Twitter continues its experiments with live streaming video, Facebook is handing out coupons, there’s a new flavor of Windows 10 coming to town — and also maybe an Apple-branded talking Siri speaker on the way. El Kaiser and J.D. discuss it all on this week’s episode, while throwing a Tech Term and a (Hopefully) Helpful Hint into this week’s mix as well. Join us!
Links to Stories in This Week’s News Segment
- New premium video content coming to Twitter (Twitter Blogs)
- Twitter still thinks it’s a TV platform — and here are its dozen new shows (Recode)
- Social media companies “shamefully far” from tackling illegal and dangerous content (UK Parliament)
- Facebook Promoted Alex Hardiman to Lead Its News Products (Adweek)
- ‘Facebook Rewards’ QR codes dangle discounts for offline purchases (TechCrunch)
- Presidential Executive Order on the Establishment of the American Technology Council (The White House)
- Try out a fresh look for YouTube (YouTube blog)
- Windows 10 S is Microsoft’s answer to Chrome OS (The Verge)
- Intel patches remote code-execution bug that lurked in chips for 10 years (Ars Technica)
- Major apps abandoning Apple Watch, including Google Maps, Amazon & eBay (Apple Insider)
- Fitbit’s first post-Pebble smartwatch leaks with a mostly familiar design (9to5Google)
- IAC to Buy Angie’s List in deal valued at over $500 million (Bloomberg)
- Herrera repels legal challenge to short-term rental law, secures settlement with Airbnb and HomeAway (City Attorney of San Francisco)
- Amid brick-and-mortar travails, a tipping point for Amazon in apparel (The New York Times)
- Rumors emerge about Apple finalizing an Amazon Echo rival (Forbes)
- Apple’s Siri-based smart speaker has ‘over 50% chance’ of debuting at WWDC in June (MacRumors)