A new system to help you decide whether to trust news sources on Facebook and Google and a new system to stop verifying people form Twitter.
With Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, and Justin Robert Young.
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Show Notes
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Facebook and Google participating in trusted news program, Amazon Key hack discovered, Twitter pauses verification program and removes some verifications.
Amazon scraps TV bundle plans, Google improves job search results, Tencent has an impressive quarter.
Firefox Quantum released, HTC announced standalone headset, Apple Watch can identify high blood pressure.
FaceID spoofed, Softbank sinks money into Uber and Lyft comes to Toronto.