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In this Episode: ‘Hey Siri, I’m getting pulled over’: iPhone feature will record police interaction, send location Ditch These Racist Terms From Your Tech Vocabulary GitHub announced it will change the term “Master repository” to “Main repository” due to the former term’s references to slavery, and will be abandoning the terms “whitelist” and “blacklist” to remove any racial connotations from thei...

In this Episode: Amazon bans police use of facial recognition technology for one year IBM is exiting the face recognition business This bricklaying robot can construct a house in 48 hours Astronomers have found a planet like Earth orbiting a star like the sun Battery giant CATL ready to make million-mile, 16-year batteries for more than Tesla Twitter Locks Account That Posts Trump’s Tweets Verbati...

In this Episode: Google has a new Android tool that helps you stay 6 feet away from other people — here’s how to use it Jack Dorsey is giving millions to Colin Kaepernick’s criminal justice group Encrypted Signal app downloads skyrocket amidst nationwide protests Firefox gets picture in picture Snapchat removes Trump account from curated promotional section Lawsuit over online book lending could b...

In this Episode: Switzerland pilots a contact tracing app using Apple and Google's tech SpaceX is about to launch its first astronauts into orbit. Experts say it's a pit stop on a larger quest: 'Get Elon to Mars' Netflix’s Plan to Auto-Cancel Subscriptions Is Radically Sane Magic Leap has apparently raised another $350 million, in spite of itself Trump signs an executive order taki...

In this Episode: Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan's $800,000 donation to their 8 favorite restaurants is like the median US family giving 13 cents to each Utah has rejected the Apple-Google approach to tracing coronavirus, and is using an app made by a social media start-up instead Utah’s governor’s office spent $2.75 million for the app and other improvements, and will pay $300,000 per mont...

In this Episode: India’s contact-tracing app tops 100 million users in 41 days Democrats try to ban Internet shutoffs until pandemic is over Elon Musk says Tesla HQ 'will move to Texas or Nevada immediately' after California county health official says factory CAN'T reopen - despite Gov Gavin Newsom giving it green light Twitter Will Allow Employees To Work At Home Forever Spotify laun...

In this Episode: Managers turn to surveillance software, always-on webcams to ensure employees are (really) working from home Verizon says collaboration tools use up 1,200% during coronavirus Researchers control a game of Tetris using a breathable wearable sleeve Truly, what is up with Elon Musk - Elon Musk declared he’s selling all his possessions, and Tesla’s stock price dropped 10% in a matter...

In this Episode: Germany flips to Apple-Google approach on smartphone contact tracing Nextdoor and Walmart partner on a new neighborly assistance program Live Nation stock surges as Saudia Arabia buys $500M stake Tesla vehicles recognize and respond to traffic lights, stop signs with latest software update MIT Develops Wearable Sensors Sewn into Clothes That Monitor Vital Signs Facebook’s Messenge...

In this Episode: NBA announces new multiyear partnership with Microsoft to redefine and personalize the fan experience Leaked pics reveal Google smart debit card to rival Apple’s Scoop: Google readies its own chip for future Pixels, Chromebooks Facebook invests $5.7B in India’s Reliance Jio Fortnite creator Epic Games just caved by putting its game on the Google Play Store for the first time ever...

In this Episode: These new vending machines in Hong Kong offer free medical-grade masks to people in need Porsche Auctioning Off The Final 911 (991) For Covid-19 Relief Efforts Apple and Google detail bold and ambitious plan to track COVID-19 at scale Google and Apple Are Jointly Developing Contact Tracing Software Android phones will get the COVID-19 tracking updates via Google Play Zoom will let...

In this Episode: What you should know about Jack Dorsey’s surprising $1 billion commitment to charity “Even if only 10 percent of the money went to Covid work, though, Dorsey would become the country’s biggest public philanthropist during the crisis.” 28% of his net worth Getty Images is charging $499 to license the CDC’s public domain coronavirus image Volvo Valet lets owners get vehicle service...

In this Episode: Google is donating $800 million to help with the coronavirus crisis Lyft is referring drivers to jobs at Amazon after massive ridership decline Jeff Bezos sold $3.4bn of Amazon stock just before Covid-19 collapse Coronavirus: Robots use light beams to zap hospital viruses How China built facial recognition for people wearing masks Musk the Virus Skeptic Makes Reluctant Ventilator...

Basic Tech Setup High speed Internet A good headset and microphone Good camera Lighting External monitor Good wifi router Go upscale with Ubiquiti (Super up with Meraki) Communication Tools Slack or Discord Zoom, Google Meet, Uberconference Signal / Keybase Email client Project Management App Basecamp Asana Teamwork Trello Personal Productivity Tools ToDoist Pomodoro timer / TomatoTimer (Android)...

In this Episode: Medical company threatens to sue volunteers that 3D-printed valves for life-saving coronavirus treatments AMC, Regal, Alamo Drafthouse, and Cinemark Are Closing Theaters Because of the Coronavirus Amazon to stop accepting all products other than medical supplies and household staples to its warehouses amid coronavirus crisis — read the memo it just sent sellers CO2-based vodka sta...

In this episode: Big Tech Will Pay Its Hourly Workers Even as Full-Time Staff Stays Home During Coronavirus Outbreak How to Make Homemade Hand Sanitizer Google ‘aggressively Intervened’ To Block Coronavirus Misinformation Google tracked his bike ride past a burglarized home. That made him a suspect. Google’s AI-powered smart glasses help the blind to see Goodyear's Concept Tire Regenerates Bur...

In this Episode: Forget foldable phones. Large rollable displays are the way to go Facebook is suing a domain registrar for selling deceptive web addresses Facebook is giving free ads to the WHO and taking down ‘conspiracy theories’ about coronavirus Coronavirus: How to track the virus spread across the world CDC chart breaks down what mustaches do and don't work with respirator masks Make-A-W...

In this episode: The Computer Scientist Responsible for Cut, Copy, and Paste, Has Passed Away Firefox turns encrypted DNS on by default to thwart snooping ISPs AI discovers antibiotic that kills even highly resistant bacteria 'They lied to us': Mom says police deceived her to get her DNA and charge her son with murder Tesla Teardown Scares Competitors: ‘We Cannot Do This’ Hackers can trick...

In this Episode: An Indian politician used AI to translate his speech into other languages To catch a thief, go to Google with a geofence warrant – and it will give you all the details Internet's safe-keepers forced to postpone crucial DNSSEC root key signing ceremony – no, not a hacker attack, but because they can't open a safe A Motorola Razr’s screen is reportedly peeling right on the f...

In this Episode: ICANN Allows .COM Price Increases, Gets More Money Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Tesla Remotely Removed Autopilot Features from Used Model S After ‘Audit’ Apple fined $27 million in France for throttling old iPhones without telling users At Long Last, Our Netflix Autoplay Nightmare Is Over Meet the woman who made Netflix get rid of its most annoying feature G...

In this Episode: The Company That Botched the Iowa Caucus Was Formed Only Months Ago The wait is over! Twitter to label fake, manipulating tweets from March 5 Alphabet’s Jigsaw unveils a tool to help journalists spot deepfakes and manipulated images Amazon Ring now lets users opt out of receiving police video requests Here's everything you need to know about Seat's new £18,000 Leon - inclu...

In this Episode: Facebook will now show you exactly how it stalks you — even when you’re not using Facebook Facebook’s Clear History tool is now available to everyone Twitter Direct Messages Get Emoji Reactions Support Saudi Crown Prince Hacked Jeff Bezos’s Phone, Analysis Suggests Coronavirus leads to sales spike of Plague Inc., a game about pandemics Airbnb Claims Its AI Can Predict Whether Gues...

In this Episode: Twitter planning Bitcoin payments as tips on its platform Microsoft CEO says encryption backdoors are a ‘terrible idea’ Jeff Bezos Reveals the Fully Electric Amazon Delivery Auto Rickshaws For India - Watch Video Microsoft will be carbon negative by 2030 The Myth of the Young Startup Founder Apple may have to abandon Lightning connector cable This Sci-Fi-Inspired Device Could Repl...

In this episode: Bluetooth will support hearing aids, sharing, and a better audio codec Japanese billionaire Maezawa in $9 million 'social experiment' giveaway Tesla Motors is now America's most valuable car company About one-in-five Americans use a smart watch or fitness tracker Boeing's New CEO Readies for Bumpy Tenure Best of the best: Our 10 favorite CES 2020 Best of Innovation...

In This Episode: This rechargeable lunchbox uses steam to reheat your food CES 2020: Juno 'reverse microwave oven' cools drinks in seconds CES 2020: Manta5's electric bike rides on water Samsung's Sero is a vertical 4K TV perfect for TikTok and Instagram Segway’s latest EV prototype looks like Professor X’s wheelchair For tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now a hot c...

In this episode: A bunch of people in tech are setting resolutions to spend less time using tech TikTok app banned by US Army on work mobile phones the sound shirt lets deaf people feel music on their skin Spotify to ‘pause’ running political ads, citing lack of proper review Snopes Raises Money to Weather Upcoming Misinformation Storm Uber cofounder Travis Kalanick peaces out with $2.5 billion GM...