The American MegaBots, Inc and Japanese Suidobashi Heavy Industry will face off on Twitch this Tuesday to decide whose giant robot reigns supreme.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twit/636

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Erin Griffith and Brianna Wu

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Daniel Abraham is one half of the author of The Expanse. He talks to Father Robert Ballecer about the commitment to scientific realism in The Expanse.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/tri/317

Host: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

Guest: Daniel Abraham

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On The New Screen Savers, Leo Laporte and Father Robert Ballecer, SJ talk with the founder of Rainforest Connection (http://rfcx.org) Topher White about how his organization is repurposing old smartphones to stop illegal logging in rainforests.

For the full episode, go to http://twit.tv/nss/126

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

Guest: Topher White

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Ivan wants to know if using a Google or Facebook sign in to leave comments on a website is secure.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/ttg/1430

Host: Leo Laporte

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Denise Howell, Mike Keyes and Matt Curtis talk about a Nebraska ethics advisory opinion stating that lawyers may accept digital currencies, but it must be converted into U.S. dollars right away.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twil/403

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

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Patrick Norton and Ryan Shrout discuss Western Digital's announcement of Microwave-Assisted Magnetic Recording Technology(MAMR) that may bring 40TB hard drives by 2025.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twich/436

Hosts: Patrick Norton and Ryan Shrout

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OpenBenchmarking.org provides effective collaboration tools for sharing results and efficiently comparing multiple test result sets. There's a package management system for making accessible new, updated, and third-party test profiles / suites to the users of the Phoronix Test Suite.

Full episode at twit.tv/floss/454

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Microsoft accidentally releases all the details on the upcoming Harman Kardon Invoke speaker with Cortana . Can it possibly compete against the Home, Echo, and HomePod?

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/ww/539

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

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Carls Jr is tweeting out that it wants to be bought by Amazon. Desperate plea for attention, or crafty marketing gimmick? We lean toward the former.

Watch the full episode at http://twit.tv/twig/426

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis

Guests: Mike Elgan and Kevin Marks

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Bob Heil shows off some pine board projects and talks about testing your build.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/hn/321

Host: Bob Heil

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