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    #64: A Perfect Storm of Outrage

    July 26th, 2018 · 57 minutes

    Apple's much-criticized MacBook Pro weathers a weeklong PR crisis; Google makes money but struggles with its identity; and Facebook continues to have a really bad year.

    Guest Starring: Shelly Brisbin and Michael Gartenberg

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    Links and Show Notes

    Apple releases software fix for MacBook Pro slowdown - Six Colors
    Google joins the race to $1 trillion | TechCrunch
    Facebook stock drops 19%, loses $120 billion in value after warning that revenue growth will take a hit - MarketWatch
    Facebook’s user growth has hit a wall - Recode
    Mark Zuckerberg: The Kara Swisher interview - Recode
    Microsoft’s Xbox Adaptive Controller has packaging that gamers with disabilities can open without their teeth - The Verge
    We Rate Dogs and enemy Brent reconcile thanks to Charlie the puppy - Vox
    The Parallel | a tech podcast with accessibility sprinkles
    Shelly Brisbin (@shelly) | Twitter
    Michael Gartenberg (@Gartenberg) | Twitter