On this week’s episode, El Kaiser discusses his return to gaming and adventures with hardware, and J.D. explores the world of indoor maps. In tech news this week, Disney marches on to a Fox acquisition, Facebook tries a way to block spoilers, the Dark Net gets busted and this fall’s new Doctor Who series will have its own unique look and sound. Find a cool spot to kick back and spin up PTJ 278!
Links to Stories on This Week’s Show
- Disney Wins Approval From Department of Justice for $71 Billion Fox Bid (The Wrap)
- Comcast Is Weighing Private Equity Partnerships for Fox Bid (Bloomberg)
- Twitter adds support for login verification with USB security key (HelpNetSecurity)
- Facebook’s retreat from the news has painful for publishers—including Slate. (Slate)
- Keyword Snooze: A New Way to Help Control Your News Feed (Facebook Newsroom)
- Apple May Create Subscription Service Bundle That Includes Original TV Content, Apple Music and News (Mac Rumors)
- Apple, Samsung Resolve Smartphone Design Fight After 7 Years (Bloomberg)
- First Nationwide Undercover Operation Targeting Darknet Vendors Results in Arrests of More Than 35 Individuals Selling Illicit Goods and the Seizure of Weapons, Drugs and More Than $23.6 Million (Department of Justice)
- Amazon Alexa devices in hotels raise privacy concerns for some (Purdue News Service)
- Amazon to acquire online pharmacy PillPack in a deal that could disrupt the US drugstore business (CNBC)
- Snap gaming platform on the way now that Facebook has copied everything else (BGR)
- Introducing the first version of BBC Sounds (BBC Blogs)
- Doctor Who: Season 11 release date, trailer, plot details and more (CNet)
- “Doctor Who” on BBC One (BBC)
- Jodie Whittaker is the Doctor! (BBC)
- Jodie Whittaker Unveils Brand New Doctor Who Logo (BBC)
- Who is Segun Akinola? The composer reinventing the Doctor Who theme (The Guardian)
(Hopefully) Helpful Hint
- Explore the Great Indoors (The New York Times)
- How GPS Works (GPS.gov)
- GPS.gov