What Facebook’s slightly low user growth means for the fate of the internet and the world, plus Windows wants to annoy you less and smart watches are finally hot!
With Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt and Justin Robert Young
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- Quick Hits
- (00:45) Huawei phones ‘blacklisted’ by VLC media player | cnet
- (01:00) NXP to repurchase $5 billion shares after Qualcomm deal falls through | reuters
- (01:25) Amazon’s Rekognition messes up, matches 28 lawmakers to mugshots | ars technica
- More Top Stories
- (02:00) Alexa Cast will let users cast Amazon Music to Alexa devices | tech crunch
- (05:05) Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17723 and Build 18204 | windows blog
- (07:05) Samsung begins producing its battery-saving memory chips for phones | engadget
- (09:40) Apple ships 3.5 million Watches in Q2 2018, with LTE version a runaway success in Asia | canalys
- (12:10) Amazon misses on revenue but earnings came in more than double what the Street expected | cnbc
- Discussion Story (16:10)
- Breaking News (25:40)
- Slack Is Buying HipChat | bloomberg
- Thing of the Day
- Messages of the Day
- (26:55) Virgilio – watch party
- Today’s Contributor
Qualcomm drops NXP bid, Samsung claims “unbreakable” display, the ACLU criticizes Amazon’s Rekognition facial tech.
Facebook is rolling out “Watch Party” for all users. The company hopes that its shared viewing feature will make it competitive with streaming giants like Netflix, Amazon and YouTube. Plus Valve launched Steam Chat and Google plans on selling its own Titan Security Keys.
Google now competes with Yubico, Valve launches Discord competitor in Steam, and why YouTube runs slow outside of Chrome.
As Microsoft readies plans for its next generation gaming console we examine the future of dedicated gaming hardware as software and services take on an even more outsized role in a video game console’s success.
Tencent teams up with WebMD, Microsoft may introduce a new streaming console, Ford doubles down on autonomous unit. 
Where is technology journalism failing the reader, and what should a revamped tech coverage look like? Plus Nintendo sues another rom site and Qualcomm unveils a new 5G antenna module that could be the solution to 5G signal interference.
Fast 5G antennas from Qualcomm, High-res lowl-light camera sensor from Sony and the world’s fastest Hyperloop pod.
How is an upstart wireless broadband provider beating an incumbent cable broadband provider? We find out as Patrick Norton shares his experience with his new internet provider. Plus are tariffs really going to increase the price of popular gadgets? We unpack the news and drill through the FUD.
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