Robots roll out, smartphones get weird, Apple Pay expands, Netflix gets Oscar nominations and joins the MPAA, NBC Universal gets into streaming, and Tesla puts the squeeze on its customers.

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Guest Starring:

Marco Arment and Natalie Jarvey

Links and Show Notes:

Meet Scout - Amazon

The Prime Challenges for Scout, Amazon’s New Delivery Robot | WIRED

Starship robots will deliver pizza and coffee to George Mason students

Robot Hotel Loses Love for Robots - WSJ

Meizu Zero debuts with no physical buttons, speaker or charging port - GSMArena.com news

Xiaomi reveals fold-in-three smartphone - BBC News

Have Phones Become Boring? Well, They’re About to Get Weird | WIRED

Apple Pay is now accepted at Target and Taco Bell

'Roma' Makes History as First Best Picture Oscar Nom for Netflix | Hollywood Reporter

NBCUniversal Preps Streaming Service, Reorganizes Executive Team | Hollywood Reporter

NBCU CEO Steve Burke Talks Forthcoming Streaming Service, Future of Hulu, Impact on NBC News | Hollywood Reporter

Hulu Price Increase for Live TV Bundle, Discounts Ad-Supported Offering | Hollywood Reporter

Tesla drastically increases Supercharger prices around the world - Electrek

Tesla to end customer referral program, Elon Musk says - The Verge

Tesla gets green light to sell Model 3 in Europe | Ars Technica

'Miracle puppy' survives attempted euthanasia, finds forever home | abc11.com

Natalie Jarvey (@natjarv) | Twitter

Marco Arment (@marcoarment) | Twitter

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