Jul 19th 2016
Tech News Today 1558
Blame it on Rio
Hosted by
Megan Morrone
Co-Hosted by
Lauren Hockenson
Lara Croft History Lesson
Although the show is no longer in production, you can enjoy previous episodes from the TWiT Archives.
Guests:
Ian Kar
Lauren Hockenson from the Nothing Matters podcast is here to talk about WhatsApp, Twitter, Snapchat, Bitmoji, Microsoft and more. WhatsApp goes dark in Brazil for two whole hours, #LoveforLeslieJ on Twitter floods the internet with kindness after Leslie Jones from Ghostbusters leaves the social network. Ian Kar from Quartz discusses Snapchat's creepy new patent application, and more.
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Links
- Justiça do Rio determina bloqueio do serviço do WhatsApp novamente
- With Whatsapp Blocked Again, A Reflection On The Travesty Of Brazilian Telecom
- Government requests for Google data reached new highs in 2015
- Attack on Ghostbusters star Leslie Jones proves Twitter needs solutions, not excuses
- Play as classic Lara Croft in the new Tomb Raider, and feel small hope for cultural progress
- You can now make an emoji of yourself to use in Snapchat
- image recognition
- Pokémon Go will launch in Japan tomorrow with game’s first sponsored location
- Nintendo now more valuable than Sony thanks to Pokemon Go phenomenon
- Verified accounts for everyone: Twitter announces new application process