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Was Hawaii mistakenly put on a ballistic missile alert by bad User Interface design? Can a push by Democrats in the Senate to Reinstate Open Internet Guidelines? And a Canadian man has been arrested for disrupting Twitch streams.

Starring Tom Merrit, Sarah Lane, Lamarr Wilson and Roger Chang

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Show Notes
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• Quick Hits
  • (01:05) Exclusive: U.S. lawmakers urge AT&T to cut commercial ties with Huawei | reuters
  • (01:20) Half of US Senate supports reversing FCC’s net neutrality ruling, but it still won’t be overturned | the verge
  • (01:45) Microsoft is shutting down its free upgrade from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 on Jan. 16 | pc world
  • (02:05) Google to expand cloud infrastructure with new regions, submarine cables | reuters
• More Top Stories
  • (02:35) Galaxy S9 / S9+ release schedule | evan blass
  • (04:50) Confirmed issue with Google Chromecast and Google Home causes temporarily Wifi drops around the world | myce
  • (06:35) Netflix ‘still exploring’ possibility of Nintendo Switch app | polygon
  • (09:00) Twitch spamming suspect charged in Canada | bbc
  • (12:45) A Google app that matches your face to artwork is wildly popular. It’s also raising privacy concerns. | the washington post
• Discussion Story (16:20)
  • Hawaii’s missile alert interface had a one-word difference between sending a test alert and a real one | the verge
  • https://twitter.com/CivilBeat | twitter
  • Hawaii missile alert: How one employee ‘pushed the wrong button’ and caused a wave of panic | chicago tribune
• Thing of the Day
  • (25:00) Tech In Travel Minute
• Message of the Day
  • (26:50) Bruce – Facebook algorithm
• Today’s Contributors
  • Lamarr Wilson on YouTube
• Friend of the show Wil Harris is fundraising for Campaign Against Living Miserably, a charity that encourages men to get help with their mental health.