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    #91: N Isn't for Netscape

    February 14th, 2019 · 61 minutes

    What happens when a tech giant buys the company that makes a product you like? Also: Ugly labor issues in tech and journalism, Apple plans a services event, Samsung readies new phones including one that folds, and Amazon ditches NYCHQ2.

    Guest Starring: Lisa Schmeiser

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    Apple Event Planned For March 25 Around A News Subscription Product
    Apple Invites Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon to Video Launch - Bloomberg
    Publishers Chafe at Apple’s Terms for Subscription News Service - WSJ
    The logic behind Apple’s give-us-half-your-revenue pitch to news publishers - Recode
    Samsung Galaxy S10 and foldable phone will feature at Samsung Unpacked - Business Insider
    You'll Have to Mark Your Drone With an ID Under Anti-Terror Rule - Bloomberg
    Amazon is buying mesh router company Eero - The Verge
    Why Amazon buying Eero feels so disappointing - The Verge
    Google, Amazon Want More Data From Your Home – Bloomberg
    The Fallout Of Activision Blizzard’s Massive Layoffs
    ‘Not All Fun and Memes’: BuzzFeed News Employees Plan to Form a Union - The New York Times
    An open letter to Los Angeles Times management about its intellectual property proposals — L.A. Times Guild - Los Angeles Times Guild
    Apple ‘Black Site’ Gives Contractors Few Perks, Little Security - Bloomberg
    Amazon Pulls Out of Planned New York City Campus - The New York Times
    News Victoria dog beagle and baby possum unlikely friendship animals
    Lisa Schmeiser (@lschmeiser) | Twitter