Jim Kerstetter, the deputy technology editor in San Francisco, and Nick Wingfield, technology reporter in Seattle, are filling in for Farhad and Mike this week. Apologies in advance to the people who came here expecting Mike and Farhad and their witty, bromantic discussion of the week’s tech news. Have you ever seen something like Samsung’s problems with burning Galaxy Note 7 phones? Nick: Verizon is like the person who buys a used car only to find out it needs a new transmission a week later. Amazon finally launched its much-anticipated subscription music service and, as they usually do, they want to use price to shake up the market.

Source: New York Times October 15, 2016 13:30 UTC