Facebook plans on unifying the messaging infrastructure in Instagram, FB Messenger and What’s App. DeepMind’s AlphaStar AI was finally defeated in StarCraft II after defeating 10 other players. MIT’s MediaLab found Amazon’s Rekognition software misidentified the faces of darker complexioned and female faces at a higher rate than those of lighter skinned men.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta and Robb Dunewood.

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Facebook plans to unify the underlying messaging infrastructure of WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger, study finds Amazon’s Rekognition has trouble with gender, and Vodaphone temporarily halts Huawei 5G infrastructure purchases.

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Google is pondering changes to Chrome to make it more effective against malicious extensions but at the expense of breaking 3rd party ad-blockers. Who and whom would this affect the most and will this mean Chrome users will see more ads if the changes are implemented?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Patrick Beja.

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Apple cuts some of Project Titan staff, Microsoft blocked/unblocked in China, Verizon Media Group lays off 800.

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A trio of new smartphones from LG, Xiaomi, and Meizu introduce new and novel concepts to the market segment. Are they the path forward for smartphone design in world where better cameras and larger screens aren’t enough?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Scott Johnson.

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Hulu lowers the price of its cheapest plan whiel raising the price of its most expensive one, IBM has a good quarter and Meizu has a phone with no ports or holes.

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Brian Brushwood and Justin Robert Young explain the process of self-producing an album online.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young and Brian Brushwood.

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AMD Radeon VII will include Day One Linux support, Target opens NFC support, Amazon launches local fulfillment center in Brazil.

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Facebook launches Community Actions, Google hit with a GDPR fine, and WhatsApp limits forwards for all users.

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Tim Cook calls for data broker and privacy regulation, WordPress launches Newspack for small newsrooms, and a US court rules that law enforcement can’t force biometrics unlocks with a search warrant.

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