27: ‘GIF’ as in ‘Geoff’

This week, we examine Google’s transformation into Alphabet and what it may mean for the rest of us. Netflix continues make waves and the Lexus hoverboard is real! There is also a whole swag of movie news including details on new Blade Runner, new Bad Boys and new Ghostbusters. This and much more on episode 27 of The Lazy Couch.

Episode 27. Recorded Wednesday 12 August 2015.

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Show notes

• Follow up: Netflix in Australia – a drama unfolding | LinkedIn
• Google to reorganise as ‘Alphabet’ | The New York Times
• ‘G is for Google’ | abc.xyz
• The easter egg in Larry Page’s Alphabet letter | Wired
• Prediction of ‘Alphabet’ from 12 months ago | Reddit
• I rode the Lexus hoverboard in a skatepark in Spain | The Verge
• Tesla’s robotic metal snake charger is for real | TechCrunch
• Singapore’s MyRepublic to enter Australia and resell NBN | ITWire
• Ryan Adams to record 1989 cover album – Taylor says she will pass out | Pitchfork
• GIFs are the new emojis as they take smartphones by storm | The Guardian
• Inside the failure of Google+ | Mashable
• The Man From U.N.C.L.E. interview with Guy Ritchie and Henry Cavill | TimeOut
• Fantastic 4 director Josh Trank claims studio meddling in deleted tweet | Polygon
• Anti-privacy group hits indie creators for using the word ‘pixels’ | TorrentFreak
• The Cobbler (2014), starring Adam Sandler | IMDb
• Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling confirmed for Bladerunner 2 | Venture Capital Post
• Ben Affleck to star in 3 stand alone Batman movies | Den of Geek
• Bad Boys 3 & 4 set for 2017 and 2019 | ScreenCrush
• Bill Murray set to appear in Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters | Empire
• Graphic 2015 | Sydney Opera House

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