TWiT 739: Bob Ross with Biceps




This Week in Tech (MP3) show

Summary: <p>This week's stories</p><ul> <li> Microsoft surprises us all with the two-screen Surface Duo phone</li> <li> Apple's Deep Fusion poised to trump Google's Pixel 4 announcement</li> <li> More than 500 ransomware attacks on US schools so far in 2019</li> <li> More red flags than a Chinese parade: WeWork's failed IPO</li> <li> Apple loves freedom - except in China</li> <li> US, UK, and Australian governments vs encryption</li> <li> Lexy Savvides's Memoji secrets</li> <li> Tim Cook can woo Trump all he wants, but Apple still has to pay 25% tariffs</li> <li> CNET folds the Samsung Galaxy Fold until it breaks</li> <li> Why did Windows Phone fail? Iain Thomson: "It was a thousand cuts of stupidity."</li> <li> Microsoft's new Surface line is aimed straight at Apple</li> <li> Will there be an October Apple event? All signs point to yes.</li> <li> Google Seattle makes a literal product graveyard</li> <li> Levis' Jacquard jean jackets</li> <li> PayPal backs out of Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency</li> <li> Facebook vs Elizabeth Warren</li> <li> Facebook says it's ok for political ads to lie</li> <li> Twitter says it's ok for Trump to advocate civil war</li> <li> Should Zuckerberg step down? Would that change anything?</li> <li> Elon Musk's new Starship and its competition</li> <li> The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is concerned about Tesla's Smart Summon feature</li> <li> Hundreds of millions of "Words with Friends" accounts hacked</li> <li> Japan turns off pagers after 50 years of honorable service</li> </ul> <p><strong>Host:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a></p> <p><strong>Guests:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/ant-pruitt">Ant Pruitt</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/iain-thomson">Iain Thomson</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/lexysavvides" target="_blank">Lexy Savvides</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to this show at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech">https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech</a></p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="http://casper.com/twit1">casper.com/twit1 - promo code: TWIT1</a></li> <li><a href="http://LastPass.com/twit">LastPass.com/twit</a></li> <li><a href="http://FreshBooks.com/twit">FreshBooks.com/twit</a></li> <li><a href="http://expressvpn.com/twit">expressvpn.com/twit</a></li> </ul>