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82: No! This Is Terrible!
Episode 82

82: No! This Is Terrible!

Qualcomm rolls out 5G cellular networking at a Hawaiian resort; Tumblr bans sexual imagery and nudity; Apple fails emoji biology; and streaming services consider inserting ads into paused video.

Download · Jason Snell and Stephen Hackett

December 6, 20181h 4m

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Show Notes

Qualcomm rolls out 5G cellular networking at a Hawaiian resort; Tumblr bans sexual imagery and nudity; Apple fails emoji biology; and streaming services consider inserting ads into paused video.

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Guest Starring:

Andy Ihnatko, Rosemary Orchard, and Jeremy Burge

Links and Show Notes:

5G is weeks away — and Tuesday marks its first real test - The Verge
Qualcomm's New Snapdragon Chip Suggests 5G Is Almost Here | WIRED
Apple Is Said to Miss Rapid 5G Takeoff, Sitting Out Tech Shift - Bloomberg
Tumblr Staff — A better, more positive Tumblr
Tumblr will ban all adult content starting December 17th - The Verge
Tumblr's Ban on Adult Content May Hurt Creative Communities - Gizmodo
Monterey Bay Aquarium takes Apple to task for its backward squid emoji - The Verge
Monterey Bay Aquarium on Twitter
🦑 Squid Emoji - Emojipedia
World Emoji Day 2018: First Look at Apple's New Emojis - Emojipedia
Jeremy Burge on Twitter: 🐙 Changes
Airports suggest making plane arrival emoji a little less "crash-y" - CBS News
👻 Ghost Emoji - Emojipedia
Microsoft confirms plan to rebuild Edge browser using Chromium on Windows 10 | Windows Central
Microsoft Edge, Chromium, and Blink FAQ: Everything you need to know | Windows Central
Hulu, AT&T to Run Ads in 2019 When Viewers Pause Their Streaming TV – Variety
I Tried to Make My Dog an Instagram Celebrity. I Failed. - The New York Times
Jeremy Burge (@jeremyburge) | Twitter
Rosemary (@RosemaryOrchard) | Twitter
Andy Ihnatko (@Ihnatko) | Twitter