Patreon reverses course on fee changes, Eagles are losing their drops as drone catchers, and 3.5 Mbps internet over wet string is now possible.
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T-Mobile plans new TV service, Google announces AI center in China, Dutch eagle drone project is abandoned.

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Official tweetstorms, following hashtags on Instagram and why Patrick thinks there may be an anti-bubble that’s ruining your day.
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iMac pro gets a sale date, Google experiments with new photo apps and Tesla sells more electric trucks.

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Are you a bad person for looking at someone else’s phone while they’re texting? Plus, there’s a way to 3D print WiFi devices made of plastic and a way to start learning quantum computing without owning a quantum computer.
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• News You Should Know
  • (00:45) Google Home Max is now available for $399… | Android Police
  • (01:15) …Facebook appears to axe feed for tracking…activity | TechCrunch
  • (01:30) Some HP laptops are hiding a deactivated keylogger | TechCrunch
• More Top Stories
  • (01:55) …Tech luminaries call net neutrality vote an ‘imminent threat’ | The Verge
  • (05:40) Apple has bought Shazam, the music recognition app | Recode
  • (07:55) …3-D printed objects connect to WiFi w/o electronics | University of Washington
  • (10:15) Microsoft releases quantum computing development kit preview | TechCrunch
  • (11:45) Apple let a knockoff version of…crypto wallet into the App Store | TechCrunch
  • (14:45) Netflix on Twitter
• Discussion (16:10)
  • Am I The Worst For Looking at Other People’s Texts on the Subway? | WIRED
• Thing of the Day
  • (21:25) Tech’s Message
• Messages of the Day
  • (22:15) Wes – PBS American Experience
  • (22:35) Jim Neidlinger – Rude YouTube message
• Today’s Contributor
  • Veronica Belmont can be found on the IRL podcast and at growbot.io

3D print plastic that can handle WiFi, Apple buys Shazam, the fake MyEtherWallet.

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In this episode, we explain everything you need to know about lootboxes in five questions:
What are loot boxes?
Why are they becoming an issue now?
Are governments getting involved?
Will they get banned?
What will happen?

With Patrick Beja and Scott Johnson.

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Uber pays hush money to 20 year-old man to keep corporate data breach secret. YouTube plans to launch a new music service called Remix in March. And Nvidia releases the Titan V video card for machine learning.
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YouTube developing another music service, Didi Chuxing headed to Mexico and Amazon Echo and Amazon Music Unlimited expand to 28 more countries.

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A blockchain-based replacement for Wikipedia, Qualcomm’s hot new mobile chip and Patreon’s watershed moment.
With Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young

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