Meerkat Massacre

05/07/2016 59 min Temporada 1 Episodio 273
Meerkat Massacre

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We have more headlines than we can cover in a single show and half the sleep we need. Apple may be ushering in 1984 while Blackberry is trying to usher in 2003. Meanwhile, judges and politicians who might still think it IS 1984 are making rulings on technology. So, you know, that's awesome.Headlines:Google's new non-Nexus phone will be later this year.HTC sends it's one big hope away to save itDell says it's done making Android tabletsBlackberry really can't even buy a clueA judge doesn't quite understand what computers are. Or privacy.Computers start writing sports stories. No one notices.Apple gets a patent for just about the worst idea ever.Sure, let's make an AI that can fly fighter jets. Why not?Android Nougat is officialEero is launching the Luma better than Luma is launching the LumaHacker claims he has 650K medical records for saleCCTV cameras are the newest botnet zombiesNew ransomware is kind of a jerkChina wants the App Store to report on people for themGoogle claims Symantec is just the worstMicrosoft decides that forcing people to Windows 10 may not be a nice thingMicrosoft pays woman over unwanted Windows 10 upgradeOffice 365 users had a really bad dayZuke’s Favorite: Everyone hates the new Ghostbusters theme. Everyone.Zohner’s Favorite: Make knowing your battery level pretty again Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.