PTJ 237: Days of Wonder




POP | TECH | JAM show

Summary: Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference opened this week, bringing a ton of announcements and new-product demos to the faithful. <a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-iqBOQMrIvOQ/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAABc/83k2gwGQZsE/photo.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Don Donofrio</a> drops by to sort it all out with El Kaiser and JD. Meanwhile, governments fight with the Internet on multiple fronts and a certain Amazon Princess conquers the worldwide box office. All this and more on Episode 237!<br> Links to Stories in This Week’s Episode<br> <br> * <a href="https://theintercept.com/2017/06/05/top-secret-nsa-report-details-russian-hacking-effort-days-before-2016-election/" rel="nofollow">Top-secret NSA report details Russian hacking effort days before 2016 election</a> (The Intercept)<br> * <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/05/us/politics/reality-winner-contractor-leaking-russia-nsa.html" rel="nofollow">Contractor charged with the first leak under Trump</a> (The New York Times)<br> * <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/business-40149649" rel="nofollow">London attack: Tech firms fight back in extremism row</a> (BBC)<br> * <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-06/uber-said-to-fire-more-than-20-employees-in-harassment-probe" rel="nofollow">Uber fires more than 20 employees in harassment probe</a> (Bloomberg)<br> * <a href="https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2017-06-06-major-web-companies-and-public-interest-groups/" rel="nofollow">Major web companies and public interest groups announce Internet-Wide Day of Action to Save Net Neutrality</a> (Fight for the Future)<br> * <a href="https://www.battleforthenet.com/july12/" rel="nofollow">July 12th: Internet-wide day of action to save Net Neutrality</a> (Battle for the Net)<br> * <a href="https://venturebeat.com/2017/06/05/idc-wearables-grew-17-9-in-q1-2017-xiaomi-and-apple-overtake-fitbit/" rel="nofollow">IDC: Wearables grew 17.9% in Q1 2017, Xiaomi and Apple overtake Fitbit</a> (VentureBeat)<br> * <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/06/steamvr-is-coming-to-mac-and-apple-says-it-will-actually-work/" rel="nofollow">SteamVR is coming to Mac—and Apple says it will actually work</a> (Ars Technica)<br> * <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/06/05/amazon-prime-video-coming-to-apple-tv-tv-app-later-this-summer/" rel="nofollow"> (9to5Mac)</a><br> * <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/5/15739192/microsoft-windows-10-pro-for-workstations-advanced-pcs-features" rel="nofollow">Microsoft leak reveals new Windows 10 Workstation edition for power users</a> (The Verge)<br> * <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4298&amp;p=.htm" rel="nofollow">Wonder Woman sets a record opening for a female-directed feature</a> (BoxOfficeMojo.com)<br> <br>  Apple Stuff<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2017/06/ios-11-brings-new-features-to-iphone-and-ipad-this-fall/" rel="nofollow">Apple previews iOS 11</a><br> * <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2017/06/ipad-pro-10-5-and-12-9-inch-models-introduces-worlds-most-advanced-display-breakthrough-performance/" rel="nofollow">Apple introduced the new iPad Pro</a><br> * <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2017/06/imac-receives-major-update-featuring-more-powerful-graphics-faster-processors-thunderbolt-3-brighter-displays/" rel="nofollow">Apple refreshes the iMac</a><br> * Apple updates the <a href="https://www.apple.com/macbook/" rel="nofollow">MacBook</a> and <a href="https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/">MacBook Pro</a><br> * <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2017/06/imac-pro-most-powerful-mac-arrives-december/" rel="nofollow">Apple gives a sneak peak at the new iMac Pro</a><br> * <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2017/06/macos-high-sierra-delivers-advanced-technologies-for-storage-video-and-graphics/" rel="nofollow">Apple demos macOS High Sierra</a><br> * <a href="https://www.apple."></a>