Main Show starts at 8:12
Starbucks Korea implemented a ban on customers bringing desktop PCs, desk partitions, printers and power strips to the coffee stores. Google is rolling out “preferred sources” in Search, enabling users to pick news outlets they want featured most. Sling TV will now sell access to its service on a 24-hour, weekend, or weeklong terms. And would you pay for the ability to turn your videos into a VHS-like viewing experience?
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Joe.
Link to the Show Notes.
Top 3:
Epic’s antitrust win in Australia could have ripple effects for Apple and Google
https://www.theverge.com/news/757885/epic-apple-google-australia-judgment
Perplexity may be planning to replace Google Search in Chrome
https://9to5google.com/2025/08/12/perplexity-google-chrome-bid/
Australia court rules Google, Apple abused dominance over app store payments
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr11qqvvwlo
Discussions:
Google Search adds ‘preferred sources’ to let you control which outlets appear in Top Stories
https://www.theverge.com/news/757979/google-search-preferred-sources-launch-top-stories
Introducing preferred sources in Google Search
https://blog.google/products/search/preferred-sources/
Sling TV’s $9.99 Day Weekend Pass gives you live sports and more without a subscription
https://variety.com/2025/shopping/news/sling-tv-day-weekend-pass-price-sign-up-online-1236486807/
Leave your home offices at home: Starbucks draws the line at desktops
https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10550038
Cassettes — New app turns your videos into retro VHS-like home movies
https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/12/cassettes-new-app-turns-your-videos-into-retro-vhs-like-home-movies/
https://thecassetteapp.com
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