Qualcomm rolls out 5G cellular networking at a Hawaiian resort; Tumblr bans sexual imagery and nudity; Apple fails emoji biology; and streaming services consider inserting ads into paused video.

Qualcomm rolls out 5G cellular networking at a Hawaiian resort; Tumblr bans sexual imagery and nudity; Apple fails emoji biology; and streaming services consider inserting ads into paused video.


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Guest Starring:

Rose Orchard, Andy Ihnatko, and Jeremy Burge


Links and Show Notes Support Download with a Relay FM Membership 5G is weeks away — and Tuesday marks its first real test - The Verge Qualcomm's New Snapdragon Chip Suggests 5G Is Almost Here | WIRED Apple Is Said to Miss Rapid 5G Takeoff, Sitting Out Tech Shift - Bloomberg Tumblr Staff — A better, more positive Tumblr Tumblr will ban all adult content starting December 17th - The Verge Tumblr's Ban on Adult Content May Hurt Creative Communities - Gizmodo Monterey Bay Aquarium takes Apple to task for its backward squid emoji - The Verge Monterey Bay Aquarium on Twitter 🦑 Squid Emoji - Emojipedia World Emoji Day 2018: First Look at Apple's New Emojis - Emojipedia Jeremy Burge on Twitter: 🐙 Changes Airports suggest making plane arrival emoji a little less "crash-y" - CBS News 👻 Ghost Emoji - Emojipedia Microsoft confirms plan to rebuild Edge browser using Chromium on Windows 10 | Windows Central Microsoft Edge, Chromium, and Blink FAQ: Everything you need to know | Windows Central Hulu, AT&T to Run Ads in 2019 When Viewers Pause Their Streaming TV – Variety I Tried to Make My Dog an Instagram Celebrity. I Failed. - The New York Times Jeremy Burge (@jeremyburge) | Twitter Rosemary (@RosemaryOrchard) | Twitter Andy Ihnatko (@Ihnatko) | Twitter

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