Apple shuffles retail executives, Facebook turns 15 (and gets slapped on the wrists by Germany), Spotify spends a lot of money to embrace podcasting, and this year's new emoji are unveiled.

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Guest Starring:

Jeremy Burge and Natalie Jarvey

Links and Show Notes:

Apple names Deirdre O’Brien senior vice president of Retail and People - Apple

Daring Fireball: More From Angela Ahrendts on Whether She Misses Fashion (and London)

NYT Opinion on Twitter: "Happy Birthday, Facebook! 15 years today — and what a rollercoaster it has been."

Facebook 15th anniversary: Has Facebook been good or bad for the world? - Vox

Facebook ordered by Germany to gather and mix less data - BBC News

Julia Reda – Article 13 is back on – and it got worse, not better

Google Assistant’s interpreter mode is now available - The Verge

Spotify Buys Podcast Startups Gimlet Media and Anchor – Variety

Lucas Shaw on Twitter: "Spotify says it is buying 2 podcasting companies."

230 New Emojis in Final List for 2019

Meth overdose, not a bear attack, killed man whose body was found in Smoky Mountains - NY Daily News

PUPPY RESCUE: Oklahoma Man Uses CPR on Dogs Saved From Burning Home | FOX23

Video shows man using mouth-to-mouth to revive puppies