The 3 new CEOs of Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile, Big Tech's quarterly earnings, and Zoom's misleading user numbers

Published: May 1, 2020, 8 a.m.

Nilay, Dieter, and Paul discuss quarterly earnings from tech companies, the new CEOs of the three biggest mobile carriers, and how Trolls World Tour may be changing the movie theater business.\nStories discussed this week:\n\nMore than 1 million people in the US have tested positive for COVID-19\n\n\nNo one knows when the COVID-19 pandemic will end\xa0\n\nIt\u2019s impossible to count everyone with COVID-19\n\nElon Musk is dangerously wrong about the novel coronavirus\n\n\nElon Musk says shelter-in-place orders during COVID-19 are \u2018fascist\u2019\xa0\n\nAmericans are surprisingly open to letting their phones be used for coronavirus tracking\n\n\nApple and Google have begun testing their COVID-19 exposure notification API\xa0\n\nHow a team of NASA engineers developed a ventilator for COVID-19 patients in just a month\n\nApple\u2019s latest iOS beta makes it easier to unlock an iPhone while wearing a face mask\n\nZoom admits it doesn\u2019t have 300 million users, corrects misleading claims\n\nGoogle Meet video conferencing is now free for anybody\n\nMessenger Rooms are Facebook\u2019s answer to Zoom and Houseparty for the pandemic\n\nMicrosoft Teams jumps 70 percent to 75 million daily active users\n\nGoogle Duo video calls are about to look a whole lot better\n\nFacebook usage is surging, but the company warns it may be temporary\n\nNew DisplayPort spec enables 16K video over USB-C\n\nAT&T CEO Randall Stephenson is stepping down, John Stankey to serve as new CEO\n\nJohn Legere abruptly resigns from T-Mobile board of directors \u2018to pursue other options\u2019\n\nTrolls World Tour made nearly $100 million without theaters, but theaters aren\u2019t obsolete\n\n\nAMC Theaters will no longer play Universal movies after Trolls World Tour\u2019s on-demand Next year\u2019s Oscars will allow streaming-only movies to qualify, but with heavy restrictionssuccess\n\n\n\nRegal Cinemas warns Universal over Trolls World Tour skipping theaters\xa0\n\nWarnerMedia expands free HBO Max deal to HBO subscribers who pay through Apple\u2019s services\n\nOppo Find X2 Pro review: supercar smartphone\n\nIntel NUC 9 Extreme review: small size, big potential\n\nGoogle Pixel Buds review: second time\u2019s the charm\n\nDJI\u2019s new Mavic Air 2 has an upgraded camera and much longer flying time\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices