Thu. 06/06 - This is Google Stadia (?)

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🗓️ 6 June 2019

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Google Stadia details are revealed, Amazon shows off its delivery drone and Uber debuts Uber Copter, Facebook is going to do an official white paper for its cryptocurrency, and our mobile gadgets have finally dethroned the television. Sponsors: Tiny.website Pantheon.io/ride Links: GOOGLE’S STADIA GAME SERVICE IS OFFICIALLY COMING NOVEMBER: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW (The Verge) Google cloud boss Thomas Kurian makes his first big move — buys Looker for $2.6 billion (CNBC) Facebook plans June 18th cryptocurrency debut. Here's what we know (TechCrunch) A first look at Amazon's new delivery drone (TechCrunch) Uber Copter to Offer Flights From Lower Manhattan to J.F.K. (NYTimes) Average US Time Spent with Mobile in 2019 Has Increased (eMarketer) People spend more time on mobile devices than TV, firm says (Los Angeles Times) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Tech Meme Right Home for Thursday, June 6th, 2019. I'm Brian McCullough today.
0:09.0	Google Stadia details are revealed. Amazon shows off its delivery drone and Uber
0:14.3	debuts Ubercopter. Facebook is going to do an official white paper for its
0:19.0	cryptocurrency and our mobile gadgets have finally dethroned the television.
0:24.0	Here's what you missed today in the world of tech.
0:27.0	Well, Google finally gave us the full details on Google Stadia, that big move into
0:36.4	gaming that they've been prepping us for a couple months now. Quick headline details,
0:42.3	the service is coming in November to 14 different countries
0:45.4	including the US UK and Canada. There are at least 31 games available at
0:50.2	launch from 21 different publishers, a so-called Stadia Pro subscription costs $10 a month, not including
0:58.3	extra games, and a free tier is coming in 2020. In short, the idea of being able to play games
1:05.1	anywhere on any screen isn't quite coming yet. Right now today you can pre-order a Founders Edition for $130 which gets you a hardware
1:17.4	starter kit and three months of service before that $10 a month kicks in.
1:22.4	The game lineup at launch is impressive. There are
1:26.2	brand new games from high-profile franchises like Borderlands, Wolfenstein, Doom, Darkciter,
1:31.2	Mortal Kombat.
1:32.8	In fact, the just announced Balders Gate 3.
1:36.4	The only way you'll be able to play that will be on PC and Stadia.
1:41.1	But quoting Sean Hollister in The Verge.
1:45.0	While you've probably heard predictions that Google stated will be the Netflix of games,
1:49.3	it turns out the analogy only goes so far.
1:51.9	While Google intends to eventually have a back
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