TWiT Throwback (Audio)

On today's episode our old friend David Spark is here to talk about the day's tech news. First, a startup that began with dreams of you strapping a giant $10,000 sensor filled bar to the top of your car in order to make it self-driving, has just been purchased by GM for over 1 billion dollars, according to Re/Code. Next, we delve into the brewing battle over wages for workers in the so-called "sharing economy." The Wall Street Journal says that Instacart has just cut the pay of employees by 63 percent, from $4 per trip to $1.50 per trip. We also talked to Sean Hollister from CNET about Snapchat's possible VR project based on recent hiring practices. And finally we spoke to Rene Ritchie about the problems with the Apple and Google Play app stores.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guests: David Spark, Sean Hollister, and Rene Ritchie

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Emoji and Twitter crimes, the French police are telling parents not to post their kid's pictures on Facebook, impersonators on social media, California's Erasor Law and more!

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Host: Denise Howell

Guests: Sarah Hinchliff Pearson, Megan Morrone, and Ariel Fox Johnson

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Researchers find the key to the world's thinnest lens, former Skype technologists introduce Wire, and the FTC probes PCI. Clint Sharp, Michael Wilde, and Hal Rottenberg explain Splunk, their platform for Operational Intelligence and enterprise security.

Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Brian Chee, and Louis Maresca

Guests: Clint Sharp, Michael Wilde, and Hal Rottenberg

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Scott Wilkinson talks with Don Eklund, the SVP of New Format Promotion at Sony, about UHD and HDR.

Host: Scott Wilkinson

Guest: Don Eklund

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Apple announced its next iPhone event, and it's scheduled for the day before its court date with the FBI regarding the San Bernardino iPhone case. Sonos laid off some workers and is refocusing on streaming music as well as building voice command functionality into the experience. Farhad Manjoo tells us all the reasons why the Amazon Echo is a transformative device. Manoush Zomorodi helps us manage digital information overload, and more.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guests: Steve Kovach, Farhad Manjoo, and Manoush Zomorodi

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PresentMon for DX12 & UWP games, AMD's XConnect tech, Corsair Carbide 400C review, the GTX 950 2G, and more!

Hosts: Ryan Shrout and Patrick Norton

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Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ and Bryan Burnett

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Hosts: George Thomas, Don Wilbanks, Gordon West, Valerie Hotzfeld, and Amanda Alden

Guests: Dr. Tamitha Skov and Cathy Gardenias

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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.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guests: Russell Holly and Kurt Wagner

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Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis are joined by Aaron Newcomb to discuss the Android N preview, Google's Alpha Go match, Moot's move to Google Plus, the future of journalists, and more...

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis

Guest: Aaron Newcomb

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