Welcome to If Then, the show about how technology is changing our lives and our future. I'm April Glazer.

And I'm Will Oremas.

Today we'll discuss a rather terrifying security flaw from Apple, a company that prides itself on keeping information well protected.

A bug was found in the video chat

app FaceTime that let Snoops listen in on someone by calling them on FaceTime, even if the call

wasn't answered. Then we'll be joined by Franklin Forer. He's a staff writer for the Atlantic,

former editor-in-chief of the New Republic, an author of a book about what he calls the existential

threat of big tech.

We'll talk to him about the recent wave of layoffs in the media, including big cuts at a

buzzfeed, Huffpost, and Gannett newspapers, and how those tie into the dominance of companies

like Google and Facebook over the way we get information now.

And as always, we'll end with Don't Close My Tabs,

some of the best things we saw on the web this week.

That's all coming up on if then.

All right, April, good to see you.

I saw that you have continued reporting on PG&E's woes out in California lately.

Yeah, last night the board decided to go ahead and file for bankruptcy,

which means that the interests of the creditors to the company are going to be prioritized

over those of the fire victims and the ratepayers. And, you know, as the debt is consolidated in

bankruptcy court, we could, you know, as the debt is consolidated in bankruptcy court,

we could, you know, see much longer wait times for people to, you know, get any sort of, you know,

justice or money back and, and perhaps even lower settlements for people who are still awaiting,

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