Huge open source AI collab between Amazon and Microsoft, Disney wins a digital movie war you didn’t know was being fought, and whether social media is threatening democracy. With Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young. MP3 Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org. Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. Follow us on Soundcloud. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you are willing to support the show or give as little as 5 cents a day on Patreon. Thank you! Big thanks to Dan Lueders for the headlines music and Martin Bell for the opening theme! Big thanks to Mustafa A. from thepolarcat.com for the logo! Thanks to our mods, Kylde, Jack_Shid, KAPT_Kipper, and scottierowland on the subreddit Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here! News You Should Know (00:55) Bitcoin rockets above $5,000 to all-time high | Reuters (01:15) Hyperloop One becomes ‘Virgin Hyperloop One’… | TechCrunch (01:25) …Lil B Sent…Posts Facebook Calls ‘Hate Speech’ | Motherboard More Top Stories (02:00) Twitter suspends Rose McGowan’s account | engadget Twitter Safety Jack Dorsey (05:50) Facebook ‘fully committed’ to sharing Russian ad data | BBC (08:45) AWS, Microsoft double down on deep learning… | TechCrunch (10:35) Movies Anywhere:…all your…titles in one place | Ars Technica (13:20) Equifax website borked again… | ArsTechnica Equifax takes down web page after…new hack | Reuters Discussion (15:45) Pierre Omidyar: 6 ways social media… | Washington Post Is Social Media a Threat to Democracy? | The Omidyar Group WTF are ‘dark posts’? | Digiday Invasion of the troll armies… | Guardian News Messages of the Day (26:15) Anon – Solar energy Green Tech Media SEIA.org GetChargedUp.net Today’s Contributor Justin Robert Young  

Amazon’s new waterproof Kindle, Oculus’s new VR headset and why your unsent text message could be your will. With Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Raj Deut. MP3 Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org. Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. Follow us on Soundcloud. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you are willing to support the show or give as little as 5 cents a day on Patreon. Thank you! Big thanks to Dan Lueders for the headlines music and Martin Bell for the opening theme! Big thanks to Mustafa A. from thepolarcat.com for the logo! Thanks to our mods, Kylde, Jack_Shid, KAPT_Kipper, and scottierowland on the subreddit Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here!

If NFC payments technologies like Apple Pay, Google Pay and others are the future why is it taking so long to gain acceptance? And will the be Post Office be the first civilian government agency to employee autonomous vehicles? Featuring Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Patrick Beja MP3 Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org. Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. Follow us on Soundcloud. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you are willing to support the show or give as little as 5 cents a day on Patreon. Thank you! Big thanks to Dan Lueders for the headlines music and Martin Bell for the opening theme! Big thanks to Mustafa A. from thepolarcat.com for the logo! Thanks to our mods, Kylde, Jack_Shid, KAPT_Kipper, and scottierowland on the subreddit Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here!

Live from London we talk the difficulties of fighting fake news and whether tech is too US-centric. With Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Wil Harris and Ian Morris MP3 Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org. Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. Follow us on Soundcloud. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you are willing to support the show or give as little as 5 cents a day on Patreon. Thank you! Big thanks to Dan Lueders for the headlines music and Martin Bell for the opening theme! Big thanks to Mustafa A. from thepolarcat.com for the logo! Thanks to our mods, Kylde, Jack_Shid, KAPT_Kipper, and scottierowland on the subreddit Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here!

Coming to you from LA Podcast Festival in the Historic Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. We explore how Podcasting has evolved over the past decade and where its going. Featuring Justin Robert Young, Darren Kitchen, Allison Sheridan and Jeff Cannata. MP3 Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org. Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. Follow us on Soundcloud. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you are willing to support the show or give as little as 5 cents a day on Patreon. Thank you! Big thanks to Dan Lueders for the headlines music and Martin Bell for the opening theme! Big thanks to Mustafa A. from thepolarcat.com for the logo! Thanks to our mods, Kylde, Jack_Shid, KAPT_Kipper, and scottierowland on the subreddit Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here!

Why the US government banned Kaspersky software, What Wu-Tang’s Ghostface Killah is doing for Cryptocurrency and the scoop on Uber in London from someone in London. With Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young and Nate Lanxon. MP3 Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org. Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. Follow us on Soundcloud. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you are willing to support the show or give as little as 5 cents a day on Patreon. Thank you! Big thanks to Dan Lueders for the headlines music and Martin Bell for the opening theme! Big thanks to Mustafa A. from thepolarcat.com for the logo! Thanks to our mods, Kylde, Jack_Shid, KAPT_Kipper, and scottierowland on the subreddit Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here!

All the hot new Google hardware, Scott Johnson’s horrible no-good very bad hack day, why you don’t want AR contact lenses. With Tom Merritt, Sarah lane, Roger Chang and Scott Johnson MP3 Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org. Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. Follow us on Soundcloud. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you are willing to support the show or give as little as 5 cents a day on Patreon. Thank you! Big thanks to Dan Lueders for the headlines music and Martin Bell for the opening theme! Big thanks to Mustafa A. from thepolarcat.com for the logo! Thanks to our mods, Kylde, Jack_Shid, KAPT_Kipper, and scottierowland on the subreddit Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here!

Microsoft partners with Samsung on VR, What Uber’s Levandowski knew and when he knew it and/or shredded it, how you can contribute Google Street View images. With Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Patrick Beja and Rob Reid. MP3 Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org. Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. Follow us on Soundcloud. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you are willing to support the show or give as little as 5 cents a day on Patreon. Thank you! Big thanks to Dan Lueders for the headlines music and Martin Bell for the opening theme! Big thanks to Mustafa A. from thepolarcat.com for the logo! Thanks to our mods, Kylde, Jack_Shid, KAPT_Kipper, and scottierowland on the subreddit Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here! News You Should Know (01:15) Former Intel CEO…passed away… | engadget (01:30) Uber CEO meeting with London trans…authority… | Reuters (01:45) Sony’s game chief Andrew House steps down… | Venture Beat (02:10) Facebook brings…Messenger Lite to U.S. Androids | TechCrunch More Top Stories (02:35) [Uber] due diligence report…now public | TechCrunch Judge delays Waymo/Uber trial until December 4th | TechCrunch (07:10) Waymo might launch…ride-sharing service… | engadget (10:05) Microsoft to shutter its Groove Music… | ZDNet (12:00) Ireland asks…top court to rule on EU-U.S. data… | Reuters (14:10) Google to let anyone add to Street View… | TechCrunch Discussion (15:35) Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Event Samsung joins…with its new high-end headset | TechCrunch …Mixed Reality platform is…open to SteamVR developers | TechCrunch Microsoft buys AltspaceVR’s struggling virtual hangout | engadget Microsoft’s Halo VR experience launches on October 17th | The Verge Thing of the Day (26:00) Monthly Tech Views Messages of the Day (27:15) Anon – IT Department Difficulties (28:55) Jeff – Chromebook usage Today’s Contributor Rob Reid Patrick Beja  

Google stops discouraging paywalls, we are NOT living in a simulation but we ARE teaching AIs to argue. Is this a good idea? With Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, and Veronica Belmont. MP3 Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org. Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. Follow us on Soundcloud. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you are willing to support the show or give as little as 5 cents a day on Patreon. Thank you! Big thanks to Dan Lueders for the headlines music and Martin Bell for the opening theme! Big thanks to Mustafa A. from thepolarcat.com for the logo! Thanks to our mods, Kylde, Jack_Shid, KAPT_Kipper, and scottierowland on the subreddit Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here!

Apple may try to design more of its own parts, Japan and Korea take very different approaches to cryptocurrency and a wrap-up of Microsoft’s Ignite announcements. With Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Paul Spain and Len Peralta. MP3 Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org. Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. Follow us on Soundcloud. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you are willing to support the show or give as little as 5 cents a day on Patreon. Thank you! Big thanks to Dan Lueders for the headlines music and Martin Bell for the opening theme! Big thanks to Mustafa A. from thepolarcat.com for the logo! Thanks to our mods, Kylde, Jack_Shid, KAPT_Kipper, and scottierowland on the subreddit Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here!