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  • Computer/Tech News, Right To Repair, Fake Reviews, Facebook's VPN
    Both Segments: Computer and Technology News
    https://www.youtube.com/embed/tEJ3dY2heQE
    Today’s Topics Include:
    Tractor Owners Fighting For Right To Repair
    Valve Bans Developer Leaving It's Own Fake Reviews
    Faraday Future Gets A Lifeline
    Facebook's VPN Service
    Magic Leap Holograms
    And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!
    1 hr 1 min
  • FuzePlay Interview, Apple HomePod, Facebook Woes*, Winter Olympics Cyber Attack
    First Segment: FuzePlay. Kyle Muir, President
    FuzePlay’s hardware platform FUZE’s play by allowing all online experiences to be taken offline and into the real word, thus creating opportunity for global citizenship and peer-to-peer sharing. Our approach is simple, put futuristic technologies into universal toys and teach through play while leveraging free, open source tools that are familiar to educators and commonly used inside the classroom. We are high-tech for the non-tech and make learning tech as easy as 1, 2, 3, Build Hack Play.
    https://www.youtube.com/embed/aJR1nC0lu3c
    Second Segment: Computer and Technology News
    Today's Topics Include:
    Facebook Loses 2.8 Million Users Under 25
    Verizon To Lock Unregistered Phones Before Being Bought
    Cyber Attack Of The Winter Olympics Confirmed
    Apple HomePod Teardown
    For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!
    1 hr 1 min
  • Correspondent Ralph Bond, Science & Tech Trends, Talks Current Events
    Both Segments: Ralph Bond. Science & Tech Trends.
    Ralph Bond has been a long time Computer America correspondent, specializing in PR and explaining technology to the masses. Having worked for Intel, Autodesk, and more, no one else explains topics like Ralph. Tune in for stories that span all over the technology and science spectrum.
    https://www.youtube.com/embed/LQdAVgH6UuI
    Today's Cheat Notes
    For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!
    1 hr 1 min
  • Netvue Technologies Interview, Hulu Posts In The Red, Russian Hackers
    First Segment: Netvue Technologies. Lucas Yao, Marketing Manager and Spokesperson.
    Belle is the world's 1st intelligent Wi-Fi doorbell that greets your visitors on your behalf and notifies you when you’re needed. Protecting your packages, waving off potential solicitors, and greeting your friends are only a few of Belle’s many talents. It’s like having a personal doorman for your family, except Belle stays on duty 24/7.
    https://www.youtube.com/embed/7vvQe3otS8U
    Second Segment: Computer and Technology News
    Today's Topics Include:
    Russian Hackers Penetrate Voter Databases 2016
    Hulu Loses $920 Million Dollars 2017
    Co-Founder of EFF Dies
    iPhone Source Code Leak
    US Bust Cybercrime Ring
    And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!
    1 hr 1 min
  • Techguy.org's Mike Cermak, Talking Nest, SpaceX, And ICE
    Both Segments: Mike Cermak. Techguy.org, Owner/Operator.
    Techguy.org is a great place to go to find resources for asking the tough (or easy) questions with computers, and a helpful community to find answers, or answer some questions yourself. No matter your level of expertise, you'll find a place to connect, and learn.
    https://www.youtube.com/embed/gnAY7JmRdoQ
    Today's Topics Include:
    Requisite Elon Musk news…
    https://www.engadget.com/2018/02/06/spacex-successfully-launches-its-falcon-heavy-rocket/
    http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-42969020
    And, unfortunately, the Roadster ended up being shot a little further than intended:
    https://www.space.com/39619-spacex-falcon-heavy-roadster-to-asteroid-belt.html
    ESPN to start streaming service for $5/mo
    https://www.engadget.com/2018/02/06/streaming-espn-plus-launches-this-spring-for-4-99/
    ICE to start tracking license plates across the US
    https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/26/16932350/ice-immigration-customs-license-plate-recognition-contract-vigilant-solutions
    And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!
    1 hr 1 min
  • Gamer Tuesday, Cory Galliher, Talks New Games, Gaming News, And More!
    Both Segments: Popzara. Cory Galliher.
    Today's Topics Include:
    Shadow of the Colossus Receives a Remake
     
    Monster Hunter World
     
    Red Dead Redemption 2 Releasing in October
    Geguri may soon become the Overwatch League's first female player
    PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch news could mean HUGE price implications for games
    For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!
    1 hr 1 min
  • Technology News, Talking Cryptocurrency Slump, Europe's New Privacy Rules, More!
    Both Segments: Computer and Technology News.
    https://www.youtube.com/embed/p2IhRYimx6U
    Today's Topics Include:
    Europe's New Privacy Laws Could Have Global Reach
    Verizon Folds Under Government Pressure To Not Sell Huawei Phones
    Intel Talks AR Glasses This Year
    Sony CEO Stepping Down
    Tesla Will Sell Power Walls/Solar Roofs At Home Depot
    TiVo Let's You Skip The Superbowl To Watch The Ads
    And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!
    1 hr 1 min
  • BeBop Sensors Interview, India Bans Crypto, Microsoft Office Support, Botnets
    First Segment: Bebop Sensors. Keith McMillen.
    A proprietary combination of polymers makes BeBop’s Smart Fabric piezoresistive. This means the fabric’s electrical properties will change when the material is strained in any way. BeBop quantifies this change to make sensors capable of measuring everything from a light finger touch to full body weight.
    https://www.youtube.com/embed/OiXIsVkTWgA
    Second Segment: Computer and Technology News
    Today's Topics Include:
    New IoT Vulnerabilities Make Huge, Cheap Botnets
    India Rejects Cryptocurrency
    Human Uber Service Is Creepy
    Microsoft Extends Support For Windows, Cuts Support For Older OS
    And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!
    1 hr 1 min
  • Scott Schober, Cyber Security Expert, Talks Coin Heist, Organ Donation Hack
    Both Segments: Scott Schober, Cyber Security Expert.
    Scott N. Schober is the President and CEO of Berkeley Varitronics Systems (BVS), a forty-year-old New Jersey-based privately held company and leading provider of advanced, world-class wireless test and security solutions. Schober also invented BVS’s cell phone detection tools, used to enforce a “no cell phone policy” in prisons and secure government facilities. Scott is a highly sought-after subject expert on the topic of cybersecurity.
    Today’s Topics Include:
    1) ATM Jackpotting
    PlotusD malware, endoscope,
    2) Strava Fitness APP – Are wearables a threat to US military ? (pic)
    3) NEM coin heist – Coincheck virtual curreny exchange
    cold wallet vs hot wallet
    Is cryptocurreny regulation needed?
    4) Updates with Bluetooth Skimming – Gas pumps (see pics)
    5) Data of over 220,000 organ pledgers leaked online (Malaysia)
    1 hr 2 min

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