Facebook announces Libra, Section 230 threatened, and RCS in the hands of Google

The Vergecast

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News, Tech News, Technology

4.4 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2019

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Paul Miller explains Facebook new cryptocurrency Libra, Adi Robertson explains Senator Josh Hawley's move to amend Section 230, and Dieter explains how Google is taking charge of RCS. Stories discussed this week: Samsung accidentally makes the case for not owning a smart TV GE accidentally makes the case for not owning smart GE bulbs A paper towel dispenser with an end-user license agreement is a special kind of hellFacebook's Calibra is a secret weapon for monetizing its new ..Facebook confirms it will launch a cryptocurrency called Libra in 2020 …Internet giants must stay unbiased to keep their biggest legal shield Both parties are mad about a proposal for federal anti-bias certification Microsoft and Kano are launching a build-your-own Windows 10 PC kitGoogle is taking charge of RCSUsing secure chat is a moral imperative, and iMessage is my bestCyberpunk 2077 doesn't look weird enough to be edgy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sabotage hired goons and a landfill in Utah.
0:05.0	How Steve Jobs' revolutionary catastrophe of a computer, the Apple Lisa, earned a brief
0:10.7	second life and then was buried for good.
0:14.8	Watch the Verges documentary, Lisa's final act, now on YouTube.
0:18.8	In this episode of the Verges cast, we talk about Facebook's new Libra cryptocurrency
0:25.4	center Josh Holley's move to amend section 230 and what is going on with RCS.
0:30.2	Steve actually has a lot of missions about that.
0:31.6	That's a verchast come up now.
0:32.4	Hello and welcome to the Verges cast, the flagship podcast of the Verges podcast situation.
0:42.6	At this point what we're trying to do with the Verges cast, by the way, is just to have
0:46.3	as many of them as possible in one week.
0:48.0	That's fine.
0:49.0	That's fine.
0:50.0	You're set a record?
0:51.0	I think this is a record.
0:52.0	It's three this week.
0:53.0	Anyway, I'm Neili.
0:54.0	I'm your friend.
0:55.0	Hello, I'm Neili.
0:56.0	Hello.
0:57.0	Deeter is here.
0:58.0	I wish that there was a top level domain that was hoopla so we could say that we're the
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