Tue. 09/18 - Alexa for Microwaves

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🗓️ 18 September 2018

⏱️ 19 minutes

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A reported criminal investigation around Elon Musk’s tweets, Twitter brings back the chronological feed, Alexa for microwaves, and a wrap up of the iPhone XS and XS Max reviews. Links:Tesla Is Facing U.S. Criminal Probe Over Elon Musk Statements (Bloomberg)The Tweet that got Twitter to bring back the chrono-feed (@EmmaKinema)Amazon plans to release at least 8 new Alexa-powered devices, including a microwave, an amplifier, and an in-car gadget (CNBC)Trump Hits China With Tariffs on $200 Billion in Goods, Escalating Trade War (NYTimes)APPLE IPHONE XS AND XS MAX REVIEW: SMOOTHED OUT (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Tech Meme Ride Home for Tuesday, September 18, 2018. I'm Brian McCullough.
0:10.0	Today, a reported criminal investigation surrounding Elon Musk's tweets.
0:16.8	Twitter brings back the chronological feed.
0:20.0	Alexa for microwaves and a wrap-up of the iPhone 10-S and 10-S max reviews.
0:27.0	Here's what you miss today in the world of tech.
0:40.6	According to Bloomberg, Tesla is under criminal investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California
0:42.8	over public statements made by Tesla, the company,
0:46.4	and by CEO Elon Musk.
0:49.8	This criminal probe is running concurrently
0:52.4	with a previously reported civil inquiry by
0:55.3	securities regulators. Quote the criminal inquiry is in its early stages one of the
1:00.6	people familiar with the matter said,
1:02.5	Justice Department probes, like the civil inquiries
1:06.0	undertaken by the SEC can take months.
1:08.5	They sometimes end with prosecutors deciding
1:11.1	against bringing any charges."
1:13.8	Tesla's shares were down as much as 4.4% on the stock market today in a statement to
1:19.6	the blog, Electric.
1:21.8	A Tesla spokesperson had this to say, quote,
1:24.4	Last month, following Elon's announcement that he was considering taking the company private,
1:28.3	Tesla received a voluntary request for documents from the DOJ
1:32.3	and has been cooperative in responding to it.
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