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The humans listening to Alexa queries

Most of us assume what we say to Alexa is between us and the robots. We were wrong.


Banning dark patterns

Tricking your users is set to become illegal—but the definition of tricking, ironically, remains hazy.


The era for self-regulation is ending

Following Australia's lead, the UK plans broad laws of its own to regulate internet platforms—bringing the wild west of the internet to a regulated halt.



SuperInhumane

This week on the show, we talk about Amazon's awful warehouses, Superhuman's dodgy tracking practices, and Jony Ive leaving Apple.



Snap invented social media. Now it wants it back.

Snapchat invented modern social media, and it wants everyone to know that it's not going anywhere—and still has new ideas.


Cracking down on the platforms

If we put the responsibility back on the social media platforms, maybe they'll rise to the challenge.



Google gives up on Plus

The end of the road arrives for Google Plus, but it's actually bittersweet.