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• Amy Webb's Journalism professor told her that nobody would ever publish camera phone photos
• Rob Reid got his start writing humorous Amazon reviews
• Iain Thompson's phrase of the week: "They over-egged the pudding on that one."

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Amy Webb, Iain Thomson, Rob Reid, and Piper Reese

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The iGen: have smartphones destroyed a generation? Why is High Dynamic Range important? Updating an old stand alone GPS, finding the screen saver settings in Windows 10, home theater remote controls, finding the right eye protection to observe the eclipse and more of your calls!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and Dick DeBartolo

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Leo Laporte and Jason Howell talk with David Hernly, the founder of Mythric Studios about his multiplayer video game 'Starship Horizons Bridge Simulator' you can play on any device with a browser. Jason and several TWiT folks went on a mission and lived to tell the tale.

• Megan Morrone helped her parents install the ecobee4 smart thermostat in their home and has a review.
• Liam Kennedy stopped by. He built the Raspberry Pi based ISS-Above module which tracks the International Space Station as it passes overhead.
• Barnaby Britton from DPReview.com gave us his review of the Canon 6D Mark 11 DSLR.
• In 'Call for Help,' Leo and Jason gave George some advice on convertible tablets for teachers in the classroom.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jason Howell

Guests: David Hernly, Liam Kennedy, Barney Britton, Megan Morrone, and Bryan Burnett

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US Digital Service - making government better. Alphabet Q2 earnings up, stocks down. Chrome's ad blocker is available to devs. Not everybody likes Google's plan to track offline sales. Is privacy a fad? Facebook hits 2 billion users. Bitcoin splits, and miners revolt. ACLU supports John Oliver. Millenials confused by discovery of broadcast TV.

• Jeff's Number: $600/head SV restaurant with gold-flecked steaks
• Matt Cutt's Thing: Hack the Pentagon!
• Kevin Marks' Stuff: IndieWeb.org, Liberty Foundation, extra thumb prosthetic

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis

Guests: Matt Cutts and Kevin Marks

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Windows 10 Creators Update now "fully available," whatever that means. Windows 10 will get eye-tracking functionality. But is this for the Fall Creators Update? Later? Line up for your Mixed Reality Headset! (Some) Windows 10 S PCs for education are now available; and Windows 10 S is downloadable now for testing. Windows Subsystem for Linux is out of beta.

Surface Plus brings smartphone-like financing to people and businesses. You can now order new Surface Pen in the new colors.

Microsoft 365 Business goes live in preview. Azure will become an "AI cloud." Amazon may be ready to take on Microsoft in a new business.

Skype users on iPhone, Android phones now can send money directly via Skype using PayPal.

Microsoft delivers smaller Xbox wireless adapter for Windows, new controllers. Taco Bell renews its partnership with Xbox.

Microsoft's first Windows Hello peripheral is now available. Microsoft kills WordFlow, will focus on SwiftKey.

• Tip of the week: Games with Gold
• App pick of the week: Minecraft with cross-platform play
• Enterprise pick of the week: Dynamics 365 for Talent
• Codename pick of the week: Threshold
• Beer Pick of the Week: Kiwi's Playhouse

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott

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This week we look at the expected DEF CON fallout including the hacking of US election voting machines, Microsoft's enhanced bug bounty program, the wormification of the Broadcom WiFi firmware flaw, the worries when autonomous AI agents begin speaking in their own language which we cannot understand, Apple's pulling VPN clients from its Chinese app store, a follow-up on iRobot's floor plan mapping intentions, some new on the Chrome browser front, the 18th Vault-7 Wikileaks dump, and some closing-the-loop feedback from our terrific podcast followers.

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Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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HomePod firmware hides secrets about iPhone 8 form factor, Apple Watch skiing workouts, and HomePod system sounds. Apple pulls VPN apps from China App Store. Apple TV may be going 4K. Foxconn is building a factory in Wisconsin and getting a fat tax credit for it.

• Jim Dalrymple's pick: Texas Hippie Collective
• Adam Engst's pick: TripMode 2
• Andy Ihnatko's pick: RealVNC

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Andy Ihnatko

Guests: Jim Dalrymple and Adam Engst

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Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone discuss apps and tools that help you grill or do other outside cooking. Plus, you asked for a grammar app for iOS, and we found a great one.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone

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Can you broadcast from a Chromecast, repairable laptop recommendation, making a phone call with the Amazon Echo, why you can't use a third party charger with your HP laptop, and Sweden accidentally leaks millions of its citizen's personal information. Chris Marquardt comes on to talk about wide angle lenses and using them in photography.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: Chris Marquardt

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Apple pays $506 million and €1.7 billion for patent infringements. Trump says that Apple will build 3 big plants in the US; Apple declines to comment. Apple kills the iPod Nano and Shuffle. Coders aren't happy about the new spaceship campus. Amazon, Alphabet, and Twitter stocks slide after earning reports, but Facebook is flying high. Your Roomba is NOT spying on you. Sweden leaks private info of all its citizens. Hackers crack safes, pwn voting machines, and inject code into mice at DEF CON. Flash is finally dying - in 2020. Everything you ever wanted to know about the upcoming Bitcoin split but were afraid to ask.

• Alex "Will" Wilhelm sleeps in Leo's parents' bedroom.
• Mike Murphy was NOT bought by Steve Job's widow this week.
• Steve Kovach can see the Empire State Building right now.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Alex Wilhelm, Mike Murphy, and Steve Kovach

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