Tech Break (Audio)

Can elections be "rigged?" Both Pamela Smith, the President of VerifiedVoting.org and David Dill, Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University and Founder of VerifiedVoting.org talk to Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone about the vulnerability of voting machines and what should voters know.

For the full episode, go to https://twit.tv/shows/new-screen-savers/episodes/77

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone

Guests: Pam Smith and David Dill

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Leo Laporte takes a call from Justin in Oxnard, CA who wants to make the switch to Windows, but doesn't know what to do about his Mac formatted hard drives.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/ttg/1335

Host: Leo Laporte

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Megan Morrone and Jason Howell discuss ProPublica's report that shows how ads on Facebook can be targeted to exclude race by selecting an "ethnic affinity."

Full episode available at twit.tv/tnt/1630

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Lucasfilm enforces its trademark on lightsaber school's logo.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twil/365.

Hosts: Denise Howell and J. Michael Keyes

Guest: Alethea Lange

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Curt Franklin, Lou Maresca, and Brian Chee discuss the merging of AT&T and Time Warner, and whether or not the Federal Communications Commission is to review the acquisition.

Full episode available at twit.tv/twiet/213

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Kurt Wagner from Recode joins Jason Howell and Ron Richards to discuss Twitter's earnings that say the company announced layoffs and the discontinuation of the Vine video service.

Full episode available at twit.tv/tnt/1629

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Megan Morrone, Jason Howell, and Andy Ihnatko comment on Apple's announcement of the new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/specials/310

Hosts: Megan Morrone, Jason Howell, and Andy Ihnatko

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Patrick Norton and Ryan Shrout discuss the newly revealed MacBook Pro and its Touch Bar piece that replaces the function keys for more versatility. The laptop comes in 13-inch and 15-inch models.

Full episode can be seen at twit.tv/twich/387

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Megan Morrone and Jason Howell talk to Sean Hollister from CNET about Google Fiber. According to a blog post by Craig Barratt, SVP, Alphabet and CEO of Access, Google Access announced that it is placing its high-speed fiber rollout of Google Fiber to a number of new regions on hold. Joining us to discuss this announcement is Sean Hollister from CNET. So, it sounds like San Francisco and many other areas won’t be getting Google Fiber anytime soon.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/tnt/1628.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Megan Morrone

Guest: Sean Hollister

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Panos Panay of Microsoft demos the Microsoft Surface Studio all-in-one desktop. For the full episode, visit twit.tv/specials309

Host: Leo Laporte

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