<p>The U.S. takes on ZTE, Russia takes on Telegram, San Francisco takes on scooters, and video-streaming services take on your wallet. </p>
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<h4 style='display: inline;'>Guest Starring:</h4> <p style='display: inline;'><a href='http://www.relay.fm/people/ShahidKamalAhmad'>Shahid Kamal Ahmad</a> and <a href='http://www.relay.fm/people/meganmorrone'>Megan Morrone</a></p>
<h4>Links and Show Notes:</h4>  <h5><a href="https://www.slashgear.com/us-hits-zte-with-huge-ban-that-has-ominous-android-implications-16527512/" target="_blank">US hits ZTE with huge ban that has ominous Android implications - SlashGear</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/16/17242664/us-uk-china-smartphone-zte-security-risk-sanctions" target="_blank">ZTE can no longer buy Qualcomm chips after US ban - The Verge</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/04/privacy-is-not-for-sale-telegram-founder-says-after-being-banned-in-russia/" target="_blank">“Privacy is not for sale,” Telegram founder says after being banned in Russia | Ars Technica</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/04/in-effort-to-shut-down-telegram-russia-blocks-amazon-google-network-addresses/" target="_blank">In effort to shut down Telegram, Russia blocks Amazon, Google network addresses | Ars Technica</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-planet-hunter-on-its-way-to-orbit" target="_blank">NASA Planet Hunter on Its Way to Orbit | NASA</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.relay.fm/liftoff" target="_blank">Liftoff - Relay FM</a></h5><p>Jason and Stephen&#39;s podcast about space.</p>
 <h5><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/40557968/epsns-streaming-service-is-a-peek-at-the-future-of-espn-and-disney" target="_blank">ESPN’s Streaming Service Is A Peek At The Future Of ESPN—And Disney</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://plus.espn.com/" target="_blank">ESPN+ Stream Live Sports</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/04/san-francisco-dubs-new-electric-scooter-startups-a-public-nuisance/" target="_blank">San Francisco to scooter startups: Your customers are terrible | Ars Technica</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://twitter.com/meganmorrone" target="_blank">meganmorrone (@meganmorrone) | Twitter</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://twitter.com/shahidkamal" target="_blank">Shahid Kamal Ahmad (@shahidkamal) | Twitter</a></h5>

52: Danger Bubble

From products and companies to services and trends, Download’s weekly panel of experts analyzed the biggest topics in tech … and a few you may have missed. Hosted by Jason Snell and Stephen Hackett.