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)