• When will Google kill Hangouts? Definitely not until after it kills Allo, but (probably) before it kills Android Messages.
• Pixel Slate pros and cons.
• Pixel 3 XL review after a month of use: still buggy.
• Flutter 1.0 will bridge the Android / iOS divide.
• Is Microsoft switching to Chrome?
• Google's censored search Engine for China: employees may strike, many have quit already
• Contractors at Google demand equal treatment.
• Facebook email trove leaked by UK government.
• Qualcomm's newest chipset features 5G and in-screen fingerprint reader.
• Waymo One launches self-driving taxi service.

Picks of the Week

• Kevin's stuff: e Foundation
• Stacey's Thing: Onelink Safe Sound Smart Smoke + Carbon Monoxide Alarm
• Jeff's Number: Bose's $199 AR audio sunglasses
• Jason's Tip: say "Pretty Please" to Google Assistant

Hosts: Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Jason Howell

Guest: Kevin Tofel

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