Services vs Ads

17/04/2017 59 min Temporada 1 Episodio 314
Services vs Ads

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With everything we bring into our home from companies trying to sell online services, it shouldn't be surprising that we're now getting ads ALL THE TIME. We have Burger King trying to hijack our home to sell us fast food, Google trying to hijack our grocery list to sell us food, and Roku trying to hijack the device we already paid for to make us buy more! Oh, and something about Blackberry.Headlines:Samsung admits Bixby isn't ready for the big time yetBurger King invades homes across AmericaBut does so without thinking about consequences.And Google fires back against the KingGoogle turns your To-Do list into a billboardRoku wants to know what you're watching (to sell to others)Oh, Reddit. Don't try and back United Airlines.McDonald's really tries to scrape the bottom of the barrel for employeesBlackberry finds some change in the cushions!Vista support ended and no one even noticed.Uber engineer accused of stealing tech must explain why he can't explain anythingThe NES Classic is going awaySchmidty’s Favorite: Pentatonix - Bohemian Rhapsody x2 speedZohner’s Favorite: A tribute to Carrie FisherZuke’s Favorite: Gorillaz - OG Style Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.