Baby Musk, Dark Patterns, Killed By Google

Hello to our listeners in Sweden! You guys are trending around these parts and we’re not quite sure how.. please tell us!

Another thing trending (still) is Australia’s COVIDSafe contact tracing app and its ills. While Elon Musk continues to dominate the news cycle by having a baby, going on a podcast to talk about brain-to-computer interfaces and defying the state of California – all in one week!

In our questions for the week – What’s Chris Hemsworth got to do with ‘dark patterns’ and what products is Google killing now?

As always we cover all angles using audio clips from different sources so you get everything you need to know, right here on the Naked Tech Podcast.

Episode 144. Recorded Thursday 14 May 2020.

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Show links:

• DTA admits bluetooth handshake performance “highly variable” on iOS | IT News
• Apple tweaks ‘exposure notification’ toggle setting in iOS 13.5 beta 4 | Macrumors
• Elon Musk on Joe Rogan Experience round 2 | Youtube
• Musk and Grimes reveal how to pronounce baby’s name X Æ A-12 | 7 News
• Elon Musk predicts human language could be obsolete within 5 years | The Independent
• Chris Hemsworth’s fitness app has been surprising people with $99 subscription charge | The Verge
• How dark patterns trick you online | Nerdwriter Youtube
• Google unifies all of its messaging and communication apps under one team | The Verge
• RIP Google Play Music | PC Mag
• Killed By Google | killedbygoogle.com

The Naked Tech Podcast is your new favourite destination on geek culture hosted by Kelvin Lee and Geoff Kim from Sydney, Australia. Topics range from the latest in technology to comic book movies. If you enjoyed listening to us, you can help the show by leaving us a review on iTunes or get in touch with us on @NakedTechPod. The outro music is ‘Sorry’ by Comfort Fit.

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