Tech Break (Video)

This past Wednesday Microsoft filed its opening brief in the case of the United States vs. Microsoft, currently before the US Supreme Court. At stake is the ability of the US government to compel a company to turn over digital data stored OUTSIDE of the United States.

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Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ and Louis Maresca

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Denise Howell, Mike Keyes, Matt Curtis and Emory Roane discuss the drama unfolding with the upcoming trial between Uber and Waymo that is worthy of a Hollywood movie.

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

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Jason Howell and Megan Morrone talk to Harvard Ph.D candidate Alex Bell about an economic research paper he worked on. The paper found that the top 5 percent of all third graders in math are no more likely to become inventors than below-average math students from affluent families. In other words, you might be smart, but if you don't have money you might become what the paper calls a "Lost Einstein". Race, ethnicity, and geography also play a role in the success or lack of success of high performing students and this, the papers authors say is stifling innovation.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Megan Morrone

Guest: Alex Bell

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Megan Morrone and Fr. Robert review the Modern Movement M-Pad from Bowflex.

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Hosts: Megan Morrone and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

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Allyn Malventano discusses Intel's 10nm parts and the ability to produce everything involved with efficiency and good yield. Chances are that it's all financial reasons for holding back, not a matter of capability.

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The first Windows on ARM computers are announced at the Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit.

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

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George Thomas talks about the proper way to hook up a new microphone.

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Host: George Thomas

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Shots fired! In the latest move in their growing feud, Google has pulled YouTube off of Amazon Echo devices and will pull the service from Fire TV at the start of next year.

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https://twit.tv/twig/434

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Stacey Higginbotham

Guest: Aaron Newcomb

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Jono Bacon is the author of the critically-acclaimed The Art of Community, a columnist for Forbes and opensource.com, founder of the Community Leadership Summit and Open Community Conferences, and co-founder of Bad Voltage, and advisor to AlienVault, Moltin, data.world, Mycroft, Open Networking Foundation, and Open Cloud Consortium.

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Leo Laporte shows off Jib Jab in augmented reality for your iPhone and iPad. Check out Santa's Twerkshop and more. Use the free version or pay the membership that's totally worth impressing your friends with your elf dancing skills.

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