TWiT 598: It's Probably Squirrels




This Week in Tech (MP3) show

Summary: <p>Can Twitter be fixed? Will Trump's FCC Chairman pick be a boon or bane for tech? Is Apple still competitive? Could they compete against Netflix? Apple sues Qualcomm for $1 billion. Samsung reveals that the Note 7 fires were caused by "irregular batteries." Zuckerberg for President? Matt Cutts resigns from Google. Assange reneges on extradition promise after Chelsea Manning's sentence commuted. Tesla Autopilot results in 40% drop in accidents. Don't use Meitu! United Airlines planes grounded by computer outage.</p><ul> <li>Iain Thompson thinks squirrels are the real threat.</li> <li>Jason Calacanis' Inside Trump newsletter holds the President to his campaign promises</li> <li>Father Robert Ballecer has a Hawaiian warning for Mark Zuckerberg</li> <li>Leo Laporte wants his Powerwall already!</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/iain-thomson">Iain Thomson</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/fr-robert-ballecer-sj">Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ</a>, and <a href="http://calacanis.com/" target="_blank">Jason Calacanis</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>Bandwidth for This Week in Tech is provided by <a href="https://www.cachefly.com/" target="_blank">CacheFly</a>.</p>