Tech Break (Video)

The 3rd annual RobotArt competition concluded with $100,000 worth of cash prizes awarded to the most compelling works of art created entirely by robots using traditional materials. Andrew Conru, founder of the event, talks about what the similarities between how humans and robots create art on a canvas.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/tnw/42

Hosts: Jason Howell and Megan Morrone

Guest: Andrew Conru

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New Xbox "Scarlett" tidbits emerge: two consoles are coming, and one is a dedicated streaming box.

Watch the full episode:
https://twit.tv/ww/579

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

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freeCodeCamp is a simple website that emphasizes speed instead of having a fancy UI with lots of features. The community skews much older than other programming websites. Quincy is a teacher who founded freeCodeCamp.org in 2014. He leads the open source project, which millions of people use each month to learn to code and get developer jobs.

Full episode at twit.tv/floss491

Github link at https://bit.ly/2Akp28H

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Alphabet makes enough in Q2 to shrug off that pesky $5 billion EU fine.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twig/466

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis

Guest: Kevin Marks

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The Venmo money transfer service is publicly posting its users' transaction records -- by default -- because the Venmo app's default settings are set to "Public" for all users.

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From Lil Larry flashlight to noise-cancelling headphones, Leo explains what tech is in his travel bag. Also, find out why he needs to take his new MacBook Pro on his next vacation.

Full episode at twit.tv/ios405

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It's been five years since the launch of the Chromecast and its come a long way over the years.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/aaa/379

Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

Guest: Ant Pruitt

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The internet is in an uproar over supposed throttling issues with Apple's new 2018 i9 MacBook Pro. Is it as big of a deal as everyone is making it? Apple released a patch for the issue, and we test it out on air.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/mbw/620

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex Lindsay

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Chris Marquardt reviews your photos from the 'eyes' assignment.

Watch the full episode:
https://twit.tv/ttg/1508

Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: Chris Marquardt

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2018 MacBook Pro with an Intel i9 chip cuts performance when it gets too hot. This could spell the end for Intel processors in Apple laptops.

Watch the full episode:
https://twit.tv/twit/676

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Amy Webb and Greg Ferro

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