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On today's show, we'll talk about how Best Buy is aging in the era of online retail; Uber's venture into the world of autonomous driving; and an experiment that looked at the better predictor of people's moods based on Instagram photos: humans or algorithms?

On today's show, we'll talk about cheaper price plans from the big four U.S. wireless carriers; look at technology used to determine the winners in Olympics' events; and play this week's Silicon Tally with Lindsay Michael, co-host and senior producer of the CBC radio show "Podcast Playlist."

On today's show, we'll talk about Intel's new virtual-reality headset, Project Alloy; Cisco's decision to cut 7 percent of its global workforce; a Stanford University study that looks at whether machines might be better than humans in predicting types of lung cancer; and milestones that the Mars Curiosity Rover has reached. 

On today's show, we'll talk about Ford's announcement that it will have an autonomous car ready by 2021;  Intel's plans to launch a virtual-reality headset; and Google's new video-calling app, Duo.

On today's show, we'll talk about  Google Fiber's potential shift to wireless technology; the possibility of a new operating system from Google; and an algorithm that'll help judges set bail.

On today's show, we'll talk about the start of the eGames, a pop-up video game competition; the Huffington Post's impact on digital media; and the rise of Pokemon Go travel tours.

On today's show, we'll talk about the future of public high-speed internet access; play this week's Silicon Tally with Matt Marr, a comedian and host of the "Dear Mattie Show" podcast; and look at criticism Twitter is getting on how it handles abuse that happens on its platform.

On today's show, we'll talk about why the International Olympic Committee is trying to ban gifs from this year's games; criticism about a Snapchat filter that some users have said reduces them to racist Asian caricatures; and the new sci-fi exploration video game "No Man's Sky."

On today's show, we'll talk about the possibility of a second Apple Watch; steps Facebook is taking to make it harder for ad blocking software to work on the site; a data breach against the credit card payment management system MICROS; and malware that could affect 900 million Android devices.

On today's show, we'll talk about Hulu's decision to start charging users for access to its content; the possibility that the Obama Administration will move the Pentagon's Cyber Command to become the sixth branch of the military; and the $100 million case against Comcast over a customer protection plan.