Tech Break (Audio)

On day 1 of their F8 Developer Conference, Mark Zuckerberg showed off camera-based AR that looked a lot like Snapchat's face filters and new World Lenses. Many accuse the company of only being able to copy true innovators. But on Day 2, Regina Dugan, head of Facebook's Building 8 skunkworks described their research into direct brain interfaces that could let you type with your mind and hear with your skin. That seems pretty innovative.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twig/401.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham

Guest: Mathew Ingram

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Rich Turner is the Senior Project Manager at Microsoft. He's responsible for bringing Bash back. For the full episode, visit twit.tv/ww514

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

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Built around "ffmpeg" that is currently available on all Linux distros and should work "out-of-the-box". ScreenStudio is compatible with Ubuntu/Linux, OS X and Windows 10. For the full episode, visit twitltv/floss430

Host: Randal Schwartz

Guest: Jonathan Bennett

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Nathan Olivarez-Giles and Megan Morrone talk to Quincy Larson, founder of FreeCodeCamp on what it really takes to learn to code. Larson started FreeCodeCamp in his closet because he believes everyone should have access to coding classes, not just people with money. Find out what languages you'll learn and how putting in the time will help you add certificates to your LinkedIn profile and boost your resume.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/tnt/1750.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Nathan Olivarez-Giles

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Contest University will be held on Thursday, May 18, 2017, from 7:00am to 5:00pm, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dayton, Ohio. This is the day before the Dayton Hamvention officially opens. Don't miss this rare opportunity to gain knowledge that may take you years of practice, trial and error or lost time to learn otherwise. Get the edge to improve your scores and put your station in the winner's circle today!

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Megan Morrone and Jason Howell talk to Amul Kalia, one of the authors of a recent Electronic Frontier Foundation report on how cloud services spy on students. According to the new report by The EFF, schools are collecting and storing kids' names, birth dates, browsing histories, location data, and more without proper privacy protections. Last week a Republican congressman got a lot of heat for saying, in reference to privacy changes, that nobody had to use the Internet. Not only do most students in public schools have to use the internet, they also have to sign up for cloud services. More and more students are getting school issued laptops and tablets and are being required to sign up for services like G Suite for Education. The EFF talked to students, parents, and educators to find out their concerns and how to face them.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/tnt/1749.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Megan Morrone

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Florence Ion shows off her Samsung Galaxy S8 and runs through the reasons why its one of the best phones on the market.

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Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

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Steve Gibson discusses the ins and outs of how fingerprint readers on our phones work, and why they might not be as secure as you think.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson

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Sources claim that the new "iPhone 8" will have a radically new design, featuring a curved OLED screen, vertical dual cameras, and a tiny or nonexistent bezel. Can they be believed? Has Apple even finalized the design of their next phone?

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie

Guest: Tonya Engst

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Mark Zuckerberg introduces the F8 keynote and present their current AR and VR products and projects. For the full episode, visit twit.tv/specials319.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: Nathan Olivarez-Giles

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