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Episode 125: This whole Huawei fiasco

Wrecked By Tech

English - May 23, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 50.1 MB
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In this week's episode we'll tell you about everything that's going on with Huawei, Tesla's latest strike against the autopilot program, and Apple's latest MacBook announcement. Also our weekly bad Facebook news.
Speed Round:
- Health Canada approved the Apple Watch ECG app, so it's launching soon
- Canadians pay 25% more on phone plans than Americans
- Pixel 3a and 3aXL phones are randomly shutting down (yay)
- there's a Juicero for soap now, apparently
- Steam Chat is live on iOS
- Google released Google Glass Enterprise 2, to... enterprise customers
- There's a nifty new GameBoy-like thing coming out sometime this year and we all kinda want one

In this week's episode we'll tell you about everything that's going on with Huawei, Tesla's latest strike against the autopilot program, and Apple's latest MacBook announcement. Also our weekly bad Facebook news.

Speed Round:

Health Canada approved the Apple Watch ECG app, so it's launching soon
Canadians pay 25% more on phone plans than Americans
Pixel 3a and 3aXL phones are randomly shutting down (yay)
there's a Juicero for soap now, apparently
Steam Chat is live on iOS
Google released Google Glass Enterprise 2, to... enterprise customers
There's a nifty new GameBoy-like thing coming out sometime this year and we all kinda want one

Links:

Report: Google ceases business w/ Huawei, pulls Play Store - 9to5GoogleHuawei’s phone business would be decimated without Google’s Android - The VergeARM cuts ties with Huawei, threatening future chip designs - The VergeChina, Leverage, and Values – Stratechery by Ben ThompsonMicrosoft stays silent on potential Huawei Windows ban - The VergeHuawei Ban & Apple Retaliation: The Deep Dive - YouTubeTesla didn’t fix an Autopilot problem for three years, and now another person is dead - The VergeApple tried to buy Tesla back in 2013 for roughly $27.4 billionApple Debuts New 8-Core MacBook Pro With Updated Keyboard - MacRumorsFacebook’s Work With Phone Carriers Alarms Legal ExpertsMillions of Instagram influencers had their private contact data scraped and exposed | TechCrunchHealth Canada Approves Apple Watch ECG App, Hinting Launch Imminent | iPhone in Canada BlogCanadians pay 25 percent more on phone plans than Americans: reportPixel 3a and 3a XL Phones Are Randomly Shutting DownNew gadget asks: what if Juicero squeezed bags of soap instead? - The VergeSteam Chat goes live on iOS and Android | VentureBeatGoogle reveals new Glass Enterprise Edition 2 AR glassesPlaydate. A New Handheld Gaming System