83: Mr. Google Is My Father!

Google's CEO gets grilled by Congress; Instagram gets a new product leader; Apple does a bunch of stuff; and Supermicro defends itself against Bloomberg.

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Guest Starring:

Casey Liss and Florence Ion

Links and Show Notes:

How Sundar Pichai defended Google before Congress - The Verge

Aaron Rupar on Twitter: "After @SteveKingIA raises inscrutable concerns about iPhones, Google CEO Sunday Pichai patiently informs him, "Congressman, iPhone is made by a different company."… https://t.co/NLNYsO3HoI"

What Was The Point Of Google's Congressional Hearing? - Buzzfeed News

Google and Congress Botch Chance to Help the Public - Bloomberg

Instagram’s leadership overhaul has begun in the wake of its founders’ departure - Recode

The Mother of All Demos – 512 Pixels

The Mother of All Demos - Wikipedia

Qualcomm says a Chinese court has banned sales of older iPhones nationwide | Ars Technica

Qualcomm asks China to ban the iPhone XS and XR - The Verge

Apple’s ‘Netflix for Magazines’ Is Said to Rankle Publishers - Bloomberg

Apple announces new $1 billion Austin campus as part of US expansion - The Verge

Supermicro says investigation firm found no spy chips | TechCrunch

Bloomberg is still reporting on challenged story regarding China hardware hack - The Washington Post

Puppy Reveal Parties Are Even Cuter Than Gender Reveal Parties (Because Puppies, Obviously)

15 Dog Reveals That Are Cuter Than Gender Reveal Parties | HuffPost Life

Florence "U4EA" Ion (@Ohthatflo) | Twitter

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Casey Liss (@caseyliss) | Twitter

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