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    #229: Infrastructure Weak

    May 30th, 2019 · 53 minutes

    This week! An update on Huawei, and more depressing news out of Facebook as a manipulated video of Nancy Pelosi sparks content and conversation. Next, a tiny yellow handheld called Playdate is getting tech-lovers hyped up!

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    Links and Show Notes

    Huawei Revs Up Its U.S. Lawsuit, With the Media in Mind - The New York Times
    Facebook should do more to stop malicious propaganda videos - The Verge
    Why the Slowed-Down Pelosi Video Isn't Fake to Facebook - The Atlantic
    Panic’s new handheld games device Playdate looks adorable & innovative - Polygon
    Daring Fireball: Playdate
    Playdate & the LA Zine Fest, weird games, and what it means for “Playdate” to lose its name…
    Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run review: Star Wars Land’s ride wows - Polygon