As El Kaiser and J.D. discuss in the week’s news, the global spread of the coronavirus is starting to take a bite out of the tech industry in multiple ways. But hey, the news wasn’t all bad — a major fast-food chain is now selling a bag of bacon as a tasty snack. Just hit the Play button on PTJ 327 to hear it all, plus a (Hopefully) Helpful Hint about reining in your phone’s constant alerts and notifications.

Links to News Stories on This Week’s Show

• Apple’s Cook Calls Coronavirus a ‘Challenge’ at Shareholder Talk (Bloomberg)
• Coronavirus clouds Apple’s timeline for new iPhones (Reuters)
• Apple will surprise everyone with a new iPhone next month, and now we know even more about it (BGR)
• The best Apple rumor right now is Gmail (The Verge)
• Facebook cracks down on ads about coronavirus (Business Insider)
• It’s Facebook vs. the Bloomberg Campaign vs. the Internet (The New York Times)
• Google Translate adds five languages (The Keyword)
• PSA: Google Nest Cam outage takes down live video, history (9to5Google)
• Inside ‘Amazon Go Grocery’: Tech giant opens first full-sized store without cashiers or checkout lines (GeekWire)
• Clearview AI: Face-collecting company database hacked (BBC News)
• Dunkin’ Snackin’ Bacon

(Hopefully) Helpful Hint

• How to Take Control of Your Notifications (The New York Times)