Nov 25th 2018
This Week in Tech 694
Reverse Superlatives
Hosted by
Leo Laporte
China's technological totalitarianism, Black Friday winners and losers, social media backlash, and more.
Records live every Sunday at 5:15pm Eastern / 2:15pm Pacific / 21:15 UTC.
- US government tells allies not to buy Huawei products
- China to fully roll out "social credit" scoring system by end of 2020
- Is Apple bringing back the iPhone X?
- Google News may leave EU over link tax
- Cards against Humanity wins Black Friday, Sears loses.
- For one brief shining moment this week, Microsoft was the world's most valuable company
- Social media influencers and social media backlash
- Amazon wants to buy Fox sports channels
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Links
- Washington Asks Allies to Drop Huawei - WSJ
- Beijing to Judge Every Resident Based on Behavior by End of 2020
- Not So Big in Japan: Apple Cuts Price of iPhone XR to Boost Sales
- Google News may shut over EU plans to charge tax for links
- Over a third of online Black Friday purchases came from phones
- Black Friday rings up record $6.2 billion in online sales - CNET
- Black Friday for Sears a 'ghost town' as it tries to make it through to another holiday season
- Cards Against Humanity sells diamonds, TVs, actual money and more for 99% off - CNET
- Amazon workers in Europe mark Black Friday with 'we are not robots' protests - CNET
- For a day, Microsoft's market cap leaps over Apple's, now the world's most valuable company
- Inside the Pricey War to Influence Your Instagram Feed
- Amazon reportedly bidding on multiple Fox sports channels