29: Mosquito to a Light

2017's flagship smartphones are all out, and the dust is starting to settle. In the desert, driverless vehicles are taking to public roads with mixed luck. And Snap works to dig itself out of bad quarterly results.

2017's flagship smartphones are all out, and the dust is starting to settle. In the desert, driverless vehicles are taking to public roads with mixed luck. And Snap works to dig itself out of bad quarterly results.

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Links and Show Notes Samsung Galaxy: Growing Up - YouTube iPhone X OLED Display Technology Shoot-Out Google updates Pixel 2 XL with new ‘saturated’ color display option and other bug fixes - The Verge Waymo makes history testing on public roads with no one at the wheel | Ars Technica Las Vegas is expanding its self-driving shuttle experiment - The Verge Las Vegas' self-driving bus crashes in first hour of service Something is wrong on the internet – James Bridle – Medium Sarah Frier on Twitter: "This is huge change. Evan Spiegel has built this product on his instincts. https://t.co/IKEiqSMmVE" Snap CEO Evan Spiegel on Spectacles write-off: 'I guess we made the wrong decision' | VentureBeat Snapchat's big redesign planned for December 4: Here's how it will work - Business Insider