The One Where We Deliver

On this week's episode - Google is becoming a player in the gaming world. Also, a cow (moo)ves past the person it parodies on Twitter. 

[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's Five Favorites 

1. Apple’s show time special event: what to expect from the TV and news service announcements [The Verge story by Chris Welch]

2. Why are So Many Restaurants Going Bankrupt? [Food Services Magazine story by Gary Stern]

3. After Devin Nunes Sues @DevinCow, the Twitter Parody Gains a Half-Million Followers [NYT story by Laura M. Holson]

4. Q&A: Instagram’s New Head of Product, Vishal Shah
[Cheddar story by Alex Heath]

5. Hot Topic: Google unveils Stadia cloud gaming service, launches in 2019 [The Verge by Tom Warren]

DISHonorable Mention(s)

Facebook employees had access to millions of user passwords [CNBC story by Kate Fazzini]

Honorable Mention: 

Shazam! Warner Bros. and Snapchat Created the App’s First-Ever Voice-Activated AR Lens [Adweek story by David Cohen]

Social of the Week 

@Terr

#FiveFavorites Mentions this week:

Camille Bond Martin Lieberman Chris Bryant Megan Miller Vincenzo Landino Brad Parler 

Support our community lead (Katy Spencer Johnson) and the fight against cancer[One Mission Buzzoff]

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