We examine the trends and announcements from this year’s Mobile World Congress; the phones, the technology and most importantly the prices. Plus the US Supreme Court will hear arguments this week that will decide if US law enforcement can force US companies to divulge data stored on foreign soil and YouTube is launching automatic captions and replay chat from on demand live streams.
Starring Tom Merritt, Lamarr Wilson, Roger Chang and Myriam Joire.
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Show Notes
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New phones from Sony and Samsung at Mobile World Congress, Qualcomm and Broadcom start warming up to each other and Vivo has a cool concept phone.
It’s our end of February roundtable episode. We examine how big data currently influences our lives and what control if any we have over it. Debate if the explosion of media choices and platforms has had a negative impact on content discovery and consumption. And how did Snap’s CEO Evan Spiegel get his big fat payout?
Google launches its Augmented Reality system out of beta, researchers develop a way to charge cell phones with lasers, and Microsoft and Xiaomi team up on AI.
Intel has announced 5G connected PCs next year promising an always connected machine. But is this necessarily a good thing? Plus the FCC has published its new rules on Net Neutrality and Airbnb Plus has launched offering plusher accommodations to better compete with hotels.
Apple’s AirPods may get hands-free Siri update, Intel to announce 5G Windows PCs, Lighthouse AI now selling its security camera. 
The US Copyright Office takes comments on a 2015 exemption that lets gamers legally bypass copy protection on games if it requires the Internet to work. Qualcomm shows off a reference VR headset based on the company’s new Snapdragon 845 chip. And Uber launches a cheaper ride-sharing service called Uber Pool.
Apple might buy minerals directly from miners, Qualcomm shows off VR/AR headset reference design, Android P may do more to stop camera misuse.
Is the tide of Fake News too great to overcome and where will its effects lead society? Plus Qualcomm raised its bid to buy NXP Semiconductors and a warning that Twitter bots with ties to the Russian government are using the Parkland shooting to sow discord on American social media.