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• GeoGuessr pulls out of the Esports World Cup after a community protest (engadget.com)
  Custom map creators claimed the Esports World Cup is 'a sportswashing tool used by the government of Saudi Arabia to distract from and conc…
• RetailMeNot Acquired for $630 Million | Crunch Report (techcrunch.com)
  Recorded on April 11, 2017. Trade in that old dusty GoPro for credit toward a new one, Instagram combines ephemeral and permanent messaging…
• This Hidden iOS Feature Lets You Draw Perfect Shapes on Your Photos (cnet.com)
  Do you use Markup to edit your photos and screenshots on your iPhone? Then you need to know this secret trick.
• Streaming Services in October: You May Want to Cancel These (cnet.com)
  Netflix and other services can be cut midmonth if you run out of stuff to watch.
• Tech tackling homelessness | Bullish (techcrunch.com)
  Recorded on April 11, 2017. Today’s guest is Rose Broome, founder of HandUp, talking about ways for the tech industry to tackle homelessnes…
• Honor's midrange 400 series pairs a 200-megapixel camera with the usual AI tools (engadget.com)
  Honor's new mid-range 400 series has some impressive specs that get sidelined in favor of AI.
• Hands-On With the New Google Pixel Watch (cnet.com)
  CNET's Scott Stein tries on the new Pixel Watch and walks you through his first impressions.
• Contraline is looking to make non-surgical male birth control a reality (techcrunch.com)
  Recorded on April 12, 2017. While the male birth control pill is still a fiction (that may never become fact), a new company called Contral…
• Marble delivery robot (techcrunch.com)
  Recorded on April 11, 2017. Marble is rolling out a new delivery robot in San Francisco’s Mission District.
• Google's most powerful AI tools aren't for us (engadget.com)
  At I/O 2025, nothing Google showed off felt new. Instead, we got a retread of the company's familiar obsession with its own AI prowess.
• 'She-Hulk' Release Schedule: When Does Episode 9 Hit Disney Plus? (cnet.com)
  We're already up to the finale of Marvel's comedy-superhero series. Here's the exact release time...
• OpenAI's first device with Jony Ive reportedly won't be a phone or a wearable (engadget.com)
  The first device OpenAI is putting out with Jony Ive won't be a phone or a wearable and may not even have a screen at all, according to The…
• Boomerang Joins The Subscription Games | Crunch Report (techcrunch.com)
  Recorded on April 12, 2017. It’s the 500th episode of Crunch Report. Boomerang joins the subscription games, Lincoln tries to boost sales w…
• First Evidence of Orcas Hunting and Eating Great White Sharks Seen in Drone Footage (cnet.com)
  The killer whales feast on the livers of great whites just off the coast of South Africa.
• Boeing's new spacesuit up close (techcrunch.com)
  Recorded on April 12, 2017. Boeing created a brand new space suit for its upcoming crewed commercial spaceflights. The suits are a lot less…
• Eniac Ventures Closes $100 Million Fund (techcrunch.com)
  Recorded on April 13, 2017. With the new fund, the team is introducing what they’re calling the Eniac Platform. They plan to help startups…
• Samsung Expects Q3 Profit to Tumble Amid Chip Market Downturn (cnet.com)
  The drop is to be the company's first year-over-year decline in nearly three years.
• EU Scrutinizes Microsoft Acquisition of Activision Blizzard (cnet.com)
  The $68.7 billion deal is facing more regulatory hurdles.
• The Dyson PencilVac is the most stick-like stick vacuum ever (engadget.com)
  A brief demo of the new Dyson PencilVac was both sad and satisfying.
• Comparing Pixel 7 and 7 Pro to Pixel 6 and 6 Pro (cnet.com)
  Let's look at the differences between the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, and how much has really changed since last year's Pixel 6 lineup.
• Instagram Stories Surpasses Snapchat | Crunch Report (techcrunch.com)
  Recorded on April 13, 2017. Instagram Stories surpasses Snapchat in terms of users, Susan Fowler joins Stripe, Google makes its fashion ima…
• News/Media Alliance calls Google's AI Mode 'theft' (engadget.com)
  The News/Media Alliance took aim at Google today after the tech company's announcement at the I/O showcase that AI Mode will be rolling out…
• Doug plays God with his Windows settings (techcrunch.com)
  Recorded on April 14, 2017. If we learned anything from the 1984 superhit Ghostbusters, it’s that if someone asks you if you’re a god, you…
• Twitter Trial Paused Amid Efforts To Close $44B Deal With Elon Musk (cnet.com)
  The social media company sued the billionaire to complete the deal after he tried to back out.
• 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Trailer...Woooah | Crunch Report (techcrunch.com)
  Recorded on April 14, 2017. The Last Jedi Star Wars trailer is released, Facebook runs ads in French newspapers educating people on fake ne…
• GeoGuessr community maps go dark in protest of EWC ties to human rights abuses (engadget.com)
  The Esports World Cup is a sportswashing tool used by Saudi Arabia, protestors argue.
• Inside Purple's massive new mattress factory (techcrunch.com)
  Recorded on April 13, 2017. Purple is a direct-to-consumer mattress company. It is based in Utah and makes a patented, medical and food gra…
• Biden Pardons All Federal Offenses of Marijuana Possession (cnet.com)
  Thousands of people previously convicted are being denied employment and housing, Biden said.
• Android 16 includes a desktop interface Google built from Samsung DeX (engadget.com)
  Google confirmed that Android 16 gives devices the ability to display a desktop-style experience when they're connected to an external moni…
• Apple Hit With Complaint From National Labor Relations Board (cnet.com)
  The government agency issues a complaint over accusations Apple suppressed employees' efforts to unionize.
• Microsoft blames Apple for Xbox mobile store delays (engadget.com)
  Microsoft has filed an amicus brief in support of Epic Games' fight against Apple.
• Google Apologizes for Home Mini Speaker Reportedly Reading N-Word Aloud (cnet.com)
  A TikTok video revealed that Google's smart speaker was no longer censoring the N-word.
• History of Apple I and Steve Jobs' personal computer (techcrunch.com)
  Recorded on April 17, 2017. The Living Computer Museum in Seattle premiered an exhibit on the history of Apple Computers. It features some…
• Conde Nast/Bon Appetit (techcrunch.com)
  Recorded on April 17, 2017. Conde Nast/Bon Appetit
• Google still doesn't have much to show for Android XR (engadget.com)
  Headsets from Samsung and Xreal are coming this year, but will Google actually stand behind them?
• Xbox Game Pass Retro Classics has over 50 old-school games for people over 50 (engadget.com)
  Get a dose of nostalgia or learn about your parents' childhood.
• Uber Might Have To Support Tips | Crunch Report (techcrunch.com)
  Recorded on April 17, 2017. Uber might have to add a tipping, Google reaches an antitrust settlement in Russia, murder footage was shared o…
• Super Mario Bros. Movie: Watch First Trailer on Nintendo Direct (cnet.com)
  Let's a-go! We finally hear Chris Pratt's take on the iconic mustachioed plumber's voice.
• Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ Review (techcrunch.com)
  Recorded on April 17, 2017. The Samsung Galaxy S8’s beautiful hardware deserves a more unified software experience. At $725 for the S8 and…
• OpenAI buys Jony Ive's design startup for $6.5 billion (engadget.com)
  OpenAI is buying Jony Ive's io for $65 billion to work on a new AI devices jointly.
• Steam Deck Dock Goes on Sale as Hardware Becomes Easier to Buy (cnet.com)
  Valve appears to finally catch up with the demand for the Steam Deck.
• F8: Camera Effects and Messenger updates (techcrunch.com)
  Recorded on April 18, 2017. Day one of F8 was all about Facebook bringing you new ways to augment your reality. Here’s a recap of the annou…
• What We Didn't Get From Google's Pixel 7 Event (cnet.com)
  From updates to Google Assistant to the rumored foldable phones, these are all the ways Google jilted us.
• Facebook Launches Camera Effects Platform | Crunch Report (techcrunch.com)
  Recorded on April 18, 2017. Facebook launches a platform for camera filters, Facebook unveils Spaces, Snapchat introduces World Lenses, Ste…
• Facebook F8 keynote recap (techcrunch.com)
  Recorded on April 18, 2017. Day one of F8 was all about Facebook bringing you new ways to augment your reality. Here a recap of the announc…
• Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro: First Look (cnet.com)
  CNET's Lisa Eadicicco takes a look at the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro and offers up first impressions of the new phones.
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 is coming to PS5 this summer (engadget.com)
  Ninja Theory's Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 is coming to PS5 this summer. The game launched for Xbox last year.
• Behind Facebook's new Camera Effects (techcrunch.com)
  Recorded on April 19, 2017. At F8, Facebook launches it’s augmented reality platform, Camera Effects. Yesterday, the first effects become a…
• Pixel 7 Pro Hands-On: Google's Bigger Phone Puts a Lot on Its Third Camera (cnet.com)
  Google's Pixel 7 Pro has a better zoom and a slight redesign compared to last year's Pixel 6 Pro.
• F8: Everything you need to know (techcrunch.com)
  Recorded on April 19, 2017. Full event recap. Bots, brain-typing, machine learning, and augmented reality took center the stage at this yea…