This week’s episode brought to you by Sidekick Media Services, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Chilla, Katie, and Sorg are joined by Charlie Dietch of the Pittsburgh Current to talk this week in tech news, including: * Chilla is looking at the Pixel 3a as his Awesome Thing of the Week. * Katie is sharing an Instagram update to add alternate text to photos. * Sorg is sharing some live stream cool things with Hear Corp as his Awesome Thing of the Week. * Charlie is sharing a cool addition for the Pittsburgh Current as his Awesome Thing of the Week. * Sorg's best segue: How about that Spiderman trailer? * Pittsburgh had a new traffic reporter at WTAE. * Angry Birds extends into the real world with AR integration. * Microsoft Solitaire has been inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame, and Sorg is looking to check it out next time he's in the area. * Google is working on a way for voice recognition to work with those with speech impairments. * Alexa goes hands-free on Windows with a wake word update. * PornHub wants to buy Tumblr and restore its adult content. * Commercial drones are more popular than the FAA expected. * Microsoft is coming back to MacOS with its Edge browser.

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