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    #96: Hanging With My Amazon Prime Buddies

    March 21st, 2019 · 60 minutes

    Google unveils a cloud gaming strategy at GDC, Apple releases all the product updates, Instagram goes shopping, and MySpace deletes all your favorite music from 2009.

    Guest Starring: John Voorhees

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    Links and Show Notes

    Google hit with €1.5 billion antitrust fine by EU - The Verge
    Supporting choice and competition in Europe - Google
    BrowserChoice.eu - Wikipedia
    Instagram tests in-app shopping with Kylie Cosmetics, Nike and Huda Beauty - Digiday
    Amazon Spark
    MySpace admits losing 12 years' worth of music uploads - BBC News
    MySpace and the Loss of Memories: The Internet Is Not Your Friend – Rolling Stone
    Update on New Zealand | Facebook Newsroom
    New Zealand video: After shooting, YouTube struggled to shut down humans who outsmarted its systems - The Washington Post
    YouTube took down an ‘unprecedented volume’ of videos after New Zealand shooting - The Verge
    Facebook says that it removed 1.5 million videos of the New Zealand mass shooting - The Verge
    Google jumps into gaming with Google Stadia streaming service, coming “in 2019” | Ars Technica
    Hands on with Google Stadia: It works, but is that enough? | Ars Technica
    Google Stadia games, controller, and more details from GDC 2019 - Polygon
    Google Stadia wants to be the Netflix of gaming - YouTube
    AT&T CEO interrupted by a robocall during a live interview - The Verge
    CSPAN on Twitter: "AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson gets a robocall while onstage at @TheEconomicClub.… "
    Apple Announces New iPad Air, iPad mini – 512 Pixels
    Review: iPad mini 2019 is a modern version of a small classic - Six Colors
    Upgrade #237: New iMacs, iPads, and the 2019 March Event Draft - Relay FM
    Today is iMac day: Apple announces new models with faster processors and graphics - Six Colors
    Apple Updates iMac Line With New CPU, GPU Options – 512 Pixels
    AirPods, the world’s most popular wireless headphones, are getting even better - Apple
    Blind Love: Golden Retriever Gets His Own 'Seeing-Eye' Puppy - NBC 10 Philadelphia
    John Voorhees (@johnvoorhees) | Twitter