TNW 48: The Internet is Speech




Tech News Weekly (MP3) show

Summary: <p>- From 8K TVs to water powered eye massagers, Devindra Hardwar from Engadget explored the halls of IFA in Berlin and shares some of his favorite finds.</p> <p>- It took a while, but Theranos is finally closing down its operations. John Carreyrou, the Wall Street Journal reporter who exposed the company's impropriety, explains.</p> <p>- Twitter and Facebook execs endure the Congressional hotseat while Google sits this one out. Jeff Jarvis from Buzzmachine.com rates their performance in the hearings.</p> <p>- Artifical Intelligence promises to reshape the healthcare industry, but Dave Gershgorn from Quartz says that the data is often biased and has a long way to go.</p> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/megan-morrone">Megan Morrone</a> and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/jason-howell">Jason Howell</a></p> <p><strong>Guests:</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/Devindra" target="_blank">Devindra Hardawar</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnCarreyrou" target="_blank">John Carreyrou</a>, <a href="http://buzzmachine.com/" target="_blank">Jeff Jarvis</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/davegershgorn" target="_blank">Dave Gershgorn</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to this show at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly">https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly</a>.</p> <p><strong>Sponsor:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="https://try.digitalocean.com/performance/?utm_source=thisweekintech_tnw&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=ThisWeekInTech%7CPodcast%7CPricePerf_100">do.co/tnw</a></li> </ul>