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    #41: Grandma's House

    February 8th, 2018 · 59 minutes

    It's corporate results season, so we check in on how things are going at all the tech giants, including Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Netflix. Oh, and a billionaire shot a sportscar into space.

    Guest Starring: Shelly Brisbin and Natalie Jarvey

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    Links and Show Notes

    Netflix crosses $100 billion market capitalization as subscribers surge
    Amazon Fourth-Quarter Revenue Rises to $60.5B, Beats Analyst Expectations | Hollywood Reporter
    Jason Snell on Twitter: "Apple Watch sales figures still looking good… "
    Facebook Revenue Soars As Time Spent on Platform Plummets | Hollywood Reporter
    Apple's Phone Sales Decrease But Tim Cook Declares iPhone X a Hit | Hollywood Reporter
    Alphabet’s Earnings Disappoint. Blame It on the iPhone. - The New York Times
    Google brings Nest into the game as its AI battles Alexa - CNET
    Nest to join forces with Google’s hardware team
    Why Waymo might play the Michael Douglas ‘Greed is Good’ speech in court - The Verge
    Exclusive: Intel’s new Vaunt smart glasses actually look good - The Verge
    Liftoff - Relay FM
    B-Sides #31: Falcon Heavy - Relay FM
    SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket flung that Tesla car on a path that goes beyond Mars
    Here’s what’s next for SpaceX after Falcon Heavy’s first flight - The Verge
    Elon Musk’s Tesla roadster, which launched on top of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy earlier today, is going farther out into the Solar System than originally planned. - The Verge
    Inside the desperate fight to keep old TVs alive - The Verge
    Natalie Jarvey (@natjarv) | Twitter
    Shelly Brisbin (@shelly) | Twitter