The One With Human Intervention

On this week's episode, we try to figure out if Apple wants you to even use their credit card. Also, the value of humanity over robots is made clear. 

[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).] 

1. Apple Readies Camera-Focused Pro iPhones, New iPads, Larger MacBook Pro [Bloomberg by Mark Gurman  and Debby Wu]

2. Netflix tests human-driven curation with launch of ‘Collections’ [TechCrunch by Sarah Perez]

3. YouTube Removes Videos of Robots Fighting For Animal Cruelty [Independent story by Anthony Cuthbertson]

4. Disney+ to support 4K quality, 4 simultaneous streams for $7 per month [9to5Mac story by Chance H Miller]

5. Hot Topic: 

YouTube says it will now remove ‘violent’ and ‘mature’ videos pretending to be kid-friendly [Verge story by Nick Statt]

Honorable Mention: 

LinkedIn Pulled the Plug on 21.6 Million Fake Accounts in the First Half of 2019 [Adweek story by David Cohen]

Dishonorable Mention(s):

Apple says clean Apple Card with a microfiber cloth, avoid contact with leather and denim [Apple Insider by Mikey Campbell]

Tweet of the Week: @ataussig