/month. Amazon shortlists the 20 cities its considering for its 2nd North American HQ.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young and Roger Chang
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- Quick Hits
- (00:50) Softbank is now Uber’s biggest shareholder
- (01:20) Apple Confirms Fix is Coming Next Week for Malicious Link That Freezes Messages App | macrumors
- (01:50) Intel admits Spectre patch problems also affect newer Core chips | engadget
- (02:20) Microsoft puts Minecraft boss in charge of Xbox games | the verge
- More Top Stories
- (02:45) Nintendo Announces Nintendo Labo, A Wild New Experiment For Switch | kotaku
- (10:05) This week’s Bitcoin crash was all about fraud and regulation | the verge
- (14:35) Spotify Has New Plan to Take on Radio and Reinvent Podcasts | bloomberg
- (18:50) Tide Pod challenge: YouTube blocks videos after poisoning fears | bbc
- (21:35) Google’s Project Fi now caps data bills at $60 | tech crunch
- (24:15) Amazon reveals top 20 city candidates for its second HQ | the verge
- Message of the Day
- (27:10) Andy – Daily Tech Headlines on a Google Home
- Today’s Contributors
- Friend of the show Wil Harris is fundraising for Campaign Against Living Miserably, a charity that encourages men to get help with their mental health.
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China leads app usage growth, OnePlus shuts down credit card payments, Microsoft expands Surface Book 2 country availability. 
Google undersea cables, Facebook news test, free satellite Internet.
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