Day: August 23, 2017

• Daily Podcast Episode 42 – August 23, 2017
• ★ Facebook Consolidates Hardware Efforts, Plans Speakers, Other Devices for 2018
• ★ FTC and Whole Foods Shareholders Approve Amazon Acquisition
• ★ Uber’s Q2 2017 Partial Financials Show Strong Growth, Vague Progress on Losses
• Snapchat Content Head Says Scripted Shows Coming, Mobile Not a TV Killer
• Studies Find Pre-Autonomy Safety Systems in Cars Prevent Crashes, Save Lives
• ★ Samsung Announces Pricey Note8 With Dual Cameras, Confirms Speaker in Works
• Apple Machine Learning Researchers Publish Three Papers in In-House Journal
• Google and Walmart partner for Voice Shopping through Google Home
• ★ Apple’s Car Project Suffered From Lack of Focus, Reports New York Times