Katie, Chilla, and Sorg are back in studio joined by John Carman this week to run down the tech news you should know about, including:

• Looks like we've got some gaming news lined up for this episode.
• Apex Legends was released, and Chilla is sharing his thoughts.
• We're comparing Apex Legends to Fortnite.
• Sorg's Awesome Thing of the Week is Fortnite's Marshmello concert.
• Rizz discovered the BEST Twitch channel. Sorg is sharing with all of us.
• Xbox Live is coming to other platforms in the near future.
• Dr. Mario World is coming to mobile gaming.
• Sony has filed a patent for backwards compatibility.
• Worried about losing your Apple AirPods? Turn them into earrings!
• Chilla has the 5GE!
• American Airlines flights will now have free Apple Music streaming if you're a subscriber.
• Amazon is teaming up with Audible for a choose-your-own adventure experience on Alexa.
• We've decided that Slice needs an Alexa skill to order pizza for us.
• News Guard is helping you find out whether it's fake news or the real thing.

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