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Smart speakers are listening. The Information has a new story out about how police have issued a warrant for Amazon Echo data in a murder case. One of the article's co-writers, Tom Dotan, joined us to talk about the data that Amazon collects and keeps on Echo users. We'll also look at the use of technology at a refugee camp in Jordan and examine the effects of Brexit on London's tech scene.

Today is all about exploring technology that's almost human. We'll look at the effectiveness of using robot babies to deter teenage pregnancy, and chat with "Westworld's" creators, Lisa Joy and Jonah Nolan, about artificial intelligence's role in society and some of the show's inspirations.

The gadget that saved a refugee in the middle of the Aegean Sea, how an agent uses technology to patrol the U.S. border with Mexico, and how a journalist in exile broadcasts the news with WhatsApp. Listen, decode, and decide: Can technology crossing borders save us? /* RESET */ .elq-form * { margin: 0; padding: 0; } .elq-form input, textarea { -webkit-box-sizing:content-box; -moz-box-sizing:content-box; box-sizing:content-box; } .elq-form button,input[type=reset],input[type=button],input[type=submit],input[type=checkbox],input[type=radio],select { -webkit-box-sizing:border-box; -moz-box-sizing:border-box; box-sizing:border-box; } /* GENERIC */.elq-form input { height: 16px; line-height: 16px; } .elq-form .item-padding { padding:6px 5px 9px 9px; } .elq-form .pp-group { padding:0px 5px 0px 9px; } .elq-form .pp-field { padding:6px 0px 9px 0px; } .elq-form .field-wrapper.individual { float: left; width: 100%; clear: both; } .elq-form .field-p { position: relative; margin: 0; padding: 0; } .elq-form .zIndex-fix { position: absolute; 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When it comes to using any high-tech gifts you received over the holidays, it's not just about knowing how to use them, but the polite way to use them. All those new drones, wearables and devices related to virtual reality come with rules. We'll find out how to make sure we're good tech users and not irritating ones. And as the holidays end, we'll explore how transportation might change in 2017 — autonomous cars and trucks are becoming increasingly common.

Trouble may be brewing at Twitter. Both the company's chief technology officer and VP of product have revealed they're leaving the company. We explore what an exodus like this means for the company. Plus: Uber's announcement that it's moving its self-driving car tests to Arizona, and a conversation with Malkia Cyril, executive director of the Center for Media Justice, about how encryption can protect activists — especially those in the Black Lives Matter movement.

There's a lot of buzz surrounding Snapchat Spectacles, a set of eyewear that'll let you record events throughout the day and play them back. We'll check in with some consumers about why they're planning to buy a pair, and look at whether the product will thrive or go the way of Google Glass.

How encryption hides all around us, how it was used in 18th century Paris to separate merchants from their money and the difference between your brain and your fingertip. Listen, decode, and decide: Can encryption save us? 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Need a hand with shipping over the holidays? The new startup Shyp is combining an app, data-combing software, and a fleet of pickup vehicles to get your stuff where it needs to go. The company's CEO, Kevin Gibbon, joined us to talk about how it all works. We'll also look at the European Union's claims that Facebook misled officials when it acquired WhatsApp for $19 billion. Facebook has connected user accounts across the two platforms — a move the EU says Facebook indicated it wouldn't do. Now the social network could face a fine of 1 percent of its total revenue. And finally, we'll visit Curran Theatre in San Francisco, where a bunch of employees from major Silicon Valley tech companies gathered to sing — a cappella style.

On today's show, we'll talk about a personal finance company — Social Finance — that focuses on your personal life; BlackBerry's venture into self-driving technology; and Uber's conflict with California over putting autonomous cars on the road.

On today's show, we'll look at a simulation center in New York that helps medical professionals hone their skills. Plus: we'll travel back in time to 1999 to check out the very first emoji, which are now on display at the Museum of Modern Art.