Summary: <p><strong><em>Mr. Pichai goes to Washington, another bug prompts Google to kill Google+ even sooner, Keurig for beer makes no sense, and Doom turns 25.</em></strong></p><p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="https://www.datadoghq.com/ridehome" target="_blank"><strong>DataDogHQ.com/ridehome</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.tiny.website/" target="_blank"><strong>Tiny.website</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://flatironschool.com/podcast" target="_blank"><strong>FlatironSchool.com/podcast</strong></a></li> </ul><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><ul> <li> <a href="https://venturebeat.com/2018/12/10/google-moves-up-google-consumer-shutdown-to-april-2019/" target="_blank">Google moves up Google+ consumer shutdown to April 2019</a> (VentureBeat)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-outage-leaves-customers-drivers-furious-2018-12?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Falleyinsider%2Fsilicon_alley_insider+%28Silicon+Alley+Insider%29" target="_blank">Uber customers and drivers are furious after a major outage causes all kinds of issues</a> (BusinessInsider)</li> <li> <a href="http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/12/10/social-media-outpaces-print-newspapers-in-the-u-s-as-a-news-source/" target="_blank">Social media outpaces print newspapers in the U.S. as a news source</a> (Pew Research Center)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/11/plaids-250-million-funding-round-propels-it-to-2point7-billion-valuation.html" target="_blank">Fintech start-up Plaid raises $250 million at $2.7 billion valuation, adds Mary Meeker to board</a> (CNBC)</li> <li> <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/11/vroom-nabs-146m-from-autonation-vcs-for-its-online-used-car-marketplace/" target="_blank">Vroom nabs $146M from AutoNation, VCs for its used car site</a> (TechCrunch)</li> <li> <a href="https://gizmodo.com/keurigs-for-beer-make-no-sense-1831002373" target="_blank">Keurigs for Beer Make No Sense</a> (Gizmodo)</li> <li> <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/10/doom-is-25-and-co-creator-john-romero-is-putting-out-a-giant-expansion-for-it/" target="_blank">Doom is 25 and co-creator John Romero is putting out a giant expansion for it </a>(TechCrunch)</li> </ul> <a href="https://anchor.fm/s/34f8474/podcast/sponsor/acugia/url/https%3A%2F%2Fflipboard.com%2F">https://flipboard.com/</a>
