Why I Social

On this week's episode, Amir is operating on shoddy wifi. Also, the episode went up a day late. It's the internet's fault. It was supposed to go on time. We don't make excuses here though. It's late. Want to fight about it? We don't - we're peaceful co-hosts. Hopefully, if you've even read this far, you've forgiven us by now.  This week's Five Favorites:  1. Apple fires iPhone X engineer after daughter’s hands-on video goes viral [The Verge] 2. Q&A: The Stranger Things Kids on Their Social, Streaming and Gaming Obsessions  [AdWeek] 3. YouTube’s cable cutter option rolls out to XBox One and other smart TVs [The Next Web] 4. Daydream’s Chromecast support leaves Oculus VR in the dust [Venturebeat] 5. (Hot Topic) The X Box One X - Everything You Need To Know  [Gamespot] Honorable Mention(s) Google CEO makes fixing hamburger emoji his top priority [The Verge] DISHonorable Mention(s) Microsoft Engineer forced to install Chrome mid presentation [The Next Web]  Five Favorites' Tweet(s) of The Week  @Davi