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First Segment: FamClub. Jay Bailey, CEO.

FamClub is an exciting family productivity platform that promotes and rewards family togetherness. Families may set goals for each other and receive a monthly box of rewards for completing those goals.

Every month, your family will set goals, and update your progress in the app. At the end of the month, if you’ve signed up for a premium membership, your FamClub Box will automatically be shipped to you!

Second Segment: Computer/Technology News.

Mark Zuckerberg leveraged Facebook user data to fight rivals and help friends, leaked documents show

Former Mozilla exec: Google has sabotaged Firefox for years | ZDNet

Sony finally confirms the PS5 is coming, it’s backwards compatible, and more | GamesRadar+

Qualcomm and Apple agree to drop all litigation – Apple

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Both Segments: Computer/Technology News.

How rating everything from your Uber driver to your Airbnb host has become a nightmare – MarketWatch

Samsung Galaxy S10 fingerprint sensor defeated by a $450 3D printer | Ars Technica

ACLU Asks CBP Why It’s Threatening US Citizens With Arrest For Refusing Invasive Device Searches | Techdirt

2 students accused of jamming school’s Wi-Fi network to avoid tests

Blackpink’s ‘Kill This Love’ is breaking YouTube records

Major Browsers to Prevent Disabling of Click Tracking Privacy Risk

Twitter limits daily follows to combat spammers

Google’s remote work employee survey

Huawei is ‘open’ to selling its 5G modems, but only to Apple

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Both Segments: Computer/Technology News.

Florida Man Killed by World’s Most Dangerous Bird – Motherboard

Microsoft admits Outlook.com hackers were able to access emails – The Verge

A hacker has dumped nearly one billion user records over the past two months | ZDNet

127 million user records from 8 companies put up for sale on the dark web | ZDNet

Terry Gilliam’s Don Quixote film finally hits the big screen after 25 years | Ars Technica

Match Group restructures exec team with focus on Asia | TechCrunch

Malls see tsunami of store closures as foot traffic declines further

Seasteading Bitcoin Fans Say They’re ‘On the Run’ From Thai Government – Motherboard

Report: “All Digital” Xbox One coming May 7, for €229 in Europe | Ars Technica

Microsoft may respond to AirPods with its own smart earbuds

Why NASA wants you to point your smartphone at trees – The Verge

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Ralph Bond, Science/Tech Trends Correspondent, Talking The Latest In Tech

Both Segments: Compukiss.com Sandy Berger, Consumer Electronics Expert.

Today’s Topics Include:

Welcome to Compu-KISS!

Compu-KISS! – Roku Will Now Stop Those Blaring Commercials

24 Hidden Roku Tricks for Streaming Success | PCMag.com

Amazon’s Alexa now handles patient health information – The Verge

Chromium-based Edge: Hands on with Microsoft’s new browser | ZDNet

Microsoft Abandons Windows 10’s Constant Forced Updates

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First Segment: NCC Group. Gene Meltser, Regional VP of NCC Group

In today’s threat landscape understanding the risks your organization and customers are exposed to is more important than ever. Understanding the impact and what you can do to make your organization more resilient is key to protecting brand, reputation and sensitive customer information. Building a cyber-resilient organisation can be a complex process but it’s not impossible.

Second Segment: Computer and Technology News.

Yahoo could pay $117.5 million to settle data breach

Congress Is About to Ban the Government From Offering Free Online Tax Filing. Thank TurboTax. — ProPublica

ONLY ON ABC7 NEWS.COM: Suspected burglar caught after California man’s Tesla records its own break-in with Sentry Mode in San Francisco | abc7news.com

More jails replace in-person visits with awful video chat products | Ars Technica

Somebody forgot to upgrade: Flights delayed, cancelled by GPS rollover | Ars Technica

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First Segment: Hu-manity.co. Richie Etwaru, CEO.

Inherent human data is bought, sold, and used in a global human data marketplace without being classified as property leaving us no choice or control as to where, how, when or by whom our inherent human data is used.

Hu-manity is on a mission to create a decentralized human right that will bestow the legal characteristics of property ownership to inherent human data, such as involvement in sale, fair market value negotiations, sharing, lien, security, and protection from theft, vandalism or squatting.

Second Segment: Computer/Technology News.

Beating back bears, Bitcoin briefly balloons beyond $4,900 | TechCrunch

Oscars limits for streaming movies may violate antitrust law

D.E.A. Secretly Collected Bulk Records of Money-Counter Purchases – The New York Times

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First Segment: Lume Cube. Riley Stricklin, Co-Founder/VP of Sales and Marketing

The world’s first all-in-one flash and continuous light for your GoPro, Smartphone, Drone, and DSLR. Whether you are creating content, recording memories, or heading out on an adventure, don’t let low light situations stop you. Lume Cube is leading the lighting revolution by providing consumers with a 1.5 inch 1500 lumen LED that can withstand any project or adventure you are embarking on. Waterproof down to 100ft, extremely durable, wirelessly bluetooth-controlled, and small enough to forget it’s in your pocket. It is the light that you take with you everywhere.

Popup enlarges at the last second so users click on ads instead of ‘Close’ button | ZDNet

Laptops to Stay in Bags as TSA Brings New Technology to Airports

Behold the Beefless ‘Impossible Whopper’ – The New York Times

THX’s large-format cinema will take on IMAX later this year

Facebook removes over 1,000 pages ahead of India’s election

Facebook wants your input on its content oversight board

Researchers designed a shape-shifting airplane wing

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Both Segments: Popzara Magazine. Nathan Evans, Managing Editor

Throughout Popzara you’ll experience views on gaming, movies, technology, cultural icons and movements, even politics. Reviews and previews, in-depth analyses, opinion pieces, conversations, news bits, and so much more. We value originality and our diverse staff are committed to bringing this cornucopia of editorial goodness in fair-minded and positive ways, with minimal snark. A little bit of everything for the discriminating reader and curious listener.

FTC fines Office Depot $25 million for bogus virus scans

https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/28/office-depot-25-million-ftc-settlement-fake-tech-support/

Microsoft exec bans company from pulling any dumb April Fools’ pranks

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/03/microsoft-exec-bans-company-from-pulling-any-dumb-april-fools-pranks/

Minecraft update removes most references to original creator

https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/28/18285612/minecraft-markus-notch-persson-references-removed-original-creator

Sony stops selling digital game codes at physical retailers

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/03/sony-stops-selling-digital-game-codes-at-physical-retailers/

Record labels sue Charter for not kicking off music pirates

https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/26/18282679/riaa-sony-universal-umg-lawsuit-charter-music-piracy-high-speed-internet

(largely unrelated, but still fun follow-up:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-charter-commns-lawsuit/ny-judge-rules-charter-communications-must-face-lawsuit-over-slow-internet-idUSKCN1G028Q )

Other:

Apple Announcements:

Apple News

Apple Card

Apple TV+

Apple Arcade

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Both Segments: Scott Schober, Auther/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.

Medical cannabis users’ suffer data breach

750,000 Medtronic defibrillators are vulnerable to hacking – StarTribune.com

Casino Screwup Royale: A tale of “ethical hacking” gone awry | Ars Technica

FEMA data breach exposed 2.3 million wildfire, hurricane victims to identity theft – SFChronicle.com

Black Hat Employees Fuel Multi-Billion Market For UAM Solutions

Princeton, NJ – FutureCon Events

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