About this episode
Why there’s a HUGE tech angle to the whole Roe V. Wade controversy. Google’s shutting down one of their chat apps, but even I can’t be bothered to figure out which one or why. Airbnb is permanently putting the kibosh on parties. And will StarlinkRV allow all of us to take off into the wild and still do our work? Sponsors: ZocDoc.com/techmeme Links: Without Roe, data will become a company headache and a user nightmare (Axios) Period tracker Stardust surges following Roe reversal, but its privacy claims aren’t airtight (TechCrunch) Google Hangouts is shutting down in November (The Verge) Elon Musk Has Twitter’s Data, but Getting Answers on Spam Accounts May Be Tougher (WSJ) Amazon plans two Prime shopping events this year, with second one in Q4 (CNBC) Airbnb’s party ban is now permanent (The Verge) STARLINK RV REVIEW: THE DAWN OF SPACE INTERNET TO GO (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices