WWDC, Sonos Beam, and Microsoft buys Github

Published: June 8, 2018, 2:12 p.m.

Apple\u2019s Worldwide Developers Conference happened this week, and Nilay, Dieter, Jake, and Ashley are on top of it. \n\nSecond half of the show, we\u2019ve got Dieter\u2019s exclusive look at the Sonos Beam, Microsoft buying GitHub, a new Fire TV thingy, and breaking news for Essential. \n\nThere\u2019s a whole lot more in between that \u2014 like Paul\u2019s weekly segment (hosted by Jake Kastrenakes) \u201cHey look at this thing I just found on theverge.com\u201c \u2014 so if you listen to it all, you\u2019ll get it all.\xa0\n\n02:48 - Apple\u2019s Worldwide Developers Conference\n\n04:35 - Siri will soon be able to pull off multistep routines through Shortcuts\n\n15:40 - Walkie-Talkie on the Apple Watch is a clever riff on FaceTime Audio\n\n19:01 - Apple\u2019s Memoji lets you create an Animoji of yourself\n\n23:35 - Apple CarPlay will soon let you use Google Maps, Waze, and other third-party maps\n\n25:21 - Apple will let developers port iOS apps to macOS in 2019\n\n33:51 - The Apple TV is finally getting Dolby Atmos support\n\n38:56 - The Essential Phone\u2019s first new module since launch is a magnetic headphone jack\n\n41:02 - The Beam is Sonos\u2019 ambitious attempt to win the living room\n\n50:40 - Amazon\u2019s Fire TV Cube is an Echo, streaming box, and universal remote in one\n\n55:05 - Paul\u2019s weekly segment \u201cHey look at this thing I just found on theverge.com\u201d by Jake\n\n57:30 - Microsoft confirms it\u2019s acquiring GitHub for $7.5 billion\n\n1:00:07 - Facebook accused of giving over 60 device makers inappropriate access to user data\n\n1:06:06 - Instagram might soon let you post videos up to an hour long\n\n1:09:48 - California\u2019s net neutrality bill could set a national standard\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices