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On today's show, we'll talk about a Yahoo-Verizon deal; interview author David Sheff about his book "Game Over: How Nintendo Conquered the World"; and speak to people who are still fond of VCRs.

On today's show, we'll talk about the murder of Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch by her brother, along with similar cases happening in the country. Plus, we'll play this week's Silicon Tally with Erika Bergman, the co-founder of Global Engineering and Exploration Counselors.

On today's show, we'll talk about Peter Thiel's decision to back Donald Trump; whether tech makes people more politically active; and the amount of electricity that Google's data centers use.

On today's show, we'll talk about BuzzFeed's plans to unleash one of its newest reporters at the Republican National Convention: a journalist bot. We'll look at anti-plagiarism software following Melania Trump's speech on Monday night, and the revelation that it shared similarities with Michelle Obama's convention speech from 2008. Plus, we'll learn about a rewritable storage device that uses chlorine atoms and a tiny metal surface.

On today's show, we'll talk about the Monday release of Yahoo's earnings report — which may be the company's last; shifts in the way news about this year's presidential election is delivered and consumed compared to the 2012 election; and the non-lethal tools that are available in terrorist attacks.

On today's show, we'll talk about Netflix's popularity — and the company's growing competition; an uptick in the livestreaming of political conventions, which may lead to more memes and attract younger viewers; and similarities between disruption at tech companies and disruption in the underground economy.

On today's show, we'll talk about visual effects in the "Ghostbusters" franchise; play this week's Silicon Tally with Backchannel's editorial director, Jessi Hempel; and the use of emojis in Venmo payments.

On today's show, we'll talk about the communication app Line, which may be the biggest IPO of 2016; tracking people using stingrays, devices that mimic cell phone towers; and the servers that power such games as Pokemon Go.

On today's show, we'll talk about an agreement between the U.S. and the European Union on new guidelines for sharing data across the Atlantic Ocean; Facebook's new "Secret Conversations" feature, which uses end-to-end encryption; and National Geographic Magazine's editing standards for photos.

On today's show, we'll talk about the use of bomb-diffusing robots to target criminal suspects  — new territory for law enforcement; look at why Nintendo's Pokémon Go has become such a phenomenon; and interview people on the street about the Pokémon Go app.