Stories discussed this week:<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/16/21021005/google-youtube-moderators-ptsd-accenture-violent-disturbing-content-interviews-video">Google and YouTube moderators speak out on the work that’s …</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/19/21028256/smart-home-standard-google-apple-amazon-alexa-siri-zigbee-choip">Big tech is finally working together to fix the smart home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/19/21029661/zwave-open-standard-radios-smart-home-multiple-vendors-silicon-labs">Z-Wave is making a huge change so it doesn’t get left behind in the smart home wars</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/18/21024497/ikea-smart-home-tech-sweden-furniture-sonos-meatballs-bjorn-block">Ikea 2.0: inside the furniture giant’s big bet on the smart home ...</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/19/21028597/apple-watch-charger-satechi-magnetic-dock-usb-c-travel-dongle">This Apple Watch charger plugs directly into a USB-C port so you can carry fewer cords</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/16/21025386/xbox-series-x-microsoft-next-game-console-news-announcements-pricing-release-date">Xbox Series X: all the news about Microsoft’s next-gen game console</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/12/21016575/microsoft-xbox-series-x-next-xbox-console">Microsoft’s next Xbox is Xbox Series X, coming holiday 2020</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/12/13/21020149/xbox-series-x-pc-specs-analysis">The Xbox Series X is basically a PC</a></li>
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<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/13/21020046/microsoft-xbox-one-series-x-bad-name-great-design">The Xbox One Series X: bad name, good design</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/18/21025576/google-stadia-editorial-assassins-creed-beta-game-library">Google Stadia should have stayed in beta</a></li>
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