Summary: The cryptocurrency Bitcoin is all over the news this month, and El Kaiser and J.D. discuss some of the more recent developments, along with the Consumer Reports verdict on the iPhone X and the legal tussle between oracle and Google. El Kaiser shares his thoughts on <a href="http://www.cwtv.com/shows/crisis-on-earth-x/">Crisis on Earth X</a> and J.D. offers a (Hopefully) Helpful Hint on converting those meeting notes scrawled on the office whiteboard into text you can edit on your phone. Oh, and there’s a little movie called Star Wars: The Last Jedi headed to theaters this month, so if you need something to listen to while you’re waiting around in line for it, push Play on Episode 255 here!<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-07/bitcoin-soars-through-14-000-mark-up-more-than-40-this-month" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Bitcoin Shakes Off Bubble Warnings in Race Past $15,000 Mark</a> (Bloomberg)<br> * <a href="http://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/1464096684955433613" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Steam Community Announcements</a> (Steam blog)<br> * <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-nicehash/digital-currency-exchange-nicehash-says-bitcoin-worth-nearly-64-million-hacked-idUSKBN1E10AQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Digital currency exchange NiceHash says Bitcoin worth nearly $64 million hacked</a> (Reuters)<br> * <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/7/16740280/instagram-direct-messaging-app-test-standalone" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Instagram is testing a separate messaging app and may remove DMs from the core app</a> (The Verge)<br> * <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/05/iphone-x-is-not-as-good-as-galaxy-s8-consumer-reports-says.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">iPhone X is inferior to Samsung’s new phones, Consumer Reports says</a> (CBNC)<br> * <a href="https://www.consumerreports.org/smartphones/iphone-x-review-test-results/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">CR’s Final iPhone X Test Results: Top-Scoring Camera and Display But Also Some Flaws</a> (Consumer Reports)<br> * <a href="https://www.recode.net/2017/12/6/16721364/oracle-google-political-war-location-track-android-safra-catz-java-lawsuit" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Inside Oracle’s cloak-and-dagger political war with Google</a> (Recode)<br> * <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/12/google-shuts-down-the-apps-section-of-the-chrome-web-store/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Chrome Apps are dead, as Google shuts down the Chrome Web Store section</a> (Ars Technica)<br> * <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/06/lyfts-self-driving-pilot-with-nutonomy-begins-rolling-out-in-boston/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Lyft’s self-driving pilot with nuTonomy begins rolling out in Boston</a> (TechCrunch)<br> * <a href="https://www.blog.google/products/search/your-search-questions-answered-selfie-style-google/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Your Search questions, answered selfie-style on Google</a> (The Keyword blog)<br> * <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> (StarWars.com)<br> <br> (Hopefully) Helpful Hint<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/26/technology/personaltech/scanning-converting-and-editing-text-on-the-go.html">Scanning, Converting and Editing Text on the Go </a> (The New York Times)<br> <br>
