DTNS 3329 – Bring a penny, get a part

How is an upstart wireless broadband provider beating an incumbent cable broadband provider? We find out as Patrick Norton shares his experience with his new internet provider. Plus are tariffs really going to increase the price of popular gadgets? We unpack the news and drill through the FUD.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Len Peralta, Roger Chang and Patrick Norton.

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Show Notes
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• Quick Hits
  • (00:55) WhatsApp will drastically limit forwarding across the globe to stop the spread of fake news, following violence in India and Myanmar | recode
  • (01:20) Waymo’s autonomous cars have driven 8 million miles on public roads | the verge
• More Top Stories
  • (02:05) Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Twitter partner for ambitious new data project | the verge
    • Data Transfer Project
  • (07:45) Apple Watch, FitBit could feel cost of U.S. tariffs | reuters
  • (11:00) Amazon launches Part Finder, built by technology it acquired from Partpic in 2016 | tech crunch
  • (13:30) 1.5 million affected by hack targeting Singapore’s health data | the verge
  • (16:30) DARPA Wants Your Insect-Scale Robots for a Micro-Olympics | ieee
• Discussion Story (19:15)
  • Common Networks
• Thing of the Day
  • DTNS Sub-reddit
• Messages of the Day
  • Thomas – Young Justice
• Today’s Contributor
  • Patrick Norton on Twitter
    • TekThing
    • AVexcel
  • Get Len Peralta‘s “Jumbo SHRIMP” at his store or by supporting his Patreon

 

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