33: Consensual Mass Hallucination

Microsoft returns to ARM with Windows 10 running on Qualcomm chips, Amazon and Google get into a slap fight (while Prime Video sneaks on to the Apple TV), and Bitcoin continues to rise into the stratosphere.

Microsoft returns to ARM with Windows 10 running on Qualcomm chips, Amazon and Google get into a slap fight (while Prime Video sneaks on to the Apple TV), and Bitcoin continues to rise into the stratosphere.

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Guest Starring:

Andrew Freedman and Lisa Schmeiser

Links and Show Notes Microsoft Launches Windows 10 On ARM: Always Connected PCs - AnandTech Microsoft debuts Windows 10 on ARM - ZDNet Windows 10 and Qualcomm Promise Laptops with Long Battery Life - IT Pro Introducing Windows 10 S - Microsoft Google is pulling YouTube off the Fire TV and Echo Show - The Verge Amazon Prime Video now available on Apple TV - Six Colors This lamp can detect ambient color and change its light to match - The Verge Steam ends support for bitcoin - Polygon The Environmental Case Against Bitcoin - New Republic Bitcoin’s insane energy consumption, explained - Ars Technica Andrew E. Freedman (@FreedmanAE) - Twitter Lisa Schmeiser (@lschmeiser) - Twitter