Summary: The annual Consumer Electronics Show wrapped up in Las Vegas last week, leaving El Kaiser and J.D. plenty of new gadgets to mull, from “intelligent” toilets to high-concept “social-empathy robots.” But other stuff happened outside of Vegas, too — Facebook changed up its News Feed, Spectre and Meltdown patches rolled out, and half of California seems to be suing Apple over that iPhone slowdown move. Spin up Episode 258 to hear it all!<br> Links to Stories on This Week’s Episode<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/facebooks-news-feed-change-is-a-retreat-from-the-public?utm_term=.hfdbPvdJp#.dbzD3qAm6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Facebook Couldn’t Handle News. Maybe It Never Wanted To.</a> (BuzzFeed)<br> * <a href="https://www.recode.net/2018/1/10/16871480/facebook-local-news-section-journalism" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Facebook is testing a new section of the app specifically for local news and events</a> (Recode)<br> * <a href="https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/microsoftsecure/2018/01/09/understanding-the-performance-impact-of-spectre-and-meltdown-mitigations-on-windows-systems/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Understanding the performance impact of Spectre and Meltdown mitigations on Windows Systems</a> (Microsoft Secure)<br> * <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/01/10/class-action-lawsuits-iphone-throttling/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Now 30 class action suits against Apple over iPhone throttling; latest alleges five wrongdoings</a> (9to5Mac)<br> * <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/01/senator-questions-apple-over-intentional-iphone-slowdowns/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Senator questions Apple over intentional iPhone slowdowns</a> (Ars Technica)<br> * <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/08/technology/apple-tech-children-jana-calstrs.html?_r=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Tech Backlash Grows as Investors Press Apple to Act on Children’s Use</a> (The New York Times)<br> * <a href="https://www.macworld.com/article/3246048/consumer-electronics/alexa-is-eating-siris-lunch-at-ces-2018-and-homepod-isnt-going-to-make-a-difference.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Alexa is eating Siri’s lunch at CES 2018, and HomePod isn’t going to make a difference</a> (Macworld)<br> * <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2018/01/09/cortana-coming-devices-2018-devices-sdk-new-reference-designs/#vCHIAQFrwyyWSxrc.97" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Cortana coming to more devices in 2018 through Devices SDK and new reference designs</a> (Building Apps for Windows blog)<br> * <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/article/samsung-to-unveil-galaxy-s9-at-mwc/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Samsung to unveil Galaxy S9 at MWC, not CES</a> (ZDNet)<br> * <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/youtube-removes-logan-paul-from-preferred-program-puts-thinning-sequel-hold-1073814" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">YouTube Removes Logan Paul From Preferred Program, Puts ‘Thinning’ Sequel on Hold</a> (Hollywood Reporter)<br> * <a href="http://bgr.com/2018/01/09/net-neutrality-congress-bill-cra-analysis-explainer/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">How the Democrats are using Republicans’ favorite move to try to preserve net neutrality</a> (BGR.com)<br> * <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/01/09/snuggle-robots-and-talking-toilets-ces-2018s-wildest-gadgets/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Snuggle robots and talking toilets: CES 2018’s wildest gadgets</a> (The Washington Post)<br> * <a href="http://time.com/5100244/best-ces-2018-consumer-electronics-show/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">10 of the Coolest Gadgets We Saw at CES 2018</a> (Time)<br> * <a href="https://www.us.kohler.com/us/Numi-Intelligent-toilet-with-KOHLER-Konnect/content/CNT131300025."></a>
