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    #66: 1337 Stopped Being Cool

    April 14th, 2016 · 50 minutes

    This week is action-packed with F8, that weird new Kindle, swatting and VR follow-up all on the docket!

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    Links and Show Notes

    Facebook launches a bot platform for Messenger | The Verge
    Messenger and WhatsApp process 60 billion messages a day, three times more than SMS | The Verge
    This is Facebook's gorgeous, open-source 360-degree video camera | The Verge
    Facebook's quest for Internet is coming back to Earth with two wireless projects | Computerworld
    The Amazon Kindle Oasis looks shockingly different
    Rift shipments delayed for months in botched launch (update) | Polygon
    Online Harassers Swatted the Congresswoman Leading the Fight Against Swatting
    Virtual reality can make guns 'real,' and that's a bit terrifying | Polygon