Let get this out of the way: Nilay and Dieter are not on the show this week.
But really, we’ve got a great show hosted by Verge podcast professionals Lauren Goode and Casey Newton. Oh and Paul is still here, too!
So what are we talking about on the show today? Well, a lot. Lauren, Casey, and Paul analyze the news that was at the top of the site this week, including a glitch that left American Airlines without pilots during the week of Christmas; a rundown of the new trivia app HQ; and the reveal of the man who deactivated Trump’s Twitter account briefly a few weeks ago.
Also, Lauren gives us a closer look into the newest episode of her video series Next Level, which deals with solar panels that turn air into drinking water.
There’s a whole lot in between that, like Paul’s weekly segment “Whiskey pods? No.” So, listen to it all, and you know what? You’ll get it all.
02:56 - Google might merge back with Nest to make more smart home products
10:23 - The man who deactivated Trump’s Twitter account has revealed himself
17:35 - HQ
25:35 - Facebook uses selfies as login authentication for suspicious activity
29:02 - Verge holiday book recommendations
32:00 - ‘Only a few hundred’ American Airlines flights still lack pilots after massive computer glitch
34:27 - Inside the decade-long fight to expose Morgan Marquis-Boire
38:53 - Next Level season 2 episode 3
52:07 - Paul’s weekly segment “Whiskey pods? No.”
55:56 - Amazon unveils $250 AI camera and machine learning tools for businesses
1:04:50 - Is now a good time to buy a new phone / laptop / TV?
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