Summary: As the tired old year of 2017 limps toward the exit, it seems fitting that age discrimination is in the news this week — both for smartphones and human job-seekers. El Kaiser and J.D. sort through two weeks’ worth of headlines, share their musings on <a href="http://www.starwars.com/films/star-wars-episode-viii-the-last-jedi" target="_blank" rel='"nofollow noopener'>Star Wars: The Last Jedi</a> and offer up a warning about using browser extensions.<br> It’s been a crazy year in many ways, but Pop Tech Jam returns in early 2018, just in time to make fun of the weirdest products at the Consumer Electronics Show. Spin up Episode 256 here and look for us in a few weeks. Happy Holidaze, Jammers!<br> Links to Stories Discussed on This Week’s Episode<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-20/apple-is-said-to-have-plan-to-combine-iphone-ipad-and-mac-apps" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Apple Plans Combined iPhone, iPad & Mac Apps to Create One User</a> (Bloomberg)<br> * <a href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/12/20/apple-responds-to-reports-of-worn-battery-forcing-iphone-cpu-slowdown" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Apple responds to reports of worn batteries forcing iPhone CPU slowdowns</a> (Apple Insider)<br> * <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/20/business/facebook-job-ads.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Facebook Job Ads Raise Concerns About Age Discrimination</a> (The New York Times)<br> * <a href="https://gizmodo.com/facebook-is-also-helping-employers-keep-older-workers-f-1821488294" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Facebook Is Also Helping Employers Keep Job Ads Away From Older People</a> (Gizmodo)<br> * <a href="https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/two-factor-authentication" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">How to use login verification</a> (Twitter)<br> * <a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/web-browsing-comes-to-fire-tv/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Web browsing comes to Amazon’s Fire TV ahead of YouTube ban</a> (CNET)<br> * <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-12-17/the-war-over-net-neutrality" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The War Over Net Neutrality</a> (Bloomberg)<br> * <a href="http://thehill.com/policy/technology/364933-new-york-ag-to-sue-fcc-over-net-neutrality-repeal" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">New York AG to Sue FCC Over Net Neutrality Repeal</a> (The Hill)<br> * <a href="http://thehill.com/policy/technology/364937-netflix-rips-net-neutrality-repeal-this-is-the-beginning-of-a-longer-legal" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Netflix rips net neutrality repeal: ‘This is the beginning of a longer legal battle’</a> (The Hill)<br> * <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber/three-u-s-men-plead-guilty-to-crimes-tied-to-2016-botnet-attacks-idUSKBN1E71ZB" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Three U.S. men plead guilty to crimes tied to 2016 botnet attacks</a> (Reuters)<br> * <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/mirai-botnet-minecraft-scam-brought-down-the-internet/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">How a Dorm Room Minecraft Scam Brought Down the Internet</a> (Wired)<br> * <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/13/twitter-says-russians-spent-1k-on-six-brexit-related-ads/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Twitter says Russians spent ~$1k on six Brexit-related ads</a> (TechCrunch)<br> * <a href="https://blogs.office.com/en-us/2017/12/13/new-to-office-365-in-december-extending-human-ingenuity-with-everyday-ai/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">New to Office 365 in December—extending human ingenuity with everyday AI</a> (Office Blogs)<br> * <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/13/microsoft-looks-to-make-bing-results-smarter-with-a-little-help-from-reddit/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Microsoft looks to make Bing results smarter with new AI-powered features and Redd...</a>
