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In this Episode: A new tool detects deepfakes with 96 percent accuracy Dutch Telephone Outage Takes Out Nation's Emergency Number (4:30) Curiosity Rover Detects Abnormally High Methane Levels on Mars ( Hackers breach NASA, steal Mars mission data (7:17) Airbnb’s New Luxe Tier Includes a $1 Million Polynesian Island (9:00) US power output from renewables exceeds coal for the first time in histo...

In this Episode: Shock Samsung Confession Risks Galaxy Smartphone Cancellation (1:48) Spies may have used an AI-generated face to infiltrate US politics (3:50) “Amazon’s Choice” Does Not Necessarily Mean A Product Is Good (6:30) Hackers, farmers, and doctors unite! Support for Right to Repair laws slowly grows (8:10) Samsung Deletes Tweet Warning Users to Virus-Scan Their Smart TVs (10:22) How to...

In this episode: Maine Governor Signs Strictest Internet Protections in the U.S. FCC votes on action and legal framework to fight robocalls Cryptocurrency startup hacks itself before hacker gets a chance to steal users funds More Than 25% Of U.S. Adults Almost Always Online Ring puts suspected thief in Facebook sponsored ads Laser Destroys Cancer Cells Circulating in the Blood Autonomous Lawn Mowe...

In this Episode: Flipboard data breach – what users should do now Michelin and GM bringing airless tires to the road in 2024 Hertz launches monthly car rental subscription starting at $999 House starts antitrust probe of Facebook, Google, other tech giants The SEC Is Suing Kik for Its 2017 ICO Lyft reveals it's given 50,000 self-driving rides in the last year to become the largest semi-automat...

In this Episode: Apple is looking into building foldable iPhones out of glass (2:00) Mobile carrier AT&T will now accept payments in crypto (3:48) How scientists unraveled the mystery behind the return of a banned greenhouse gas (5:30) LAS VEGAS ORDERS UP A BORING COMPANY LOOP (9:34) Sen. Josh Hawley calls out Facebook over ‘encrypted’ messaging plans (13:05) VW is working on ways to prevent n...

In This Episode: No About Face for Amazon (3:18) Humans Are Mailing It in (6:05) Android’s Live Transcribe will save the text and show ‘sound events’ (10:26) Triton is the world’s most murderous malware, and it’s spreading (12:51) Google suspends some business with Huawei after Trump blacklist (16:50) Australia Found a Way to Save Water From Plastic Pollution and We Can Start Doing the Same (20:07...

In this Episode: “Alexa Guard” Can Protect Your Home (2:43) All Chromebooks will also be Linux laptops going forward (5:44) GPS tracker leaks real-time locations and can remotely activate its microphone (7:07) LED light can damage eyes, health authority warns (10:00) SanDisk’s 1TB microSD card is now available (14:43) Google’s new travel portal will improve the way you plan your trips online (17:2...

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In this Episode: Southwest and FAA officials never knew Boeing turned off a safety feature on its 737 Max jets (1:38) United Airlines says it’s now covering those surprise seatback webcam (3:15) Tobii uses PC cameras to keep people from peeking at your screen (updated) (4:44) Speeding tickets by mail? New cameras could soon catch speeders in metro Atlanta (7:19) Surgeons Just Sent a Tiny, Autonomo...

In this Episode: Dialect Survey - Flying Insect with Rear Light (1:30) Google's Parent Has a Plan to Eliminate Mosquitos (2:52) Sri Lanka Blocks Social Media Amid Bomb Attacks (5:40) Utah Bans Police From Searching Digital Data Without A Warrant (7:50) Tesla investigates Model S explosion in Shanghai (9:30) Amazon demands selfies from delivery drivers (12:55) What Happens on Wall Street, Stays...

In this Episode: Facebook says it 'unintentionally uploaded' 1.5 million people's email contacts (1:13) Stratolaunch First Flight Video / World’s biggest airplane takes flight for the first time ever (3:20) We've been warned about AI and music for over 50 years (4:32) Verizon will now charge more money for in-store activations (6:43) Mutiny at HQ Trivia fails to oust CEO (10:35) Di...

In this episode: The Event Horizon Telescope’s first black hole image, explained in 500 words Watch Samsung fold the crap out of the Galaxy Fold Amazon accused of abandoning 100% renewable energy goal Google’s Wing drones approved to make public deliveries in Australia New privacy assistant Jumbo fixes your Facebook & Twitter settings Facebook still tracks you after you deactivate account Remi...

Adam’s Top 5: Apple Ecosystem Google Docs Slack Audible Podcast App Sanjay’s Top 5: Android Auto Entertainment (Harmony Remote / Roku / Tablo / Hulu / Netflix) Duck Duck Go Amazon Web Services Security (Bonsai Shredder / Private Internet Access / Authy / Yubikey) Shannon’s Top 5: Navigation Online Finance / Banking Amazon Google Spotify Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of...

In This Episode: US computer science grads outperforming those in other key nations (2:05) How an 83-year-old found a new lease on life developing mobile apps (4:51) FTC Seeks to Examine the Privacy Practices of Broadband Providers (7:15) Google makes emails more dynamic with AMP for Email Teens have less face time with their friends – and are lonelier than ever (12:02) Here's everything Apple...

In this Episode: Google Stadia puts Xbox One, PlayStation 4 on notice Facebook Did Not Securely Store Passwords. Here’s What You Need to Know Deloitte Digital media trends survey, 13th edition NVIDIA’s AI Can Turn Doodles Into Landscape ‘Photos’ Crash avoidance tech is spreading - Axios Proposed bill would make it illegal for boss to contact employees after hours Nude photos, tax statements and mo...

In this Episode: Philadelphia becomes first US city to ban 'cashless' stores, report says Myequifax.com has yet another security disaster A ‘Creepy’ Assignment: Pay Attention to What Strangers Reveal in Public Scientists Say They Can Recreate Living Dinosaurs Within the Next 5 Years The US Air Force’s jet-powered robotic wingman is like something out of a video game A doctor in California...

In this Episode: Your iPhone Has a Hidden List of Every Location You’ve Been Facebook exploit – Confirm website visitor identities Facebook might launch a cryptocurrency in the first half of 2019 Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg says he’ll reorient the company toward encryption and privacy Amazon is shutting down all of its US kiosks in favor of expanding its physical stores Amazon's culture is repo...

In this Episode: Spotify is finally available in India (1:47) FTC creates new task force to investigate tech sector (3:30) Elon Musk has until March 11 to respond to SEC contempt motion (5:06) TikTok puts Facebook on notice with 1 billion downloads (7:36) Doctor uses 5G to direct surgery live from a stage at Mobile World Congress (10:23) FedEx turns to Segway inventor to build delivery robot (15:0...

In this Episode: Samsung’s foldable phone is the Galaxy Fold, available April 26th starting at $1,980 (2:45) TCL is working on a foldable phone that bends into a smartwatch (5:02) Google says Nest’s secret microphone was “never intended to be a secret” (6:26) Southwest cancels more than 400 flights amid fight with mechanics (8:20) Lyft Is Planning to List Shares on Nasdaq (9:30) US Digital Ad Spen...

In this Episode: 17% Of Consumers Believe Personalized Ads Are Ethical Hacker Who Stole $5 Million By SIM Swapping Gets 10 Years in Prison (5:40) BIOHACKERS ENCODED MALWARE IN A STRAND OF DNA Microsoft will expand Xbox Live support to Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS SPRINT FILES FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST AT&T FOR ITS 5GE MARKETING US military equipped with tiny spy drones LinkedIn Debuts Linke...

In This Episode: Slack confidentially files to go public (3:23) Why Gimlet Sold to Spotify (7:13) Apple has banned Google from running internal iOS apps after certificate misuse (9:10) Google's new Chrome extension warns you about stolen passwords (11:17) Upcoming Version of Google Chrome Will Make It Harder to Block Ads (11:57) Lowe’s is killing off and bricking its Iris smart home products a...

In this Episode: Facebook pays teens to install VPN that spies on them (2:02) Apple left huge FaceTime privacy bug unaddressed for 6 days (5:46) Japanese government plans to hack into citizens' IoT devices (7:53) Report: Bill Gates promises to add billions if Congress helps with his nuclear power push (9:48) It's time to pay serious attention to TikTok (12:09) Study Reveals The Types of Tw...

In this episode: Hulu ups price for live-TV service, cuts basic package price (1:40) Google, Amazon, and Facebook spent record amounts lobbying the government (3:38) Amazon Starts Testing ‘Scout’ Delivery Robots Near Seattle (5:37) Hotel fires half its robot staff for sucking at their jobs (7:13) SpaceX’s new test rocket topples over thanks to strong Texas winds (9:58) Boeing’s electric autonomous...

In this episode: Netflix raises prices on all streaming plans in US (1:52) Netflix's price hike will boost your bill as much as $2 a month Government shutdown: TLS certificates not renewed, many websites are down (3:30) Jeff Bezos, World’s Richest Person, Announces Divorce After 25 Years Of Marriage (4:30) Vanguard Announces The Passing Of Founder John C. Bogle (5:20) DuckDuckGo debuts map sea...

In this Episode: Facebook knows how to track you using the dust on your camera lens (2:00) CES 2019: The 2020 Harley-Davidson Livewire is up for preorder, and it's pricey (4:32) Toyota is developing fighter-jet inspired safety features for cars and wants to share it (6:42) AT&T is lying to customers with 5G marketing (11:13) How AT&T predicted new technology 25 years ago and what it ex...