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episode 492: What Doesn't Kill You, Makes You Viral
- France fines Google €50M for GDPR violations, Google appeals.
- Amazon issues workers vests to keep robots from harming them.
- Millions of mortgage docs leak online.
- Viacom buys Pluto TV for $340M.
- Microsoft Edge mobile browser alerts users to fake news.
- Google buys Fossil smartwatch tech.
- Google powers US data centers with 1.6 million solar panels.
- Facebook wants to attract teens to its new LOL meme hub.
- OPEN Government Data Act becomes law.
- China confirms that scientist He Jiankui used CRISPR to gene-edit babies.
- Chinese app encourages users to shame debtors near them.
- How good are you at detecting phishing emails? Try this quiz!
Picks of the Week:
- Stacey's Things: @Hourly Fox and KonMari your IoT gadgets
- Jeff's Number: 11 countries hate Article 11
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham
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