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68: False Flag
Episode 68

68: False Flag

This week graphics cards got way better; the App Store came under criticism; and Facebook did a bunch of controversial stuff... again.

Download · Jason Snell and Stephen Hackett

August 23, 201847m 17s

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Show Notes

This week graphics cards got way better; the App Store came under criticism; and Facebook did a bunch of controversial stuff... again.

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Guest Starring:

Christina Warren and Dan Frakes

Links and Show Notes:

NVIDIA says the RTX 2080 GPU is twice as fast as the GTX 1080
Nvidia announces RTX 2000 GPU series with ‘6 times more performance’ and ray tracing - The Verge
Nvidia RTX 2070, RTX 2080, RTX 2080 Ti GPUs revealed: specs, price, release date - Polygon
Nvidia Shares RTX 2080 Test Results: 35 - 125% Faster Than GTX 1080
Netflix tests a bypass of iTunes billing in 33 markets | TechCrunch
Fortnite, Netflix Take On Apple, Google Over App Store 'Tax' - Bloomberg
Windows 95 is now an app you can download and install on macOS, Windows, and Linux - The Verge
Facebook is rating the trustworthiness of its users on a scale from zero to 1 - The Washington Post
Taking Down More Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior | Facebook Newsroom
Apple removed Facebook’s Onavo from the App Store for gathering app data | TechCrunch
Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry’s Windows 95 tutorial video, revisited.
Lode Runner Web Game (online game)
Facebook is rating the trustworthiness of its users on a scale from zero to 1 - The Washington Post
Taking Down More Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior | Facebook Newsroom
Apple removed Facebook’s Onavo from the App Store for gathering app data | TechCrunch
With tacos and patience, a rescue group saves more than 2 dozen dogs in southern Dallas County | Dallas County | Dallas News
Christina Warren (@film_girl) | Twitter
Dan Frakes (@DanFrakes) | Twitter