Loren Grush discusses the first image of a black hole, Nilay discusses
Foxconn's broken dreams, Dieter discusses gadgets, and Paul discusses
Microsoft's Chromium Edge browser. Long show but stick with us, there's a lot
to know here.
Stories discussed this week:
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https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/10/18303661/first-picture-black-hole-
sagittarius-event-horizon-telescope" target="new">See the first image ever taken of a supermassive black
hole
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https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/8/18300153/sonos-ikea-symfonisk-lamp-
bookshelf-speakers-features-pricing-release-date" target="new">Ikea and Sonos made the ultimate speaker
lamp
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https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/10/18296793/foxconn-wisconsin-
location-factory-innovation-centers-technology-hub-no-news" target="new">Foxconn’s ‘innovation centers’ are a bunch of empty buildings in
Wisconsin
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https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/5/18297619/amazon-eero-price-fire-
sale-mesh-wi-fi-buyout" target="new">Turns out Amazon buying Eero wasn’t the startup success story we
thought
\-
https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/8/18301018/fcebook-new-
zealand-privacy-commissioner-morally-bankrupt-liars" target="new">New Zealand privacy commissioner says Facebook is run by ‘morally
bankrupt’ liars
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https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/10/18304455/tmobile-layer3-tvision-home-
tv-cable-service-announced" target="new">T-Mobile relaunches Layer3 TV service as TVision
Home
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https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/6/18298146/netflix-confirms-it-yanked-
airplay-support-wont-let-you-beam-shows-to-apple-tvs-anymore" target="new">Netflix confirms it killed AirPlay support, won't let you beam shows to
…
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https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/10/18304871/youtube-tv-april-2019-price-
increase-discovery-hgtv" target="new">YouTube TV raises monthly price to $50, but adds Discovery channels
...
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https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/5/18296639/android-tv-home-screen-ads-
google-sony-tv-nvidia-shield-xiaomi-sponsored-channel" target="new">Google patches ads into Android TV home screens without warning
…
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https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/9/18301982/lg-g8-thinq-review-
android-phone-snapdragon-855-6-gb-ram-z-camera-sensor" target="new">LG G8 ThinQ review: many gimmicks, not enough
progress
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https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/4/10/18304378/samsungs-
galaxy-a80-release-date-specs-price-features" target="new">Samsung's Galaxy A80 is an automated notchless slider with a
...
\-
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/4/5/18297310/google-pixel-3a-
lite-spec-leak-play-store-features-revealed" target="new">Hidden Google Play info suggests 'midyear' release for Pixel 3 devices ...
\-
https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/8/18300077/microsoft-edge-chromium-canary-
development-release-download" target="new">Microsoft's Chromium Edge
browser is now officially available to test
…
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https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/8/18300772/microsoft-google-services-
removed-changed-chromium-edge-browser" target="new">Microsoft reveals all the Google things it removed in its Chromium
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