Out of Commission

A report by Bloomberg alleges that server hardware sold by Supermicro had surveillance chips installed by Chinese authorities at the factory with the intent to spy. Dutch agents uncover a Russian GRU operation trying to hack the OPCW (Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) right as the organization was about to report its findings in the UK poisoning case. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young.

Microsoft throws down the gauntlet and reveals its Surface headphones. With Apple and Google already selling their own wireless headphones/earbuds are we about to witness the opening of a new front in the war between tech ecosystems?

Google announces a partnership with UbiSoft to play a streamed version of Assassin's Creed Odyssey over the browser, the Seattle PD announces a new program to combat the practice of Swatting, and Amazon raises the minimum wage of all its US employees. 

With declining ad revenue and company layoffs podcasting was declared dead as an ad revenue platform just a few years ago. But was that an exaggerated analysis? We examine and discuss the details behind the alleged decline of podcasting.

We talk with Ashley V. Robinson about her and her husband Jason's new comic book Science! why they chose to Kickstart it and some of the tech they use to create.

Tom, Sarah and Roger give an update on the state of DTNS and chat with the audience and take questions.

It's our end of September round table show! We talk to Ryan Shrout of PCPer.com and Patrick Norton of TekThing and AVExcel about the future of DIY PC building and trends in PC hardware!

Amazon is opening a bricks-and-mortar store in New York that will only sell items that have received 4 stars or higher rating on Amazon.com. Stroke of genius or retail misstep?

We take a look at curious trend from this year's CEDIA. The overlapping of DIY Smart Home technologies and custom high-end Smart Home solutions and what it means for consumers and the companies developing the products.

Qualcomm accuses Apple of sharing their source code, Instagram founders are leaving Facebook, and Tinder tries to empower women.

Microsoft Ignite announcements, SiriusXM plans to buy Pandora, and first class VR.

Tesla, Tesla, Tesla. We discuss the reviews of Tesla's Model 3, what's going on in Elon's brain case and why Tesla is under investigation by the US Justice Department. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta and Shannon Morse.

Amazon introduces scores of new Alexa products. New Echo's, new features for existing echos, and an car based echo. We breakdown the announcement, pick through the product lineup and figure out what exactly you should be excited about.

Google beats out Amazon in latest sales stats of smart speakers. Will Google try to ensconce its lead as top dog in the field and what will Amazon's strategy be to get the title back?

YouTube is retiring its gaming App and bringing all its features directly into YouTube. Plus Google is giving up some control of AMP and Amazon plans on releasing 8 new voice-powered assistants later this year.