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OK Google, let's make a podcast (The 3:59, Ep. 135)

We're joined by a special guest: Google Assistant in the new Google Home speaker. Plus, we chat about Facebook earnings and voter selfies.

Ben Fox Rubin Former senior reporter
Ben Fox Rubin was a senior reporter for CNET News in Manhattan, reporting on Amazon, e-commerce and mobile payments. He previously worked as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal and got his start at newspapers in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts.
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Connie Guglielmo SVP, AI Edit Strategy
Connie Guglielmo is a senior vice president focused on AI edit strategy for CNET, a Red Ventures company. Previously, she was editor in chief of CNET, overseeing an award-winning team of reporters, editors and photojournalists producing original content about what's new, different and worth your attention. A veteran business-tech journalist, she's worked at MacWeek, Wired, Upside, Interactive Week, Bloomberg News and Forbes covering Apple and the big tech companies. She covets her original nail from the HP garage, a Mac the Knife mug from MacWEEK, her pre-Version 1.0 iPod, a desk chair from Next Computer and a tie-dyed BMUG T-shirt. She believes facts matter.
Expertise I've been fortunate to work my entire career in Silicon Valley, from the early days of the Mac to the boom/bust dot-com era to the current age of the internet, and interviewed notable executives including Steve Jobs. Credentials
  • Member of the board, UCLA Daily Bruin Alumni Network; advisory board, Center for Ethical Leadership in the Media
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The Google Home, priced at $129, can play music, answer questions and sync with your Google Calendar.

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The Google Home hits stores Friday, offering more choices for consumers who want to test out a smart speaker. Our review of the device concluded that the Home isn't nearly as capable as the rival Amazon Echo , which pioneered the smart speaker category two years ago. Still, it's fun to get the Home to beatbox.

Also on today's podcast, we chat about Facebook's strong quarterly earnings and its push into video, as well as bans on taking selfies at the voting booth.

The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET News team in New York and producer Bryan VanGelder.

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