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New Zealand leads the charge against social networks

NZ will push for social media platforms to take responsibility. Will they listen?


Elon's self-driving reality distortion

Tesla claims it'll have fully self-driving cars on the road as soon as 2020. Everyone else disagrees.


100: You're folding it wrong

Frederique, Owen, and Zach chat about the Samsung Galaxy Fold flopping before it gets out the door.


How to bury bad news

Burying bad news is easy if you just wait for someone else to drown the news cycle, then quietly announce your breach was worse than expected.


Foldable failure

Samsung had one job: convince people that its foldable phones wouldn't break easily. It took just 24 hours until it failed.


The end of the modem wars

A sudden twist after years of bitter exchanges: Apple will settle with Qualcomm and even get back into business with them.


The UK pushes back against addictive technology

Can regulation help teenagers build a better relationship with social media? The UK thinks so.


99: Pödcåst

Frederique, Owen, and Zach chat about the new IKEA + Sonos collab and Snap.



Your Uber IPO is arriving...

We get a peek at Uber's revenue engine, and finally understand when Disney+ arrives on a TV near you.