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This week, Walt and Nilay celebrate one year of podcasting together on Ctrl-Walt-Delete by discussing Elon Musk's plan to move humanity to Mars — and all the unanswered questions that remain after Musk's dazzling presentation. Walt's column this week took a look at Parallels 12 as a way to run Windows 10 and macOS Sierra simultaneously on Macs new and old, so they touch on that and compare it to Boot Camp. That leads to a discussion on the hardware that Microsoft, Apple, and others are putting forward to showcase these operating systems, with a focus on HP's new Spectre laptop. We love your feedback on the topics of the show and suggestions on how to make our show better and more fun — you can tweet at Walt at @waltmossberg and Nilay at @reckless. And of course, we'd love it if you subscribed in iTunes (here's the direct RSS feed, if you like), along with The Verge's other great podcasts like What's Tech, and The Vergecast. You might also want to check out Recode Decode, hosted by Kara Swisher, and Too Embarrassed to Ask featuring Kara and The Verge's Lauren Goode.

Should we be worried? Also: More exploding Samsung things, and Tinder gets a boost.

In this episode: We have neurons! Plus, Lenovo breaks its own computers. Vim has been released and there are over 10 million Raspberry Pis.

2001– With one version of the Apple OS X under it’s belt, “Puma” – or OS X 10.1 is released to the public. Updates would include extended DVD support and the ability to burn DVD – RW. There were still a lot of people against this new version of software. A lot of Mac users still liked OS 9 and thought OS X is a “superfluous” upgrade. This Day in Tech History podcast show notes for September 29 CERN is formed Lenovo recalls 526,000 batteries Zimbra Password exposure.

On today's show, we'll talk about today's later controversial vote from the Federal Communications System on a proposal that will free consumers from paying extra to get cable and satellite TV boxes from their providers; look at how people feel about BlackBerry's decision to stop making phones; and interview the founder of the site Feminist Frequency, Anita Sarkeesian, about her new series, "Ordinary Women: Daring to Defy History."

Russell comes to the end of his Noteworthy journey. Yasmine shines a bright light on the Google Assistant while it sweats uncomfortably. Andy dreams big about October 4th. That's right it's been a HUGE week since our last episode aired filled with product releases and rumours. We also have some cool news to share: Our next episode will be aired LIVE ON THE LINE mere hours after the Google event. Watch us react, watch us flounder, heck even watch us sweat under the heat that is studio lighting as we dissect everything Google announces on October the 4th. This episode is not to be missed!

Ted Randall caretaker of WTWW simulcasts Ham Nation around the world, Don Arnold gets us excited about D-Star, the Emcomm-1, and building your own Multitap Coil. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes at wiki.twit.tv. Submit your own video to Ham Nation at HamNationVideos@twit.tv Thanks to Joe Walsh who wrote and plays the Ham Nation theme. Check out Ham Nation on Facebook and Twitter! Download or subscribe to Ham Nation at https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.

Hosts: Megan Morrone, Jason Howell Guests: Iain Thomson, Nsikan Akpan BlackBerry stops producing hardware to focus on software and security. Iain Thomson from The Register joins us to explain why it matters that Apple is turning over our iMessage metadata to authorities. Melinda Gates will focus on how to get more women in tech, and how to keep them there. Nsikan Akpan, digital science producer from PBS News Hour, talks about the science behind the child born with three parents. Also, how many channels does Roku really have? Finally, we explore why people feel most comfortable with level four autonomous driving. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis Guests: Ron Richards and Kevin Marks This week, Jason Howell takes over for Leo as we discuss the rumors surrounding next week's Google event, Snapchat's new Spectacle camera sunglasses, and who could buy Twitter. Also: the end of Blackberry's hardware business, most Galaxy Note 7 users have returned their phones, and Elon musk has plans to send a million people to Mars. •October 4th, Google will hold an event. Rumors suggest they will announce two "Pixel" branded phones, the new "Andromeda" OS, the Amazon Echo competitor Google Home, and more. •Snapchat announced Spectacles, their new camera sunglasses, which shoot 10-second round videos.•Google, Verizon, Salesforce, and even Disney have been rumored to be interested in buying Twitter.•Blackberry announced today that they will no longer make hardware.•Samsung says that over 60% of potentially unsafe Galaxy Note 7 phones have been returned.•Elon Musk spoke at length yesterday about his desire to colonize Mars within his lifetime. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.

Microsoft’s AI emphasis from Ignite with Paul Spain and Scott Johnson and Tom Merritt say goodbye to BlackBerry-made phones. MP3 Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org. Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. Follow us on Soundcloud. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If … Continue reading DTNS 2867 – Remotely Explode Your Document →

Jason Howell is here to show off a bunch of new and old apps that will help the book lover in you find new books to read. Plus, a new messaging app by Google that utilizes AI to guide you to what you need. Send in your app tips to arena@twit.tv. Vote for your favorite apps on our subreddit at androidapparena.reddit.com. Subscribe to Android App Arena at https://twit.tv/shows/android-app-arena. Bandwidth for Android App Arena is provided by Cachefly.

Hosts: Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Mary Jo Foley and Paul Thurrott are at Ignite, where the venue is huge and...cold! Microsoft Windows Server 2016 is scheduled to be generally available in mid-October, Microsoft says Windows 10 is on 400 million active devices, some Adobe services are moving to Azure, Field-Programmable Gate Arrays, Nadella and the four AI pillars, a OneDrive Placeholder tease, September Office 365 updates, Skype for iOS, Workday, Forza Horizon 3 for Xbox One, Mary Jo hits Paul, and more! Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

Also: We talk about the pseudo-death of BlackBerry phones and discuss Facebook taking on Slack.

The struggling company will cease in-house work on hardware, handing that job over to partners. It now will focus on security and software.

The SpaceX founder wants to build a Martian metropolis in our lifetime. Is the plan historic or just hubris? We discuss.