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  • Virsec Interview, Tesla Earnings Report, Samsung MicroSD's, Airbnb News
    First Segment: Virsec. Willy Leichter, VP of Marketing.
    Virsec is made up of leading experts and professionals from various disciplines including network security, semi-conductors, embedded systems and real-time memory systems. The team has broad experience across all sizes of global technology organizations, with decades of experience delivering innovative technology and leadership at companies including AMD, Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, Juniper, Dell, NextGen, BMC Software, Websense, as well a long list of high-growth and successful start-up organizations.
    Second Segment: Computer and Technology News
    Today's Topics Include:
    Hulu To Allow Episode Downloads and Offline Viewing
    Airbnb And The Housing Markets
    Samsung's Latest MicroSD Card For Dashcams
    Verizon To Get New Yahoo Bloatware On Phones
    And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!
    1 hr 2 min
  • Mike Cermak, Techguy.org, Talks Facebook Announcements, Product Warranties
    Both Segments: Techguy.org. Mike Cermak, Correspondent
    https://youtu.be/dxh7VEyK6mM
    Today's Topics Include:
    Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony warned by FTC about illegal limitations on product warranties:
    https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/1/17308042/ftc-illegal-warranty-letters-warning-microsoft-sony-nintendo-asus-htc-hyundai
    Google and Amazon put an end to domain fronting, leading to apps and web sites being censored in Russia and other countries
    https://gizmodo.com/amazon-bends-the-knee-to-autocrats-threatens-to-cut-of-1825697153
    At Facebook’s F8 conference, they announced an upcoming tool to allow users to “Clear History” – disconnecting their browsing history from their personal profile.
    https://www.engadget.com/2018/05/01/facebook-clear-history-browsing-data-tracking/
    People have lost trust in Facebook… so they launch a dating app?
    https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/1/17307782/facebook-tinder-dating-app-f8-match-okcupid
    And our requisite Tesla news… Nikola sues Tesla… get it?
    https://www.engadget.com/2018/05/02/nikola-motors-is-suing-tesla/
    And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!
    1 hr 2 min
  • Gamer Tuesday, Cory Galliher, Talks God of War, Nintendo Labo, GDPR
    Both Segments: Cory Galliher. Popzara, Gaming Correspondent.
    Cory Galliher Journalist, writer, and gamer extraordinaire, Senior Games Editor Cory aims to be king of the universe and all he surveys. His credits include AOL, The Cumberland Times-News, and The Well-Read Mage.
    Today's Topics Include:
    Nintendo Labo release
     
    God of War 2018
     
    Games Shutting Down due to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
     
    Parsec - Local Coop Gaming Online
     
    And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!
    1 hr 1 min
  • Glowforge Interview, AMD 7 nm Graphics Processors, Comcast TV Ties, France.com Seized
    First Segment: Glowforge. Dan Shapiro, CEO.
    "We’re lucky to have access to variety of maker tools: laser cutters, 3d printers, woodworking tools, sewing machines, metalworking equipment, and paper cutting machines. We’ve grown up on lathes, x-acto knives, CNC mills, and drill presses. We learned to create with pen and paper, Autocad, Sketchup, crayons, graph paper, scissors, and imagination. Now it’s our turn to build something to give back. We hope you’ll be as excited about it as we are."
    Second Segment: Computer and Technology News.
    Today's Topics Include:
    AMD Is Testing 7nm Processors
    Tesla Owner Banned For 18 Months
    San Francisco To Limit Electric Scooters
    France Seizes France.com From The French
    Comcast Tv Bundling To Get Better Internet
    And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!
    1 hr 1 min
  • Correspondent Popzara, Talking Nintendo, Snap Spectacles V2, Gmail Update
    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.
    Today's Topics Include:
    Nintendo Puts Switch Into Hands of Famicom-Generation President
    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-26/nintendo-s-switch-puts-profits-back-on-course-to-wii-era-levels
    Follow-up:
    Nintendo Switch drives staggering 500 percent profit jump
    https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/26/17283938/nintendo-switch-earnings-fy-2017-2018-forecast
    Snap’s second-generation Spectacles are more grown up — and more expensive
    https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/26/17279434/snapchat-spectacles-pricing-availability-snap-wearable-camera
    Gmail Gets Long Overdue Redesign Today
    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/04/gmail-coms-massive-redesign-launches-today/
    Amazon is now selling home security services, including installations and no monthly fees
    https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/26/amazon-is-now-selling-home-security-services-including-installations-and-no-monthly-fees/
    Extra:
    Nintendo Labo
    Avengers: Infinity War
    And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!
    1 hr 2 min
  • CyberEdge Group Interview, Halo Fan Game Takedown, CRISPR Test, Fake Zuckerberg
    First Segment: CyberEdge. Steve Piper, Co-Founder/CEO.
    CyberEdge Group is a premier research and marketing consulting firm serving the needs of high-tech vendors and service providers. Headquartered in historic Annapolis, Maryland, CyberEdge is a “virtual” consulting company comprised of more than two-dozen highly experienced career consultants spanning a variety of disciplines and industries.
    Second Segment: Computer and Technology News.
    Today's Topics Include:
    CRISPR Company Wants An In-Home Test
    Halo Online Fan Game Gets Sacked
    New Music Royalty Laws
    Internet Fast Lanes Come Up
    Poser Mark's Scamming People On Facebook
    Police Take Down Largest DDoS Site
    And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!
    1 hr 2 min
  • Scott Schober, Author/Security Expert, Talks Implants, Nintendo Switch, Yahoo! Fine
    Both Segments: Scott Schober. Cyber Security Expert, Hacked Again.
    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:
    A major exploit leaves every Nintendo Switch susceptible to hacking
    https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/exploit-nintendo-switch/
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    RSA 2018 presentation:  IMPLANTING MICROCHIPS: INNOVATIVE IDEA OR HEADING DOWN A DANGEROUS PATH?
    https://www.rsaconference.com/writable/presentations/file_upload/mash-f03_implanting-microchips-innovative-idea-or-heading-down-a-dangerous-path.pdf
    Site to buy Implants: Dangerous Things:   https://dangerousthings.com
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    SEC issues $35 million fine over Yahoo failing to disclose data breach
    https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/24/17275994/yahoo-sec-fine-2014-data-breach-35-million
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    How Hackers Could Cause Chaos on America's Roads and Railways
    http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2018/04/24/how-hackers-could-cause-chaos-on-americas-roads-and-railways
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    ‘OK, I’ll say it: bitcoin is a scam,’ says the former CEO of PayPal and Intuit
    https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-the-greatest-scam-ever-according-to-former-ceo-of-both-paypal-and-intuit-2018-04-24
    WPIX11 NY How Facebook Can Spy On You   https://youtu.be/2yqx6SvqMso
    CheddarTV:  The Hackability of Bitcoin  https://cheddar.com/videos/the-hackability-of-bitcoin
    Pick up your copy of Hacked Again today…. www.hackedagain.com
    1 hr 2 min
  • D-Link Interview, Florida Police Tricks, Quantum Radar, Amazon Home Robot
    First Segment: D-Link. Nima Jamshidi, Senior Product Line Manager.
    D-Link helps you connect to more of everything with our innovative approach to computer networking. From relatively modest beginnings in Taiwan, the company has grown over the last 25 years into an exciting global brand offering the most up-to-date network solutions. Whether it is to suit the needs of the home consumer, a business or service provider, we take pride in offering award-winning networking products and services. We will continue to lead the way in building networks for people around the world.
    Second Segment: Computer and Technology News.
    Today's Topics Include:
    Amazon Reportedly Making A Home Robot
    More Than A Third Of TV Is Consumed Online
    Police In Florida Try To Unlock Phone With Dead Man's Finger
    Quantum Radar To Be Tested Outside The Lab
    And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!
    1 hr 2 min
  • Qwyit Interview, Canada Arrests Bug Finder, Tech Companies And The Military, Ryzen Processors
    First Segment: Qwyit. Paul McGough, Founder/CTO.
    Our QwyitTalk™ Security as a Service platform provides the proven TLS process using our patented authentication and encryption protocol. Any network, any application, every communications product can instantly offer secure, private messaging by simple, universal connection to our globally available QwyitTalk™ SaaS platform.
    Second Segment: Computer and Technology News
    Today's Topics Include:
    Incremental Upgrade From Ryzen Chips
    ATT Brings Not 5G To 100 Markets
    Canada's Hacking Crime Problem
    Apple Causing Headaches For 3rd Party Hardware
    And more! For full show notes, check out Computeramerica.com!
    1 hr 1 min

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