Tech Break (Video)

Jerry Hildenbrand from Android Central details the threat to WPA2 Wi-Fi security called KRACK, and helps bring the threat back down to Earth.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/aaa/339

Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

Guest: Jerry Hildenbrand

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Denise Howell joins the TWiET conversation to talk about a follow-up to the San Bernardino shooting case that involved an encrypted iPhone. President Trump's Deputy Attorney General, Rod Rosenstein, argued that warrant-proof encryption elevated privacy over public safety, and said "Today, thousands of seized devices sit in storage, impervious to search warrants."

Full episode at twit.tv/twiet/261

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The American MegaBots, Inc and Japanese Suidobashi Heavy Industry will face off on Twitch this Tuesday to decide whose giant robot reigns supreme.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twit/636

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Erin Griffith and Brianna Wu

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Paul from Los Angeles has a big problem getting spam phone calls, and Leo Laporte has several ways he can block them with software and hardware.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/ttg/1431

Host: Leo Laporte

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Ivan wants to know if using a Google or Facebook sign in to leave comments on a website is secure.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/ttg/1430

Host: Leo Laporte

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On The New Screen Savers, Leo Laporte and Father Robert Ballecer, SJ talk with the founder of Rainforest Connection (http://rfcx.org) Topher White about how his organization is repurposing old smartphones to stop illegal logging in rainforests.

For the full episode, go to http://twit.tv/nss/126

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

Guest: Topher White

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Daniel Abraham is one half of the author of The Expanse. He talks to Father Robert Ballecer about the commitment to scientific realism in The Expanse.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/tri/317

Host: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

Guest: Daniel Abraham

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Denise Howell, Mike Keyes and Matt Curtis talk about a Nebraska ethics advisory opinion stating that lawyers may accept digital currencies, but it must be converted into U.S. dollars right away.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twil/403

Hosts: Denise Howell, Matt Curtis, and J. Michael Keyes

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Patrick Norton and Ryan Shrout discuss Western Digital's announcement of Microwave-Assisted Magnetic Recording Technology(MAMR) that may bring 40TB hard drives by 2025.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twich/436

Hosts: Patrick Norton and Ryan Shrout

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Bob Heil shows off some pine board projects and talks about testing your build.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/hn/321

Host: Bob Heil

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