576: Google I/O 2019

This week, Amazon’s new robots can replace its warehouse workers, San Francisco bans facial recognition, spyware in your systems right now (and how to fix it), new stuff from Google's I/O web developer conference, and much more. 

Headlines

• Exclusive: Amazon rolls out machines that pack orders and replace jobs
• San Francisco Bans Facial Recognition Technology
• Silicon Valley will soon get its own stock exchange
• Update WhatsApp now to avoid spyware installation from a single missed call
• Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla release patches for ZombieLoad chip flaws

Audible Book of the Week

• Future Histories: What Ada Lovelace, Tom Paine, and the Paris Commune Can Teach Us About Digital Technology By Lizzie O'Shea
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Music Break: We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together by Taylor Swift

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Music Break: Let's Stay Together  by Al Green

Final Word

• The 8 biggest announcements from the Google I/O 2019 keynote

The Drill Down Video of the Week

• Google I/O 2019 event in 13 minutes

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