The many problems with Google Home, Amazon Echo and Burger King. Plus, Microsoft’s secret announcement, and Google’s AI that makes it look like you can draw.

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Facebook wants you to split your check in Messenger, the mystery of the disappearing United Tweets, followup thoughts on superintelligence and Allison’s travel tech report!

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Qualcomm countersues Apple, Instagram threads direct messages together, Apply for a job on Snapchat.

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Minecraft mints its own coins, The AlphaGo AI set take on world number one human, and in Veronica’s bot corner, do bots need to get more personal?

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Why is it so darn hard to say goodbye to your OS ecosystem?

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YouTube limits who can make money on its platform, Eurogamer gets wowed by Microsoft’s Project Scorpio and why Japan may usher in the rise of Bitcoin.

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YouTube launches its TV service, electric-hybrid airplanes could shorten your flights and we talk to Rob Reid about why research for his next SciFi novel taught him a healthy respect for the dangers of superintelligence. We’ll make great pets?

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Using graphene to make seawater Drinkable, Apple promises they still love Pros and Twitter’s aim to become your TV Everywhere platform.

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Learning by electric brain stimulation, how Uber psychs out its drivers, and the inflection point in bots.

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Palmer Luckey leaves Oculus, Twitter tosses out the eggs, and do we need a “new Deal” for people whose jobs are replaced by robots?

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