Jul 19th 2016
Tech News Today 1558
Blame it on Rio
Hosted by
Megan Morrone,
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