Episode 112: Mobile Amber Alerts, electric cars, and Apple rumours
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English - February 20, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 36.8 MBTech News News Technology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This week Marc and Riley talk about the Ontario Amber Alert that made its way to a number of Canadian cell phones, an Ontario MPP who wants Right to Repair in Canada, Twitter's practice of not actually deleting DMs, Amazon's investment in Rivian, Petro Canada's commitment to make a fast-charge EV corridor across Canada, the UK researchers hoping to train AI on a database of hands to combat child pornography, and all the Apple rumours we know so far.
Speed round:
- Staples will give you a gift card for recycling old laptops, tablets, and smartphones
- Telus launches a data management tool on February 25
- Facebook is removing/de-prioritizing anti-vaccine content
- Twitter is copying Instagram/Snapchat stories and calling it "News Camera"
- TCL is working on a foldable phone that bends into a smartwatch
- Samsung leaked almost all its wearables on its own app
- Amazon cancelled HQ2 in Queens
- Amazon wants to make half its shipments carbon neutral by 2030
- Samsung won't make any new 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray players anymore
- Google Chrome will soon let you link directly to a word or phrase on a webpage
- Telsa has two neat new modes called Dog and Sentry
This week Marc and Riley talk about the Ontario Amber Alert that made its way to a number of Canadian cell phones, an Ontario MPP who wants Right to Repair in Canada, Twitter's practice of not actually deleting DMs, Amazon's investment in Rivian, Petro Canada's commitment to make a fast-charge EV corridor across Canada, the UK researchers hoping to train AI on a database of hands to combat child pornography, and all the Apple rumours we know so far.
Speed round:
Staples will give you a gift card for recycling old laptops, tablets, and smartphones
Telus launches a data management tool on February 25
Facebook is removing/de-prioritizing anti-vaccine content
Twitter is copying Instagram/Snapchat stories and calling it "News Camera"
TCL is working on a foldable phone that bends into a smartwatch
Samsung leaked almost all its wearables on its own app
Amazon cancelled HQ2 in Queens
Amazon wants to make half its shipments carbon neutral by 2030
Samsung won't make any new 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray players anymore
Google Chrome will soon let you link directly to a word or phrase on a webpage
Telsa has two neat new modes called Dog and Sentry
Links:
Late night Amber Alert shows Ontario's worst sideYou are horrible people - Macleans.caOntario MPP wants to bring 'Right to Repair' movement to CanadaTwitter has been storing your ‘deleted’ DMs for years - The VergeAmazon leads $700 million investment in Rivian, Telsa's newest competitorPetro-Canada to build coast-to-coast electric vehicle charging networkHow photos of your hands could help bring child predators to justice | CBC RadioYoutube is Facilitating the Sexual Exploitation of Children, and it's Being Monetized (2019) - YouTubeApple in 2019: 16-inch MacBook, new display, iPhones, more - 9to5MacStaples launches technology trade-in incentives program for CanadiansTelus to launch new data management tool in FebruaryFacebook considering removal of anti-vaccination content to combat fake newsTwitter working on a 'News Camera' feature similar to Snapchat, FacebookTCL is working on a foldable phone that bends into a smartwatch | CNETSamsung accidentally leaks its Galaxy Watch Active, Galaxy Fit and Galaxy BudsAmazon cancels plans to open HQ2 in New York CityAmazon pledges to be halfway to carbon neutral by 2030 | CBC NewsSamsung quits making new Blu-ray players - The VergeGoogle Chrome Adding 'Link to Word' Feature | PCMagDon't Smash the Window: Tesla 'Dog Mode' Says That Pup Is Fine | PCMag