Tech News Weekly (Video)

SlingStudio is a new production hub aimed at video producers looking to up their game on Facebook Live and YouTube Live. The hub can accept 10 video feeds from wired and wireless cameras and smartphones, and allows for real time video switching from an iPad.

Lyrebird is new software that claims to be able to recreate anyone's voice with just one minute of audio tape. You can also design your own voice and Lyrebirds GPU clusters will generate 1000 sentences in less than half a second for real-time voice generation.

Google unveiled the new Yi Halo, its next Jump VR camera, at NAB that is built with 16 Yi Technology action cameras mounted spherically as well as an additional upward facing camera. The camera rig will release this Summer for $17,000.

We also talk about DJI's new Goggles that will let you control a drone or the drone's camera. And congratulations to astronaut Peggy Whitson for 534 days in space. Plus, Iain Thomson is here to tell us why one company is heartbroken that we found it was selling the contents of our email account to Uber.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guest: Iain Thomson

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Apple's self-driving car technology can control the steering, acceleration, braking, lane changing and u-turning of Lexus SUVs. We learned this from a Business Insider report based on a public records request for Apple's driverless car testing in California. In its testing so far, Apple is using Logitech steering wheels and pedals.

Tesla is recalling 53 thousand cars over an issue with the parking break. The company issued the voluntary global recall on certain Model S and Model X vehicles built between February and October 2016.

Microsoft is working on a Chromebook competitor -- a line of laptops that runs nothing but web-based applications, while also offering the option of touch screens and digital pens. The laptops are being geared for schools and those looking for low-cost laptops. Microsoft is expected to offer more details on its Chromebook competitors in May.

Former Attorney General Eric Holder says he needs more time to investigate Uber's toxic culture, and Apple made two strategic hires to boost its satellite efforts and we make some conjectures about what that means for the company. Also, Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica is here to talk Facebook VR, Rick & Morty, and Starcraft.

Host: Megan Morrone

Guests: Nathan Olivarez-Giles and Sam Machkovech

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MasterCard is working on a fingerprint sensor that's built into your physical credit or debit card and will work with the chip to verify your in-person purchases.

The Google Assistant built into the Google Home speaker can now recognize multiple different voices and deliver a specific info to the person it recognizes - like plane flight info and calendar entries. Up to six different voices can be recognized by a Google Home speaker, but each voice still has to be tied to a different Google Account.

Toyota and others have invested $45 million in a company called Getaround, which people are calling the AirBnb for cars. You can use an app to reserve, locate, pay for and even unlock a stranger's car so you can drive it for a while.

We also discuss Oculus founder Palmer Luckey's investment choices and the ethics of Instagram influencers. Plus, Rolfe Winkler from The Wall Street Journal is here to tell us how one security company chose to show its clients information in live demos and we talk about Elon Musk's new startup that wants to fuse your brain with AI so we no longer need to talk to share our thoughts.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Nathan Olivarez-Giles

Guest: Rolfe Winkler

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Day two of Facebook's F8 developer conference in San Jose kicked off with a company keynote presentation that's focused on futuristic technologies that are at least a few years off. Facebook's Building 8 division says its hoping to develop sensor technology that uses your skin to send signals to your brain and theorizing that electrodes in your brain will eventually let you type by thinking rather than moving your fingers around.

People familiar with the matter have told Eurogamer that Nintendo plans to launch an S-NES mini this year, which could explain why they chose to break the hearts of millions by discontinuing the NES mini. The rumored console will likely be called the Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Nintendo is already in the process of developing it.

Google is looking for 10,000 people to volunteer for a study that is mixing tech, science, and health. If you volunteer, you'd be agreeing to share your generic data with the company as it attempts to map out what a healthy human is made up of.

Those $350 dollar Bose headphones you're listening to, might be listening to you and sharing your habits without your consent. Plus, Quincy Larson from FreeCodeCamp joins us to really explain what it takes to learn to code. And we mourn the loss of the to-do app Wunderlist that Microsoft is murdering.

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Facebook is holding its annual F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, where they launched the beta version of Facebook Spaces, its way of merging its efforts in the social realm with its efforts in Virtual Reality.

David Marcus, the head of Facebook Messaging says the company's aim is to become the Yellow Pages of bots. Translation bots to help refugees, homework bots to help kids learn, and medical bots that help diagnose that persistent itch you've been experiencing.

The NDA has lifted and many sites are publishing their reviews of the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+. The consensus is that the Infinity display is the best display many have ever seen on a smartphone and the size is unexpectedly slim even with the larger screen sizes thanks to the near bezel-less display.

We also talk about how former Microsoft Chief Steve Ballmer is spending his spare 10 million dollar in cash and we cover all the latest rumors about the next iPhone. Plus, the Electronic Frontier Foundation looked into the state of online privacy in public schools. Find out what they found.

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Over the weekend a man posted a minute long video of himself murdering Robert Godwin Sr, who appeared to have no relation to the murderer. The video remained on Facebook for hours before being taken down. A representative from Facebook says they know they need to do better.

Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) struck an agreement with Google in an antitrust case from 2015. The ruling imposes a fine of $7.8 million and new rules require Google to loosen its exclusive placement of apps on Android devices, including allowing users to select a competing search engine during setup.

Tesla just slashed prices on its Model S. The 75 kilowatt-hour version will get a price cut of $7,500, which means it will start at $69,500, which is still $1,500 more than the price of the previous entry-level Model S Tesla that is now discontinued.

Plus, Roaches might be hiding inside your PS4 (sorry), Uber might be forced to add tipping to its app in NY, training autonomous vehicle AI with Grand Theft Auto, and Katie Benner from The New York Times talks about how Airbnb is facing major challenges to its business thanks to the American Hotel industry.

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Guest: Katie Benner

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Uber has shared its revenue growth with Bloomberg, showing net revenue of $6.5 billion in 2016, with net losses at $2.8 billion. Uber says it doubled its gross bookings to $20 billion dollars.

According to a notice on the California DMV website, Apple has applied for and received approval to test self-driving car technology on public roads. The permit covers three vehicles, all 2015 Lexus RX540h, and six drivers.

The ShadowBrokers unleashed a new collection of NSA tools and this time, Microsoft PCs are squarely in the crosshairs. One tool in particular is called Fuzzbench, and some researchers call it "god mode for Microsoft computers."

A group of female Marines says Facebook is not doing enough to combat revenge porn. The Switch is selling like crazy and there might be a mini Switch in our future. Plus, Laura Northrup from the Consumerist is here to talk about how apps to help you save money make their money.

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Guest: Laura Northup

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According to the Information, Uber used secret software to track Lyft drivers' location and to determine what drivers were working for both Uber and Lyft in order to give them bonuses and to convince them to work only for Uber.

T-Mobile scored big in the 600 MHz spectrum auction, paying $7.99 billion for 45 percent of the available spectrum being sold. That bulk of spectrum will quadruple T-Mobile's low-band coverage, strengthening its signal inside dense buildings, as well as providing better coverage in rural areas.

Elon Musk says you'll get to take a look at new zero-emissions electric semi-truck in September and then electric pick-up truck 18-24 months later. Musk made these announcements on Twitter where he also said Tesla's next generation roadster will be convertible.

Plus, Nintendo gets rid of a good thing, what the future has in store for iTunes, learning to drive on YouTube, and Bloomberg's Mark Gurman talks all about his new Gadgets with Gurman show.

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Guest: Mark Gurman

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An arbitration battle charging that BlackBerry overpaid Qualcomm for royalties ruled in Blackberry's favor. As a result, Qualcomm now owes Blackberry $815 million in an agreement that is binding and can't be appealed.

TechCrunch reports that Justin Kan, formerly Justin.TV, is to be CEO of a new legal tech company called Atrium LTS, and he's on the hunt for $10 million of initial round of funding. Kan is currently seeking a team of engineers to create web applications for Atrium to help law firms run more efficiently.

Samsung revealed that Bixby Voice, one of the key features in its upcoming flagship Galaxy S8 lineup of phone, will not be available at launch, though other parts, including Bixby Vision, Home, and Reminder are expected to be intact.

Plus, Microsoft announced a new education-related event, Amazon wants to help parents ask the right questions about what their kids do on their tablets, Burger King is taking over your Google Home, and Alex Kantrowitz from Buzzfeed talks about Twitter's new direct message customer support bot.

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Guest: Alex Kantrowitz

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Windows 10 Creators Update is now available with a number of low-level updates including CPU and GPU prioritization for reducing background tasks during gaming, and the ability to stream gameplay from any PC at low latency.

An update to Instagram Direct brings ephemeral messaging into the app's one on one and group messaging functionality, allowing for the sharing of disappearing photos and videos inside the chat threads, and outside of the existing "bubble up top" approach.

Qualcomm is suing Apple claiming that the company intentionally limited the performance of the iPhone 7 (running Qualcomm chips) and then tried to cover it up. Qualcomm also attests that Apple breached and mis-characterized agreements.

Plus, Google Autodraw turns bad artists into clip art masters, the Parihug is a robotic plushie that won't let go, how suppliers who are dependent on Apple's business should have a backup plan, and we say farewell to Windows Vista.

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Guest: Mike Murphy

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