Tech Break (Audio)

Nathan Olivarez-Giles and Megan Morrone talk to Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica about the upcoming Far Cry 5, a cult survival game that takes place in Montana. They also chat about RiME and the first-person shooter, Destiny 2.

Full episode can be seen at twit.tv/tnt/1777

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Padraig Stapleton, VP of Engineering at Argyle Data, discusses fraud, big data, analyzing information, phone calls history, and machine learning algorithms.

Full episode at twit.tv/twiet/241

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Denise Howell, Mike Keyes and Matt Curtis talk about Google defeating a "genericide" lawsuit stating that they can still retain their trademark, despite the term "Google" is synonymous with searching the internet. Also, PayPal sues Pandora claiming their redesigned "P" logo looks too similar to the PayPal logo.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twil/387.

Hosts: Denise Howell and J. Michael Keyes

Guest: Matt Curtis

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Ryan Shrout and Patrick Norton discuss the Playstation 4 Pro with a SATA III inclusion, and any performance differences or improvements made apparent in the PS4 video games that PC Perspective tested.

Full episode at twit.tv/twich/416

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Scott Wilkinson talks with Re-Recording Mixer Mike Minkler about his work on the original Star Wars, and what made the movie's sound so unique.

Host: Scott Wilkinson

Guest: Mike Minkler

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Spencer Soper from Bloomberg joins Jason Howell and Megan Morrone to discuss Amazon's latest foray into brick and mortar groceries with the launch of AmazonFresh Pickup in Seattle, Washington.

Full episode at twit.tv/tnt/1776

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There have been a few questions from our KITAs about dealing with WanaCry.

1. Will USB drives plugged into the machine AFTER infection have their contents encrypted?

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Google Attribution is a new program that advertisers will love and privacy advocates will hate: a way to track offline credit card purchases and how they are influenced by online ads.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham

Guest: Ron Amadeo

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Jason Howell and Megan Morrone discuss the new DJI drone. At an event at Grand Central Station in New York Today, DJI announced the new tiny drone...The Spark Mini Drone! And if DJI is to be believed, it is the drone for everyone. It's got some cool features, including the ability to control it with your hand gestures and a camera that can recognize faces. The Spark will be available in Alpine White, Sky Blue, Meadow Green, Lava Red, and Sunrise Yellow. It will ship in June, but available for pre-order right now.

Full episode can be seen at twit.tv/tnt/1775

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New Surface Pro leaks, and leaks again, and is then announced. The biggest news? Now, it's a laptop. What Microsoft didn't say: New Surface Pro + new Surface Pen = much better ink performance.

Full episode at twit.tv/ww/519

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