The One Where Sundar Goes To Washington

On this episode, another tech company CEO talks to the U.S. government. Also, your password probably sucks. 

[New to the show? Find out the stories we talk about in this week's episode below and connect with Amir and Chris on Twitter! Use the hashtag #FiveFavorites to share YOUR favorite stories each and every week - and YOU may be included on the show (including our new tweet of the week feature).] 

This week Five Favorites 

1.  ‘donald’ debuts at No. 23 on worst passwords of 2018 list [Techcrunch - story by  Kirsten Korosec]

2. Samsung Galaxy S10 release date, price, news and leaks [ TechRadar - Story by James Rogerson]

3. New Verizon execs say old Verizon execs made a $5 billion mistake betting on AOL and Yahoo [Recode story by Peter Kafka]

4. Starbucks is rolling out delivery at roughly 2,000 stores across the US as customers ditch old-school cafés [Business Insider - story by Katie Taylor]

5. Hot Topic: How Sundar Pichai defended Google before Congress [ The Verge - story by Colin Lecher]

DISHonorable Mention: 

YouTube Rewind 2018 is officially the most disliked video on YouTube [The Verge - Story by Julia Alexander]

Honorable Mention: 

A Professor Challenged His Class To Go Viral For An Assignment. Then His Students Tricked Millions Of People. [Buzzfeed Story by Tanya Chen]

Social of the Week [Twitter]

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