Summary: After a discussion about the stirring audio mix used to back the film <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-eMt3SrfFU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Dunkirk</a>, El Kaiser and J.D. make a lot of noise about this week’s technology news — including new government regulation around the world. However, if it all gets to be too much, perhaps a nice friendly drone will deliver a tureen of soup right to your door. Settle in and listen away to Episode 243!<br> Links to Stories Mentioned on This Week’s Show<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2017/07/30/homepod-firmware-face-detection/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">iPhone 8 infrared face detection and general device design revealed in HomePod firmware</a> (MacRumors)<br> * <a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2017/microsoft-targets-google-apple-schools-surface-plus-hardware-subscriptions/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Microsoft targets Google and Apple in schools with ‘Surface Plus’ hardware subscription program</a> (GeekWire)<br> * <a href="https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-sunsets-if-word-flow-keyboard-for-ios-encourages-users-to-try-swiftkey" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Microsoft sunsets if Word Flow keyboard for iOS, encourages users to try Swiftkey</a> (OnMSFT)<br> * <a href="https://www.blog.google/products/search/gboard-iphone-adds-drawing-maps-and-youtube/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Gboard for iPhone adds drawing, Maps and YouTube</a> (Google blog)<br> * <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/01/google-image-search-gets-more-like-pinterest-by-connecting-you-to-recipes-products-and-more/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Google Image Search gets more like Pinterest by connecting you to recipes, products and more</a> (TechCrunch)<br> * <a href="https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-putin-signs-vpn-law-internet/28648976.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Putin signs controversial law tightening Internet restrictions</a> (Radio Free Europe)<br> * <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/29/apple-removes-vpn-apps-from-the-app-store-in-china/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Apple removes VPN apps from the App Store in China</a> (TechCrunch)<br> * <a href="https://www.recode.net/2017/7/31/16070176/amazon-facebook-google-netflix-net-neutrality-hearing-resist" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The chiefs of Facebook, Google and other tech giants aren’t committing to testify to the U.S. Congress on net neutrality</a> (Recode)<br> * <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-congress-idUSKBN1AH474" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">U.S. senators to introduce bill to secure ‘internet of things’</a> (Reuters)<br> * <a href="https://epic.org/2017/07/epic-files-ftc-complaint-to-st.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">EPIC files FTC complaint to stop Google from tracking in-store purchases</a> (Electronic Privacy Information Center) <br> * <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/07/31/spotify-60-million-paid-subscribers/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Spotify crosses 60M paid subscribers as it prepares to go public later this year</a> (9to5Mac)<br> * <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-01/facebook-is-said-to-work-on-video-chat-device-in-hardware-push" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Facebook is working on a video chat device</a> (Bloomberg)<br> * <a href="https://venturebeat.com/2017/07/31/linden-lab-launches-open-beta-for-social-vr-platform-sansar/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Linden Lab launches open beta for social VR platform Sansar</a> (VentureBeat)<br> * <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/business/media/hbo-hack-game-of-thrones.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Hackers threaten ‘Game of Thrones,’ as HBO confirms cyberattack</a> (The New York Times)<br> * <a href="http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Engineering_Technology/TTP2/The_flyin..."></a>
