Apple's much-criticized MacBook Pro weathers a weeklong PR crisis; Google makes money but struggles with its identity; and Facebook continues to have a really bad year.

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Guest Starring:

Shelly Brisbin and Michael Gartenberg

Links and Show Notes:

Apple releases software fix for MacBook Pro slowdown - Six Colors

Google joins the race to $1 trillion | TechCrunch

Facebook stock drops 19%, loses $120 billion in value after warning that revenue growth will take a hit - MarketWatch

Facebook’s user growth has hit a wall - Recode

Mark Zuckerberg: The Kara Swisher interview - Recode

Microsoft’s Xbox Adaptive Controller has packaging that gamers with disabilities can open without their teeth - The Verge

We Rate Dogs and enemy Brent reconcile thanks to Charlie the puppy - Vox

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Shelly Brisbin (@shelly) | Twitter

Michael Gartenberg (@Gartenberg) | Twitter