Industry expert Mikah Sargent, brings you interviews from tech journalists who make or break the top stories of the week. Get the freshest perspective and in depth insight into the fast-paced world of technology from Tech News Weekly. Records every Thursday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 19:00 UTC.
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TNT 1697: Aw, Snap!
Snap filed its S-1 paperwork with the SEC, kicking off its much anticipated pursuit to take the company public with a goal of a $3 billion IPO. The stock will trade on the New York Stock Exchange as SNAP.
Facebook unveiled Lumos, its new machine learning platform for training and deploying new ways to analyze photos including automatic insertion of alt text for people with visual impairments.
Amazon's Q4 earnings missed on revenue expectations, pulling in $43.7 billion compared to an expected $44.68 billion. Even its biggest money maker, Amazon Web Services, missed on revenue with $3.5 billion versus analyst estimates of $3.6 billion. Amazon stock fell nearly 4 percent in after hours trading.
Also, we cover the release of Cellebrite's hacking tool data to the public, the end of Firefox OS, and we chat with Rae Paoletta from Gizmodo about new studies on the health effects of space travel.
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell
Guest: Rae Paoletta
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