Tech News Weekly (Video)

- (02:04) Brady Dale from Coindesk says that Facebook's newly announced cryptocurrency Libra could ultimately make or break the company.
- (17:31) What happens when someone hijacks your SIM card? Matthew Miller from ZDNet shows that its a nightmare that gets worse before it gets better.
- (35:57) With E3 in the books, Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica highlights three games that have him most excited including the eagerly anticipated remake of Final Fantasy VII.
- (52:14) What exactly does the Pixel 4 leak and the Radiohead mini-disc hack have in common? They are both opportunities from the targets to take control of the message.

Host: Jason Howell

Guests: Brady Dale, Matthew Miller, and Sam Machkovech

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- (01:54) Jason Cipriani from CNET shares a number of ways you can lock down the date in your account.
- (14:00) The WWDC dust has settled, and John Gruber from Daring Fireball thinks Apple returned to form by supporting all of its platforms together at once.
- (30:48) The Trevor Project is a non-profit that provides support for LGBTQ youth, and Emily Dreyfus from Wired shares why digital support is so appealing to this community.
- (42:14) Samantha Cole from Vice talks about the strategy that Facebook and Instagram have adopted around dealing with deepfakes like the recent Mark Zuckerberg video posted to Instagram.
- (53:20) Maker Media is closing, and founder Dale Dougherty talks about a possible future in the non-profit space for the company as well as the importance of the maker community.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guests: Jason Cipriani, John Gruber, Emily Dreyfuss, Samantha Cole, and Dale Dougherty

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- (01:09) Kamilah Taylor, founder of Swaay, talks about the WWDC announcements that matter most to her as a developer.
- (18:11) What does it mean when a product shows an Amazon's Choice badge? Louise Matsakis from Wired did some digging to find out.
- (30:28) Google shed more light on Stadia, including a list of release titles, pricing, and a special Founder's Edition pre-order tier.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guests: Kamilah Taylor and Louise Matsakis

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- (01:29) Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica spent a week with the Valve Index VR system, and it's really impressive.
- (14:22) Twitter is a little late to cracking down on extremism, but Joseph Cox from Vice says they are considering deplatforming offenders.
- (28:53) The Washington Post's Geoffrey Fowler discovered how chatty his iPhone is while he sleeps, and that's concerning.
- (40:12) Patron Scan allows bars to keep tabs and block people who behave badly at bars, but is it going too far?
- (44:54) More than half of the workers at Google are contractors who miss out on many of the benefits of full-time employees.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guests: Sam Machkovech, Joseph Cox, and Geoffrey Fowler

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• (01:44) Vlad Savov on the troubles with Huawei
• (17:55) Taylor Lorenz on the rights of Fortnite streamers
• (33:20) Amazon gamify's its warehouse work
• (41:07) Kids these days have online-only relationships

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guests: Vlad Savov and Taylor Lorenz

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• (02:02) Jason Howell reviews the new OnePlus Bullets Wireless 2 earphones
• (14:09) Russell Brandom from the Verge picks apart what the latest round of tariffs mean for smartphones and laptops
• (29:54) AI can make whiskey and translate spoken language into a different language using the voice of the speaker
• (42:58) Kids are watching a lot of screens, but not many advertisements. Or are they?

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guests: Russell Brandom and Owen JJ Stone

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(01:36) The view from Google I/O with Jason Howell
(17:59) Mark Gurman from Bloomberg tells what to expect from iOS 13.
(29:43) How Will Oremus from OneZero tried to help Satan get more followers on Twitter.
(43:19) Should you buy your kids an Oculus Quest?

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guests: Mark Gurman and Will Oremus

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- (01:19) CNET's Scott Stein takes the new Oculus Quest on vacation.
- (14:19) Mystery and intrigue around a rare Atari cabinet. Kyle Orland from Ars Technica investigates.
- (30:36) Myriam Joire (aka Tnkgrl) gives her Google I/O predictions and a review of the Moto G7.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guests: Scott Stein, Kyle Orland, and Myriam Joire

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- (01:36) iFixit's Jeff Souvanen and team tore down the Samsung Galaxy Fold to see what's going on underneath that display, then sent it back to Samsung.
- (14:42) Google employees who staged a walkout late last year wrote a private memo saying they are being retaliated against, and Nitasha Tiku from Wired has the scoop.
- (25:43) Nest Cam owners who practice poor password practices are easy targets by software that makes tapping into devices easy, according to Reed Albergotti from the Washington Post.
- (39:48) Artificial Intelligence research is powering systems that might one day give speech to the speaking impaired.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guests: Jeff Suovanen, Nitasha Tiku, and Reed Albergotti

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- (01:41) The Samsung Galaxy Fold suffers before its even released. Quartz Technology Editor Mike Murphy wonders why his foldable phone still works.
- (14:34) Join a new social network that connects you with people who've gone through the same stuff you have. We talk to founder and CEO Boaz Gaon.
- (35:17) Eva Galperin of the Electronic Frontier Foundation explains what some antivirus companies are doing to eliminate stalkerware.
- (50:47) AirPods Etiquette and the future with BuzzFeed News Reporter Alex Kantrowitz.

Host: Megan Morrone

Guests: Mike Murphy, Boaz Gaon, Eva Galperin, and Alex Kantrowitz

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