Facebook’s out for blood in India– in a good way, Why Ikea bought TaskRabbit, and what’s really going on with the US DHS collecting immigrants’ social media info. With Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Len Peralta, 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!

Amazon unleashes new Echo products, Apple explains how Face ID works and Twitter doubles its character limit. With Tom Merritt, 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! News You Should Know Twitter trials expanding tweets…to 280 | TechCrunch Google Makes Big Concession in Europe | Fortune Google pulls YouTube off the…Echo Show | The Verge More Top Stories Amazon debuts…slew of new Echo devices, too | Ars Technica Apple, Fitbit, others work with FDA… | Ars Technica IPhone X to use…anti-spoof Face ID tech | BBC Apple explains how Face ID learns… | The Verge Comcast…introduces Xfinity Instant TV… | engadget Discussion Twitter trials expanding tweets…to 280 | TechCrunch Twitter workarounds give anyone 280 characters… | engadget Thing of the Day Amateur Traveler Messages of the Day Natron – Great Cheap Phones Kevin – August Lock Today’s Contributor Scott Johnson  

Firefox gets faster, Plex gets newsier, and Dubai tests self-flying cars. With Tom Merritt and Roger Chang 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 swings back to Google from Bing. Is that bad for us all? Plus, touch-sensitive denim jacket launches and Microsoft announces a quantum programming language. With 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! News You Should Know (00:35) Instagram..has 800 million monthly…users | TechCrunch (01:00) Fitbit’s Ionic…goes on sale on October 1st… | Circuit Breaker More Top Stories (01:25) Microsoft is going all in on Teams… | TechCrunch Microsoft 365 expands with Education and F1 bundles | Venture Beat (03:50) Microsoft makes play for next wave of computing… | Ars Technica (05:10) Intel Coffee Lake i7-8700K brings six cores… | Ars Technica Intel Core i9-7960X…beats Threadripper… | Ars Technica (06:55) How to Download and Install Apple macOS High Sierra | Fortune There’s one good reason to update… | The Verge High Sierra validates Mac firmware weekly… | AppleInsider (09:55) …Levi’s…smart sleeve…going on sale… | TheVerge Discussion (13:15) Apple switches from Bing to Google for Siri… | TechCrunch Thing of the Day (21:35) Mike – Surface 4 replacement Messages of the Day (23:05) James – WalMart’s delivery concept (27:10) Phil – London/Uber conflict Today’s Contributor Find Veronica Belmont on the IRL Podcast  

Uber gets shut down in London, Wal-Mart wants to deliver groceries right to your refrigerator and why enterprise seems so bad at security. With Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Keith Townsend 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! News You Should Know 4K iTunes Content Limited to Streaming Only… | MacRumors T-Mobile, Sprint close to agreeing on deal terms | Reuters More Top Stories Uber loses its license to operate in London | TechCrunch Hewlett Packard Enterprise…Plan…Job Cuts | Bloomberg PUBG creators are unhappy with Fortnite: Battle Royale… | Polygon Patrick Beja’s tweets iPhone 8, 8 Plus draw fewer Apple fans… | cnet Walmart partners with smart lock maker August… | TechCrunch Discussion Corporate IT vs security breeches Messages of the Day Non-plane uses for noise cancelling headphones Chris, Bob – Headphone Google Assistants Today’s Contributors Find Sarah Lane on Twitter: @sarahlane Keith Townsend Get Len Peralta‘s “Fit & Proper” at his store or by supporting his Patreon  

Why Google bought part of HTC, why Bose wants the Google Assistant in headphones and why everyone is mad at big tech companies. With Tom Merritt, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young. MP3 pa 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!

Drone delivery cranks up in Switzerland, Nest back with new products and whether we want pro sports like eSports leagues. Overwatch League anyone? With Tom Merritt, 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! News You Should Know (01:00) Apple admits to Apple Watch LTE problems just before it ships | The Verge (01:30) Motorola’s Moto X4 is Project Fi’s first Android One smartphone | The Verge (02:00) Microsoft opens pre-orders for standard Xbox One X | engadget (02:15) Toshiba Finally Makes It Official With $18 Billion Sale to Bain Capital | Fortune More Top Stories (02:45) Amazon working on Alexa-powered smart glasses, says report | The Verge (06:05) Google Is Close to Buying HTC Assets to Bolster Hardware | Bloomberg (11:10) Nest launches a new $349 smart outdoor security camera | TechCrunch Nest introduces Hello, its first video doorbell | engadget Nest’s home security system costs $499… | The Verge (13:55) The first…drone delivery network…starting next month | The Verge (17:00) The music business is growing again… | recode Discussion (22:50) Overwatch League …Overwatch league will…debut in January | The Verge …Overwatch League welcomes…teams for inaugural season | Blizzard Blizzard unveils plans for new e-sports arena… | The Verge Blizzard announces… teams and owners… | The Verge Blizzard…locks in…$20 million Overwatch League spots | ESPN Overwatch League…to begin January 10th | engadget …Overwatch League welcomes London…team | Blizzard Messages of the Day (35:20) Alastair – The EFF/EME/W3C story Today’s Contributors Scott Johnson  

The EFF withdraws from the W3C, Xbox Controllers enlisted by US Navy, and first impressions of iOS 11. With Tom Merritt, 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! News You Should Know (01:15) iOS 11, thoroughly reviewed | Ars Technica (02:00) Red Sox reportedly cheated with a Fitbit… | engadget (02:40) Google app 7.12 reveals Pixel 2’s squeeze feature… | 9to5Google (03:25) Equifax Suffered a Hack Almost Five Months Earlier… | Bloomberg More Top Stories (04:05) YouTube’s Twitch-like ‘Sponsorships’ open to all… | TechCrunch (06:25) Amazon’s new tablet doubles as…Echo Show | TechCrunch (08:50) US Navy will use Xbox controllers to steer submarine periscopes | engadget (11:00) An open letter to the W3C Director, CEO, team and membership | EFF HTML5 DRM finally makes it as an official W3C Recommendation | Ars Technica (17:20) TGS 2017: All the News from Sony’s Playstation Conference | IGN Discussion (19:25) Apple’s fitness-focused watchOS 4 is available… | engadget iOS 11: Everything you need to know… | MacWorld …here’s how to check which apps won’t work | TechCrunch iOS 11, thoroughly reviewed | Ars Technica iOS 11’s new image format might pose problems… | The Verge iOS 11’s new Control Center will freak you out… | The Verge Why Apple iOS 11 Won’t Run Some of Your Apps | Fortune …Apple revamps its money-making App Store | Reuters The best new features in iOS 11 | The Next Web …A11 Bionic obliterates top chips from Qualcomm… | appleinsider Messages of the Day (32:55) WigglesTheHoly – Verizon roaming (33:50) Purplefuku – App Store hacks Today’s Contributors Patrick Beja  

An AI to detect Alzheimer’s early, A brief occurence of PS4 and Xbox cross-platform play, and would you rather your websites showed you ads or mined bitcoin with your computer? Featuring Tom Merrit, Veronica Belmont, and Roger Chang. 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!

Patrick gives us the lowdown on what processors to put in our PCs, Google declatres a kind of war on autoplay and Facebook opens a 4th front for AI research in Montreal. With Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Patrick Norton, 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! News You Should Know (02:35) Unified autoplay | Chromium Blog (06:00) Facebook’s New Lab Bolsters Montreal’s…AI | Fast Company (10:05) Google in talks to invest in Lyft | Axios Alphabet Considers…Investment of…$1 Billion | Bloomberg (12:35) China’s Southeast Asia obsession continues… | Tech In Asia (16:15) Amazon waves goodbye to…one-click… | engadget Discussion (19:10) PC Perspective Hardware Leaderboard | PC Perspective Messages of the Day (30:10) Matt Bertolini – Equifax software patch process (31:30) Anonymous – Equifax downsizing (32:30) BigJim – Tech In Trade (33:30) Rob – Apple two-factor authentication (34:25) Matt Stevens – Managing older iOS devices Today’s Contributors Watch Patrick Norton‘s TekThing on Hak5 and support it on Patreon Len Peralta’s “FaceID Not Working“