Several companies have now stepped up the fight against fake news — most noticeably, Twitter, as the service finally began to delete fake accounts and return follower totals back to the realm of real people. El Kaiser and J.D. discuss the efforts, as well as the state of streaming television, Apple’s latest updates and the things one can find for sale on the Dark Net. In a (Hopefully) Helpful Hint, J.D. has some tips for how to stay charged up when traveling. All aboard Episode 280!
Links to Stories Discussed on This Week’s Show
- Confidence in follower counts (Twitter blog)
- WhatsApp launches a feature that labels forwarded messages (Poynter)
- YouTube to fight fake news with links to real news and context (Ars Technica)
- YouTube TV Service Suffers Outage in Middle of England-Croatia World Cup Semifinal (Variety)
- How to Watch the First Funded News Shows on Facebook Watch (Facebook Newsroom)
- Findings, recommendations and actions from ICO investigation into data analytics in political campaigns (UK Information Commissioner’s Office)
- Live TV Streaming Service Philo Raises $40 Million in Funding (The Wrap)
- European Networks Are Joining Forces to Take On Netflix and Amazon (Hollywood Reporter)
- Helping creators protect their content (YouTube Creators Blog)
- Downloading on Netflix Just Got Smarter (Netflix blog)
- FCC Set to Propose Easing of Children’s Television Rules (Variety)
- 3D-printed guns: Settlement paves way for DIY weapons (San Jose Mercury News)
- Hacker Found Selling US Military Document on the Dark Web (Silicon Angle)
- Apple updates MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros (Apple Newsroom)
- New Apple products expected this fall include iPhones, iPads, Macs, AirPods, Apple Watches (Business Insider)
- It looks like a Google partner might’ve just leaked Android P’s real name (BGR)
- “Google Was Not a Normal Place”: Brin, Page, and Mayer on the Accidental Birth of the Company that Changed Everything (Vanity Fair)
(Hopefully) Helpful Hint: Power to Go
- Emergency Charging Options on the Road (The New York Times)
- The Risk in Using a Public Phone Charger (The New York Times)
- How to Pack and Prepare Your Smartphone for Traveling This Summer (The New York Times)
