Daily Tech News Show

LG Electronics announces a change in CEO following its earnings report, the EU data regulator sanctions the EU parliament, and researchers demonstrate using undersea fiber optic cables as seismographs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Twitter confirms it's testing threaded messages on Twitter.com with a potential release in 2020, TikTok unblocks account and apologies to teen with viral video critical of Chinese policy, and a US District Judge rules users impacted by Facebook's 2018 data breach can sue as a class, but not for damages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the second year Mozilla has published its "Privacy not included gift guide" rating gifts on a scale of Not creepy, a little creepy, somewhat creepy, very creepy and super creepy. For instance, Facebook Portal is super creepy, the Nintendo Switch, not creepy. We take a look at this gift guide and share out thoughts on effectiveness of it. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Scott Joh...

As the gift buying season enters full swing we share our tips making sure you're online shopping experience is safe and secure. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Patrick Beja Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robb Dunewood shares his reasons why he went to team Dell XPS after showing significant interest in Apple's newest MacBook Pro. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Robb Dunewood Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trisha Hershberger joins us with a gamer's guide to gift giving for the holiday season! Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta, Trisha Hershberger Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google has rolled out an updated policy regarding political ads on the platform. We examine to see what changes were made and effect, if any, the policy will have. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bill Gates's backs computer directed heat ray mirrors, Disney admits issues with Disney+ app vows to rebuild it, and a bot that reads user scanned licensing agreements and highlights possible issues including data privacy and opt outs.  Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Scott Johnson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Thursday Valve will announce Half-Life: Alyx a flagship VR game. To help us understand why this is such a momentous occasion Patrick Beja fill us in on the history of Half-Life. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Patrick Beja.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sleep is possibly one of the most important aspects of our daily routine. We look into the efficacy of sleep tracking tech and what if any useful information they can provide. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Rob DeMillo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Heron joins us with tips on some out of sight deals on HDTV and UHDTVs! Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Robert Heron. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is Rich Communication Service aka RCS and why is so important to the wireless telecom industry?  Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We take a look at the Apple's latest refresh of the MacBook Pro line, the MacBook Pro 16". Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Scott Johnson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Disney+ has launched but not without some hiccups. We examine how well the new streaming service has fared on its first day and our impressions of it. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Theatremonkey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are frequent OS updates the right way to go or should they be rolled out annually for bug checks and compatibility issues? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Allison Sheridan, Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US Justice Department has charged two former Twitter employees with spying for Saudi Arabia. AMD announced the Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and 3960X processors and T-Mobile will activate its 5G network int eh US on December 6.  Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a blog post Facebook platform partnerships head Konstantinos Papamiltiadis revealed around 100 developers accidentally had access to Facebook Group member data that was thought to have been cut off. Is this failure a continuation of Facebook's missteps?  Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Scott Johnson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patrick Norton shares his experience with mobile internet while on the road. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Patrick Norton Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We share our thoughts on the slew of new Microsoft and Adobe products and services. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Australia's government is mulling over facial recognition technology to age verify internet users before allowing them to view porn online. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta, Peter Wells Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Twitter's Jack Dorsey recently announced policy changes on Twitter banning political ads on the platform. This is in stark contrast to Zuckerberg's Facebook policy of not interfering with political posts. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

HBO Max will launch in May for $14.99 a month, the same price as HBO Now. Customers who pay HBO for an HBO Now subscription or who get HBO from an AT&T service will be able to log into HBO Max. What will this mean for current HBO subscribers and the streaming landscape? Starring Tom Merritt, Patrick Beja, Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Electronic Arts announced it is publishing games on Steam for the first time since 2012, starting with a pre-order page for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Why has EA's strategy for online game distribution come full circle back to Steam and will it be the only one? Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nvidia updates its venerable Shield TV set-top box, Apple announces the launch of its AirPod Pros, and Harvard University researchers have found a way to simulate real meat by growing muscle cells on a gelatin scaffold. Starring Tom Merritt, Nicole Lee, Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Facebook is rolling out a News product in a limited test in the US as a home screen tab and bookmark in the Facebook app. What is Facebook trying to accomplish with this roll-out and will it succeed? Starring Tom Merritt, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang, Len Peralta. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.