On this podcast, we talk about: Amazon’s Alexa versus Google Assistant at CES 2019. The coming foldable-phone revolution. Nike’s new self-tying Adapt BB shoes. Now playing: Watch this: Our really late post-CES show (The 3:59, Ep. 508) 4:37 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you …

Verizon’s expanding its Apple Music perk for some unlimited plan customers. Starting Thursday, Verizon will include Apple Music in its Beyond Unlimited and Above Unlimited plans. Customers with a Go Unlimited plan can get six months of Apple Music, according to a press release from the carrier on Tuesday. This isn’t a brand-new perk for Verizon subscribers. Previously, customers on …

Ignorance may be bliss for Facebook‘s users. About 74 percent of adults in the US who use Facebook didn’t know the social network keeps a list of their interests and traits for ad targeting, says a study released Wednesday by the Pew Research Center. About half of Facebook users said they weren’t comfortable that the company compiled this information. The …

Google is raising the price on its set of office productivity tools by 20 percent. The company on Tuesday announced the first price increases for two flavors of G Suite, its set of apps that resemble Google Docs and Sheets but are tailored for the office. G Suite Basic Edition is going from $5 per user per month to $6, …

Roku pulled conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars from its platform amid user backlash early Wednesday, shortly after it was spotted on the streaming service. The Infowars channel’s appearance was highlighted by Digiday early Tuesday, six months after Jones and his controversial show were banned by multiple social and video platforms, including Facebook and YouTube. After the InfoWars channel became available, we heard from …

The two best teams in the NFC — the Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints — will face off to determine the conference champion to advance to Super Bowl LIII. It’s a battle of the old guard vs. the young bucks. Veteran QB Drew Brees and long-time head coach Sean Payton won the first Super Bowl for New Orleans …

Electric scooter companies Bird and Lime have scattered thousands of rentable, dockless, electric scooters across US cities over the last year. And one complaint keeps coming up: they block sidewalks. Advocacy group Disability Rights California is now suing the two companies in federal court in San Diego for allegedly violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. The group, which is seeking …

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Privacy-minded recommendations startup Canopy is adding to its ranks of Silicon Valley vets with two hires Tuesday: Matthew Ogle from Facebook’s Instagram and Bassey Etim from the New York Times.   The company is being built by people who’ve worked at Spotify, Instagram, Google and The New York Times, many of whom became disillusioned with how most digital personalization exploits consumers’ data. Canopy’s concept …