Dan talks about the flooding in Texas, Snapchat raising a considerable amount of money, Knowingly acquired Gigaom, and more.

Links for this episode:

• When Stephen Fry met Jony Ive: the self-confessed fanboi meets Apple's newly promoted chief design officer - Telegraph
  
• Twitter Has Held Talks to Acquire Flipboard | Re/code
  
• Stunning Aerial Footage Reveals Extent Of Austin Flooding
  
• Vox Media Adds ReCode to Its Stable of Websites - NYTimes.com
  
• Gigaom.com Acquired by Knowingly Corp | Gigaom
  
• Snapchat CEO meets with Saudi investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal | Gigaom
  
• More Outrage at Latest Depiction of Rape on 'Game of Thrones' - NYTimes.com
  
• Game Of Thrones Is Gross, Exploitative, And Totally Out Of Ideas
  
• This is Harley Quinn and the rest of the Suicide Squad | The Verge
  
• The Triumphant Return of SkyMall - The Atlantic
  
• Apple I discarded as junk sells for $200,000; mystery woman stands to get half - San Jose Mercury News
  
• Spark by Readdle
  
• Online reseller leaks OEM prices and on-sale dates for Windows 10 | ZDNet
  
• Level 3 Tries to Waylay Hackers - WSJ
  
• Snapchat Raises Another $500 Million From Investors - WSJ
  
• Pixelmator for iPhone
  
• American Genius
  
• Bob Metcalfe on Twitter: "How much rain in Texas? http://t.co/de0CN2hMpn"
  
• Hello World: Windows 10 Available on July 29
  
• Apple vulnerability could allow firmware modifications in older Macs, researcher says | PCWorld
  
• Official Google Blog: Keeping your personal information private and safe—and putting you in control
  
• NBC trying to keep Brian Williams - but maybe not as 'Nightly News' anchor - May. 31, 2015
  
• Time spent reading newspapers worldwide falls over 25% in four years | Media | The Guardian
  
• Podcast Movement 2015 New speakers, registration discounts, and podcaster awards! - Podcast Movement 2015
  
• These Glorious DIY Wolverine Claws Automatically Extend When You Flex | TechCrunch
  

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