T-Mobile and Sprint take another run at merging together; Facebook releases its standalone VR headset, gets into the dating game, and offers some data opt outs; and the gig economy takes a body blow.

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Guest Starring:

Shelly Brisbin and James Thomson

Links and Show Notes:

Sprint, T-Mobile Said to Close In on $26.5 Billion Combination - Bloomberg

Sprint and T-Mobile C.E.O.s Are in Washington to Sell Their Merger. Here’s What They’ll Confront. - The New York Times

The $199 Oculus Go mobile headset launches today - The Verge

Oculus Go review: mobile VR, minus the phone - The Verge

Facebook is taking on Tinder with new dating features - The Verge

Facebook will let users opt out of its browsing history collection - Recode

Gig workers could gain employee status with California Supreme Court ruling - San Francisco Chronicle

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