On this week’s very special episode of Pop tech Jam, journalist Laura M. Holson returns to the studio for a discussion about the past, present and future of fake news and how to avoid it. And while El Kaiser continues the long wait for his new Google Pixel phone, he and J.D. pass the time reviewing the week in technology news and planning to do at least an Hour of Code. Join in!
Links to This Week’s News Stories
- Partnering to help curb spread of online terrorist content (Facebook)
- Google removes ‘are Jews evil’ suggestion from autocomplete feature (The Telegraph)
- Zo is Microsoft’s latest AI chatbot (MS Power User)
- Google DeepMind makes AI training platform publicly available (Bloomberg)
- Amazon moves to cut checkout line, promoting a grab-and-go experience (The New York Times)
- Let your loved ones know you’re safe with our new personal safety app (Google Keyword blog)
- Trusted Contacts app (Google Play store)
- Leap Motion goes mobile (Leap Motion blog)
- It will soon be illegal to punish customers who criticize businesses online (Ars Technica)
- Consumer Review Fairness Act (Congress.gov)
- AT&T means business with a 5G trial at Intel (PC World)
- Fitbit beats smartwatch makers like Apple in Q3, says IDC (Fortune)
- The Apple Watch is not selling well, according to reports (Quartz)
- Apple Watch sales to consumers set record in holiday week, says Apple’s Cook (Reuters)
- Apple updates Photos app on beta.iCloud.com with new design (iClarified)
- Moto Z + Moto Mods (Motorola)
- Computer Science Education Week
- Hour of Code
