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Tech Break brings you technology news and updates as they happen. So stay informed and discover new gadgets, apps, unboxings, beta releases, interviews, and essential excerpts from our shows. With Tech Break there is no set schedule and our hosts will publish new content as it develops.

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TWiT Clip: The EU Artificial Intelligence Bill from 2023-12-10T20:52:26

On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Denise Howell, Glenn Fleishman, and Owen Thomas discuss the European Union's latest attempt at regulating artificial intelligence.

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ATTG Clip: Options for Online TV Streaming Services from 2023-12-10T18:55:49

On Ask The Tech Guys, Scott Wilkinson stops by the show to share some suggestions for cutting down on your cable bill by switching to online TV streaming services and some things to consider whe...

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TNW Clip: What is Beeper Mini? from 2023-12-07T18:38:45

On Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent speaks with Eric Migicovsky, co-founder of Beeper, about Beeper Mini and how it works to bring the iMessage experience to Android devices.

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TWiG Clip: Is Gemini AI Better Than Chat GPT? from 2023-12-07T11:55:04

On This Week in Google, the panel of Leo Laporte, Paris, Martineau and Jeff Jarvis discuss Google's new AI "Gemini" and compare it to ChatGPT.

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WW Clip: Extended Security Update program for Windows 10 from 2023-12-06T17:59:28

On the Windows Weekly podcast, Paul Thurrott chats with Richard Campbell and Leo Laporte about the newly announced Windows 10 ESU program. This will allow organizations (and supposedly consumers...

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SN Clip: Unmasking Domain Owners with ICANN's RDRS from 2023-12-05T18:25:22

On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte talk about ICANN launching a new Registration Data Request Service to provide standardized handling of requests for access to nonpublic domain regis...

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MBW Clip: Beeper Mini Brings the iMessage Experience to Android from 2023-12-05T18:06:56

On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Jason Snell talk about an app that hacks the iMessage experience onto Android called Beeper Mini.

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iOS Clip: Night Sky on iOS is a Portable Planetarium! from 2023-12-05T16:08:40

On iOS Today, Mikah Sargent shows off the Night Sky app on his iPhone. It's an elegant app that allows users to look up the stars as they point their phones toward the sky.

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TWiT Clip: Cybertruck is Here! But Why? from 2023-12-03T20:53:53

On This Week in Tech, Jason Howell, Rich DeMuro, Abrar Al-Heeti, and Tim Stevens talk about Tim's experience with the Cybertruck in light of its official release earlier in the week.

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TNW Clip: What is Amazon Q? from 2023-11-30T16:26:49

On Tech News Weekly, Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent talk with Emily Drybelbis of PCMag about Amazon's new AI service, Amazon Q.

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TWiG Clip: Does Black Friday or Cyber Monday Matter? from 2023-11-29T21:47:52

On This Week in Google, Jason Howell, Paris Martineau, Jeff Jarvis and Ant Pruitt discuss the 2023 Black Friday and Cyber Monday promotions. Do these promotions matter anymore?

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WW Clip: tiny11 2311 Makes Windows Compact! from 2023-11-29T16:39:34

On Windows Weekly, Paul Thurrott chats with Richard Campbell and Mikah Sargent about NTDEV's tiny11 2311 project - a smaller Windows 11 install option with servicing capabilities. It is based on...

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FLOSS Clip: What is ActivityPub? from 2023-11-29T15:45:28

Evan Prodromou, founder of ActivityPub, joins Jonathan Bennett and Doc Searls on FLOSS Weekly. He discusses what ActivityPub is and what it means for federated social media.

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SN Clip: Managing Your Child's Internet Access from 2023-11-28T18:07:31

Steve Gibson speaks with Ant Pruitt on this episode of Security Now as a listener asks about the best practices for managing a child's internet access.

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iOS Clip: Why NameDrop on iOS 17 is NOT a Privacy Risk from 2023-11-28T12:06:39

On iOS Today, Rosemary Orchard explains why the NameDrop feature on iOS 17 is being mislabeled as a big privacy threat when it actually requires users to actively tap on the Share option after i...

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TWiG Clip: Altman's Whiplash Weekend from 2023-11-27T17:31:24

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Ant Pruitt, and Paris Martineau talk about the series of events that transpired over the weekend that saw Sam Altman fired and eventually re-hir...

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TWiT Clip: OpenAI Staff Forces Altman Comeback from 2023-11-26T21:14:43

On This Week in Tech, Iain Thomson, Harry McCracken, Fr. Robert Ballecer, and Doc Rock talk about Sam Altman's return to OpenAI as CEO amidst corporate drama over the board's concerns with the c...

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ATTG Clip: Tools to Find the Best Deals on Cyber Monday and All Year from 2023-11-26T18:04:23

On Ask The Tech Guys, Mikah Sargent shares some resources and tools you can use to hunt down some great Cyber Monday deals and deals year-long.

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WW Clip: The Sam Altman Saga - Who Won&Who Lost? from 2023-11-22T17:20:47

On Windows Weekly, Paul Thurrott, Richard Campbell, and Leo Laporte unpick the layers of Microsoft's controversial dealings with Open AI, the ethical concerns at play, and the potential fallout ...

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MBW Clip: Official - RCS Messaging to iPhone in 2024 from 2023-11-21T18:34:04

On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Jason Snell talk about Apple's shocking decision to adopt RCS messaging with its iPhones in 2024.

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SN Clip: Funding Signal's Privacy Over Profits from 2023-11-21T18:28:42

On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte talk about how popular encrypted messaging app Signal is facing funding and privacy challenges as it seeks donor support to sustain operati...

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iOS Clip: Flighty is a Must-Have for Travelers from 2023-11-21T14:00:55

On iOS Today, Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent recommend Flighty, an App Store Award finalist that helps with travel planning and provides real-time updates on flight information. The hosts hi...

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TWiT Clip: OpenAI Board Ousts CEO Sam Altman from 2023-11-19T19:58:04

On This Week in Tech, Devindra Hardawar, Anthony Ha, Alex Lindsay, and Paris Martineau discuss the OpenAI board's shocking surprise firing of CEO Sam Altman and the rapid ripple effects that cau...

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TWiG Clip: Creating a Custom Lisp Tutor with GPT from 2023-11-16T19:21:23

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte shows Paris Martineau and Jason Howell how he built a personalized Lisp programming assistant using GPT and a tailored corpus of Lisp books and websi...

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TNW Clip: RCS Coming to iMessage in 2024 from 2023-11-16T16:18:33

On Tech News Weekly, Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent speak with Will Sattelberg of Android Police about Apple's announcement to bring RCS support to iMessage next year.

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TWiG Clip: Security Expert Alex Stamos Talks Election Disinformation from 2023-11-15T22:15:46

On This Week in Google, Alex Stamos explains that fighting election disinformation should be bipartisan since foreign influence campaigns aim for chaos rather than favoring one party. Listen

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WW Clip: .NET 8 Released! from 2023-11-15T18:18:43

On the Windows Weekly podcast, Richard Campbell and Paul Thurrott chat with Leo Laporte about 2023's .NET Conference, which has been overlapping with Microsoft Ignite. Check out Richard's presen...

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SN Clip: Downfall - Intel's Latest Speculative Execution Flaw from 2023-11-14T18:57:45

On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte discuss Downfall, a new Intel processor vulnerability that leaks sensitive data between users on shared systems by exploiting speculative execution....

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MBW Clip: The iMessages Ecosystem from 2023-11-14T18:55:44

On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Jason Snell talk about why Apple still refuses to allow iMessages on Android devices.

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iOS Clip: Amazingly Protective iPhone Case&Sling Combo! from 2023-11-14T15:49:24

On iOS Today, Rosemary Orchard shows off one of her new favorite iPhone cases - the Limitless 5.0! Also, their phone sling is super convenient and comes in purple, green, and black. 

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TWiT Clip: Fire TVs Will Say Goodbye to Android from 2023-11-12T19:40:19

On This Week in Tech,  Leo Laporte, Dan Patterson, and Janko Roettgers discuss Janko's scoop that Amazon is ditching Android in favor of its own Linux-based operating system for Fire TV...

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TWiS Clip: Happy Hour in Zero-G - The Challenges of Space Booze from 2023-11-10T17:02

Making a space station cocktail hour a reality poses immense challenges. In this lively excerpt from This Week in Space, Space alcohol expert Colleen McLeod Garner explores the prospects and per...

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TNW Clip: Humane's $699 AI Pin from 2023-11-09T17:29:50

On Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell talk about Humane's AI wearable pin that allows you to interact with large language models.

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TWiG Clip: TikTok Shuts Down Its Creator Fund from 2023-11-08T21:58:14

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Ant Pruitt, and Paris Martineau discuss the end of TikTok's $2 billion Creator Fund.

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WW Clip: HP Spectre Fold - Possibly the Future of PCs from 2023-11-08T17:56:12

On Windows Weekly, Paul Thurrott talks to Richard Campbell and Leo Laporte about his review of the HP Spectre Foldable device. The innovative product can act as a competent laptop, tablet, or de...

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MBW Clip: Snell's M3 24-inch iMac Review from 2023-11-07T19:02:49

On MacBreak Weekly, Jason Snell talks about his review of the 24-inch iMac, and the panel discusses why Apple has no plans to make a 27-inch iMac with Apple Silicon.

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SN Clip: Update on the Citrix Bleed Vulnerability from 2023-11-07T18:53:31

On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte discuss Mandiant's discovery of evidence of hackers bypassing authentication and moving laterally after exploiting the vulnerability.

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iOS Clip: Why Mesh Bags are Perfect for Cable Sorting from 2023-11-07T13:59:45

On iOS Today, Rosemary Orchard explains why mesh bags are a game changer for tech organization, especially for storing cables. Don't forget to label them so you can know exactly what is inside a...

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TWiT Clip: Mike Elgan's Meta Ray-Ban Smartglasses from 2023-11-06T14:39:13

On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Shoshana Weissman, Christina Warren, and Mike Elgan analyze the new Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses worn by Mike, comparing features like camera quality, b...

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News Clip: Build Your Own AI Assistant - OpenAI Unveils GPTs&GPT Store from 2023-11-06T12:46:06

A key announcement from OpenAI's inaugural DevDay developer conference was the launch of GPTs. People can create custom versions of ChatGPT that combine instructions, extra knowledge, and skills...

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AAA Clip: Passkeys Coming To Android? from 2022-04-19T23:17:25

On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Huyen Tue Dao talk about Google's possible adoption of a password-less approach to app security on a future version of Android that involves...

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SN Clip: Are US Nuclear Systems Un-Hackable? from 2022-04-19T20:23:23

On Security Now, Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson share commentary on the current hackability status of the United States nuclear arsenal.

For this story and more, check out Security Now:  Listen

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MBW Clip: Apple Reportedly Working on Several M2 Macs from 2022-04-19T14:56:38

On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Rene Ritchie talk about how is internally testing the next iteration of its Apple silicon chip.

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TWiT Clip: Bill Gates' Vision of the Future from 2022-04-17T22:48:33

On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Harry McCracken, Brian McCullough, and Alex Lindsay watch pieces of a Bill Gates keynote from Comdex in 1994 where he shares a vision of the future that lines ...

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The Danger in QR Codes from 2022-04-15T19:04:19

On This Week in Enterprise Tech, Curt Franklin and Brian Chee discuss how the QR code that leads to menus and payment apps can also be a CISO nightmare.

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TWIG Clip: What is Algospeak? from 2022-04-14T18:00:21

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Kevin Marks talk about Algospeak and how algorithms are impacting how people communicate online.

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TNW Clip: No Surprise: Instagram Has an Abuse Problem from 2022-04-14T17:16:58

Imran Ahmed from the Center For Countering Digital Hate talks about the negligence of Instagram in protecting women from misogynistic harassment via direct message on the platform.

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AAA Clip: Unlimited Google Photos Storage Coming to T-Mobile from 2022-04-12T23:15:35

On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Huyen Tue Dao talk about the return of Unlimited Google Photos storage but this time, it's a special service offered to T-Mobile customers o...

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SN Clip: Could NGINX Have a 0-day? from 2022-04-12T20:10:35

On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte examine credible reports of a 0-day in the Internet's most popular web server platform, NGINX.

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MBW Clip: New iMovie Version from 2022-04-12T17:20:42

On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex Lindsay talk about the new version of iMovie for the iPhone and iPad with some nifty features.

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TWIT Clip: WWDC 2022 - Will We See Apple's Glasses? from 2022-04-11T13:45:22

On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Doc Rock, Daniel Rubino, and Mike Elgan discuss the possibility that Apple's long-rumored smart glasses might make an appearance at WWDC 2022 and what the AR s...

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FLOSS Clip: Understanding How Adblockers Work from 2022-04-07T18:59:51

Marko Saric of Plausible speaks with Shawn Powers and Doc Searls on FLOSS Weekly discussing how ad blockers work online. They don't quite work the way most developer communities think.

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TNW Clip: Twitter's Broken API Contract from 2022-04-07T18:50:29

On Tech News Weekly, Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent talk with Kevin Marks about his article on how Twitter is breaking its API contract and its resulting in empty embeds across the web.

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Phone Link: Microsoft Rebrands 'Your Phone' from 2022-04-07T16:05:28

Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott discuss Microsoft rebranding 'Your Phone' as 'Phone Link' on the Windows Weekly podcast.

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TWIG Clip: Elon Musk Buys Big Stake in Twitter from 2022-04-06T23:40:40

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt discuss Elon Musk's newfound stake in Twitter and the impact it could have on the business.

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OnePlus 10 Pro Mini-Review from 2022-04-05T23:14:06

On All About Android, Florence Ion shows off the OnePlus 10 Pro and walks through some of the main points from her full review of the device and whether she plans to switch away from the OnePlus...

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SN Clip: Spring Framework Flaw from 2022-04-05T21:02:53

On Security Now, Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson examine a critical Java framework flaw that's been named "Spring4Shell" because it's mildly reminiscent of Java's recent "Log4J" problem.

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MBW Clip: What Will Apple Announce at WWDC? from 2022-04-05T16:09:34

On MacBreak Weekly, WWDC was officially announced for this year and continuing its online format. The panel discusses what may happen during this year's event.

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TWiT Clip: Wyze Camera Flaw Wasn't Disclosed... And That's a Big Problem from 2022-04-03T22:48:56

On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte Dan Moren, Christina Warren, and Wesley Faulkner discuss Wyze's slow reporting of a critical flaw to its Wyze Camera line and how waiting three years to share t...

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FLOSS Clip: Can You Encrypt WebRTC? from 2022-03-31T17:59:39

Lorenzo Miniero of Meetecho and Janus WebRTC speaks with Jonathan Bennett and Doc Searls on FLOSS Weekly about securing WebRTC streams with encryption and SecureRTP.

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TNW Clip: What is Virtual Kidnapping? from 2022-03-31T17:04:01

On Tech News Weekly, Jason Howell and Ant Pruitt talk with author David Kushner about the rise of virtual kidnapping, who is behind the trend, and the impact it has on its victims.

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TWIG Clip: Oscars Slap Breaks Twitter Record from 2022-03-30T22:45:48

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte. Jeff Jarvis, and Joan Donovan discussed "the slap" from the 2022 Oscars ceremony and the impact it had on Twitter when it happened.

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WW Clip: It's Easier* To Set Your Default Browser in Windows 11 from 2022-03-30T14:40:54

*easier, but not a true default browser switch

Microsoft is adding a new one-click option to change your default browser in Windows 11. Mary Jo Foley and Paul Thurrott discuss the...

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AAA Clip: The Next Nest Hub Could Run Android 13 from 2022-03-29T22:25:33

On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, Huyen Tue Dao, and Mishaal Rahman from Esper.io discuss Mishaal's big look into Android 13 and his discovery that the OS is likely to have the h...

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SN Clip: Honda Civic Security Vulnerability from 2022-03-29T21:05:36

On Security Now, Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson discuss how Honda told worried reporters that they have no plans to address the consequences of a new glaring security vulnerability affecting five ...

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MBW Clip: Should iMessage Work With WhatsApp? from 2022-03-29T16:27:39

On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie discusses whether iMessage should work with WhatsApp as the EU provisionally agrees on the Digital Markets Act that ...

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TWiT Clip: EU Law May Require Messaging Interoperability from 2022-03-27T19:15:26

On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Lou Maresca, Allyn Malventano, and Sam Abuelsamid discuss a proposed law in the European Union that would enforce interoperability between messaging platforms....

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TTG Clip: Getting the Right Fit for Earbuds from 2022-03-26T23:01:44

Scott Wilkinson and Leo Laporte answer a listener email who asks about reasonable-priced and good-fitting earbuds.

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TNW Clip: Prescription Video Games from 2022-03-24T18:33:38

A new video game company, Deepwell Digital Therapeutics, aims to bring video games with mental health benefits to the masses.

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FLOSS Clip: Why Avast Acquired Evernym from 2022-03-24T10:06:32

Drummond Reed shares with Doc Searls and Simon Phipps why Avast acquired Evernym on FLOSS Weekly. Avast is known for antivirus products, but has now taken a look at online identity security. Ree...

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TWIG Clip: Lapsus$ Extorsion Group Revealed! from 2022-03-23T22:30:09

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt discuss the damage done by the Lapsus$ extortion group as well as late-breaking news that the mastermind of ...

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AAA Clip: Google IO 2022 is Virtual Again from 2022-03-22T23:42:34

On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, Huyen Tue Dao, and Fr. Robert Ballecer discuss Google's announcement of the dates for 2022's Google IO developer conference.

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SN Clip: Browser-in-the-Browser Sign-in Spoofing from 2022-03-22T20:58:38

On Security Now, Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson discuss "Browser-in-the-browser," a new way to spoof sign-in dialogs to capture authentication credentials.

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iOS Clip: How to Use a Bluetooth Mouse on iPad and Customize Mouse Buttons from 2022-03-22T17:11:02

On iOS Today, Rosemary Orchard explains how to use a Bluetooth mouse or trackpad with an iPad and customize the experience.

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MBW Clip: Thoughts on Apple's Studio Display from 2022-03-22T15:23:32

On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Alex Linsday, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie give their thoughts on Apple's Studio Display.

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TWiT Clip: Apple Studio Display Doesn't Cut It from 2022-03-21T10:49:28

On This Week in Tech, Leo Laport, Jason Snell, Owen JJ Stone, and Iain Thomson talk about the new Apple Studio Display that Jason reviewed... and the things it doesn't get right.

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Mac Studio&Apple Studio Display Unboxing 'LIVE' from 2022-03-18T14:25:33

Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent unbox Apple's all-new Mac Studio with the M1 Ultra and Studio Display featuring a 27-inch 5K Retina screen.

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TWIG Clip: The Daylight Saving Debate from 2022-03-17T18:42:03

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt discuss the Senate's approval of making daylight saving time a permanent switch.

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FLOSS Clip: Cutting off Russia from Gitlab? from 2022-03-17T18:01:14

It's a controversial discussion regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Gitlab considered cutting off Russia from its service. But is that the right thing to do? Katherine Druckman, Jonathan ...

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TNW Clip: iPhone SE (2022) Review from 2022-03-17T17:33:41

On Tech News Weekly Geoffrey Fowler from the Washington Post shares his full review of the 2022 edition of the iPhone SE and why its important for Apple in its efforts to convert more users to t...

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AAA Clip: Android is Getting App Archiving from 2022-03-15T23:29:35

On All About Android, Jason Howell, Huyen Tue Dao, and Ron Richards talk about a new feature called App Archiving that will remove pieces of an app from a device without a full uninstall.

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SN Clip: NVIDIA's Big Network Breach from 2022-03-15T20:45:09

On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte talk about NVIDIA's huge and quite embarrassing network breach by the hacker/extortion group Lapsus$.

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iOS Clip: Face ID with a Mask&Universal Control Now in iOS&iPad0S 15.4 from 2022-03-15T17:19:29

On iOS Today, Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard show off some of the new features in iOS and iPad0S 15.4, like Face ID with a Mask & Universal Control.

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TTG Clip: Duplex Scanners from 2022-03-13T20:23:21

On The Tech Guy, Leo Laporte helps a caller with suggestions for duplex scanners.

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TWiT Clip: DuckDuckGo Reverses on Neutrality from 2022-03-13T19:49:37

On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Carolina Milanesi, Evan Brown, and Larry Magid discuss the challenges that DuckDuckGo faces that may have influenced their decision to down-rank sites it deems...

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TTG Clip: Podcasting with an iPad Pro from 2022-03-12T22:45:38

Acela calls Leo Laporte The Tech Guy to ask what equipment she needs to use two microphones with an iPad Pro for podcasting.

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WW Clip: Windows 11 Search Needs Work from 2022-03-10T17:03:16

The search features in Windows 11 leave a lot to be desired. Mary Jo Foley and Paul Thurrott discuss the latest updates to Windows 11 and share their frustrations with the lackluster search func...

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TNW Clip: Understanding Biden's Crypto Executive Order from 2022-03-10T16:51:49

Nikhilesh De from Coindesk shares his thoughts on what President Biden's Executive Order might mean for crypto in the US.

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MBW Clip: Mac Studio: GPU Cores Galore from 2022-03-10T16:47:15

The Mac Studio touts up to 64 GPU cores on the high-end Mac Studio with M1 Ultra. How does it compare to other high-end desktop PCs?
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TWIG Clip: Google is Buying Mandiant from 2022-03-09T22:56:55

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, and Jeff Jarvis walk through Google's offer to buy cybersecurity firm Mandiant in its second-largest deal ever.

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AAA Clip: Android 12.1 is Rolling Out! from 2022-03-08T23:40:21

On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Huyen Tue Dao discuss the official release of Android 12.1 that focuses on larger screen devices and foldables.

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SN Clip: Will Russia Disconnect? from 2022-03-08T21:16:53

On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte look at the war between Russia and Ukraine and whether Russia might decide to completely disconnect from the global Internet after all.

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TTG Clip: Polestar O2 Electric Roadster Concept Car from 2022-03-06T21:47:08

Sam Abuelsamid joins Leo Laporte The Tech Guy to talk about the Polestar O2 electric roadster concept car that includes an automatic drone to take a video of you driving.

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TTG Clip: Getting Started with NFTs from 2022-03-06T21:05:45

Neil calls Leo Laporte The Tech Guy to ask about how to publish his own NFTs.

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TWiT Clip: The Impact of Self-Publishing from 2022-03-06T19:54:23

On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte. Alex Wilhelm, Cory Doctorow, and Brianna Wu talk about author Brandon Sanderson's incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign to self-publish four novels and wh...

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TNW Clip: Steam Deck Review: Fiddly But Amazing from 2022-03-03T16:10:38

On Tech News Weekly, Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent talk with Sean Hollister from The Verge about his detailed review of Valve's Steam Deck, a portable gaming PC that gets a lot right while stil...

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TWIG Clip: Epic Games Buys Bandcamp from 2022-03-02T23:10:49

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt try to understand why Epic Games bought Bandcamp.

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AAA Clip: Play Store's Data Safety Section from 2022-03-01T23:33:54

On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Huyen Tue Dao discuss the upcoming Data Safety section that will arrive in the Play Store later this year and how it will impact developers....

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SN Clip: What is Daxin? from 2022-03-01T19:56:33

On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte take a deep look into "Daxin", a somewhat terrifying malware from attackers linked to China.

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TWiT Clip: Biden Has Cyberattack Options Against Russia from 2022-02-27T22:38:08

A powerful discussion regarding the current Russian/Ukraine war. Leo Laporte and Lisa Schmeiser take a look at the political ramifications of President Biden having options to cyberattack Russia...

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TTG Clip: How the War in Ukraine Affects Travel from 2022-02-26T20:15:46

Johnny Jet joins Leo Laporte on The Tech Guy to talk about how the tension in Ukraine is affecting and will affect travel in the future.

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TWiET Clip: US&NATO Allies Brace for Russian Retaliatory Cyberattacks from 2022-02-25T18:36:43

On This Week in Enterprise Tech, Louis Maresca, Curt Franklin, and Oliver Rist discuss Russian cyberattacks on Ukraine infrastructure and possible retaliation to the US and other allies over imp...

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TNW Clip: Amazon Astro Robot from 2022-02-24T18:31:06

On Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell talk to Mark Gurman of Bloomberg about his hunt for an owner of the elusive Amazon Astro Home Robot and why there hasn't been much discussion ...

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TWIG Clip: Meta's Major Drop in Market Value from 2022-02-24T18:17:24

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Ant Pruitt, Jeff Jarvis, and Mathew Ingram discuss the major drop in market value for Meta in recent weeks and whether its bound to recover going forward. Listen

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AAA Clip: Galaxy S22 Ultra Review from 2022-02-22T23:30:42

On All About Android, Florence Ion details her time and experience with the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, a premium smartphone with all of the Note series' best features.

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SN Clip: Decrypting "The Hive" from 2022-02-22T20:51:51

On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte discuss how researchers created a method to decrypt the master key for data encrypted by the Hive ransomware.

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TWiT Clip: New Bill Aims to Change Algorithmic Feeds from 2022-02-20T19:44:32

On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Amy Webb, and Paris Martineau discuss a new bipartisan bill called the Social Media NUDGE Act that attempts to alter how algorithmic amplification works.

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Events Clip: The Story of Golden Rice from 2022-02-19T21:11:13

How a genetically modified crop, created to combat vitamin A deficiency, found itself at the center of the controversy surrounding GMOs.


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TTG Clip: How To Safely Erase a Hard Drive from 2022-02-19T21:02:10

Leo Laporte shares a couple of ways to properly and completely erase an unused hard drive.

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TWiET Clip: Is the Helpdesk the Biggest Security Vulnerability? from 2022-02-19T13:54:13

On This Week in Enterprise Tech, Louis Maresca, Brian Chee, and Curt Franklin discuss how a company's helpdesk might be its greatest security vulnerability.

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TNW Clip: Google Making Android Apps More Private from 2022-02-17T17:06:29

On Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent talks with Ryne Hager from Android Police about Google's announcement that it will be bringing its data tracking limitations that began with the Chrome browser...

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TWIG Clip: Facebookers Now Called Metamates from 2022-02-16T22:46:49

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Ant Pruitt, and Cathy Gellis discuss Facebook's rebranding efforts as Zuckerberg tells employees that they will now be called Metamates.

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WW Clip: Android Apps Come to Windows 11 from 2022-02-16T19:16:39

Android apps have truly, finally, officially come to Windows 11. Mary Jo Foley and Paul Thurrott share their thoughts on the disappointing introduction of apps and games (mostly games).

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MBW Clip: Apple's Response to AirTag Stalking Concerns from 2022-02-16T11:40:09

On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Rene Ritchie talk about Apple's response to the AirTag concerns brought up over the past couple of weeks.

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AAA Clip: Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 and Tablet Apathy from 2022-02-15T23:06:44

On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, Huyen Tue Dao, and Gabriel Peal from Tonal talk about the recently announced Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 series of premium tablets and the challenge o...

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SN Clip: "PHP Everywhere" Is a Security Risk from 2022-02-15T19:29:56

On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte dig into the "PHP Everywhere" WordPress add-on for how insecure it makes the sites that choose to use it.

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iOS Clip: Relationship-Building Game - {THE AND} Card Game from 2022-02-15T17:11:25

On iOS Today with Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard, Mikah shares {THE AND} Relationship Card Game for building deeper connections with partners, friends, family, and more.

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TWiT Clip: The Mainstreaming of Crypto from 2022-02-13T21:49:22

On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Connie Guglielmo, Andy Ihnatko, and Iain Thomson discuss the prevalence of Crypto ad spending during the Super Bowl and question the risks of crypto moving mor...

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TTG Clip: Finding the Right Power Adapters For Travel from 2022-02-12T23:35:18

Johnny Jet talks to Leo Laporte about the latest travel news and a great resource to know what kind of chargers to bring on a trip.

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New Joby Wavo Mics For Creators from 2022-02-10T21:36:37

Ant Pruitt checks out the new Joby Wavo Pro and Wavo Air microphones. Joby has been known for its Gorillapod tripods in the content creator space, but now has made a move for the audio space of ...

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TNW Clip: Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2022 Recap from 2022-02-10T17:46:59

On Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell talk to Florence Ion of Gizmodo about what was announced at the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2022 event.

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TWIG Clip: Starlink Satellites FALL From the Sky from 2022-02-09T22:40:08

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Ant Pruitt, and Jeff Jarvis watch what happens when a geomagnetic storm results in 40 Starlink satellites burning up above Puerto Rico.<...

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WW Clip: Will There Be a HoloLens 3? from 2022-02-09T16:25:43

Mary Jo Foley and Paul Thurrott discuss the possibility (or lack thereof) of a HoloLens 3 from Microsoft.

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AAA Clip: Android 12 CUSTOMIZATION Doesn't Go Deep Enough from 2022-02-08T23:18:53

On All About Android, Jason Howell, Huyen Tue Dao, and Will Sattelberg from Android Police talk about Will's editorial where he realized that Android 12's customization options didn't have as mu...

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SN Clip: Goodbye Office VBA Macros from 2022-02-08T19:45:53

On Security Now, Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson discuss Microsoft's impending change to Office that will no longer allow macro scripts to be enabled inside untrusted documents that had been downlo...

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MBW Clip: What Will Apple Announce at its March Event? from 2022-02-08T16:40:12


On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie talk about what is rumored to be announced at Apple's event in March.


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TWiT Clip: Meta's $251 Billion Dollar Loss from 2022-02-06T18:38:47


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Dan Patterson, Owen Thomas, and Nicholas De Leon discuss the reasons behind Meta's record-breaking $251 billion dollar loss in value after its latest earn...

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TWiET Clip: UCaaS vs. VoIP Explained from 2022-02-04T19:47:50


On This Week in Enterprise Tech, Louis Maresca, Brian Chee, and Curt Franklin explain what unified communications as a service (UCaaS) is and why it's on the rise compared to VoIP.

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Kokoon Nightbuds for Sleep Tracking from 2022-02-03T19:33:34


Ant Pruitt checks out the Kokoon Nightbuds which are designed to be a better alternative to existing sleep tracking tech. These earbuds fit comfortably for optimal sleep as well as optimal ...

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TNW Clip: Sony Bought Bungie! So, What About Destiny? from 2022-02-03T16:28:35


On Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent talks with Ian Sherr from CNET about Sony's purchase of Destiny game maker Bungie. How might things change for the franchise going forward?


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TWIG Clip: Pixel 6 Had a BIG Quarter! from 2022-02-02T22:31:55


On This Week in Google, Jason Howell, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt discuss Alphabet's latest earnings call where CEO Sundar Pichai praised the Pixel 6 for giving Pixel p...

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FLOSS Clip: Hacking Gets a Bad Rep from 2022-02-02T18:04:09


Elliot Williams, Hackaday.com Editor-in-Chief joins Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett on FLOSS Weekly to discuss the term "hack." Why does it have such a bad connotation? Williams explains th...

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WW Clip: Browsers Plan To Block Google's Topics API from 2022-02-02T14:55:10


After announcing "Topics" as the replacement for its "FLoC" API, Google is met with repeating history: Some browsers have already announced they will block the new tracking technology.

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SN Clip: Qualys Published Technical Details For PwnKit from 2022-02-02T10:17:04


On Security Now, Steve Gibson looks at "PwnKit", a long-standing local privilege escalation vulnerability which has existed in every distribution of Linux since May of 2009.


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AAA Clip: Android Tablets: The "Future of Computing" from 2022-02-01T22:48:57


On All About Android, Jason Howell and Matteo Doni discuss recent changes at Google that hint at the company taking its tablet efforts more seriously again... but is it too little, too late...

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Android Tablets: The "Future of Computing" from 2022-02-01T22:48:57


On All About Android, Jason Howell and Matteo Doni discuss recent changes at Google that hint at the company taking its tablet efforts more seriously again... but is it too little, too late...

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FLOSS Clip: Vizio Sued by Software Freedom Conservancy from 2022-01-31T11:24:12


Vizio is being sued by the Software Freedom Conservancy because they're using GPL code, yet it's not contributing anything back to the open-source community. Jonathan Bennett discusses this...

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TWiT Clip: Nvidia Might Be Done With Arm Acquisition from 2022-01-30T19:13:35


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Harry McCracken, Denise Howell, and Jason Hiner discuss reports of Nvidia walking away from its acquisition deal with Arm and what that means for the PC b...

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TTG Clip: How To Find 4K Content from 2022-01-29T20:34:53


Scott Wilkinson joins Leo Laporte The Tech Guy and talk about how to find 4K content and if the 2022 Winter Olympics will be streamed in 4K.


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TNW Clip: Google Ending FLoC's from 2022-01-27T19:40:31


On Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell talk to Issie Lapowsky of Protocol about Google's decision to end FLoC's and replace it with Topics.


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TWiG Clip: FLoC Is OUT, Topics Takes Its Place from 2022-01-26T23:42:43


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt discuss Google's decision to end FLoC and replace it with Topics. Is this a different kind of tracking?...

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WW Clip: When Will Android Apps Come to Windows 11? from 2022-01-26T15:41:03


Microsoft's upcoming updates for Windows 11 will bring Android Apps to the operating system. Mary Jo Foley and Paul Thurrott explain how it'll work and what you can expect.


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iOS Clip: IoT Zero to Hero: Wemo Stage Controller with Thread from 2022-01-26T10:20


On iOS Today with Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard, Mikah shares how the Wemo Stage Scene Controller became a HomeKit must after Belkin pushed an updated enabling Thread support.


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AAA Clip: Speed Development Using Jetpack Compose from 2022-01-25T23:16:34


On All About Android, Huyen Tue Dao breaks down the reasons why Jetpack Compose makes developing for Android faster and easier than ever.


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SN Clip: A Slew of WordPress Vulnerabilities from 2022-01-25T21:01:14


On Security Now, Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson touch on a number of different WordPress vulnerabilities and whether WordPress makes sense from a security perspective anymore.


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TTG Clip: Explaining the Yubico YubiKey from 2022-01-24T14:12:02


On The Tech Guy, a caller (Jose) asks Leo Laporte about the YubiKey. Leo explains how the device works to authenticate users via 2FA and that customers should purchase two of them.


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TWiT Clip: Microsoft Moves to Acquire Activision Blizzard from 2022-01-24T12:35:46


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Dwight Silverman, and Devindra Hardawar discuss the timing of Microsoft's announcement of a pending acquisition deal with Activision Blizzard.


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TWiET Clip: Enterprise Security at CES 2022 from 2022-01-21T18:29:36


On 'This Week in Enterprise Tech,' Curt Franklin and Brian Chee discuss enterprise security new from at CES 2022.

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Buy the Sony A7 IV or the Canon R6? from 2022-01-21T13:32:16


Sony sent Ant Pruitt the new A7 IV full-frame mirrorless camera to test. This new body from Sony is not the flagship or pro-grade model, but yet it packs quite a bit of tech from its flagsh...

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TNW Clip: Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard: What's Next? from 2022-01-20T18:25:14


Protocol's Anna Kramer stops by to talk about Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. As a workplace reporter, Kramer discusses the concerns of employees and ponders Microsoft's abi...

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TWIG Clip: FTC Aiming to Block Illegal Mergers from 2022-01-19T22:38:07


FTC Chair, Lina Kahn, continues an inquiry aimed at updating guidelines to block illegal mergers. Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt discuss what this means for t...

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WW Clip: PC Sales Rose 16% in 2021 Despite Component Shortage from 2022-01-19T16:42:33


A whopping 344.3 million PCs were sold in 2021 by PC makers. This is the third year in a row where PC sales have grown. Paul Thurrott shares his thoughts about this impressive news.

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SN Clip: Please Update Your Router's Firmware from 2022-01-18T19:19:13


Steve Gibson urges you to update your router firmware as there's a known KCode NetUSB vulnerability. Attackers could remotely exploit this vulnerability to execute code at the kernel level....

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MBW Clip: Should You Worry About That New Safari Bug? from 2022-01-18T15:13:44


The MacBreak Weekly crew discusses a leak in Safari 15 that could result in websites gaining access to a user's browsing activity.


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TWIT Clip: Pixel 6 is a DISAPPOINTMENT from 2022-01-16T22:20:19


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Rich DeMuro, Ashley Esqueda, and Christina Warren talk about the delayed update to the Pixel 6 and how disappointed Rich has been on Google's latest flags...

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TTG Clip: Smartphone Photography Apps from 2022-01-16T19:55:01


On The Tech Guy, Chris Marquardt talks to Leo Laporte about some great 3rd party photography apps you can use on your smartphone.


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TTG Clip: Recovering a Hacked Instagram Account from 2022-01-15T22:35:53


Richard calls Leo Laporte The Tech Guy to help out his friend whose Instagram account has been taken over by a hacker.


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TWIG Clip: Google is Bringing Its SOLI RADAR Into Cars from 2022-01-13T19:33:08


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Mike Elgan, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt talk about Google's launch of Ripple, an open standard that enables the company to bring its Soli radar technolo...

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TNW Clip: Developer Reacts to Wordle Clone Apps from 2022-01-13T17:45:11


On Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent talks with James Thomson, developer of PCalc who shares how he feels about the impact of app clones including all of those Wordle clones that were just re...

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Should We IGNORE Web3? from 2022-01-12T23:10:23


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Ant Pruitt, and Mike Elgan talk about the emergence of Web3 discourse, Moxie Marlinspike's impressions, and Mike's view that Web3 can be sa...

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TTG Clip: James Webb Telescope Fully Deployed from 2022-01-12T18:38:01


On The Tech Guy, Leo Laporte talks to Rod Pyle of Ad Astra Magazine about what the mysterious object the Chinese rover discovered a month ago ended up being and the James Webb Telescope ful...

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WW Clip: Meta Snags More Microsoft Employees from 2022-01-12T17:51:45


Meta (formerly Facebook) appears to be gathering a lot of talent from Microsoft as it plans to build a custom operating system for the Metaverse. Mary Jo Foley details her research on the f...

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MBW Clip: Is T-Mobile Blocking Apple's iCloud Private Relay? from 2022-01-12T12:02:25


On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Rene Ritchie talk about how T-Mobile is blocking some iPhone users from enabling Apple's Private Relay feature in the US. Listen

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AAA Clip: Google LOST Sonos Patent Case from 2022-01-11T23:04:39


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Huyen Tue Dao discuss Google's big loss in the Sonos patent case and what it means for Google devices already in homes.


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SN Clip: Brave Browser is GROWING from 2022-01-11T21:37:52


On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte talk about browser security and call out the gratifying 2021 growth of the privacy-centric Brave browser.


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TWIT Clip: NASA's Webb Telescope is FULLY DEPLOYED from 2022-01-09T19:30:22


On This Week in Tech, Amy Webb tells Leo Laporte and Fr. Robert Ballecer what made her faint in Cosmology class as they discuss the deployment of NASA's Webb Telescope.


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TTG Clip: CES 2022: Sony Announces first QD-OLED 4KTV from 2022-01-08T20:39:59


On The Tech Guy show, Leo Laporte and Scott Wilkinson talk about the Sony announcement at CES 2022 that they will be bringing Quantum Dot Organic Light Emitting Diode(QD-OLED) 4K TVs to mar...

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TNW Clip: CES 2022: AR/VR, Gaming, TVs, and More from 2022-01-06T17:25:36


CES 2022 is underway and Ian Sherr from CNET walks through some of the highlights from this year's event.


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TWIG Clip: Why is Facebook Calling For FIXING Section 230? from 2022-01-05T23:15:22


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt talk with guest Cathy Gellis about Facebook's public calls for tweaking Section 230 and what's really behind that stance. Listen

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AAA Clip: Oppo's First Foldable, The Find N from 2021-12-17T20:18:45


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Florence Ion discuss Oppo's tease of its first-ever foldable device, the Find N, and how it's touted to eliminate the crease on the ins...

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TWIG Clip: Correcting the History of IoT from 2021-12-16T17:49:50


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt talk about a widely misunderstood and underreported fact that Peter T. Lewis, a black man, first coined...

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TNW Clip: iFixit's Most Interesting Device Teardowns of 2021 from 2021-12-16T17:48:50


On Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell talk to Kevin Purdy of iFixit about some of the most interesting device teardowns of the year.


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WW Clip: Microsoft CMO Chris Capossela's Hidden Gems from 2021-12-16T11:45:15


Microsoft CMO Chris Capossela stops by Windows Weekly to share Microsoft's hidden gems of the year.


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FLOSS Clip: Who is Affected by the Log4j Vulnerability? from 2021-12-15T15:19:41


Jonathan Bennett discusses the Apace vulnerability on FLOSS Weekly. Who does this software flaw affect and what does it mean to end users?


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AAA Clip: AutoZen: An Android Auto Replacement from 2021-12-14T21:42:40


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Florence Ion read an email from a fan who recommends AutoZen as a solid replacement for the now-defunct Android Auto for Phone Screens ...

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SN Clip: Apple AirTag Abuse from 2021-12-14T21:05:46


On Security Now, Steve Gibson talks with Leo Laporte about the unfortunate but inevitable abuse of Apple's AirTag ecosystem by would-be criminals.


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MBW Clip: Apple's Ambitious Universal Control Feature from 2021-12-14T15:57:31


On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie talk about the Universal Control Feature being delayed to a Spring 2022 release.


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TWiT Clip: Amazon Server Outage Reveals Cloud Reliance from 2021-12-12T21:34:33


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Alex Kantrowitz, Carolina Milanesi, and Shira Lazar talk about the many ways that Amazon's latest server outage affected everyday users.


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TWIG Clip: Amazon Launches Alexa Together from 2021-12-09T20:23:33


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt discuss Alexa Together, a new update for Echo devices that is designed to link people together and coul...

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AAA Clip: Pixel Repairs Lead To Leaked Photos from 2021-12-09T18:17:01


On All About Android, Jason Howell and Ron Richards discuss reports of hacked accounts resulting from Pixel devices that were mailed into Google for repair.


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WW Clip: Is Microsoft Messing With Notepad in Windows 11? from 2021-12-09T18:08:12


Mary Jo Foley discusses the changes and updates to Notepad in Windows 11.


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TNW Clip: Anti-Work Receipts from 2021-12-09T17:40:58


On Tech News Weekly, Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent talk about the recent trend of receipt printers being blasted with "anti-work" manifestos.


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SN Clip: Vulnerable Kids Smartwatches from 2021-12-07T22:03:05


On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte talk about the security vulnerability on smartwatches marketed and designed for kids.


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MBW Clip: Life360 Selling Location Data from 2021-12-07T18:30:03


On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie talk about how the family safety app, Life360, is selling its data to data brokers.


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TTG Clip: Inexpensive MP3 Player from 2021-12-06T15:53:56


On The Tech Guy, Tom calls in to ask Leo about recommendations of an MP3 for her daughter who is legally blind.


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TWiT Clip: What is Web3? from 2021-12-05T19:39:56


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Mike Elgan, Alex Wilhelm, and Brian McCullough talk about Web3, the name for the next phase of the Internet that is based on the Blockchain.


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TTG Clip: Why Are Hulu Commercials So Loud? from 2021-12-04T21:46:14


Chuck calls in to ask about Hulu's exceptionally loud commercials and wants to know if there's anything he can do to make them quieter.

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TWIG Clip: Jack Dorsey's Twitter Resignation from 2021-12-02T19:10:08


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt discuss Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's sudden resignation announcement and take a look at his immediate repl...

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TNW Clip: Jack Dorsey Departs Twitter from 2021-12-02T17:39:42


On Tech News Weekly, Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent talk to Benjamin Pimentel of Protocol about Jack Dorsey's sudden resignment as Twitter's CEO and what may have led to his decision to do ...

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STT Clip: 7-Eleven, Nuro Partner for Autonomous Delivery from 2021-12-02T17:01:42


Convenience store 7-Eleven has partnered with robotics company Nuro to provide autonomous deliveries in Mountain View, California.


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FLOSS Clip: Privacy Isn't Safety from 2021-12-01T16:25:10


Lisa LeVasseur joins Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman on FLOSS Weekly. She discusses the terms "privacy" and "safety." Privacy doesn't particularly mean safety. LeVassuer explains that we ...

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WW Clip: Microsoft's Edge Browser Continues To Bloat from 2021-12-01T15:54:45


On Windows Weekly, Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, and Leo Laporte discuss Microsoft's decision to add a "Buy Now, Pay Later" feature to Microsoft's Edge browser.


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AAA Clip: My Pixel 6 Pro Rattles! from 2021-12-01T15:27:58


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Madona Syombua read an email from a fan who noticed that his Pixel 6 Pro rattles when he shakes it... so of course Ron and Jason test t...

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SN Clip: The RAT Dispenser from 2021-11-30T20:45:44


On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte give an important reminder about clicking links in e-mail, and wonder how that can still be a problem?


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WW Clip: How To Stop App Tracking on Android from 2021-11-29T11:29:43


On Windows Weekly, Paul Thurrott shares an app pick of the week: DuckDuckGo on Android has a now-in-beta feature that helps you stop apps from tracking your behavior by sending data to thir...

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TWiT Clip: Apple Sues NSO Group from 2021-11-28T23:33:33


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Sam Abuelsamid, Fr. Robert Ballecer, and Doc Rock discuss Apple's suit against the NSO group, creators of Pegasus spyware that cracks iPhone security. Listen

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TWiG Clip: Wirecutter Boycott For Black Friday from 2021-11-24T19:57:08


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham discuss the reasons behind the growing calls for a boycott of New York Times' Wirecutter on Black Friday later in t...

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iOS Clip: Hands-On Anker 637 Magnetic Charging Station (MagGo) from 2021-11-24T16:27:14


Mikah Sargent shares his iOS Today App Cap with Rosemary Orchard. This week: The Anker 637 Magnetic Charging Station (MagGo)


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AAA Clip: Pixel 6 Won't Connect to Android Auto Head Unit from 2021-11-23T21:25:02


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and David Ruddock from Esper.io answer an email from Jeff Jarvis about why his Pixel 6 isn't connecting properly to his Mazda Android Auto ...

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SN Clip: The Most Common Passwords from 2021-11-23T20:07:57


On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte discuss the results of Nordpass' annual analysis of password use across 50 countries.


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MBW Clip: Apple Sues the NSO Group from 2021-11-23T16:33:02


On MacBreak Weekly, breaking news as Apple announces a lawsuit filed against the NSO Group and its parent company.


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TWiT Clip: Constitution Auction Was A Revenge Play from 2021-11-21T21:08:10


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Wesley Faulkner, Wil Harris, and Chris Preimesberger discussed the sale of a copy of the US Constitution at auction and why those bidding were actually in...

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TWiG Clip: VC Firm Investing in Humans from 2021-11-18T18:40:44


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt discuss how Sam Lessin is leading the charge in taking the VC funding model and investing in human crea...

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TNW Clip: Apple's Answer to Right-to-Repair from 2021-11-18T17:50:43


Jason Snell from Six Colors joins Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell on Tech News Weekly to talk about Apple's big self-service repair program that is a huge win for Right to Repair.


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TTG Clip: Record Phone Calls With Google Voice from 2021-11-17T16:04:13


The Tech Guy regular, Arizona Lou, calls in to ask how he can record phone calls on his smartphone. He's tried apps that require speakerphone, others that have internet-connectivity require...

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WW Clip: Microsoft Really Wants You To Use Edge on Windows 11 from 2021-11-17T15:03:03


The Windows Weekly panel discusses Microsoft's latest adjustments to the operating system that make it even more difficult to use something other than Edge as the default browser.


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Hands-On the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera from 2021-11-17T11:02:21


Ant Pruitt gets a few minutes of hands-on time with the latest Nikon flagship camera, the Z9. The Z9 is a 45 megapixel, full-frame mirrorless camera offering updated autofocus capability, 8...

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MBW Clip: Apple Announces Business Essentials for Small Businesses from 2021-11-17T10:23:52


On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Rene Ritchie talk about the announcement of Apple's Business Essentials services.


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AAA Clip: Pixel 6 Phantom Call Bug from 2021-11-16T22:37:09


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Annyce Davis from Meetup discuss a bug affecting some PIxel 6 devices that results in Google Assistant placing phone calls to random co...

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SN Clip: The 0-Patch Guys Produce a Micropatch from 2021-11-16T20:46:01


On Security Now, Steve Gibson talks with Leo Laporte about a new micropatch from the 0patch guys, leading Steve into a philosophical musing about the Zen of coding.


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TTG Clip: Organize Your Files, Notes, Folders on Windows from 2021-11-15T16:35:28


Mark asks The Tech Guy for help with file organization. He has lots of notes and files and he's looking for a way to organize them on his Windows PC.


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TWiT Clip: What Does Rivian's Massive IPO Mean? from 2021-11-14T21:48:59


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Paris Martineau, and Amy Webb discuss Rivian's major IPO showing and discuss why a kitchen needs to be in the trucks of the future.


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TWIG Clip: Twitter Blue Feature Demo from 2021-11-12T13:16:58


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte shows off the features of Twitter's new subscription service, Twitter Blue, including a close look at how its Nuzzel replacement functions.


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TWIG Clip: Google's AMP Has Diminished Trust in the Company from 2021-11-11T19:08:03


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt talk about the negative side effects to Google's persistence around its AMP initiative.


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STT Clip: Send Delightful, Spontaneous Messages With Lovebox from 2021-11-11T17:52:16


On Smart Tech Today, Mikah Sargent reviews the Lovebox, an internet-connected bamboo box containing a digital display. By downloading the app and typing in the box's unique code, friends, f...

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AAA Clip: Twitter Blue for Android is Anemic from 2021-11-11T17:31:01


On All About Android, Jason Howell and Ron Richards discuss Twitter Blue, the company's subscription service that just launched in the US and brings less features for Android users than for...

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STT Clip: GE's Smart Appliances Get 'Turkey Mode' from 2021-11-11T17:29:39


GE recently released an update for some of its smart appliances that adds a new cooking mode called "Turkey Mode." This special cooking mode automatically adjusts the oven's temperature and...

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TNW Clip: YouTube Dislike Count from 2021-11-11T16:41:49


On Tech News Weekly, Jason Howell & Mikah Sargent talk about YouTube's decision to hide the number of dislikes a video gets on its platform to the public.


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FLOSS Clip: A Cashless Future For All? from 2021-11-10T15:15:25


Kosta Peric of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation chats with Doc Searls and Dan Lynch on FLOSS Weekly about the challenges of developed countries around the world with regards to finan...

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SN Clip: Pwn2Own Austin: AC/DC Printer! from 2021-11-09T20:18:05


On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte look at the results from last week's Pwn2Own contest in Austin, Texas including an exploit that turns a printer into an AC/DC jukebox.


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MBW Clip: Apple Backs Off on Disabling Face ID After iFixit Discovery from 2021-11-09T15:21:22


On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Rene Ritchie talk about iFixit's discovery of iPhone 13's Face ID being disabled after replacing the screen, and how Apple w...

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TTG Clip: Leo Takes the New M1 MacBook Pro to Mexico from 2021-11-08T13:57:59


On The Tech Guy, Leo shares his thoughts on the new M1 MacBook Pro after taking it on his recent trip to Mexico.


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TWiT Clip: The Great Resignation from 2021-11-08T11:06:32


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Owen Thomas, Louise Matsakis, and Evan Brown talk about how the Great Resignation and the lying flat movement are connected to the tech industry and how i...

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TWIG Clip: Zillow Bails on Flipping Houses... What Happened? from 2021-11-04T17:29:02


On This Week in Google, Jason Howell, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt discuss Zillow's sudden end to its house flipping business and the many TikTok theories that attempt t...

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FLOSS Clip: Can Crypto Infrastructure Aid Online Payments? from 2021-11-04T15:30:53


Shawn Powers and Doc Searls speak with Paula Hunter of Mojaloop regarding the challenges of online payments around the world. Powers questions whether a crypto backend could be beneficial t...

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TNW Clip: Facebook & Meta Facial Recognition from 2021-11-04T14:58:50


Mikah covers Facebook's announcement that it would be getting rid of its facial recognition system while Meta has no plans to back down.




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WW Clip: Mesh for Microsoft Teams & the Metaverse from 2021-11-03T14:26:53


At its Fall Ignite event, Microsoft previewed Mesh for Microsoft Teams, a set of tools that will allow users to meet in virtual space (i.e. the Metaverse).


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AAA Clip: Android 12L and the Developer Opportunity from 2021-11-03T14:02:43


On All About Android, Huyen Tue Dao, the Android developer of Trello, discusses the foldable and tablet-focused Android 12L and the ongoing struggles of Android tablet development. Could th...

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MBW Clip: Apple's New MacBook Pro Is More Repairable from 2021-11-03T11:21:06


iFixit tears down Apple's new MacBook Pro and says it's more repairable than previous models.

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SN Clip: Windows 11 Compatibility is Uncertain from 2021-11-03T10:13:41


On Security Now, Steve Gibson talks about Microsoft's use of artificial intelligence to help guide compatibility for Windows 11 as announced in the Windows PC Health Check app update announ...

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FLOSS Clip: Should You Use an Online Adblocker? from 2021-11-01T11:04:59


Paul Mutton of Netcraft shares his thoughts on the use of adblockers in browsers with Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman. Are adblockers effective? Are adblockers safe? Mutton explains.

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TWiT Clip: The iPod is 20 Years Old from 2021-10-24T21:15:39


On This Week in Tech, Connie Guglielmo talks with Leo Laporte, Lou Maresca, and Owen JJ Stone about her experience watching Steve Jobs unveil the iPod 20 years ago and the legacy of its cre...

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TNW Clip: Apple Unleashed Recap from 2021-10-21T18:06:25


On Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell talk to Rene Ritchie about the new products announced at the Apple Unleashed event.


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STT Clip: LoveSac Puts Harmon Kardon Speakers in a Couch from 2021-10-21T17:35:59


On Smart Tech Today, Dan Moren and Mikah Sargent share their thoughts on Love Sac's new living room sectional. The StealthTech sofa is packed with Harmon Kardon speakers for a hidden surrou...

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TWiG Clip: Facebook Nears a Name Change from 2021-10-21T17:29:01


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt discuss how Facebook is looking into changing the company name to something that is related to being a ...

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WW Clip: About That $20 Billion Army AR Headset Deal from 2021-10-20T18:55:15


On Windows Weekly, Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, and Leo Laporte discuss Microsoft's $21.88 billion Integrated Visual Augmentation Systems (IVAS) contract with the U.S. Army.


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AAA Clip: Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro First Look from 2021-10-20T16:06:22


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Duncan Jaffrey from Ausdroid go hands-on with the new Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones.


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TTG Clip: Soundcore Frames from 2021-10-20T15:22:02


Dick DeBartolo joins Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent on The Tech Guy to talk about the Soundcore Frames, coming out in November 2021.


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SN Clip: REvil Gone For Good? from 2021-10-19T20:34:29


On Security Now, Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson discuss REvil's brief reappearance and how its reign may have ended — perhaps this time forever.


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TTG Clip: iPhone 13 Pro First Impressions with Chris Marquardt from 2021-10-17T20:07:52


On The Tech Guy, Chris Marquardt joins Leo Laporte to talk about the iPhone 13 Pro's camera.


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TWiT Clip: HTC Vive Flow For Therapy from 2021-10-17T19:36:46


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Georgia Dow, Alex Lindsay, and Bill Detwiler discuss the newly announced HTC Vive Flow VR headset and how it could set itself apart as a mindfulness and w...

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HOP Clip: Photo and Life Lessons From Joe McNally from 2021-10-17T14:00:45


Seth Miranda joins Ant Pruitt on Hands-On Photography to discuss many things going on in the world of photography. In his photography career, Miranda has had the pleasure of working with an...

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AAA Clip: Goodbye "Hey Google" (Sort Of) from 2021-10-15T13:07:37


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Chiu-Ki Chan, organizer of 360/AnDev, talk about a new feature rolling out to phones that will reduce the need to say "Hey Google" befo...

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STT Clip: Amazon's Smart Sticky Note Printer First Look from 2021-10-15T12:38:36


On Smart Tech Today, Mikah Sargent unboxes, sets up, and gives his initial thoughts on Amazon's new Day1 Edition Product: The Amazon Smart Sticky Note Printer.




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TWIG Clip: Facebook Banned Unfollow Me from 2021-10-14T19:06:10


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte. Jeff Jarvis and Ant Pruitt talk with Cory Doctorow about his Medium piece about how Facebook booted Unfollow Everything, a tool that allowed users of th...

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TNW Clip: HTC Reveals the Vive Flow VR Headset from 2021-10-14T18:28:43


Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica walks through HTC's Vive Flow announcement and tries to determine who this new VR headset is actually for.


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AAA Clip: Nokia T20 Tablet Announced from 2021-10-14T18:07:04


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Chiu-Ki Chan, organizer of 360/AnDev detail the new Nokia T20 tablet and discuss how tablet utility is really dependent on the use case...

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WW Clip: Notepad Gets an Update in Windows 11 from 2021-10-13T15:51:42


On Windows Weekly, Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, and Leo Laporte discuss the planned update for Notepad in Windows 11.


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iOS Clip: App Caps - HomeDevices & Rogervoice from 2021-10-13T15:28:41


On iOS Today, Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent share their App Caps, or app picks of the week. Rosemary's app is called HomeDevices and serves as a near-comprehensive catalog of HomeKit-e...

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FLOSS Clip: Where Does Open Standards Fit in Construction from 2021-10-13T15:27:58


Mary Hodder joins Doc Searls and Aaron Newcomb to discuss how open standards and open source can prove to be beneficial in construction today.


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SN Clip: Google Warns Gmail Users of Phishing Attempts from 2021-10-12T20:49:38


On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte discuss Google's warning sent to more than 14,000 of its Gmail users warning that Government-backed attackers might be trying to steal their pa...

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Apple's M1X MacBook Pro: What To Expect from 2021-10-12T18:31:21


On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex Lindsay discuss the rumors surrounding Apple's upcoming October event. Will the company reveal a new MacBook Pro? What ...

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TTG Clip: Shooting With the Color White from 2021-10-11T17:12:35


Chris Marquardt joins Leo Laporte on The Tech Guy with a follow-up to last week's photo topic of shooting the color black: shooting the color white.


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STT Clip: Google's Personal Safety App Will Automatically Record Video from 2021-10-11T11:34:23


On Smart Tech Today, Matthew Cassinelli and Mikah Sargent discuss a new feature for Google Pixel phones running the Personal Safety app. Upon detecting a car crash, the app can now automati...

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TWiT Clip: TikTok is Overlooked by Congress from 2021-10-10T22:48:55


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Christina Warren, Daniel Rubino, and Dan Moren discuss the power of TikTok's algorithm and how Congressional leaders misunderstand the app and its influen...

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TTG Clip: Why Cold Weather Is a Problem for Ring Video Doorbells from 2021-10-09T19:58:48


On The Tech Guy, Leo Laporte takes a call from a Colorado-based listener who's having a problem with their Ring Video Doorbell. Due to the cold weather, the device keeps deactivating. The c...

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Twitch's Massive Data Leak from 2021-10-07T21:11:08


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Ant Pruitt, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham discuss Twitch's massive data leak that includes source code and personal details of its users in one o...

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Beyerdynamic's New Mic for Creators from 2021-10-07T20:04:51


Beyerdynamic is known for creating high-quality audio gear. The company has announced two new products aimed at content creators and broadcasters in its headphone and microphone product lin...

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WW Clip: Surface Pro 8 First Impressions from 2021-10-07T19:27:46


On Windows Weekly, Paul Thurrott, Mary Jo Foley, and Leo Laporte discuss Microsoft's new Surface Pro 8 and Paul Thurrott shares his thoughts after going hands-on with the device.


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TNW Clip: Twitch Hack: What Was Leaked? from 2021-10-07T17:38:11


Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai from Vice walks through the details of the massive Twitch data leak.


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FLOSS Clip: Understanding Your "Palgorithm" in Social Media from 2021-10-06T16:47:06


James Vasile speaks with Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett on FLOSS Weekly regarding the concerns of a centralized internet and social media. Vasile is an advocate for a decentralized social ...

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AAA Clip: Developer Perspective On Android 12 from 2021-10-06T15:26:43


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Stacy Devino talk about the official release of Android 12 and what stands out to Stacy from a developer's perspective.


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SN Clip: A Known Memory Leak in Windows Explorer from 2021-10-05T21:29:38


On Security Now, Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson talk about whether Windows Explorer will continue to tear through RAM with the release of Windows 11.


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MBW Clip: 10 Years - Remembering Steve Jobs from 2021-10-05T17:02:53


On the ten-year anniversary of the death of Steve Jobs, MacBreak Weekly's Andy Ihnatko, Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie, and Alex Lindsay take some time to discuss Jobs's legacy.


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TTG Clip: Shooting With the Color Black from 2021-10-04T15:36:54


Chris Marquardt joins Leo Laporte on The Tech Guy to talk about shooting with the color black and the ways you make your photos stand out utilizing that color.


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TWiT Clip: Rivian R1T First Impressions from 2021-10-03T19:15:14


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Seth Weintraub, Denise Howell, and Nicholas De Leon discuss Seth's impression of the new Rivian electric truck, and let's just say that he liked it more t...

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TTG Clip: Amazon TV Brand from 2021-10-03T13:45:28


On The Tech Guy, Scott Wilkinson joins Leo Laporte to talk about the audio mix on Apple TV+'s Foundation, as well as talking about Amazon's own in-house TV brand.


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TTG Clip: Holo Holo: Ridesharing in Hawaii from 2021-09-30T20:06:13


On The Tech Guy, Johnny Jet talks to Leo Laporte about some travel updates for international travelers and also has a ridesharing app recommendation called Holo Holo, where you can see a dr...

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TTG Clip: The Foundation Home Theater Experience from 2021-09-30T19:21:34


Leo Laporte and Scott Wilkinson review Foundation, the new show on AppleTV+, how it contrasts from the original science fiction book series, and how it looks and sounds for home theater sys...

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TWIG Clip: Astro Robot, the Cute Spy Device from 2021-09-30T18:50:28


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt talk about Amazon's recently announced Astro Robot, what its capable of, and how it tracks its users. <...

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TNW Clip: WSJ Publishes Internal Facebook Docs from 2021-09-30T17:32:05


Facebook testifies at a Senate hearing about the safety of Instagram for teens after a bombshell report by the Wall Street Journal.


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STT Clip: Sonos Wants You To Use Your Voice Assistant of Choice from 2021-09-30T16:38:07


On Smart Tech Today, Matthew Cassinelli and Mikah Sargent discuss Sonos's claim that Google won't let the company offer the use of more than one concurrent voice assistant on its smart spea...

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WW Clip: How To Upgrade to Windows 11 Now from 2021-09-29T16:09:44


No need to wait for the upcoming launch date of Windows 11 — Windows Weekly's Paul Thurrott explains how to upgrade to Windows 11 right now.


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TTG: The Final Frontier from 2021-09-29T15:30:10


Rod Pyle joins Leo Laporte on The Tech Guy to talk about William Shatner's upcoming trip into space through Blue Origin.


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AAA Clip: Android 12.1 is All About Foldables from 2021-09-28T22:22:21


On All About Android, Ron Richards, Jason Howell, and Mishaal Rahman from XDA Developers talk about the XDA exclusive hands-on with Android 12.1 and how its focus on foldables could also be...

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SN Clip: Chrome's 12th 0-Day This Year from 2021-09-28T20:54:05


On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte discuss how Google's Chrome browser has been hit with yet another 0-day in 2021, its 12th to date.


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iOS Clip: iPad mini Review from 2021-09-28T16:14:51


On iOS Today, Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent discuss their tiny, new companion, the iPad mini. The size, display, battery life, and Apple Pencil support combine to make Apple's latest i...

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MBW Clip: Using an iPad mini as a Phone from 2021-09-28T15:02:22


On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte spends a bit of time trying to turn his iPad into an iPhone. With the large screen, cellular connectivity, and small size, he argues the iPad mini makes for ...

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TWiT Clip: Is Peter Thiel Evil or Misunderstood? from 2021-09-26T21:52:28


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Steven Levy, Dan Gillmor, and Jeff Jarvis discuss Steven's piece about Peter Thiel, the controversial entrepreneur and venture capitalist that is equally ...

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TWIET Clip: Microsoft Airband Wants to Close the Rural Broadband Divide from 2021-09-24T21:14


On This Week in Enterprise Tech, Lou Maresca, Brian Chee and Curt Franklin talk about the Microsoft Airband Initiative that aims to bring broadband to rural areas.


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TNW Clip: Flying Micro Machines from 2021-09-23T18:19:13


On Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent speaks with John Rogers for Northwestern University who led a team to create the world's smallest flying microchip and what it might be used for in the fu...

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TWIG Clip: Microsoft's Surface Duo 2 Gets Better Specs from 2021-09-23T18:09:23


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Ant Pruitt, and Jason Howell preview the new Microsoft Surface Duo 2 to see if the changes from last year's model might solve the p...

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WW Clip: First Look - Surface Duo 2 from 2021-09-22T16:29:11


On Windows Weekly, Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, and Leo Laporte share their initial thoughts on Microsoft's newly announced Surface Duo 2.


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AAA Clip: Pixel Foldables Incoming! from 2021-09-22T16:24:42


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards cover the rumors and bread crumbs that seem to indicate that two Pixel foldable devices might be in line to release by the...

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TTG Clip: The Slice Carton Cutter from 2021-09-22T13:56:56


Dick DeBartolo joins Leo Laporte on The Tech Guy to talk about an inexpensive plastic cutter called the Slice Carton Cutter. Much safer blade to use since the blade is ceramic and it's very...

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SN Clip: DDoS Attack on VoIP.ms from 2021-09-21T21:13:54


On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte discuss a devastating and still ongoing DDoS attack against the latest in a series of VoIP service providers.


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iOS Clip: iOS 15 - Focus Modes Explained from 2021-09-21T16:37:29


If you've updated to iOS 15 and you're wondering what happened to "Do Not Disturb," you'll want to take the time to learn about Focus Modes. Rosemary Orchard explains the new, more powerful...

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TTG Clip: VE TV Shootout 2021 from 2021-09-21T16:07:01


On The Tech Guy, Scott Wilkinson joins Leo Laporte to talk about Value Electronic's Great TV Shootout 2021, where professionals were invited to evaluate different flagship models of TVs and...

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TTG Clip: Inspiration4 from 2021-09-20T14:02:33


Rod Pyle joins Leo Laporte on The Tech Guy to talk about the Inspiration4 mission that touched back down Saturday evening. Rod also talks about a new study that identified a new planet bill...

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TTG Clip: Inspiration 4 from 2021-09-20T14:02:33


Rod Pyle joins Leo Laporte on The Tech Guy to talk about the Inspiration 4 mission that touched back down Saturday evening. Rod also talks about a new study that identified a new planet bil...

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TWiT Clip: Google and Apple Removed a Smart Voting App in Russia from 2021-09-19T20:03:06


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Devindra Hardawar, Harry McCracken, and Jason Hiner discuss how Apple and Google faced and buckled under pressure from the Russian government to remove an...

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TWiET Clip: Microsoft Says You Don't Need Your Password Anymore from 2021-09-17T20:58:21


On This Week in Enterprise Tech, Lou Maresca, Brian Chee, and Curt Franklin talk about the beginning of the end for passwords with the news that Microsoft is allowing users to remove passwo...

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TWiG Clip: Is Instagram Toxic for Teens? from 2021-09-16T18:21:03


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt discuss internal Facebook documents that show how the company knew how Instagram was harmful to teens. ...

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STT Clip: Nintendo Switch Enables Bluetooth Audio from 2021-09-16T17:27:55


On Smart Tech Today, Mikah Sargent and Dan Moren celebrate a new feature for the Nintendo Switch: Bluetooth audio connectivity.


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TNW Clip: Understanding Google's Tensor Chip from 2021-09-16T17:26:52


On Tech News Weekly, Mishaal Rahman from XDA Developers talks about his exclusive look at the Google Tensor chip and what Pixel 6 owners can expect.


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MBW Clip: When Will the New Apple Watch Ship? from 2021-09-16T17:06:45


On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Mikah Sargent talk about the launch of the new Apple Watch Series 7. Apple says it'll be coming later this Fall, but doesn't...

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AAA Clip: Lenovo Tab P11 Pro Review from 2021-09-16T16:51:47


On All About Android, Ron Richards shows off his latest tablet purchase, the Lenovo Tab P11 Pro. It's multitasking capable but excels in playing media and lasting throughout the day.

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WW Clip: Microsoft Study - Remote Work Hurts Collaboration from 2021-09-15T16:54:14


On Windows Weekly, Paul Thurrott, Mary Jo Foley, and Leo Laporte discuss a new study published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour wherein Microsoft researchers study the effects of remot...

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TTG Clip: The BioLite SolarHome from 2021-09-15T15:16:27


Dick DeBartolo joins Leo Laporte on The Tech Guy to discuss the BioLite Solar Home 620: a solar kit that includes a solar panel, built-in radio, and over-head lights. A great efficient way ...

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SN Clip: How WFH Impacts Security from 2021-09-14T21:15:42


On Security Now, Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson talk about the security impact of home workers and professionals and the systems they are working to protect.


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TTG Clip: Autonomous Taxis from 2021-09-13T17:20:37


Sam Abuelsamid joins Leo Laporte on The Tech Guy to talk about a RoboTaxi service being tested in Munich, Germany, using autonomous electric vehicles called Moovit.


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TWiT Clip: Broadband Internet in the US is Pathetic from 2021-09-12T21:14:48


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Karl Bode, Brianna Wu, and Lisa Eadiccico discuss the sad state of internet connectivity in the US. It obviously has a long way to go.

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TTG Clip: Apple v Epic Aftermath from 2021-09-12T20:25:16


On The Tech Guy, Leo Laporte talks about the aftermath of the Apple vs Epic lawsuit.


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TTG Clip: How To Reset An Apple ID Password from 2021-09-11T20:54:14


Eddie has an old iPad Mini that was given to him by a friend. However, he's forgotten his Apple password and can't unlock it. Leo Laporte says to go to IForgot.Apple.com to reset it.

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TWiET Clip: Digital IDs on Your iPhone from 2021-09-10T20:06:49


On This Week in Enterprise Tech, Lou Maresca, Curt Franklin, and Brian Chee talk about digital IDs and the news that Apple will enable storing your driver's license on your iPhone in 8 stat...

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FLOSS Clip: Getting VC Funding for Your Open Source Project from 2021-09-10T16:58:07


Richard North of Atomicjar and Testcontainers talks about the experience of getting venture capital funding for open source projects. Dan Lynch and Doc Searls of FLOSS Weekly asks if there ...

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TWiG Clip: Twitter Feature Dump from 2021-09-09T19:40:19


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt talk about a number of new features that Twitter is rolling out and testing with users including Commun...

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STT Clip: Finally, This Roomba Avoids Pet Poo from 2021-09-09T18:24:47


On Smart Tech Today, Matthew Cassinelli and Mikah Sargent discuss the new iRobot Roomba j7+, a robotic vacuum that can identify — and avoid — pet waste.


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TWiG Clip: What is Zoom Dysmorphia? from 2021-09-09T18:02:58


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt talk about the rise of Zoom dysmorphia and what it means.


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TNW Clip: What To Expect During Apple's iPhone 13 Event from 2021-09-09T17:52:31


On Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent talks with John Voorhees from MacStories about all of the announcements he expects to hear during Apple's upcoming 'California Streaming' hardware event i...

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Better Hearing With Olive Pro Earbuds from 2021-09-09T12:57:57


Olive Pro earbuds offer hearing assistance to those suffering from hearing loss. These are not hearing aids, but do allow consumers to filter out unwanted frequencies for a better hearing e...

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Chefman InstaCoffee from 2021-09-08T16:48:23


Dick DeBartolo swims by The Tech Guy to talk about the Chefman Single Serve InstaCoffee machine and share his impressions with it.


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TTG Clip: Chefman InstaCoffee from 2021-09-08T16:48:23


Dick DeBartolo swims by The Tech Guy to talk about the Chefman Single Serve InstaCoffee machine and share his impressions with it.


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WW Clip: Android Subsystem App Appears in Microsoft Store from 2021-09-08T15:47:31


On Windows Weekly, Paul Thurrott, Mary Jo Foley, and Leo Laporte talk about the appearance of a placeholder app in the Microsoft Store called "Windows Subsystem for Android." The panel asks...

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AAA Clip: Are Notification Ads a Nuisance? from 2021-09-07T21:13:15


On All About Android, Jason Howell and Ron Richards talk about reports of the Lenovo P11 Pro receiving notification ads and debate whether it is a nuisance or an easily dismissible event. <...

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TTG Clip: Framework Laptop First Impressions from 2021-09-07T21:02:19


Leo Laporte got his hands on the Framework laptop and gives his quick first impressions on the device.


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SN Clip: "Internet Anonymity" is an Oxymoron from 2021-09-07T20:25:23


On Security Now, Steve Gibson talks with Leo Laporte about ProtonMail's changing commitment to making sure that IP logs not linked to anonymous email accounts on the service.


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MBW Clip: Ford Snaps Up Apple Car Chief from 2021-09-07T17:13:11


On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex Lindsay discuss some breaking news: According to reports by CNBC & Bloomberg, Ford has hired Doug Field, the VP of Apple's long-r...

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TWiT Clip: Apple's CSAM Reversal from 2021-09-05T21:31:47


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Larry Magid, Alex Kantrowitz, and Dan Patterson discuss how Apple has decided to reverse course on its on-device CSAM scanning for now, and Larry Magid ex...

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TTG Clip: The Cadillac Lyriq from 2021-09-05T21:03:09


Sam Abuelsamid joins Leo Laporte on The Tech Guy to talk about Cadillac's newly unveiled electric vehicle, the Lyric.


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TWIG Clip: China's Gaming Rules For Kids from 2021-09-02T21:00:27


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt discuss China's recent restrictions for children that limit them to three hours of gaming per week. Listen

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TWIG Clip: Catching Up With Craig Newmark from 2021-09-02T19:51:10


On This Week in Google, Craig Newmark made a surprise appearance where he talked all about what he's been up to post-Craigslist including his pigeon philanthropy.


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AAA Clip: Cracking Open Google's In-App Payments Rules from 2021-09-02T18:25:31


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, Florence Ion, and guest Chris Lacy discuss the South Korean law that aims to end Google's dominance in Android's in-app payments systems an...

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TTG Clip: Volumetric Lighting from 2021-09-02T17:35:12


Chris Marquardt talks with Leo Laporte about shooting with volumetric light on The Tech Guy.


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STT Clip: Samsung Can Disable Your Samsung Smart TV from 2021-09-02T17:26:52


On Smart Tech Today, Matthew Cassinelli and Mikah Sargent discuss an anti-theft feature from Samsung called "TV Block." With TV Block, Samsung has the ability to remotely disable Samsung TV...

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TNW Clip: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 First Look from 2021-09-02T17:06:54


On Tech News Weekly, Jason Howell answers questions by Mikah Sargent about the newly released premium foldable device by Samsung, the Galaxy Z Fold 3.


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TTG Clip: What TV & Soundbar Should I Get? from 2021-09-01T14:57:58


Brian asks Home Theater Geek Scott Wilkinson and Leo Laporte for advice buying a simple but awesome home theater setup.


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AAA Clip: A Replacement For Google Photo's Free Storage from 2021-08-31T22:40:30


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Florence Ion, Ron Richards, and guest Chris Lacy read an email from a fan who has a solid replacement for Google's once-free photo and video cloud storag...

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SN Clip: Credit Freeze vs Credit Lock from 2021-08-31T19:59:52


On Security Now, Steve Gibson revisits last week's discussion around what T-Mobile subscribers should do to protect themselves in light of the massive T-Mobile data leak.


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MBW Clip: Future iPhones To Use Satellite for Communication from 2021-08-31T16:47:59


On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Alex Lindsay discuss rumors for Apple's upcoming iPhone. According to several sources, the next iPhone may use low-Earth orb...

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TTG Clip: The Mouse Jiggler from 2021-08-31T14:53:26


Dick DeBartolo joins Leo Laporte on The Tech Guy to talk about the USB Mouse Jiggler that is detected as a regular mouse by your computer and will simulate regular or random mouse movements...

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Instagram Wants To Know Your Birthday from 2021-08-31T12:21:11


Instagram has announced birthday requirements for new Instagram accounts. This is an effort to help make Instagram a safer place for its users. But what are the privacy implications? Ant Pr...

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TTG Clip: A Good Idea to Postpone Your Hawaii Trip? from 2021-08-30T14:18:34


Johnny Jet joins Leo Laporte on The Tech Guy to talk about Hawaii discouraging tourists to visit Hawaii, as well as sharing his tips to avoid Covid while flying.


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TTG Clip: 10-Digit Dialing from 2021-08-29T21:40:14


Quick PSA: starting October 24th, you'll need to start dialing all ten digits when making phone calls. Leo Laporte explains why on The Tech Guy.


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TWiT Clip: Trial of the Century - Elizabeth Holmes from 2021-08-29T20:12:55


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Dwight Silverman, Alex Wilhelm, and Owen JJ Stone discuss "the trial of the century" with disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes in the crosshairs.

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TWiG Clip: OnlyFans Changes Mind on Porn Ban from 2021-08-27T21:32:31


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham discuss OnlyFans' sudden reversal of its porn ban that resulted in many sex workers leaving the platform entirely. ...

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iOS Clip: New App Store Changes for Developers from 2021-08-27T17:54:13


Apple announces several changes to the App Store including how developers can communicate with users about other payment options outside of their apps. Rosemary Orchard and Matthew Cassinel...

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TNW Clip: OnlyFans Likes Porn Again from 2021-08-26T18:26:46


On Tech News Weekly, Jason Howell talks with Anna Kramer from Protocol about the about-face made by OnlyFans when its porn ban caused major pushback by sex workers and users.


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STT Clip: Everyone Benefits From Family Bell from 2021-08-26T16:43:54


On Smart Tech Today, Matthew Cassinelli talks with Jason Howell about his use of the family bell on his Google Home devices and how his family relied on the feature throughout the COVID loc...

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TWiG Clip: Nest Cam and Nest Doorbell First Look from 2021-08-26T16:40


On This Week in Google, Stacey Higginbotham shows off the newly released Nest Cam and Nest Doorbell that run off of battery power as well as AC power.


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Nest Cam and Nest Doorbell First Look from 2021-08-26T16:40


On This Week in Google, Stacey Higginbotham shows off the newly released Nest Cam and Nest Doorbell that run off of battery power as well as AC power.


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AAA Clip: Another Wireless Android Auto Dongle from 2021-08-25T22:32:49


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Florence Ion discuss another crowdfunded solution for wireless connection to Android Auto head units called Carsify.


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WW Clip: Quake for Xbox is Perfect Nostalgia Fodder from 2021-08-25T15:06:24


On Windows Weekly, Paul Thurrott shares his love of the original Quake and details how comprehensive and enjoyable the release of Quake for Xbox has been for him.


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TTG Clip: A Backpack For Back to School from 2021-08-25T10:03:21


Mad's maddest writer, Dick DeBartolo, joins Leo Laporte on The Tech Guy to talk about a backpack that is designed to give you a mini-massage, has a built-in USB power port, and plenty of po...

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SN Clip: T-Mobile Subscribers: Do This Now from 2021-08-24T20:21:11


On Security Now, Steve Gibson shares some practical advice for T-Mobile subscribers after the company's major data leak was revealed to the public officially.


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MBW Clip: A Look at Tim Cook's Decade as Apple CEO from 2021-08-24T17:11:07


Today marks the tenth anniversary since Tim Cook became CEO of Apple. Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex Lindsay look back (and forward) at Tim's tenure leading Apple on MacB...

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TTG Clip: Schmigadoon & the ClearTV Antenna from 2021-08-24T14:15:17


Scott Wilkinson joins Leo Laporte on The Tech Guy to talk about a show on Apple TV+ that he's been enjoying, as well as talking about the ClearTV HD Antenna that's been advertising as of la...

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TTG Clip: Mars Rovers & Blue Origin vs SpaceX from 2021-08-23T15:57:20


Rod Pyle joins Leo Laporte on The Tech Guy to talk about what's been happening on Mars with the US & Chinese rovers, as well as the litigation between Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and Elon M...

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FTC: Facebook MUST SELL INSTAGRAM from 2021-08-23T15:14:42


The FTC comes after tech giant Facebook with antitrust and anticompetitive allegations. FTC states that Facebook has "systematically tracked potential rivals and acquired companies that it ...

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TTG Clip: Chevy Bolt Battery Recall from 2021-08-22T21:50:23


Sam Abuelsamid talks with Leo Laporte about the recall of Chevy Bolt EV batteries because defective batteries may have a risk of fire.


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TWiT Clip: Proposition 22 is Ruled Unconstitutional from 2021-08-22T19:25:06


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Kevin Rose, Lisa Schmeiser, and Nate Lanxon discuss California's Proposition 22 that was passed by voters and ultimately shut down by a judge leaving gig ...

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TTG Clip: Chevy Bolt & the Tesla Robot from 2021-08-21T20:36:23


Leo Laporte talks about the Chevy Bolt recall & the Tesla robot Elon Musk unveiled earlier.


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TTG Clip: Portable Shower Kit from 2021-08-20T21:47:36


On The Tech Guy, GizWiz Dick DeBartolo shows off a gadget that can help you shower or water your plants wherever you go, just need a bucket of water!


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TWIET Clip: BlackHat 2021 Report from 2021-08-20T19:56:45


On This Week in Enterprise Tech, Curt Franklin talks about his experience attending BlackHat 2021 in Las Vegas.


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iOS Clip: Ian's Awesome Counter & McClockface from 2021-08-20T18:05:38


On iOS Today, Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent don their caps and share their app picks of the week. This week, Rosemary Orchard shows off an easy way to encourage focus using your Apple ...

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TTG Clip: Saving Frequent Flyer Miles for Emergencies from 2021-08-20T14:50:18


Travel guru Johnny Jet joins Leo Laporte to talk about a personal story and the importance of saving some frequent flyer miles for emergencies such as having to travel to visit a family mem...

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TTG Clip: Audeze CRBN Electrostatic Headphones Review from 2021-08-19T20:15:57


On The Tech Guy, Scott Wilkinson talks with Leo Laporte about the Audeze CRBN Electrostatic Headphones which use an ultra-thin custom carbon nanotube diaphragm for an open, airy sound. Are ...

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STT Clip: Matter's Delay Is a Good Thing from 2021-08-19T18:07:43


On Smart Tech Today, Matthew Cassinelli and Mikah Sargent discuss the news that Matter is delaying its official launch until 2022. The two explain why the delay is a good thing and what Mat...

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TNW Clip: Trying Out Oculus' Horizon Workrooms from 2021-08-19T17:23:40


On Tech News Weekly, Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent discuss Facebook's new virtual space, Horizon Workrooms and Mikah shares his experience using the beta.




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TWiG Clip: T-Mobile Confirms Major Hack from 2021-08-19T15:04:40


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt discuss T-Mobile's confirmation that more than 40 million customer records were hacked and being sold o...

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WW Clip: New Windows 11 "Inbox" Apps Are Here from 2021-08-18T18:05:18


On Windows Weekly, Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Mary Jo Foley discuss the latest build of Windows 11 and the "inbox" apps that come along with it.


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AAA Clip: How Does Android Auto Compare to Assistant Driving Mode? from 2021-08-18T16:18:04


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, Florence Ion, and Damien Wilde from 9to5Google talk about Google's transition from Android Auto on phones to Assistant Driving Mode and why...

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FLOSS Clip: Self-Taught IT Learning Path from 2021-08-18T15:30:34


Doc Searls and Aaron Newcomb chat with Clyde Seepersad of the Linux Foundation about today's approach to IT training and certifications. How does self-taught compare to a classroom environm...

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AAA Clip: Nothing Ear(1) Impressions from 2021-08-18T15:30:21


On All About Android, Damien Wilde from 9to5Google talks with Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards about his experience wearing and using the new Nothing Ear(1) true wireless earbud...

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AAA Clip: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 Hands-on from 2021-08-17T22:52:38


On All About Android, Florence Ion and Damien Wilde talk about their experiences with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 and whether it's the foldable device to finally crack into the mainstream. ...

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SN Clip: Messenger Gets End-to-end Encryption from 2021-08-17T19:51:27


On Security Now, Steve Gibson shares with Leo Laporte how Facebook is taking the first steps in bringing end-to-end encryption to Messenger.


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MBW Clip: An Update on Apple's CSAM Scanning Plans from 2021-08-17T15:06:56


On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex Lindsay discuss the latest round of updates regarding Apple's upcoming plans for Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) sca...

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TTG Clip: Starbase Tour from 2021-08-17T13:46:43


Leo Laporte talks to Rod Pyle about Tim Dodd of Everyday Astronaut and how he got a tour of the SpaceX Starbase Rocket facility in Texas with Elon Musk.


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TWiT Clip: New Bill Has App Stores in Lawmaker's Sight from 2021-08-15T22:47:29


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Mike Elgan, Owen Thomas, and Tim Stevens discuss a new bill, the Open App Markets Act, that aims to make app markets more competitive.

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TTG Clip: T-Mobile Data Breach from 2021-08-15T18:08:15


Leo Laporte talks about a developing story of T-Mobile being a victim of an alleged data breach Sunday morning.


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TTG Clip: Watching the Olympics in 8K from 2021-08-13T21:23:26


On The Tech Guy, Scott Wilkinson talks with Leo Laporte about an Intel demo he was invited to where he was given a real-time demo of the Olympics streamed in 8K 60fps.


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iOS Clip: Ted Lasso Stickers & Mini Motorways from 2021-08-13T17:58:29


On iOS Today, Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent don their caps and share their app picks of the week. This week, Rosemary Orchard shows off a new sticker pack from Apple that's all about t...

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Glass Takes On Instagram from 2021-08-13T13:25:39


Instagram recently stated it was no longer a "photo-sharing app." Glass Labs has decided to create not only a photo app, but a photo community for aspiring photographers to share their work...

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TWiG Clip: Will Leo Buy the Samsung Z Flip 3? from 2021-08-12T20:44:06


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte talks about the more palatable price point of the newly announced Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 and sits firmly on the fence as to whether he will purchase one...

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TWiG Clip: Is Uber a Scam? from 2021-08-12T18:57:17


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt discuss a piece by Cory Doctorow about the failed Uber experiment and the state of late-stage capitalis...

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AAA Clip: OnePlus Playing the Foil from 2021-08-12T17:45:54


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Matteo Doni, and Juan Bagnell discuss OnePlus's sudden promotion of a foldable event taking place at the same time a Samsung's Unpacked event.


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TNW Clip: Infrastructure Bill and Cryptocurrency from 2021-08-12T16:50:03


On Tech News Weekly, Jason Howell speaks with Nikhilesh De from Coinbase about the Senate passage of the Infrastructure Bill and the failed effort to more clearly define what a "broker" of ...

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WW Clip: Microsoft, Samsung Partner for Foldable-Aware Apps from 2021-08-11T18:31:32


On Windows Weekly, Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, and Leo Laporte discuss Microsoft's new partnership with Samsung aimed at bringing foldable-aware apps to Samsung's latest round of foldable...

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Samsung Unpacked in Five Minutes from 2021-08-11T09:47:31


Jason Howell walks through the major announcements from Samsung's Unpacked August 2021 event with details on the Galaxy Watch 4, Galaxy Z Fold 3, Galaxy Z Flip 3, and Galaxy Buds 2.

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TWiT Clip: The Slippery Slope of Apple's CSAM Protections from 2021-08-08T21:24:50


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte. Sam Abuelsamid, Stacey Higginbotham, and Doc Rock discuss the big news regarding Apple's proposed CSAM protection methods on iPhones and iCloud and how th...

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Apple & NCMEC from 2021-08-08T20:45:12


Leo Laporte talks about Apple's new child safety policy and how with iOS 15, Apple will team up with the National Center of Missing and Exploited Child Network (NCMEC) to scan photos and co...

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TTG Clip: Extending Your Wi-Fi from 2021-08-06T20:32:19


Dick DeBartolo the GizWiz talks with Leo Laporte The Tech Guy about how he extends his Wi-Fi to his studio, thanks to a suggestion from Leo.


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TTG Clip: Is Business Travel Back? from 2021-08-06T19:41:19


Johnny Jet talks with Leo Laporte The Tech Guy about travel updates, why Johnny has had to cancel some travel plans and is business travel coming back?


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WW Clip: It'll Cost You To Run Windows on an iPad from 2021-08-05T19:21:40


On Windows Weekly, Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, and Leo Laporte share the details of Microsoft's recently announced Windows 365 service. It's a pricey option for individuals, but that's be...

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TNW Clip: Pixel 6 Hands-On from 2021-08-05T18:01:08


On Tech News Weekly, Jason Howell & Mikah Sargent talk to Cherlynn Low from Engadget about her first look with the formally announced Pixel 6.


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FLOSS Clip: The Year of the Internet We Know Today from 2021-08-05T17:06:59


Nick Vidal shares some interesting tidbits with Doc Searls and Shawn Powers regarding the internet and several other tech milestones that happened in the early 1990s.


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AAA Clip: Pixel 6 Pro Looks HOT from 2021-08-05T16:53:36


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, Florence Ion, and Russell Holly talk about Google's unveiling of the upcoming Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro devices with the company going all-in...

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TWiG Clip: NYU Researcher Accounts Disabled By Facebook from 2021-08-04T21:58:40


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Ant Pruitt, and Mike Masnick from Techdirt talk about Facebook's removal of NYU researcher's accounts looking into political ad trends. Listen

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MBW Clip: Checking In on Apple Music Spatial Audio from 2021-08-04T19:16:28


On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Alex Lindsay follow up on Spatial Audio for Apple Music. Some music producers have shared their thoughts and processes regar...

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SN Clip: Why Firefox MAU is Dropping from 2021-08-03T19:46:04


On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte discuss why Firefox is seeing a significant drop in monthly active users and where they are going.


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TTG Clip: Optimizing Projectors For HDR from 2021-08-03T17:02:28


Scott Wilkinson joins Leo Laporte to talk about optimizing home theater projectors for HDR, even though they do not get as bright as an OLED TV.


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Pixel 6 Pro Announced! from 2021-08-02T11:47:20


Jason Howell shares his thoughts moments after Google unveiled its next lineup of Pixel phones, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. Google is aiming to compete in the premium flagship class and th...

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TWiT Clip: Activision Blizzard and Bro Culture from 2021-08-01T20:25:04


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Carolina Milanesi, Wesley Faulkner, and Fr. Robert Ballecer discuss the details of the Activision Blizzard lawsuit that show some of the ways that game co...

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AAA Clip: What to Expect at Samsung Unpacked 2021 from 2021-07-29T21:52:51


On All About Android, Jason Howell and Ron Richards talk about Samsung's upcoming Unpacked event and the many devices that are expected to break cover at the event including foldables and t...

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TWIG Clip: Facebook Leading the Metaverse Charge from 2021-07-29T20:26:59


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Ant Pruitt, Jason Howell, and Kevin Marks talk about Facebook's ambitions with its Metaverse strategy and what that might actually look like.


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FLOSS Clip: QR Codes, Incognito Browsers and Online Privacy from 2021-07-29T18:13:25


Doc Searls, Dan Lynch, Jonathan Bennett and Katherine Druckman chat about the popular web browsers today and privacy. QR codes have gained popularity since the pandemic, but many are concer...

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TNW Clip: Activision Blizzard Walk-Out from 2021-07-29T16:29:49


On Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent talks with Sarah LeBoeuf from GameDaily.biz about the sexist culture being reported at Activision Blizzard and her in-person coverage of the employee walk...

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WW Clip: Will We See a Surface Duo 2 This Fall? from 2021-07-28T15:22:57


On Windows Weekly, Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Mary Jo Foley discuss rumors and leaks of a revised Surface Duo device, the Surface Duo 2. Could we see a launch this Fall?


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SN Clip: Chrome 92 Detects Phishing Faster from 2021-07-27T19:25:20


On Security Now, Steve Gibson walks through some of the big changes found in the latest Chrome 92 update including improved phishing detection.


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MBW Clip: It's Time To Update Your iPhone from 2021-07-27T15:05:58


On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Alex Lindsay discuss a number of iOS and macOS zero-days and encourage folks to update their devices for the latest round of...

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FLOSS Clip: The Impact of Open Source on Enterprise Security from 2021-07-26T12:37:55


HackerOne CEO, Marten Mickos joins Doc Searls and Simon Phipps to discuss the importance of the open-source community involvement in the information security sector. Like Red Hat, Micoks be...

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TWiT Clip: Right to Repair Gets an FTC Boost from 2021-07-26T11:34:53


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte. Owen JJ Stone, Georgia Dow, and Iain Thomson discuss the FTC's vote to enforce Right to Repair and how much power it actually has to enforce it. ...

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TTG Clip: Watch the Olympics in 4K from 2021-07-24T20:11:57


On The Tech Guy, Leo Laporte talks with Scott Wilkinson the Home Theater Geek about ways to watch the Tokyo Olympics in 4k resolution.


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iOS Clip: Anker vs. Apple - Best iPhone Battery Pack from 2021-07-23T18:54:10


On iOS Today, Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent discuss Apple's new MagSafe Battery Pack and compare it to the magnetic battery packs from other companies, including Anker's less-expensive...

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TWiG Clip: TikTok's Mysterious Algorithm from 2021-07-22T19:38:12


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt discuss Wall Street Journal's investigation into TikTok's powerful algorithm and the secret has been re...

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STT Clip: Should Our Voice Assistants Swear? from 2021-07-22T17:41:19


On Smart Tech Today, Matthew Cassinelli and Mikah Sargent discussed a piece from Wired UK about voice assistants taking on the behavior of their owners. If we swear in conversations with Al...

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TNW Clip: Akamai Service Disruption from 2021-07-22T16:44:07


On Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell talk about the service disruption that affected Akamai and how that brought down tens of thousands of websites for a few hours.


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WW Clip: How Much Will Windows 365 Cost You? from 2021-07-21T16:48:51


On Windows Weekly, Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, and Leo Laporte talk about the leaked price point for one of the SKUs of Microsoft's upcoming Cloud PC offering, Windows 365.


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Android 12 Beta 3 Features from 2021-07-20T23:07:59


On All About Android, Ron Richards and Florence Ion talk about the just-released Android 12 Beta 3 and the features added in this close to final version.


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AAA Clip - Android 12 Beta 3 Features from 2021-07-20T23:07:59


On All About Android, Ron Richards and Florence Ion talk about the just-released Android 12 Beta 3 and the features added in this close to final version.


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SN Clip: REvil Vanishes from 2021-07-20T20:56:17


On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte talk about the sudden and total disappearance of REvil, the group responsible for a series of high-profile ransomware attacks.


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MBW Clip: Counterfeit AirPods Are Costly for Apple from 2021-07-20T16:58:38


On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Rene Ritchie talk about a recent report that suggests counterfeit AirPods cost Apple $3.2B in 2021 alone.


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TWiT Clip: A Push To Ban Facial Recognition in Retail Stores from 2021-07-19T12:01:31


Facial recognition continues to be controversial technology regarding personal privacy. There's been a push to ban the use of this technology in stores. Andy Ihnatko speaks with Jason Snell...

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iOS Clip: HomePod Shortcuts - Make Siri Say What You Want from 2021-07-16T17:57:10


On iOS Today's Shortcuts Corner segment, Rosemary Orchard shows you how to create a Siri Shortcut that will let you make Siri say a phrase of your choice.

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What's in Stacey's Home? from 2021-07-15T18:43:48


During This Week in Google, Stacey Higginbotham shares some of the IOT devices she has in her new home, now, one year after moving in. Jeff Jarvis and Ant Pruitt shares curiosity around her...

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TNW Clip: Yeet the Fleets from 2021-07-15T16:55:12


On Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent and Ant Pruitt discuss Twitter's decision to shut down its Fleets feature on the platform.


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WW Clip: Windows 365: Not for Consumers from 2021-07-14T16:03:22


On Windows Weekly, Mary Jo Foley wraps up the segment on Windows 365 by explaining who the cloud computing system ISN'T for.


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SN Clip: Windows 11: Vulnerable by Design from 2021-07-13T20:27:08


On Security Now, Steve Gibson explains the ongoing "PrintNightmare" saga, including Microsoft's insistence that certain registry settings make your system "vulnerable by design."


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MBW Clip: How Apple's Laptop Sales Compare to Chromebook from 2021-07-13T17:30:04


On MacBreak Weekly, Alex Lindsay, Rene Ritchie, and Andy Ihnatko talk about a recent report from Trendforce that says Chromebooks, Samsung laptops, and Apple's MacBook computers are taking ...

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TWiT Clip: This AI Concerns Leo Laporte from 2021-07-11T22:39:30


AI continues to find a place in day-to-day operations. Leo Laporte, Larry Magid, Christina Warren, and Devindra Hardawar discuss the use of AI as a voice actor for ads or other creative art...

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Combining Two Apple ID Accounts from 2021-07-10T21:47:12


Robert from Los Angeles has two Apple ID accounts and wants to find a way to combine his purchases and data into one.


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FLOSS Clip: Fallout With Latest Audacity Terms of Service from 2021-07-08T16:36:28


Buster Neece of AzuraCast joins Doc Searls and Dan Lynch on FLOSS Weekly to share insight on the latest controversy surrounding open source audio editing software, Audacity. Is Audacity spy...

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TNW Clip: Find a Job With TikTok Resumes from 2021-07-08T16:25:14


On Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent speaks with Abrar Al-Heeti from CNET about how TikTok is encouraging job seekers to post a video resume on the platform. But does it work?


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WW Clip: Is Microsoft's Cloud PC Just Around the Corner? from 2021-07-08T16:14:25


Mary Jo Foley predicts Microsoft will announce its long-rumored Cloud PC desktop virtualization service at its annual Inspire partner conference. The event kicks off the week of July 12. Listen

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TWiG Clip: Trump Sues Big Tech Over Censorship from 2021-07-07T18:57:41


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt talk about former President Trump's class-action lawsuit against the biggest social media companies ove...

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AAA Clip: App Bundles Oust APKs in the Play Store from 2021-07-06T21:01:29


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Matteo Doni from Tech Travel Geeks talk about Google's announcement that it will require developers to use App Bundles for app distribu...

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SN Clip: "PrintNightmare" is NOT CVE-2021-1675 from 2021-07-06T20:13:12


On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte discuss the so-called Windows "PrintNightmare" remote code execution flaw.


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MBW Clip: Apple's Relationship With App Developers from 2021-07-06T15:12:58


On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Rene Ritchie talk about the concerns third-party app developers have about Apple's App Store.


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Jeff Bezos: What Qualities Make Up a Good CEO? from 2021-07-03T20:27:39


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Brianna Wu, and Amy Webb discuss the change of guard at Amazon as Andy Jassy takes over as CEO. Webb shares the qualities she commonly sees in CEOs, and t...

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Can RISC-V Give Old Hardware New Life? from 2021-07-02T18:47:23


Stephano Cetola joins Jonathan Bennett and Doc Searls to discuss RISC-V. A Club TWiT member poses a question to Cetola about hold hardware potentially getting new life with RISC-V instructi...

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Google and Microsoft: Cease-Fire Over from 2021-07-02T18:37:42


On This Week in Google Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis and Ant Pruitt discuss the historical battle between Microsoft and Google which was currently under a "non-aggression pa...

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Hands-On With Windows 11 from 2021-07-01T18:23:49


Ant Pruitt chats with CNET's Ian Sherr about his experience with the preview version of Windows 11 operating system on Tech News Weekly. Sherr also shares insight on Microsoft's approach on...

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Windows 11: Outrage! from 2021-06-30T14:30:51


On Windows Weekly, Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, and Leo Laporte explained, discusses, and dissected the outrage surrounding Windows 11 and its hardware requirements.

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Lenovo Yoga Tab 13 Can Also Be an External Monitor from 2021-06-29T22:42:56


On All About Android, Ron Richards and Florence Ion talk about the newly announced Lenovo Yoga Tab 13, an Android tablet with many good features but the standout feature is that it has a mi...

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$600M Ransomware Attack from 2021-06-29T19:11:30


Why did a ransomware attack cost Ireland's national health system $600 million? Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte explain how the initial 20-million dollar ransom costs ballooned and lead to an ...

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Standing in Line for the First iPhone from 2021-06-29T17:20:27


On MacBreak Weekly, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Leo Laporte recall their experiences during Apple's first iPhone launch.


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Crypto Crackdown: China Bans Mining, UK Bans Binance from 2021-06-29T10:56:31


China bans crypto mining, South African brothers vanish along with their $3.6 billion in Bitcoin, and UK watchdog bans the cryptocurrency exchange Binance. Leo Laporte, Ed Bott, Daniel Rubi...

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Who is KDE Neon For? from 2021-06-28T18:50:53


Jonathan Riddell joins Doc Searls and Simon Phipps on FLOSS Weekly to discuss his project KDE Neon. Phipps asks who in particular is KDE Neon for in the world of open source and Linux distr...

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Windows 11 Compatibility Confusion - What You Need To Know from 2021-06-27T19:17:53


Will your PC run Windows 11? On 'This Week in Tech,' Leo Laporte, Ed Bott, Daniel Rubino, Denise Howell try to cut through Microsoft's confusing messaging on Windows 11's hardware compatibi...

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Data Backup Solutions from 2021-06-26T19:39:32


Dave calls Leo Laporte The Tech Guy because he wants to back up his data but is unsure what the right solution is.


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iOS Devices Could Be Vulnerable to Booby-Trapped Wi-Fi Networks from 2021-06-25T22:09:15


A bug in iOS makes iPhones and iPad vulnerable to a Wi-Fi network with a particular name that would disable Wi-Fi connectivity.


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Windows 11 Will Run Android Apps From Amazon Appstore from 2021-06-24T19:32:57


Windows 11 brings Android apps to the Microsoft Store through the Amazon Appstore using Intel's Bridge technology. Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott discuss on Windows Weekly. <...

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Peloton's Treadmill: Explaining the Reactions from 2021-06-24T18:48:12


Brianna Wu joins Tech News Weekly to talk about Peloton's handling of its recent voluntary product recall. During the discussion, Wu shares her thoughts on why Peloton seemed to resist fixi...

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Texas Thermostats Were NOT Hacked from 2021-06-24T17:44:15


Stacey Higginbotham explains on This Week in Google how the recent news of "hijacked" smart thermostats. Some assumed the thermostats were hacked and automatically changing home thermostat ...

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Microsoft Announces Windows 11 from 2021-06-24T09:30:34


Microsoft unveils the next version of Windows: Windows 11, with new features like a new Start menu, Xbox app, and Android app support, plus it will be a free upgrade coming this fall. Leo L...

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John Mcafee Found Dead in Spanish Jail from 2021-06-23T13:24:25


Antivirus software creator John McAfee was found dead by apparent suicide in a Spanish jail cell hours after a court ruling says he could be extradited to the U.S.


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OPPO and OnePlus Are Merging from 2021-06-22T23:06:27


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards discuss the news that OnePlus will merge with and become an arm of Oppo and what that might mean for the company and its p...

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A Weird Bug in iOS Wi-Fi from 2021-06-22T20:36:06


On Security Now, Steve Gibson talks about a curious WiFi bug that was recently discovered in iOS and what it almost certainly means about the way we're still programming today.


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Experience Apple Pay Transit in Augmented Reality from 2021-06-22T16:39:01


On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Rene Ritchie talk about the new augmented-reality experience Apple published to show off Apple Pay for transit.


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Facebook Launches Live Audio Rooms and Podcast from 2021-06-21T17:36:02


Jason Howell reacts to Facebook's rollout of its Clubhouse feature called Live Audio Rooms and integrated podcast functionality for iOS.


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The Five Bills That Threaten Big Tech from 2021-06-20T22:11:27


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Alex Kantrowitz, Fr. Robert Ballecer, and Nichols De Leon discuss the five major bills that Congress unveiled that target big tech in unprecedented ways a...

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Ohio Legislature Want to Ban Municipal Broadband from 2021-06-18T19:35:25


On This Week in Enterprise Tech, Lou Maresca, Brian Chee, and Curt Franklin talk about municipal internet and how Ohio's Republican-controlled legislature approved a budget bill that may en...

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Can Disinformation Be Stopped? from 2021-06-17T18:30:15


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt talk with Joan Donovan, Research Director of the Harvard Kennedy School's Shorenstein Center on Media Politics and Public Po...

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E3 2021: Here Are the Highlights from 2021-06-17T18:10:11


Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica shares his list of highlights from the E3 games conference.


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Learning To Develop With Wasp from 2021-06-17T17:56:19


Martin Sosic joins Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman on FLOSS Weekly to talk about the web development language Wasp and how easy it is to learn it. Sosic draws parallels between Wasp and o...

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Lisa Carney: Don't Be Afraid of the Dark from 2021-06-17T11:56


Lisa Carney, prolific photographer and photofinisher joins Ant Pruitt for a chat about smartphone photography improvements. This includes shooting in low light as well as transforming image...

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Windows 11: Paul Thurrott's First Look from 2021-06-16T15:18:13


On Windows Weekly, Paul Thurrott reveals he's installed the leaked version of Windows 11. He shares his thoughts on the UI, install process, and a few other tidbits you might want to hear a...

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Windows 11: Paul Thurrott's First Look | TWiT Bits from 2021-06-16T15:18:13


On Windows Weekly, Paul Thurrott reveals he's installed the leaked version of Windows 11. He shares his thoughts on the UI, install process, and a few other tidbits you might want to hear a...

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From Hangouts to Google Chat from 2021-06-15T23:07:37


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards talk about how Gmail is getting an update to replace Hangouts with Google Chat among other productivity upgrades that have...

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From Hangouts to Google Chat | TWiT Bits from 2021-06-15T23:07:37


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards talk about how Gmail is getting an update to replace Hangouts with Google Chat among other productivity upgrades that have...

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TikTok TOS Allows For Biometric Collection from 2021-06-15T21:15:08


On Security Now, Steve Gibson talks to Leo Laporte and changes to TikTok's terms of service that allow the company to collect and use biometric data from its users and how the company was c...

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TikTok TOS Allows For Biometric Collection | TWiT Bits from 2021-06-15T21:15:08


On Security Now, Steve Gibson talks to Leo Laporte and changes to TikTok's terms of service that allow the company to collect and use biometric data from its users and how the company was c...

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About That "Secret" M1 Coprocessor... from 2021-06-15T16:08:09


On MacBreak Weekly, Rene Ritchie discusses Apple's "secret" M1 coprocessor. According to Rene, the coprocessor isn't secret — Apple often refers to the Matrix Coprocessor on stage and in pr...

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About That "Secret" M1 Coprocessor … | TWiT Bits from 2021-06-15T16:08:09


On MacBreak Weekly, Rene Ritchie discusses Apple's "secret" M1 coprocessor. According to Rene, the coprocessor isn't secret — Apple often refers to the Matrix Coprocessor on stage and in pr...

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Unboxing of the Modal SKULPTsynth SE from 2021-06-15T11:32:06


Jason Howell breaks open the box of the new Modal SKULPTsynth SE, a portable and flexible polyphonic synthesizer.


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Unboxing of the Modal SKULPTsynth SE | TWiT Bits from 2021-06-15T11:32:06


Jason Howell breaks open the box of the new Modal SKULPTsynth SE, a portable and flexible polyphonic synthesizer.


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What is a Flying Car? from 2021-06-13T20:34:18


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie, Jason Snell, and Philip Michaels talk about Larry Page's air taxi company Kitty Hawk and discuss what a flying car really is in 2021.

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What is a Flying Car? | TWiT Bits from 2021-06-13T20:34:18


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie, Jason Snell, and Philip Michaels talk about Larry Page's air taxi company Kitty Hawk and discuss what a flying car really is in 2021.

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Changing the Rules of Engagement for Ransomware from 2021-06-11T20:53:35


On This Week in Enterprise Tech, Lou Maresca, Brian Chee, and Curt Franklin talk about how the U.S. is changing how it will deal with ransomware attacks.


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Changing the Rules of Engagement for Ransomware | TWiT Bits from 2021-06-11T20:53:35


On This Week in Enterprise Tech, Lou Maresca, Brian Chee, and Curt Franklin talk about how the U.S. is changing how it will deal with ransomware attacks.


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Jeff Bezos.. In Space! from 2021-06-10T19:02:03


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Ant Pruitt, and Jeff Jarvis talk about how Jeff Bezos and his brother will be the first to fly on Blue Origin's spaceflight.

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Jeff Bezos.. In Space! | TWiT Bits from 2021-06-10T19:02:03


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Ant Pruitt, and Jeff Jarvis talk about how Jeff Bezos and his brother will be the first to fly on Blue Origin's spaceflight.

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Anom, FBI's Undercover Encrypted Phone Company from 2021-06-10T17:01:17


On Tech News Weekly, Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent talk with Joseph Cox from Vice who wrote in detail about the FBI's secretive undercover sting operation that was designed to capture crim...

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Anom, FBI's Undercover Encrypted Phone Company | TWiT Bits from 2021-06-10T17:01:17


On Tech News Weekly, Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent talk with Joseph Cox from Vice who wrote in detail about the FBI's secretive undercover sting operation that was designed to capture crim...

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Stadia Coming To Android TV from 2021-06-09T16:38:50


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Florence Ion, Ron Richards, and David Imel talk about the long road that Stadia took to come to Google's living room OS, Android TV.


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Stadia Coming To Android TV | TWiT Bits from 2021-06-09T16:38:50


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Florence Ion, Ron Richards, and David Imel talk about the long road that Stadia took to come to Google's living room OS, Android TV.


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How Colonial Pipeline Was Breached from 2021-06-08T20:42:18


On Security Now, Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson talk about the poor VPN management that was likely behind the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack.


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How Colonial Pipeline Was Breached | TWiT Bits from 2021-06-08T20:42:18


On Security Now, Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson talk about the poor VPN management that was likely behind the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack.


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Universal Control for Mac & iPad from 2021-06-08T16:35:38


On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, and Andy Ihnatko discuss Apple's newly announced feature, Universal Control. With a single keyboard and mouse or trackpad, Universal Control l...

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Universal Control for Mac & iPad | TWiT Bits from 2021-06-08T16:35:38


On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, and Andy Ihnatko discuss Apple's newly announced feature, Universal Control. With a single keyboard and mouse or trackpad, Universal Control l...

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Oversight Board Decides on Trump's Return from 2021-06-07T14:43:40


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Harry McCracken, Florence Ion, and Roberto Baldwin discuss the Facebook Oversight Board's decision to keep Trump off of the social network for two years a...

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Oversight Board Decides on Trump's Return | TWiT Bits from 2021-06-07T14:43:40


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Harry McCracken, Florence Ion, and Roberto Baldwin discuss the Facebook Oversight Board's decision to keep Trump off of the social network for two years a...

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Hiring Better Cybersecurity Professionals | TWiT Bits from 2021-06-04T21:13:21


On This Week in Enterprise Tech, Lou Maresca, Curt Franklin and Brian Chee talk about how to find the right cybersecurity professionals for your company.


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The Biggest Crisis and Opportunity Facing Open Source | TWiT Bits from 2021-06-03T21:46:15


Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett are joined by GNU Bash creator Brian J Fox on FLOSS Weekly. Searls asks Fox his thoughts on the biggest crisis and opportunity facing the world of open sourc...

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Twitter Blue | TWiT Bits from 2021-06-03T21:07:39


On Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent & Jason Howell talk about the launch of Twitter's new subscription service: Twitter Blue.


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I'm Sorry, Did You Say Cereal Robot? | TWiT Bits from 2021-06-03T18:43:21


On Smart Tech Today, Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent wax ecstatic about Kellogg's new Bowl Bot, a device that lets you craft custom cereal-based breakfasts with mixes of cereal, fresh fr...

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The Moral Panic Around Amazon Sidewalk | TWiT Bits from 2021-06-02T21:23:35


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Ant Pruitt, and Jeff Jarvis discuss the reaction to Amazon's upcoming activation of its Sidewalk feature and why many journalists a...

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Is Windows 11 on the Way? | TWiT Bits from 2021-06-02T17:08:58


After Microsoft revealed an upcoming event wherein it plans to announce what's next for Windows, the Windows Weekly crew attempts to predict what's coming — is Windows 11 just around the co...

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Goodbye Google Photos Free Storage | TWiT Bits from 2021-06-01T21:59:42


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Florence Ion talk about the final day of Google Photos free storage, alternative options, and whether its still a good deal to pay for ...

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Revisiting Amazon Sidewalk | TWiT Bits from 2021-06-01T20:51:54


On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte check back in on Amazon's Sidewalk project ahead of the official activation of the network.


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WWDC 2021: Hardware Predictions | TWiT Bits from 2021-06-01T17:24:50


On MacBreak Weekly, Rene Ritchie, Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, and Andy Ihnatko share some of their hardware predictions for Apple's 2021 World Wide Developers Conference.


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Getting Photos Out of Google Photos | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-30T20:27:42


Diane has a lot of travel photos she would like to save after hearing that Google Photos will be ending its free unlimited storage.


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The State of Uber and Lyft Post-Pandemic | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-30T18:54:22


Leo Laporte, Paris Martineau, Brian McCullough, Sam Abuelsamid take a look at the surge pricing of Uber and Lyft rideshare services post-pandemic. This has seemed to boost cab usage because...

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Amazon Buying MGM Studios | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-27T21:05:32


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt size up the news that Amazon is purchasing MGM Studios to spice up its Prime Video catalog.


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Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro Leaks | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-27T18:31:02


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards show off the renders of the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro that were based off of leaks to multiple journalists. The crew is spli...

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Post-COVID Commitment to Accessibility | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-27T18:03:01


On Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent speaks with Abrar Al-Heeti from CNET about the ways that the pandemic made some things more accessible to people with disabilities and how advocates encou...

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A Look at Conti Ransomware | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-25T20:57:44


On Security Now, Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson move on from Darkside ransomware to shine a light on Conti ransomware's recent attack of Ireland's health service network.


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Spatial Audio & Lossless Audio: Which Is Better? | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-25T14:51:43


On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Alex Lindsay talk about Apple's upcoming plans to bring spatial and lossless audio to Apple Music.


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Amazon Echo | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-24T17:17:39


Dr. Mom, Leo's in-house Amazon Echo expert, calls into The Tech Guy to give a quick update on Amazon Sidewalk and the Amazon Echo Show 10.


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A Project Hail Mary Movie Is in the Works | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-24T16:29:01


Andy Weir, the author of The Martian, joins Leo Laporte to talk about his latest book, Project Hail Mary. Given the success of The Martian, it's no surprise P...

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Raising the Dead with Augmented Reality | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-23T19:04:46


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Mike Elgan, Iain Thomson, and Jason Howell talk about the many ways that holograms and augmented reality are making it possible to re-animate the deceased...

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Major Cryptocurrency Market Correction | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-21T22:01:21


On Tech News Weekly, Jason Howell speaks with Jeff John Roberts from Decrypt about the forces driving the major cryptocurrency sell-off as well as news that the Treasury Department wants to...

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LaMDA and Google's Failed AI Demo | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-20T19:55:02


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Kevin Marks discuss Google's demonstration of its LaMDA conversational AI at Google IO 2021. Kevin makes the case ...

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Google, Samsung, Fitbit Collaborate on Wear | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-20T18:22:54


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Mike Wolfson discuss Google's big announcement at Google IO 2021 that Samsung would be working closely on the upcoming refresh of Wear ...

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What Happened to Windows 10X? | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-19T15:55:26


On Windows Weekly, Paul Thurrott, Mary Jo Foley, and Leo Laporte talk about Microsoft's decision to stop working on Windows 10X and, instead, bring some of its features to Windows 10.

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MacBreak Weekly Reviews Apple's New iMac | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-19T11:17:17


On MacBreak Weekly, Rene Ritchie shares his thoughts on Apple's new iMac now that he's had a chance to review it. Andy Ihnatko, Doc Rock, and Leo Laporte discuss Apple's latest Mac, its per...

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A Follow-Up On the DarkSide Hacking Group | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-18T20:53:15


On Security Now, Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson discuss some deep research into the DarkSide group thanks to the team at FireEye.


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Android 12 Unveiled - Google I/O '21 Keynote | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-18T16:46:18


At the Google I/O Developers Conference Keynote, Google unveils Android 12's new look with 'Material You.'


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Crypto Mining | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-17T17:42:41


David calls into The Tech Guy to ask Leo about crypto mining and trying to make money off of it.


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Google IO Details Leak | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-16T20:50:51


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Wesley Faulkner, Dan Patterson, and Owen JJ Stone discuss Google's upcoming keynote at its Google I/O developer conference as well as some comprehensive l...

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Beethoven and Content ID on YouTube | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-14T13:29:20


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham discuss how a YouTube pianist was hit with a copyright claim for performing a Beethoven song that has been in the p...

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Tile's Deal with Amazon's Sidewalk Network | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-13T20:09:11


On This Week in Google, Stacey Higginbotham explains to Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis the ins and outs of the recent deal between Amazon's Sidewalk Labs and Bluetooth tracking company Tile. <...

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Biden's Executive Order on Cybersecurity | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-13T18:03:27


On Tech News Weekly, Jason Howell talks with Roger Cheng from CNET about the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack and how President Biden's recently signed Executive Order might address futu...

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Attach AirTag to Apple TV Remote With a 3D Printed Case | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-13T17:20:46


On Smart Tech Today, Rosemary Orchard combines an Apple TV remote with an Apple AirTag by 3D printing a case.


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21 Nails in Exim's Coffin | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-11T21:05:15


On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte examine a huge new problem with the Internet's majority of eMail servers.


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Will Apple's App Tracking Transparency Make a Difference? | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-11T14:47:41


On MacBreak Weekly, Rene Ritchie, Leo Laporte, and Andy Ihnatko discuss Apple's new App Tracking Transparency feature for iOS. Many users are opting out of app tracking — but what, exactly,...

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Apple vs. Epic Reveals Business Practices | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-09T22:56:40


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Alex Wilhelm, Owen Thomas, and Christina Warren discuss the many bits of information that is being made public thanks to the Apple vs. Epic Games court ba...

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Facebook Oversight Board Punts on Trump Ban | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-08T23:06:28


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Ant Pruitt, and Jason Howell discuss the decision by Facebook's Oversight Board to punt the decision about whether to permanently ban Trump...

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The End of Passwords? | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-07T20:54:05


On This Week in Enterprise Tech, Lou Maresca, Curt Franklin and Brian Chee talk about the state of password authentication and can it be replaced with a better authentication method?

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Signal's Revealing Facebook Ads | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-06T18:49:29


On Tech News Weekly, Jason Howell talks with Alex Kantrowitz from the Big Technology Podcast about Signal's latest ad campaign that caused quite a stir at Facebook for showing a little too ...

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Google's Lack of Transparency With Developers | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-06T15:56:28


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, Florence Ion, and guest Wesley Faulkner discuss how the developer of DroidScript was booted from the Play Store with little information as ...

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REvil Hacks Apple Supplier Quanta Computer | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-05T09:40:59


On Security Now, Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson discuss the details behind the REvil hack and ransomware attempt against Quanta Computer that lead to Apple data becoming public information. <...

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MBW's Alex Lindsay Was in Star Wars | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-04T15:36:02


MacBreak Weekly's Alex Lindsay talks about the time he was asked to play an extra in a Star Wars film. Turns out he was bounty hunter Rum Sleg.


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Voltswagen Fallout Leads to SEC Investigation | TWiT Bits from 2021-05-02T22:46:49


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Tim Stevens, Brianna Wu, and Nate Lanxon discuss VW's Voltswagen April Fools prank and how it resulted in an investigation by the SEC.


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How to Mask Unlock iPhone With Apple Watch | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-30T17:25:39


On iOS Today, Rosemary and Mikah explore all the new features in iOS 14.5, including the ability to unlocking your iPhone while wearing a mask with an Apple Watch.


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Analyzing the Basecamp Controversy | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-29T20:45:51


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt talk about the fresh controversy surrounding Basecamp and its internal "Best names ever" list.


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Why Smartphone Reparability & Longevity Matters | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-29T18:10


Damon Beres talks about his op-ed in the New York Times about the cognitive dissonance of Apple's hardware event compared to the simultaneous occurrence of Earth Week.


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Microsoft Changing Windows Default Font | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-29T18:03:08


On Windows Weekly, Paul Thurrott, Mary Jo Foley, and Leo Laporte talk about Microsoft's plans to change the default font on Windows. The company has a list of new options — which is your fa...

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iOS to Android: Is Malware an Issue? | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-29T17:44:53


On All About Android, Ron Richards and Jason Howell answer an email from a viewer who recently switched from iOS to Android and is concerned about the likelihood of encountering malware on ...

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Say Goodbye to Hey Google (sort of) | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-28T17:02:54


On All About Android, Jason Howell and Ron Richards discuss a new feature that is likely coming to Android 11 that will bypass the need for the Hey Google voice command in certain scenarios...

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Remembering Dan Kaminsky | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-27T21:08:18


On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte honor the passing of security researcher Dan Kaminksy, and Steve shares some personal stories and memories.


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Merging macOS and iPadOS? Let's Not | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-27T19:31:56


On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex Lindsay discuss the ongoing conversation about Apple merging iOS, iPadOS, and macOS into one operating system.


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Why AirTag Stole the Show | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-25T19:42:12


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Dwight Silverman, and Rene Ritchie discuss Apple's long-awaited AirTag announcement and why Philip thinks they may be the star of the...

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DARPA's Secure Silicon Initiative | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-23T21:51:13


On This Week in Enterprise Tech, Lou Maresca, Curt Franklin and Brian Chee discuss DARPA's Secure Silicon initiative to make processors more secure.


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EU's Prospective AI Ban | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-22T19:57:13


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt discuss the EU's proposed rules for the field of artificial intelligence.


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How FLoC is Misunderstood | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-22T17:53:54


On Tech News Weekly, Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent talk with David Gehring from Distributed Media Lab about the idea behind Google's FLoC (Federated Learning of Cohorts), how it compares t...

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Windows Weekly Listener Q&A | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-22T17:51:57


On Windows Weekly, Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, and Leo Laporte take live questions from the audience.


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TCL's Latest Prototype Phone is Wild | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-20T22:56:53


On All About Android, Ron Richards, Jason Howell, and Florence Ion check out the latest TCL prototype design that marries a foldable phone with a rollable phone into a single form factor. <...

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Wordpress Says No to FLoC | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-20T21:28:34


On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte discuss the WordPress decision to not support FLoC, and what this means about Google's effort.


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Apple Finally Reveals AirTag(s) | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-20T20:00:47


On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Mikah Sargent, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex Lindsay talk about Apple's newly announced and long-rumored item tracker: AirTag.


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How is Facebook's Oversight Board Doing? | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-18T21:11:28


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Alex Kantrowitz, Rich DeMuro, and Ed Bott discuss the Facebook Oversight Board and whether it's the right approach to moderating certain kinds of content ...

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FBI Hacks Computers to Protect Them | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-16T20:58:06


The FBI is trying to protect computers from Hafnium which affected thousands of Microsoft Exchange Servers. This Week in Enterprise Tech hosts Lou Maresca, Curt Franklin and Brian Chee talk...

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Apple's April 20 Event: What's Rumored? | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-15T17:10:50


Dan Moren from Six Colors picks apart the invite for Apple's upcoming Spring event to see what the company might unveil.


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Cross Carrier Messaging Initiative is Dead | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-15T00:33:50


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt discuss the dissolution of the US carrier's partnership for RCS messaging.


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Microsoft's $19.7b Nuance Acquisition | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-14T19:00:28


On Windows Weekly, Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Mary Jo Foley discuss Microsoft's $19.7-billion acquisition of Nuance.


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Heads Up Feature Coming to Digital Wellbeing | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-14T00:03:45


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, Florence Ion, and Joshua Vergara talk about a new feature coming to Android's Digital Wellbeing toolset called Heads Up that is designed to...

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Why Chrome and Firefox Block Port 10080 | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-13T22:58:44


On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte discuss the practice of NAT Slipstreaming and why Chrome and Firefox browsers are blocking port 10080.


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Apple's April 20 Event: What to Expect | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-13T17:55:54


On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex Lindsay talk about what products and other announcements we can expect from Apple's upcoming April 20 event.


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Google vs Oracle is Good News For Fair Use | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-11T23:43:18


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Denise Howell, Dan Moren, and Fr. Robert Ballecer discuss the major Supreme Court decision that ruled in favor of Google and Fair Use over Oracle.

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Is There a Demand for COBOL Developers? | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-08T19:39:08


Are COBOL developers in demand in 2021? John Mertic of the Linux Foundation and Open Mainframe Project discusses with Doc Searls and Aaron Newcomb of FLOSS Weekly if COBOL developers are in...

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Facebook Silent in Data Leak | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-08T19:01:15


On Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell talk with Kari Paul from The Guardian about Facebook's massive data leak and how the company has no plans to notify its users who were af...

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Google Defeats Oracle in API Case | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-07T21:39:40


On This Week in Google, Jason Howell, Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt discuss the Supreme Court's ruling in Google's favor in its case against Oracle that challenged the ab...

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A Fake Microsoft Code Name Couldn't Trick Mary Jo Foley | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-07T19:13:52


On Windows Weekly, Mary Jo Foley recounts the time some Microsoft employees tried to trick her into reporting on a fake code name. Project Boa never saw the light of day.


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How Useful Will the HoloLens Be to the US Army? | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-05T00:59:33


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Iain Thomson, Christina Warren, and Doc Rock discuss Microsoft's deal to sell hundreds of thousands of Hololens units to the US Army. Doc Rock, with his ...

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Saving iPhone Text Messages | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-04T00:40:26


Joe calls Leo Laporte The Tech Guy because his iPhone is running out of space so he wants to save his text messages.


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Everybody Wants to Be Clubhouse | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-02T17:06:02


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Ant Pruitt, and Mike Elgan talk about how all social media companies seem to be releasing new features that closely resemble the Clubhouse ...

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Nest Hub 2 Review | TWiT Bits from 2021-04-01T20:29:31


On Tech News Weekly, Ryan Whitwam from Android Police joins Jason Howell to share his review of the new Google Nest Hub 2 (Gen 2) with sleep tracking radar compliments of the Soli chip insi...

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Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-31T00:29:03


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards discuss the newly announced Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold, Xiaomi's first foldable device with a unique liquid camera technology that...

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Spectre Returns to Linux | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-30T22:33:33


On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte discuss Spectre's return to Linux with a new vulnerability.


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YubiKey | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-29T12:55:33


Ed calls into The Tech Guy to ask Leo about some information on the YubiKey and whether you can use it on a Linux machine. Here's some code you can use to make it work with some instances o...

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CryptoPunks, NFTs, and the Impact of the Blockchain | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-28T21:01:38


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Kevin Rose, and Amy Web talk about Kevin's investment in a few CryptoPunk NFTs and how the Blockchain is being used in so many impactful ways.


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Can I Use a Rotary Phone on AT&T UVerse? | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-27T22:39:24


Diane calls Leo Laporte The Tech Guy to ask how she can get her old rotary phone to work with her new AT&T UVerse system.


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Expanding Hard Drive Capacity for the Future | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-26T21:14:21


On This Week in Enterprise Tech, Lou Maresca, Curt Franklin and Brian Chee talk about microwave and heat-assisted magnetic recording, MAMR and HAMR, that may enable hard drive capacities up...

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Making Bank on YouTube is Child's Play | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-25T19:43:23


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt discuss how YouTube alone isn't enough for creators of children's content which is why merchandising is...

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Can You Separate Free Software and Politics? | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-25T19:32:32


Keith Packard of Freedesktop.org joins Simon Phipps and Doc Searls on FLOSS Weekly to discuss a controversial matter regarding the return of Richard Stallman (RMS) to the Free Software Foun...

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OnePlus 9, 9 Pro, OnePlus Watch Reviewed | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-25T18:31:53


Mishaal Rahman from XDA Developers dives into his time spent with the new OnePlus 9 Pro and whether the Hasselblad camera partnership pays dividends in photo quality.


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Eve's Tim Böth Explains HomeKit Over Thread | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-25T18:10:13


Eve brand manager and member of the Thread Group and ZigBee Alliance, Tim Bo?th, explains HomeKit over Thread functionality to Mikah Sargent on Smart Tech Today.


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Why Microsoft Is Thinking About Buying Discord | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-24T19:07:40


Microsoft is reportedly in early talks to buy Discord. Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott discuss Microsoft's potential move and why the company would consider spending $10 billi...

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Android WebView Crashes Everywhere | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-23T23:57:37


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Florence Ion discuss how many Android devices have experienced debilitating app crashes related to Android's WebView system and Google'...

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Firefox's New Referrer Policy | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-23T21:08:11


On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte discuss how Firefox will be adopting a new privacy-enhancing Referrer Policy.


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There's a "Secret Sensor" in the HomePod Mini | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-23T16:11:36


On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Alex Lindsay talk about Bloomberg's report. The HomePod mini's "secret chip." The chip, humidity, and temperature sensor doe...

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An Instagram For Kids Under 13? | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-21T19:33:38


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte. Owen JJ Stone, Georgia Dow, and Roberto Baldwin discuss Facebook's plans to build a special version of Instagram aimed at users under the age of 13.

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The Business of Flipping Products on Amazon | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-18T21:29:15


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt discuss how some entrepreneurs are finding big success in flipping products on Amazon's marketplace. Bu...

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Can YouTube Shorts Compete With TikTok? | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-18T18:50:56


YouTuber Rene Ritchie stops in to explain a new beta feature on YouTube called YouTube shorts. The feature is reminiscent of short, "snackable" video from TikTok.


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Intel's Response to Apple's M1 Processor | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-17T17:29:30


Intel's Josh Newman and Ryan Shrout join Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott on Windows Weekly to discuss Intel's response to Apple Silicon.


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How Did Drupal Get Its Name? | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-17T16:33:25


Drupal is the popular open-source content management system developed by Dries Buytaert. How did this project get started? Better yet, how did Buytaert come up with the name Drupal for this...

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Chris Lacy Approves of Play Store Fee Reduction | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-17T16:31:11


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, Florence Ion, and Chris Lacy, developer of Action Launcher and SwirlWalls, discuss big changes coming for the Play Store that will reduce G...

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Spectre Comes to Chrome | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-16T21:59:48


On Security Now, Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson discuss Google Security's announcement that they were able to create a working Spectre exploit in JavaScript on the Chrome browser.


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Remembering Apple's Discontinued HomePod | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-16T17:01:44


Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Doc Rock discuss Apple's decision to discontinue its HomePod smart speaker.


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Digital Art | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-15T17:05:57


Paul calls in to The Tech Guy to ask Leo about ways to share his artwork online without it getting stolen and about printing them.


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The $69 Million JPG | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-14T20:26:30


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Jason Hiner, Larry Magid, and Nicholas De Leon discuss how a Beeple JPG image was sold as an NFT (Non-Fungible Token) for $69 million, the third-highest a...

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Linux Foundation Announces Sigstore | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-12T21:50:46


The Linux Foundation announced Sigstore, an initiative to improve open source software security, and making software signing easy for developers.


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Amazon Preventing Libraries From Lending E-books | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-11T19:45:52


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Ant Pruitt, and Mathew Ingram discuss how Amazon is stepping in the way of public libraries to prevent them from lending audiobooks and e-b...

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Is Amazon Working on an Alexa-Powered Robot? | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-11T19:39:42


How big of a priority is Amazon's home robot, the Vesta? Eugene Kim from Business Insider has the inside scoop.


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Ethics in Tech Reviews | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-11T19:34:40


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Florence Ion, Ron Richards, and Juan Bagnell discuss the current state of gadget reviews, how tech journalism intersects with YouTube reviews, and what c...

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Harman Kardon Says Goodbye to Cortana | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-10T18:12:39


On Windows Weekly, Paul Thurrott, Mary Jo Foley, and Leo Laporte mourn the loss of Microsoft Cortana on Harman Kardon's Invoke smart speaker.


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Crispy Subtitles from Lay's | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-09T22:11:22


On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte shine a light on a new browser extension by potato chip company Lay's that attempts to translate audio automatically when it detects that the u...

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How AirTags Could Protect Your Privacy | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-09T18:53:48


Given the potential privacy concerns that Apple's rumored AirTags could bring about, Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex Lindsay dig through the rumors surrounding the product...

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Is Zoom Fatigue Real? | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-07T22:22:06


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Lisa Schmeiser, and Wil Harris discuss the results of a Stanford study that spells out what causes "Zoom Fatigue" and why it may not be tota...

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NSA Publishes Zero-Trust Model | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-05T22:51:35


On This Week in Enterprise Tech, Curt Franklin, Lou Maresca and Brian McHenry discuss the NSA's Zero-Trust model.


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NFTs Explained! | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-04T21:06:45


On Tech News Weekly, Jason Howell, Mikah Sargent, and guest Lance Ulanoff talk about the sudden excitement around NFTs, non-fungible tokens, how they get their value, and what it means for ...

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Securing Data With LASERS | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-04T20:26:42


Lou Maresca of This Week in Enterprise Tech shares the Science News story regarding the use of LASERS creating random numbers. Lasers can do so because of the naturally occurring fluctuatio...

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Google Plans to Stop Individual Users Ad Tracking | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-03T23:09:13


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Ant Pruitt, and Dr. Nirit Weiss-Blatt discuss Google's announcement that it will stop tracking individual users for the purposes of ad trac...

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Is Google Locking Down Chrome? | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-03T19:42:04


Google Chrome is a popular browser, but it continues to lose market share. On FLOSS Weekly, Jonathan Bennett discusses the controversy of Google limiting access to the Chrome API even thoug...

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Microsoft's Mesh Mixed Reality | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-03T17:12:20


Paul Thurrott, Mary Jo Foley, and Leo Laporte explain Microsoft Mesh Mixed Reality, a set of mixed-reality features and services the company announced at Microsoft Ignite 2021.


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Huawei Contacts Biden Administration | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-03T17:05:43


Huawei had been declared a national security threat previously by the Trump administration. With Trump out of office, Huawei has reached out to the Biden administration to advise that it's ...

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Google TV Sets Will Have a Dumb TV Mode | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-03T00:07:39


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Florence Ion discuss a feature coming to TV sets that ship with Google TV that allows users to bypass the smart features altogether and...

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As Easy As SolarWinds123 | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-02T22:56:20


On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte discuss the revelation that an intern changed the SolarWinds password to "SolarWinds123" back in 2017 where it stayed unchanged for two years. ...

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iPhone 13 Rumors Abound! | TWiT Bits from 2021-03-02T19:29:56


What can we expect from Apple's next iPhone? Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Rene Ritchie, and Andy Ihnatko discuss the latest rumors about the iPhone 13.


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Super Follows and Creator Burnout | TWiT Bits from 2021-02-28T22:37:23


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Lance Ulanoff, Shira Lazar, and Devindra Hardawar walk through the benefits of Twitter's new monetization feature called Super Follows and question how cr...

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Controlling Kid's YouTube Access During Class | TWiT Bits from 2021-02-27T21:09:25


Kevin has a first-grader in distance learning and wants to minimize the distraction from YouTube during class.


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Biden Executive Order to Ease Chip Shortage | TWiT Bits from 2021-02-25T20:16:20


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt discuss US President Biden's Executive Order that is designed to help address many of the challenges fa...

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Understanding Google & Facebook's Actions in Australia | TWiT Bits from 2021-02-25T19:47:30


Alex Kantrowitz from Big Technology Podcast talks about how Facebook and Australia have made amends in the News Feed dust-up.


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Alan Hess: Concert Photography Workflow | TWiT Bits from 2021-02-25T19:38:08


Alan Hess, the guest on Hands-On Photography 67 gives some bonus concert photography tips and his workflow to quickly get photos out to the client.


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Why Choose Rust Over C++ ? | TWiT Bits from 2021-02-24T16:43:29


Steve Klabnik of Rust joins Doc Searls and Shawn Powers on FLOSS Weekly. Powers asks Klabnik to discuss and compare the Rust programming language to the popular C++ language. Why choose to ...

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Updating Windows 10 - Don't Be a Seeker | TWiT Bits from 2021-02-24T16:17:25


On Windows Weekly, Paul Thurrott, Mary Jo Foley, and Leo Laporte discuss Microsoft's new Windows Feature Experience Pack. That leads to a discussion about updating Windows, which ultimately...

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Android 12's Best Hidden Features | TWiT Bits from 2021-02-24T16:15:26


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, Florence Ion, and Mishaal Rahman from XDA Developers discuss the many new features found on Android 12 Developer Preview 1 including a numb...

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New Browser-Tracking Hack Uses Favicon | TWiT Bits from 2021-02-23T21:46:40


On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte discuss a new browser-tracking hack that utilizes the Favicon and works even in Incognito or when the cache is flushed.


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Protecting Yourself From Mac Malware | TWiT Bits from 2021-02-23T16:10:57


After security researchers discovered a new round of malware on nearly 30,000 Macs, they set to work trying to understand its mechanisms. On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene...

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The Impact of Facebook Pulling News from Australia | TWiT Bits from 2021-02-21T22:52:36


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Lindsey Turrentine, Paris Martineau, and Brianna Wu discuss the effects of Facebook's decision to pull news from its platform to avoid paying fees in Aust...

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Digitizing VHS Tapes | TWiT Bits from 2021-02-20T21:57:05


Paul has over 30 VHS home movies and wants to know how he can capture them to his computer.


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Malicious Code Is Now Native on Apple Silicon | TWiT Bits from 2021-02-19T22:10:45


Not only has Apple's M1 Chip made a significant impact on the market, but it has also caught the interests of hackers, especially the ethical research kind. After a couple of months of the ...

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All About Android Automotive | TWiT Bits from 2021-02-18T20:38:20


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards talk with Sam Abuelsamid about the common misconceptions between Android Auto and Android Automotive and what the latter a...

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Bloomberg Doubles Down on Supermicro Hack | TWiT Bits from 2021-02-18T18:37:23


On Tech News Weekly, Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent talk with Bruce Schneier about Bloomberg's follow-up to the Supermicro supply chain hack story from 2018. Bruce has reason to believe the...

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Facebook Pulls News From Australian News Feed | TWiT Bits from 2021-02-17T23:17:33


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt discuss Facebook's ban on Australians that prevents them from finding news in their News Feed.


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Intel Responds to Apple's M1 Chip | TWiT Bits from 2021-02-17T17:37:58


In response to rave reviews of Apple's M1 chip for its Mac computers, Intel has released a series of advertisements with the theme, "Go PC". The company hopes to show how its range of chips...

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Learn Electronics With Retro Pi | TWiT Bits from 2021-02-17T16:19:41


Getting started with electronics can be challenging. On FLOSS Weekly, hosts Doc Searls, Aaron Newcomb and Jonathan Bennett have found that getting into retro computer projects will help you...

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Android 12 and Material NEXT | TWiT Bits from 2021-02-17T00:01:49


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Florence Ion, Ron Richards, and Sam Abuelsamid discuss the major leaks of Android 12 and mention of an upcoming UI refresh that Google is referring to in...

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Android SHAREit Vulnerability Affects 1.8 Billion Users | TWiT Bits from 2021-02-16T21:41:36


On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte discuss the Android app SHAREit and the vulnerability that was responsibly disclosed without response that has exposed its 1.8 billion users wo...

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North Dakota, Epic Games, and a Curious App Store Bill | TWiT Bits from 2021-02-16T17:56:08


On MacBreak Weekly, panelists Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Rene Ritchie discuss a new bill introduced in North Dakota that would have allowed iOS and Android users to sidelo...

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Does Twitter Really Want an Open Web? | TWiT Bits from 2021-02-16T12:18:38


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Fr. Robert Ballecer, Wesley Faulkner, and Brian McCullough discuss Twitter's Bluesky initiative to embrace a more open web. Is Jack Dorsey sincere in his ...

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Cybersecurity for Public Utilities | TWiT Bits from 2021-02-12T21:23:02


On This Week in Enterprise Tech Lou Maresca, Curt Franklin and Brian McHenry talk about cybersecurity for public works and public utilities like a Florida water treatment plant that had an ...

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Giving Life To Legacy Development Languages | TWiT Bits from 2021-02-12T20:46:52


Roberto Di Cosmo of Software Heritage joins Doc Searls and Simon Phipps on FLOSS Weekly to discuss the challenges of giving life to forgotten development languages. There are 7000 languages...

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How a Hacker Tried to Poison a Florida City | TWiT Bits from 2021-02-11T18:23:08


A water treatment plant in Florida was hacked and was nearly poisoned as a result. Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai from VICE has the details.


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How to Share Songs With Alexa on Your Amazon Echo | TWiT Bits from 2021-02-11T17:40:22


On Smart Tech Today, hosts Matthew Cassinelli and Mikah Sargent demo a new feature for Amazon Echo and Alexa: music sharing! While listening to a song, users can ask Alexa to share the song...

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Breaking Down Social Media Silos | TWiT Bits from 2021-02-10T22:44:34


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte. Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt discuss Twitter's development of Bluesky and how that intersects with federated social media structures...

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What is Pluton? | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What is Pluton? A chip? An architecture? A body of intrusive igneous rock?

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TikTok Asks Trump if They're Still Banned | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

TikTok wants to know if Trump still wants to ban them.

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Apple M1 Chip - What They Didn't Say | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What Apple didn't say about their new M1 chip is even more important than what they did say.


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OnePlus Nord N10 5G Hands-on | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On All About Android, Jason Howell goes hands-on with the new OnePlus Nord N10 5G, a step down from the Nord that makes a few extra sacrifices to reach a wider audience.

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Mississippi Police Tap Ring Doorbells | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Ring Doorbells to be tapped in a trial by local police.

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Nomad Base Station Pro is Incredible | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On iOS Today, Mikah Sargent recommends Nomad's Base Station Pro, a full-surface wireless charger that sells for $230 and can charge up to 3 devices at once!

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Apple Goes All-in on Integrated Graphics | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Will Mac's lack of a discrete GPU be a disadvantage?

On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Doc Rock, and Rosemary Orchard talk about the M1 chip's integrated GPU.

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FDA Clears NightWare for Apple Watch | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On Smart Tech Today, Mikah Sargent talks about NightWare for the Apple Watch, which was recently approved by the FDA to help against nightmares related to PTSD.

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Xbox Series X or Playstation 5? | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Devindra Hardawar has reviewed the Xbox Series X and the Playstation 5. He gives us his thoughts on who will win the next console war.

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Getting a Ham Radio License | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Risa calls The Tech Guy to ask about getting into ham radio and getting a license to get on the air.

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Planning Your Business For A Cyber Disaster | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On This Week in Enterprise Tech, Lou Maresca, Brian Chee and Curt Franklin talk about a Dark Reading article: "9 Cyber Disaster-Recovery Planning Tips for a Disaster-Prone Time," how do you mak...

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How Amazon Plans to Tackle Rural Delivery | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell talk with Paris Martineau from The Information about Amazon's Wagon Wheel plan to expand its own delivery fleet to rural areas that have been...

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Police Use Ring Doorbell | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Mississippi police pilot a program to live-stream Ring doorbell cams.

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Halo Infinite's Lead Out After Delay | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

343 Industries studio head out after they botched the launch of Halo Infinite.


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Replacements for Google Play Music | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On All About Android, Florence Ion shares her recent roundup of music apps to replace the now-dead Google Play Music service. Jason Howell shares his challenges in using Google Takeout to expor...

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Google One Android VPN | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Google One adds an Android VPN.

On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte discuss Google's new Android VPN.

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Apple Will Announce 'One More Thing' on 11/10 | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Apple will announce "One More Thing" on 11/10. Rumors say to expect three new MacBooks.

On Mac Break Weekly, Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie, Andy Ihnatko, and Lory Gil talk about the Apple e...

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Leo Plays Among Us | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On iOS Today, Mikah Sargent teaches Leo Laporte how to play Among Us, the hit sensation available for iOS, Android, and Steam.

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Wyze Cam v3 Improves Night Viewing | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On Smart Tech Today, Mikah Sargent and Matt Cassinelli talk about the Wyze cam v3, which can take time-lapse videos of the stars and sunsets. The product ships in December of 2020.

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Are Enterprise Firewalls Effective? | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On This Week in Enterprise Tech, Lou Maresca, Curt Franklin and Brian Chee talk about the state of using firewalls for network security.

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Big Tech & Joe Biden | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell talk to Alex Kantrowitz about Section 230 and what could happen with Big Tech in a Biden presidency.

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Xbox Series X Unboxed | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Paul Thurrott unboxed the Xbox Series X.

On Windows Weekly, Paul Thurrott has been keeping secrets from Leo Laporte.

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New Features Coming to Tasker | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On All About Android, the developer of Tasker João Dias talks about some new features that might arrive on the app in the future.

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Facebook to NYU: Stop Researching Us! | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Facebook wants NYU to stop its political ad targeting research project!

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Ant Pruitt, Jeff Jarvis, and Mathew Ingram talk about Facebook and pr...

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LG Wing Review | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On All About Android, Florence Ion reviews the LG Wing, a device with a swivel-out display design and a gimbal video camera mode. Does the strange design serve a purpose or is it a gimmick? Listen

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Critical Zero-Day in Chrome | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Are you running Chrome v86.0.4240.111? Maybe you should check.

On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte want you to update Chrome NOW.

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iPhone 12 Pro Camera Review | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On iOS Today, Mikah Sargent and Leo Laporte discuss the camera abilities of the iPhone 12 Pro and its LiDAR tech.

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iPad Air Review | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Other than the lack of Face ID, we can't tell the difference between last year's iPad Pro and this year's iPad Air.

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Google Nest Secure Discontinued | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On Smart Tech Today, Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli discuss the discontinuation of Google's Nest Secure Alarm System and its suspicious microphone situation.

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AOC Streams Among US | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Politicians go gamer: AOC streams Among Us, Biden's Animal Crossing Island. AOC's Twitch stream of Among Us was the biggest Twitch stream ever. Biden's Animal Crossing Island is hugely popular ...

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Predictive Technology Ethics | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On This Week in Enterprise Tech, Lou Maresca talks about a few ways machine learning is used today, and when does it go too far?

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Spreading Security Awareness in Business | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On This Week in Enterprise Tech, Curt Franklin and Brian McHenry talk about some tactics on how to teach security practices in different levels of your business.

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Rene Ritchie Explains Apple's New M1 Chip | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Rene Ritchie details how Apple's M1 Chip makes the new crop of MacBook Pros, MacBook Airs, and Mac Minis so different and special.

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Where Android Malware Comes From | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Where do most malicious Android apps come from? You might be surprised.

On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte talk about Android malware.

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OnePlus Buds Z Review | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On All About Android, Jason Howell gives a quick review of the new OnePlus Buds Z, true wireless earbuds that are incredibly affordable and still sound solid with good low-end response.

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Is the iPhone 12 Pro Max Too Big? | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On iOS Today, Mikah Sargent and Leo Laporte feel the weight and size of Apple's iPhone 12 Pro Max. But are the dimensions and camera bump an issue?

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Should You Buy an M1 Mac mini, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro? | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Should you buy an M1 Mac mini, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro? On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie, Andy Ihnatko, and Lory Gil decide which new Mac is best for you.

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Fit More Comfortably Into Your Oculus Quest 2 | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On Smart Tech Today, Mikah Sargent recommends the $39 Oculus Quest 2 Fit Pack as his pick of the week. It includes 2 facial interfaces and light blockers for more comfortable VR usage. Get the ...

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Who Should Buy an Intel Mac? | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

These people should still buy an Intel-based Mac.

On This Week In Tech, Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie, Alex Lindsay, and Doc Rock talk about Apple's new M1-based Macs!

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Salesforce is Acquiring Slack | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt discuss the acquisition of Slack by Salesforce and what it means for the incredibly popular productivity pl...

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Revenge of the Smart Doorbells | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On Security Now, Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson discuss new research covering 11 off-brand smart doorbells that found how insecure the technology was to data leakage and external hacks.
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Acer Chromebook Spin 713 Review | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On All About Android, Jason Howell reviews the Acer Chromebook Spin 713, a Chromebook that checks nearly all of the boxes and that's better than most of its competitors.

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Pass on Apple's MagSafe Duo Charger | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On MacBreak Weekly with Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil, Rene talks on why you might want to pass on Apple's MagSafe Duo charger.


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Are iPhone Water Resistance Claims Unfair? | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On iOS Today, Mikah Sargent and Leo Laporte discuss the water-resistance of Apple's iPhones and if they were fined fairly by Italian regulators.

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Enhanced Phone Gaming With Backbone One | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On Smart Tech Today, Matthew Cassinelli recommends the Backbone One hardware. The product is a connectable controller that attaches to a user's phone and allows them to play games with traditio...

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Foxconn Production Decreasing in China | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Mike Elgan, and Owen JJ Stone discuss how Foxconn is shifting its production strategy to place less emphasis on Chinese production, the power of a boycott, an...

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The Future of the Space Program | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Leo Laporte talks with Rod Pyle, author of "Space 2.0" about the future of NASA's space program.

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Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On This Week in Google, Jason Howell, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt talk about the fan-generated Ratatouille musical that is being developed on TikTok in real time.
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Apple Cuts App Store Fees for Small Devs | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Apple will reduce App Store cut to 15 percent for most developers starting January 1st.

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Great iOS Recipe Apps To Make Cooking Easier | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On iOS Today with Mikah Sargent, Rosemary Orchard shares some of her favorite recipe apps to help you out in the kitchen for this holiday season.

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How Safe Are OnePlus Charging Cables? | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On All About Android, Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards answer an email about the safety of OnePlus charging cables for charging other devices in the house, and how it's improving in...

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WordPress Vulnerabilities... Again | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On Security Now, Steve Gibson talks about how a new cybercrime gang was discovered to be taking over vulnerable WordPress sites and installing hidden e-commerce stores within them to hijack the...

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A Fork in the Road for Computing | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Lisa Schmeiser, Lindsey Turrentine, and Lory Gil talk about how Microsoft's cloud-based services approach compares to Apple's consumer-based services approach...

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Apple CarPlay in a Rental Car | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Ed calls into The Tech Guy to ask if connecting his iPhone using CarPlay to a rental car is secure.

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Is G.P.S. Unsecure? | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On This Week in Enterprise Tech, Lou Maresca, Curt Franklin and Brian Chee talk about the history of G.P.S. satellite technology and if it is dangerous to keep relying on it.

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How Twitter Fleets Could Be Abused | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell talk with Palmer Haasch from The Insider about Twitter's new Fleet feature and how it could be used for targeted harassment and what changes ...

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The Sound of the End of WW1 | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What did the end of World War 1 sound like? Listen.

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Ant Pruitt, and Jeff Jarvis listen to an amazing recreation of the sound of...

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Revenge of the Retail Trader | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-31T21:44:56


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Alex Wilhelm, Philip Elmer-Dewitt, and Christina Warren offer their take on the crazy story of the Reddit community that has taken Gamestop stock on a wil...

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Setting Up an Audio Clock for Windows | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-30T20:15:49


Tony calls Leo Laporte The Tech Guy to ask how to set up an audible clock for Windows that will tell him when it is a certain time.


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Trying to Ban Comcast Data Caps During Pandemic | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-29T20:40:36


On This Week in Enterprise Tech, Lou Maresca and Curt Franklin talk about how lawmakers from Massachusetts are trying to ban data caps and price increases from Comcast during the pandemic. ...

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Messages' New 'BlastDoor' Security System Found in iOS 14 | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-29T18:57:01


A Google researcher has discovered a new security system built into Apple's iMessage platform. Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent discuss on iOS Today.


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Explaining GameStop & Other "Stonks" | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-28T18:55:10


What does Reddit have to do with Gamestop's big Wall Street push? Brandon Kochkodin from Bloomberg explains why Redditors might be getting such a bad rap.



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The State of the Modern Web Browser | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-28T12:37:47


Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, and Leo Laporte take a look at the state of modern web browsers and their rendering engines. Gecko from Mozilla Firefox, Blink from Chrome and other Chromium-b...

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How Reddit is Driving Gamestop's Stock Price | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-27T23:23


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Stacey Higgenbotham, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt discuss how Gamestop stock is on a tear thanks to a Reddit forum and how its tactics are also influenci...

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The Ethics of Software Development | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-27T18:38:36


The discussion of ethics in software development is an on-going one. There's software designed to do good. There's also software designed to do bad things. But, even software designed to do...

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How Beeper Secures iMessage on Android | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-26T23:19:57


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Florence Ion interview Eric Migikovsky, creator of Beeper, a multi-chat app that promises to bring iMessage to Android in a secure fash...

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Chrome and Edge Have Improved Their Password Managers | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-26T21:42:16


On Security Now, Steve Gibson chats with Leo Laporte and Chrome and Edge's improved password management systems. Are browser password managers safer than they used to be?


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Time to Walk: Apple Watch's Fitness+ Feature | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-26T16:00:02


Apple has announced a new feature for Fitness+ users called "Time to Walk." The feature, which is an Apple Watch exclusive, includes audio episodes of celebrities talking about a given topi...

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Alphabet Learns From Project Loon Failure | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-25T13:58:52


Alphabet shuts down Project Loon. Project Loon was one of Alphabet's moonshot projects aimed at providing more internet connectivity to consumers around the world in rural areas. The tech u...

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Google Threatening to Pull Google Search From Australia | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-24T21:21:28


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Louise Matsakis, Patrick Beja, and Nate Lanxon discuss Google's threat to pull its search product from the Australian market in response to a proposed law...

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Laptop Suggestions | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-24T20:43:27


Sue calls into The Tech Guy to ask Leo Laporte about some suggestions for a 17" laptop with good speakers.


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Has My Facebook Been Hacked? | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-23T21:41:57


Larry calls Leo Laporte The Tech Guy because his friends are complaining that he is sending them spam messages with potential malicious links.


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Is Cybersecurity Insurance Necessary? | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-22T21:27:08


On This Week in Enterprise Tech, Lou Maresca, Curt Franklin and Brian Chee talk about cybersecurity insurance: is it necessary, or is there another way to address the problem to secure a bu...

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iOS Files App, But Better - Documents by Readdle | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-22T18:54:29


Rosemary and Mikah share apps that help you create, organize, and edit documents on iOS including Documents by Readdle, which is like the Files app on steroids.

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Apple VR Headset in the Works | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-21T19:00:49


On Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell talk with Rene Ritchie about the latest rumor that Apple is working hard on bringing a Virtual Reality headset to market in the next few ...

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Pocket Casts is For Sale Again | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-21T18:59:26


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards talk about the news that Pocket Casts is up for sale three years after it was last sold to a radio consortium that include...

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Owning Your Data In a Self-Hosted Environment | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-21T17:59:54


Owning your data in a self-hosted environment vs cloud hosting: what are the potential risks or advantages? Tom Hacohen of EteSync discusses the use of EteSync and Etebase in self-hosted en...

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Brave Browser Adds Native Support for IPFS Protocol | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-20T22:11:31


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt shed light on Brave Browser's recent support for the IPFS Protocol which makes accessing decentralized ...

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Apple Podcasts+? What an Apple Podcast Subscription Service Could Look Like | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-20T15:51:35


Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie envision an Apple Podcasts subscription service based on the rumor that Apple is considering creating one.


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How 10X Fits in the Windows Lineup | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-20T15:16:52


Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, and Leo Laporte discuss the Windows 10X leaks and look at how Windows 10X fits in the operating system lineup.


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Android 11 Game Controller Issues | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-20T00:01:17


On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Florence Ion discuss a reported bug in Android 11 that prevents game controllers from working with certain devices.



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Project Zero In-The-Wild | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-19T21:36:42


On Security Now, Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte discuss Google's Project Zero and a new In The Wild series that details its important detective work in the discovery of zero-day vulnerabiliti...

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Samsung Galaxy S21 and S21 Ultra Impressions | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-17T22:57:46


On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, David Ruddock, Justine Ezarik, and Denise Howell talk about Samsung's announcement of the Galaxy S21 series of flagship smartphones, some features that ar...

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Why Are Spam Texters Using My Number? | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-16T20:30:40


Jim from Santa Barbara is wondering how spammers are using his phone number to spam other people.


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Tech Visionary: Sheldon Adelson | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-15T21:17:50


On This Week in Enterprise Tech, Curt Franklin, Brian Chee, and Lou Maresca reflect other origins of computer trade show COMDEX, after the passing of founder Sheldon Adelson this week.

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Apple Podcast Subscription Service in Works? | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-15T19:01:13


Apple is reportedly in talks with production companies to launch a podcasting subscription service. Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard discuss on iOS Today.


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Sea-shanty TikTok! | TWiT Bits from 2021-01-14T20:15:40


On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Ant Pruitt, Jeff Jarvis, and Mathew Ingram jump into the wonderful world of Sea-shanty TikTok and marvel at the creativity that the platform enables. Listen