Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guests: Russell Holly and Kurt Wagner

Andoid N is ready to download, if you dare. Google's AlphaGo program beat the world champion Go player Lee Se-dol. Facebook buys MSQRD (Masquerade), an app that lets you wear someone else's face. President Obama announced ConnectALL today, a broadband initiative that aims to bring broadband connectivity to the underserved in the US. The goal is to reach 20 million more Americans by 2020 with broadband access that might not have had access otherwise. Google drops Pixel C tablet from $500 to $349. Facebook has a patent to find all the latest slang. Plus, YouTube's co-founder creates a safe space for amateur food pornographers.

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Hosts: Jason Howell, Megan Morrone

Guests: Becky Worley, Noah Waisberg, Iain Thomson

Happy International Women's Day. Bill Gates took to Reddit for an AMA today. We cover the highlights. CC chairman Tom Wheeler announced that they are modernizing the government's Lifeline program that provides phone service to the poor. Later this month, the Federal Communications Commission will vote on changing Lifeline's subsidy to offer low-income Americans $9.25 a month to purchase either home internet service or cellular data. But who's paying? We talk to Iain Thomson from The Register about the the FBI, the NSA, and Facebook. And what skills are the best at keeping robots from stealing your job?

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Hosts: Jason Howell, Megan Morrone

Guest: Allison Sheridan, Sam Abuelsamid, Natt Garun

OS X has its first active case of ransomware, the impending roll out of V2V technology and how that will improve the safety of autonomous vehicles, the founder of 4chan has taken a position with Google, the people rating app called Peeple sees its official release, and more.

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Hosts: Megan Morrone, Jason Howell

Guests: Ken Denmead, Sam Machkovech

Last years scrappy upstart live video streaming service called Meerkat is about to pivot. The Wall Street Journal reports that three companies are offering their employees an Apple Watch for only $25, with no strings attached. Oh, except this one string: If the employee doesn't meet regular fitness goals after a two-year period, they'll have to pay full price for the Apple Watch. TechCrunch sources say Microsoft once considered an $8 billion acquisition of enterprise-messaging business Slack. Ultimately though, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and co-founder Bill Gates passed, opting for improving the features to its Skype product to make it more competitive with Slack in the long run. Tim Sweeney from Epic Games had some strong words for Microsoft today, calling their gaming system a walled garden. And a new study by Quartz says that binge watching is making all of us depressed. But don't let that stop you from watching every episode of House of Cards.

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Hosts: Megan Morrone and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

Guests: Jason Howell and Natali Morris

Amazon Adds Two New Echo Echo Echos, but does away with encryption on the FireOS. Father Robert Ballecer extols the virtues of the Raspberry Pi 3. Jason Howell talks to a robot barista at Launch. A viral VR Vine by Eva Hoerth means more than you think it does. And security expert Graham Cluley shows us a a new tool that lets you track the sleeping habits of your Facebook friends.

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Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guests: Lindsey Turrentine, Omar Gallaga, and Kevin Roose

Google is all in on payments, and to that end, it’s testing a new pilot program in the San Francisco South Bay called Hands Free. Lindsey Turrentine from CNET is here to talk about The Last Taco Truck in Silicon Valley. What happens with Kevin Roose from Fusion.net invites hackers into his life. Omar Gallaga from The Austin American Statesman reveals highlights from SXSW interactive in Austin, including the Obamas giving two keynotes. And how a chair will use piezoelectric crystals to harness your anxiety into power to charge your phone.

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Hosts: Jason Howell, Megan Morrone

Guests: Serenity Caldwell, Elise Hu, Matt Weinberger

The new Phantom 4 drone won't hit you, but it will stalk you. Microsoft and Google focus on security that protect people from themselves. The Associated Press releases Election Buzz, a partnership with Twitter and Google to help voters make sense of the political noise on social media, but we prefer Nate Silver's 538. And Elise Hu is here to talk Sharp, Foxconn, and more.

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Hosts: Jason Howell, Megan Morrone

Guest: Owen JJ Stone, Nate Cardozo, Mike Murphy

Precedent is being set regarding the All Writs Act that could directly affect Apple's case with the FBI, Google's self-driving car finds its first accident, HoloLens goes up for pre-order and it ain't cheap, the Internet of Useless Things, and more.

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Hosts: Jason Howell, Megan Morrone

Guests: Ewen Rankin, Adi Robertson, Stacey Higginbotham

Explore the history of rapid transit from the Alden StarrCar to the self-driving car. Google continues to push its Neural network to the limits. You can watch Amazon's new show, even without a Prime subscription, as long as you're willing to watch ads. Season 3 of the Reality Show Fashion Fund, is the first ad-supported show on Amazon, but if it works we're betting it won't be the last. And the Eero is supposed to blanket your house in Wi-Fi, but does it work?

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Hosts: Megan Morrone, Jason Howell, Iain Thomson

Guest: Steven Petrow

Apple details what it would take for the company to create its insecure iOS for the FBI, Steven Petrow from USA Today gives a real world illustration of why security should matter to everyone, computers know if you are bored or not, and more.

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