Facebook makes original videos, Malicious DNA, and why the hype around the Sarahah app?
With Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, and Justin R Young

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Show Notes
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• News You Should Know
  • (01:40) Kaspersky withdraws antitrust complaint against Microsoft
  • (02:10) Deep Mind and Blizzard release AI toolkit for Starcraft II
  • (02:50) Twitch launches full version of desktop client
  • (03:05) Early Uber investor alleges fraud against founder Travis Kalanick
• More Top Stories
  • (03:50) Facebook rolls out new version of video section called Watch
  • (06:55) Consumer Reports no longer ‘recommends’ Surface laptops
  • (12:50) University of Washington scientists embed computer hack in DNA
  • (15:15) NBC shutting down Seeso comedy streaming service
  • (19:55) US FCC is poised to re-evaluate broadband deployment terms
• Discussion
  • (25:55) Sarahah is an anonymous messaging app that’s gone viral: Everything to know about this – The Indian Express
    • Sarahah: Why everyone is talking about the ‘honesty first’ secret messaging app – The Telegraph
• Thing of the Day
  • (34:40) Roger Reviews Threadrippers
    • The ongoing testing of Intel’s X299 and i9-7900X – PC Gamer
    • AMD Threadripper 1950X review: Better than Intel in almost every way – Ars Technica
    • The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and 1920X Review: CPUs on Steroids – AnandTech
• Message of the Day
  • (38:45) Glen – university blockchain usage
  • (40:00) That Charlie Dude – blockchain transcripts

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