Are gestures the best way to control devices? Plus, Nintendo ends its first iOS app, CNN ends Casey Neistat’s Beme and New York tries to end net neutrality violations.
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- Quick Hits
- (00:55) Samsung announces the Galaxy S9 launch, teases “reimagined” camera | ars technica
- (01:15) Chrome 64 arrives with stronger pop-up blocker and new developer features | venture beat
- (01:35) Xiaomi beats Samsung to top spot in India’s smartphone market | tech crunch
- More Top Stories
- (02:05) Nintendo is shutting down its Miitomo social app in May | the next web
- (03:25) Apple’s Getting Back Into the E-Books Fight Against Amazon | bloomberg
- (06:45) CNN shutters Casey Neistat’s video company Beme, which it bought 14 months ago for $25 million | the verge
- (11:15) Twitter Is Working on a Snapchat-Style Video Sharing Tool | bloomberg
- (14:35) Net neutrality will be enforced in New York under orders from governor | ars technica
- (17:30) Soon we’ll control our devices with our body language, not our voice | quartz
- Thing of the day
- (23:50) Nate Lanxon
- Message of the Day
- (25:05) Chris – Meg Whitman
- (26:50) William – price changes
- Today’s Contributor
- 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.
Miitomo closing down, Apple changing iBooks and Samsung sets a date for the 9.
AT&T takes out full page ads in the Washington Post and NY Times urging Congress to pass a Net Neutrality law. Critics content the effort is hypocritical and in fact would enshrine anti-net neutrality behavior into law. YouTube is pushing for a nicer, kinder YouTube, but is that what YouTube really wants?
The European Commission hands Qualcomm a big fine, Uber autonomous vehicles within 18 months, and Facebook acquires Confirm.io
Can law enforcement meet the demands of cyber-security without roughshod over the privacy concerns of citizens and weakening encryption? Plus Apple announced the arrival of HomePod, DuckDuckGo extension protects users against ad bots and tracking, and Google releases its Files Go app.
Apple announces the HomePod date, Snap moves beyond the app, and Twitter’s COO leaves.
Amazon Go opens in downtown Seattle. Is the future of grocery shopping here? Montana’s governor signs an executive order to preserve Net Neutrality. US Childcare research suggests parents should not limit screen time but rather ensure its creative not passive time.
Amazon gets rid of checkout clerks, Microsoft has cheap laptops for schools and Facebook has more thoughts on news.