The Roomba Hits The Wall

Google brands its replacement for SMS as "Chat," Apple can’t quit Samsung…yet, people are worried about MoviePass, digital design pioneer Susan Kare is honored, the weekend long reads suggestions, and Do Not Disturb While Driving might be having an impact. Stories from: @LangeAlexandra, @backlon, @emiliapetrarca Tweets: @waltmossberg Links:Exclusive: Chat is Google's Next Big Fix for Android's Messaging Mess (The Verge)Apple Can’t Cut Its Dependence on Rival Samsung’s Screens (WSJ)The Woman Who Gave The Macintosh a Smile (The New Yorker)Phone use while driving is still a huge problem, but this is helping (SlashGear) LongReads:Style is an Algorithm (Racked)Everything We Know About the Feud Between These Two Computer-Generated Instagram Influencers (The Cut)Iceland Takes Hard Look at Tech Boom Sparked by Its Cheap, Bountiful Power (WSJ)The Untold Story of Jaime Levy, Punk-Rock Cyber-Publishing Pioneer (NYMag)Can This Man Help Uber Recover From The Travis Kalanick Era? (Wired) Credits: Produced by @brianmcc and the @techmeme staff Music by @jpschwinghamer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Apr 201820min

Amazon Prime tops 100 million subscribers, clarifying Facebook’s GDPR compliance, Netflix has mobile previews, what metrics show that is Reddit bigger than Facebook, and will you soon be able to letter in eSports? Stories from: @David_Ingram, @aatilley Links:Amazon CEO Shareholder Letter (SEC)Exclusive: Facebook to put 1.5 billion users out of reach of new EU privacy law (Reuters)Facebook Is Forming a Team to Design Its Own Chips (Bloomberg)Intel Plans to Shut Down Smart Glasses Group (The Information)PlayVS wants every high school to have an esports team (TechCrunch) Credits: Produced by @brianmcc and the @techmeme staff Music by @jpschwinghamer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Apr 201816min

Facebook rolls out better privacy tools globally, Amazon and Best Buy partner to sell TVs, the IRS suffered from a terribly timed outage, YouTube tries to reassure creators, and the great San Francisco scooter debate. Stories:A flaw-by-flaw guide to Facebook’s new GDPR privacy changes (TechCrunch)Welcome to the Wikipedia for Terms of Service Agreements (Wired)ToSDR.org Credits: Produced by @brianmcc and the @techmeme staff Music by @jpschwinghamer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Apr 201817min

Apple is readying a new subscription reading app, tech companies pledge not to help governments wage cyberwar, Facebook outlines its web tracking, and Netflix earnings. Tweets: @DaveLeeBBC, @geoffreyfowler Stories:These Ex-Spies Are Harvesting Facebook Photos For A Massive Facial Recognition Database (Forbes)Hard Questions: What Data Does Facebook Collect When I’m Not Using Facebook, and Why? (Facebook Newsroom) Credits: Produced by @brianmcc and the @techmeme staff Music by @jpschwinghamer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Apr 201815min

US punishes a Chinese cellphone maker, two interesting acquisitions (General Assembly and Earn.com), App Store earnings, original streaming content numbers, and some Android apps might be collecting data from kids. Links:Netflix Licensed Content Generates 80% of U.S. Viewing, Study Finds (Variety)How We Need to Remake the Internet (TED) Credits: Produced by @brianmcc and the @techmeme staff Music by @jpschwinghamer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Apr 201816min

Is Telegram the new refuge for pirated content, more police departments buy a device to unlock iPhones, Chinese cops use facial recognition to pick criminals out of crowds, more leaks of upcoming Gmail features, the long reads suggestions, and how Instagram might be making poetry popular again. Stories:Telegram is the Hot New Source for Pirated Content (The Outline)Cops Around the Country Can Now Unlock iPhones, Records Show (Motherboard) LongReads:Web apps are only getting better (The Verge)In pursuit of the perfect AI voice (Engadget)Silicon Valley Powered American Tech Dominance—Now It Has a Challenger (WSJ)Arcade fame turns to infamy as Billy Mitchell's record-setting Donkey Kong score is invalidated (TechCrunch) Credits: Produced by @brianmcc and the @techmeme staff Music by @jpschwinghamer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 Apr 201819min

ESPN goes over-the-top, Apple’s Home Pod is reportedly “stumbling,” a final wrap-up of the Zuckerberg testimony, Snap testing commerce, and an AI doctor can diagnose on its own.  Stories:How Android Phones Hide Missed Security Updates From You (Wired)The Facebook Current (Stratechery)The Most Important Exchange of the Zuckerberg Hearing (The Atlantic)I Downloaded the Information That Facebook Has on Me. Yikes. (NYTimes)AI software that helps doctors diagnose like specialists is approved by FDA (The Verge) Credits: Produced by @brianmcc and the @techmeme staff Music by @jpschwinghamer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Apr 201817min

Zuckerberg’s back on the hot seat, Spotify and Hulu have a new bundle, changes might be coming to Gmail, we might have new Spectacles soon, and Uber adds a car rental option. Stories from: @KaleighRogers, @sarahjeong Links:Four Questions Congress Should Ask Mark Zuckerberg (Wired)Let’s Talk About Mark Zuckerberg’s Claim that Facebook 'Doesn’t Sell Data' (Motherboard)Here's How Much Facebook Donated to Every Lawmaker Questioning Mark Zuckerberg this Week (The Verge) Credits: Produced by @brianmcc and the @techmeme staff Music by @jpschwinghamer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Apr 201815min