Tech Break (Video)

Tesla CEO Elon Musk made big plans to help the Thai soccer team escape from a cave and to help address the toxicity of Flint water, but is it a distraction from the Model 3? Sam Abuelsamid from Navigant Research shares his thoughts on Elon's focus issues, and what the near future holds for Tesla.

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Host: Jason Howell

Guest: Sam Abuelsamid

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Friendica is a software to create a distributed social network, as well as a communication hub that can talk natively to servers that are using the Diaspora protocol.

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HBO's new owner wants it to get bigger fast to take on Netflix and Amazon.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte and Stacey Higginbotham

Guest: Kevin Tofel

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Bob Heil talks to the Pana High School Solar Car team about the solar race car they built as part of a S.T.E.M. program and competing in the Solar Car Challenge.

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Host: Bob Heil

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At least 78,000 Fortnite players have been infected by malware that hijacks encrypted Web sessions so it can inject fraudulent ads into every website a user visits.

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Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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Netflix released a new feature on its Android app called Smart Download that supports binge watching behavior. Cameron Summerson from How-To Geek questions whether binge-watching is healthy to begin with.

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Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone walk through simple and more complex Workflows that turn on your flashlight, make GIFs from your burst photos, and help you time your laundry. Learn how to automate your daily tasks so you're ready for Siri Shortcuts in iOS 12.

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In the past 10 years, the App Store has changed the way the world views software.

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

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David's Netgear N600 needs a firmware upgrade, but he is also contemplating getting a new router entirely. Leo recommends a new Netgear, ASUS, or Eero (TWiT sponsor) product.

Check out The Wirecutter's suggestions at https://wrctr.co/2o26y6w

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Celebrity impersonators are turning into a problem on social media.

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