Episode 113: The Samsung Event, MWC, and Facebook moderation

Wrecked By Tech

In this week's episode, Dan, Marc, and Riley talk about the Canadian smart glasses company that the government gave a loan to (and wants the money back), the Samsung Unpacked event we just missed last week, a bunch of fun things being released/teased at MWC, the horrendous conditions American Facebook moderators have to go through, and much more.

Speed round:

• Nest Secure had a microphone all along, can now be a Google Assistant device
• Apple News monetization strategy is "abysmal" and "atrocious"
• 1TB microSD cards are a thing now
• The Nokia PureView has five cameras
• Facebook has been gathering very personal information from a litany of other, unrelated apps
• Anti-vaxx propaganda goes viral on Facebook, but Pinterest has pretty much solved that problem.
• The Apple Watch may get built-in sleep tracking by 2020
• Lenovo just made a lightweight, USB-C driven 14-inch monitor for dual screen productivity beasts
• Apple Music might be coming to Google Home devices

Links:

• Canadian government pulls $18 million investment from smart glasses company North following layoffs - The Verge
• It looks like the S10's face unlock can be fooled by a picture
• Samsung Galaxy S10 series to come pre-loaded with McAfee anti-malware protection
• Huawei Unveils $2,600 Foldable 'Mate X' Smartphone to Rival Samsung's Galaxy Fold - MacRumors
• Oppo shows off its own foldable phone - The Verge
• TCL’s DragonHinge foldable phone prototype is untouchable for now - The Verge
• Xiaomi’s folding phone is the best we’ve seen so far - The Verge
• Oppo Introduces 10x Optical Zoom Triple-Camera Smartphone - MacRumors
• LG’s palm-reading G8 has a unique vision of the future - The Verge
• Microsoft’s HoloLens 2: a $3500 mixed reality headset for the factory - The Verge
• Mozilla is bringing Firefox to Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 - The Verge
• Microsoft’s new open model for HoloLens impresses Epic’s Tim Sweeney - The Verge
• Microsoft's Kinect camera gets a second life as cloud-based PC peripheral
• The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America - The Verge
• Suicide tips hidden in children's YouTube videos alarm parents | CBC News
• Facebook confirms 'clear history' tool is coming later this year
• Nest Secure had a secret microphone, can now be a Google Assistant | CSO Online
• Apple News monetization 'abysmal' and 'atrocious' – publishers - 9to5Mac
• 1TB microSD cards are now a thing - The Verge
• The Nokia 9 PureView has five cameras and a lot to prove - The Verge
• You Give Apps Sensitive Personal Information. Then They Tell Facebook. - WSJ
• Anti-vaxx propaganda has gone viral on Facebook. Pinterest has a cure | Technology | The Guardian
• Apple Watch may get built-in sleep tracking by 2020 - The Verge
• Check out Lenovo's thin, light and portable 14-inch USB-C display
• It looks like Google Home speakers will soon support Apple Music