This week we’re talking about T-Mobile’s confusing cellphone plans, Apple’s upcoming iPhone event, and billionaires! Questions/comments/tips? Visit awkward.email or call/text 509-AWKWARD.

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• T-Mobile Updates Details About Its New Unlimited Plan, Which Is Now More ConfusingEarlier this month, T-Mobile announced a new unlimited plan that came with the caveat that speed and quality would get capped to prevent HD quality and hotspot speeds were cut significantly. Now, T-Mobile’s clarified some things, changed some speeds, and added a new, more confusing detail.
• Apple launches $20/mo 2TB iCloud storage plan ahead of iPhone 7 eventApple has launched a new 2TB iCloud storage tier a little over a week out from the iPhone 7 launch event. The new 2TB plan, which is its largest plan available, will set users back $19.99 a month.
• Apple's next iPhone will likely be unveiled Sept. 7Apple is holding its annual September product launch event on Wednesday, Sept. 7 to likely show off its next-generation iPhone.
• Snapchat's New Web Tool Makes It Easy for Everyone to Create Their Own Location FiltersOne of the better features in Snapchat is the often goofy geofilters that pop up when you’re making a snap from a specific location. Today, Snapchat’s making it easy to make your own filters for special events. Provided you don’t mind shelling out a few bucks, that is.
• New Google Crowdsource app asks you to help with translation and text transcription a few seconds at a timeDo you have 5-10 seconds to spare? Google would like you to spend that time getting something done in its new Crowdsource app. You can apply your human sensibilities to translation and text transcription, and in return you get a sense of satisfaction. Yep, that's it.
• CBS adds commercial-free option to its ‘All Access’ streaming serviceWhether you’re a cord-cutter or just want to watch CBS shows on-the-go without ads, the network has a new option worth checking out. CBS All Access, the broadcast channel’s streaming video service, is introducing a commercial-free option for subscribers. The new tier will come at a higher price, of course, and still include commercials during live broadcasts.
• Plex Can Now Be Your DVR, Record Over-the-Air TV With a Digital TunerIn its quest to become your go-to service for any all media, Plex has just announced one of its biggest updates yet. Now, you can use the app as a DVR to record TV shows directly to your Plex server.
• Forbes: The World's BillionairesFor our 30th annual guide to the world’s richest people we found a total of 1,810 billionaires, down from a record 1,826 a year ago. Their aggregate net worth: $6.5 trillion, $570 million less than last year.
• Negative income taxIn economics, a negative income tax (NIT) is a progressive income tax system where people earning below a certain amount receive supplemental pay from the government instead of paying taxes to the government. Such a system has been discussed by economists but never fully implemented. It was described by British politician Juliet Rhys-Williams in the 1940s and later by United States free-market economist Milton Friedman.
• Basic income: the world’s simplest plan to end poverty, explainedBasic income is having a moment. The governments of Finland, Ontario, and Utrecht are all launching tests of the policy proposal, under which everyone in a given country would get a set amount of money every year, no strings attached. The charity GiveDirectly is set to give basic incomes to 6,000 people in Kenya, and the tech industry powerhouse Y Combinator is funding an experiment evaluating the idea.
• Stephen ChaoStephen Chao (born 1955) is an American internet entrepreneur, television producer and media executive. He has worked as the President of Fox Television, an independent television producer, President of USA Network, and co-founder of WonderHowTo.com

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