TWiT 742: Leave the Wallet At Home




This Week in Tech (MP3) show

Summary: <p>It's This Week in Tech with Jason Howell, Mikah Sargent, and Ant Pruitt hosting in the absence of Chief TWiT, Leo Laporte. PG&amp;E may force a power outage at TWiT Eastside Studio to help reduce the risk of wildfire in surrounding areas.</p><ul> <li>Facebook Launches News Section to Compensate Publishers</li> <li>Zuckerberg faces heat in Congress: "It's almost like you think this is a joke."</li> <li>Fake Facebook ad claiming Lindsey Graham backs the Green New Deal is actually a test for Zuckerberg</li> <li>Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL review: more than the sum of its sensors</li> <li>Night Sight fight: The iPhone 11 kinda destroys the Pixel 4 with low light camera shots</li> <li>AT&amp;T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile have finally agreed to replace SMS with a new RCS standard</li> <li>Google is delivering some Pixel 4 phones in fun cereal boxes</li> <li>Google Cereal review: Feature-packed but lacking in basic nutrition [Gallery]</li> <li>Google will replace Home devices bricked due to latest firmware update</li> <li>LOFT Portable Battery Base for Google Home</li> <li>Amazon is spending billions on shipping as it makes Prime one-day delivery a reality</li> <li>After Briefly Falling To Number Two, Jeff Bezos Is Back As The Richest Man In The World</li> <li>Apple Pay overtakes Starbucks as the most popular mobile payment platform in the US</li> <li>Gov't bill could see Emergency Alerts broadcast over streaming services like Apple Music</li> <li>Microsoft's Over-the-Top VR Rig Lets You Explore a Virtual World While Walking IRL</li> <li>TikTok could threaten national security, senators say</li> <li>Motorola teases its foldable RAZR phone reveal for November 13th</li> <li>The Huawei Mate X is set to ship next month for $2,400, but only in China</li> <li>Elvis hands-on</li> <li>Ant talks about his new show</li> </ul> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/jason-howell">Jason Howell</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/ant-pruitt">Ant Pruitt</a>, and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/mikah-sargent">Mikah Sargent</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://privacy.com/twit">privacy.com/twit</a></li> <li><a href="http://WWT.COM/TWIT">WWT.COM/TWIT</a></li> <li><a href="https://twit.cachefly.com">twit.cachefly.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://calm.com/twit">calm.com/twit</a></li> </ul>