Tech Break (Video)

Jason Howell, Florence Ion, Ron Richards and Tim Schofield discuss Google's upcoming hardware event on October 4 and what does "Made by Google" mean for future products.

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Steve Gibson talks about Google's next move in using Chrome to push for improved security, treating any website encoded in HTTP as a nonsecure site if it transmits credit card information or passwords.

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Sam Abuelsamid from Navigant Research joins Megan Morrone and Jason Howell to discuss the US Federal Government's new Automated Vehicles Policy handbook that aims to help with the transition to autonomous vehicles.

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Rene Ritchie, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex Lindsay talk about the reports of iPhone 7 emitting a hissing noise.

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Jason Howell and Megan Morrone talk to Melanie Ehrenkranz about her piece in Mic about leaked emails that show frustration from female and male employees at Apple. Apple has made efforts, as many large tech companies have in recent years, to shine a light on its efforts in workplace diversity, but this new collection of emails show scenarios of severe discomfort and insecurity during late night shifts.

Read Ehrenkranz's piece in Mic: https://mic.com/articles/154169/leaked-apple-emails-reveal-employees-complaints-about-sexist-toxic-work-environment

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Megan Morrone and Jason Howell talk to Harry McCracken from Fast Company about YouTube's new community for creators. While Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are moving toward video, YouTube is creating a space for popular YouTubers to post photos and text. We discuss how this might make comments kinder and keep creators from moving their audiences to other social networks. Read Harry's article: https://www.fastcompany.com/3063623/most-innovative-companies/youtube-is-building-community-and-its-not-just-about-video

 

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Megan Morrone and Owen JJ Stone discuss Instagram's new features that let you edit certain words from your comments. You can choose the words you want to block, or you can use their default list. Instagram has seen some abuse, but not as much as Twitter. To use this feature, update Instagram, click the gear icon, and scroll down to comments.

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Jared Smith briefly introduces himself and his role at Capital One. As well as a brief introduction into the new open source systems Capital One is developing.

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