DTNS 3102 – Facebook Echos Amazon’s Show

Tom

7 years ago

Apple’s phone price gamble, HTC might sell off Vive and Facebook’s hardware challenges.
With Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young and Roger Chang.

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Show Notes
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News You Should Know
- (01:25) New Pixel phone announcement rumored for October 5th
- (02:25) Judge will supervise Dreamhost user data turnover
More Top Stories
- (03:35) Next flagship iPhone rumored to cost $999
- (06:45) HTC considering sale of Vive VR business
- (10:55) Amazon will offer Prime discounts at Whole Foods
- (16:50) India’s Supreme Court rules in favor of citizen’s privacy
- (20:20) NY judge issues judgement in favor of fair use
Discussion
- (23:55) Andrew Bosworth has taken over Facebook’s Building 8
  - Facebook is putting a top exec in charge… – Business Insider
  - ‘Not a random idea factory’… – Business Insider
  - Facebook Is Working on a Video Chat Device – Bloomberg
  - Facebook is working on futuristic smart glasses… – Business Insider
Thing of the Day
- (35:00) After On Podcast, Episode 4: Andy Hessel | Synthetic Biology
Message of the Day
- (35:55) Martin – Movie Pass
- (36:25) Stefan – Computer accessibility request