Tech Break (Audio)

Leo Laporte and Iain Thomson discuss the discovery of 7 Earth-like planets with Vladimir Airapetian, an Astrophysicist from NASA Goddard. He explains the implications of this discovery including the potential for life on a few of the planets which are in the "Goldilocks Zone."

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Guest: Vladimir Airapetian

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Ben in San Diego is having problems syncing his Outlook calendar for work with iCal on his Mac, after a recent update.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/ttg/1366.

Host: Leo Laporte

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Jason Howell and Megan Morrone talk to Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica about a marathoner who cheated until her fitness tracker gave her away.

Full episode can be seen at twit.tv/tnt/1712

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The TWiET crew discusses the recent Cloudflare memory leak and how it was caused in the first place. They also discuss Cloudflare's responsible attitude toward the incident.

Full episode can be seen at twit.tv/twiet/228

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Leo Laporte, Stacy Higginbotham and Jeff Jarvis discuss the allegations of sexual harassment at Uber and its Bro-grammers culture.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twig/393.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, and Jeff Jarvis

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The Liva Z features 802.11ac Wi-Fi, 4K Ultra-high definition resolution, native M.2 support, Intel Apollo Lake SoC, 3 USB3.0 Ports, 1 HDMI Port (HDMI 1.4), and costs $149.

Full episode can be seen at twit.tv/twich/403

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Reaction to Zuckerberg's Manifesto: is it a blueprint for destroying journalism? Leo, Jeff, and Stacey all agree: Zuck needs an editor.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham

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The biggest fear of Microsoft enthusiasts just came true. Apple is now using Windows to legitimize iPad Pro in their latest tv ads. Find out what Paul and Mary Jo thinks about this and more at twit.tv/ww/506.

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

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Megan Morrone and Jason Howell discuss whether or not Google can convince us to carpool. Waze has been testing its carpool service in the Bay Area and Tel Aviv for a while now, and the company is ready to expand beyond those markets according to the Wall Street Journal. Sometime in the next few months, Waze Rider is expected to launch in several cities throughout the US. Waze Rider offers competitive rates when compared to services like Uber, primarily because the cost to riders is essentially a reimbursement for the mileage. In the future, Google could start charging riders more to use the service.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/tnt/1710.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

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Do you want to know what happened to Patch Tuesday in February?

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/ww/506.

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

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