Tech Break (Video)

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.

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Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

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

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

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Mary Jo has a bot that you would want to follow on Twitter for her "Beer pick of the week". Follow twitter.com/foleyasaservice

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

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These guys figured out how to leverage a fundamental operational characteristic of all modern processor architecture to penetrate the randomization of all Address Space Layout Randomization. This breaks on all contemporary CPU architectures.

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Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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Jason Howell and Megan Morrone discuss Verizon's new 5G plan. The company announced a limited pilot of its next generation 5G wireless service to 11 US markets sometime by mid-year. Verizon says this is the largest test of the new technology that promises speeds from 10 to 100 times faster than the fastest cell connections available now. The test will be deployed as a home internet solution as opposed to a mobile solution, at least initially. Test markets include Ann Arbor, Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Miami, Sacramento, Seattle, Washington, DC and more.

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Why Microsoft decided to skip version 2 of the HoloLens and go straight to version 3 in 2019.

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Megan Morrone and Jason Howell discuss the Department of Homeland Security proposal to force foreigners to hand over the passwords to their social media accounts when they pass through border security. The Center for Democracy & Technology published a public letter expressing their position against the proposed Social Media Password Requirement by the DHS. Senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, also sent a letter to the secretary of the DHS, asking about the problem and demanding accountability.

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Interview with 13-year-old Bryant Rascoll KG5HVO

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David Spark from Spark Media Solutions joins Jason Howell to discuss how the My Friend Cayla doll and connected cars have a lot in common when it comes to lacking security protection for its users.

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Florence Ion reviews the Lofelt Basslet, a subwoofer for your wrist.

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Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

Guest: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

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