This Week in Tech (MP3) show

This Week in Tech (MP3)

Summary: Your first podcast of the week is the last word in tech. Join Leo Laporte, Patrick Norton, Kevin Rose, John C. Dvorak, and other tech luminaries in a roundtable discussion of the latest trends in high tech. Winner of People's Choice Podcast and Best Technology Podcast in the 2005 People's Choice Podcast Awards. Released every Sunday at midnight Pacific.

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 TWiT 732: Why is My Fridge Playing ICP? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:53:15

Amazon's paid tweeters program backfires Telus email out for the past 4 days $3 Million Fortnite winner SWATted How Gamergate launched a culture war Esports is officially mainstream - how to get an esports scholarship to college Verizon sells Tumblr for about 2% of what Yahoo bought it for 6 years ago iPhone 11 coming September 10 - how private will it be? Apple sues Corellium for virtualization service Google's challenging past 3 years Google forces Nest to leave recording lights on iPhone 11 Pro Max? Pixel 3a's faux 20x zoom Rival search engines drop out of Google's search engine ballot auction Amazon's Rekognition face recognition system can't tell the difference between congressmen and criminals "NULL" vanity plate garners man $12,000+ in parking violations 3 simple ways to defeat face recognition Update your Windows 10 system NOW. Seriously. New Bluetooth KNOB attack Huawei gets a break Georgia required to use paper ballots FTC willing to break up big tech IKEA gets serious about smart tech Disney after account sharers Don't use Kaspersky anti-virus Tesla owner implants her key in her arm Apple shuts down 3rd-party WebKit anti-tracking abusers Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Matt Cutts, Denise Howell, and Owen JJ Stone Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: DoorDash App use code TWIT casper.com/twit1 - promo code: TWIT1 expressvpn.com/twit RocketMortgage.com/TWiT2

 TWiT 731: An Electric Cannonball | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:24:40

This Week's Stories Video games don't cause mass shootings, but toxic gamer culture doesn't help White House proposes social media censorship Apple wants as many people as possible to get the Apple Card Are Teslas reliable? Chase forgives Canadian customers' debt Apple locks out DIY battery repairs FedEx splits with Amazon Amazon's PillPack fighting with CVS and Walgreens Woz wants you off Facebook Teenagers work overnight to make Amazon Echo Samsung Note 10 kills headphone jack and Bixby button, embraces Microsoft FBI, NSA want hackers, even if they used to smoke pot Defcon takes on voting machine security Elizabeth Warren's plan for rural broadband US Navy ditching touchscreen controllers Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Brianna Wu, Ben Johnson, and Sam Abuelsamid Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: ZipRecruiter.com/Twit Wasabi.com offer code TWiT audible.com/twit2 capterra.com/twit

 TWiT 730: Moonlighting as Marshmello | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:14:33

This Week's Stories Apple Earnings: services up, iPhone down Phone season starts this week Apple gearing up on R&D Amazon takes over RIP Amazon Dash button Your Assistant is listening Apple Card won't let you bet on the ponies Capital One hack Apple Bluetooth security hack Facial recognition for drunks Chinese smile to pay Elon Musk is boring holes in Las Vegas AI customer service hell Amazon partnering with police Turkey cracks down on Internet Instagram from Facebook Livestreaming Funerals Spotify takes off US Govt vs social media addiction Locast gets sued Ninja moves to Mixer Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Mike Elgan, Mikah Sargent, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: eero.com/TWIT code TWIT crestwhitesmile.com promo code TWIT casper.com/twit1 - promo code: TWIT1 LastPass.com/twit

 TWiT 729: My Baby Filled Her Rings | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:03:50

Apple buys Intel's modem business House passes anti-robocall bill Samsung Galaxy Fold finally coming in September As T-Mobile/Sprint merger approved by DoJ, Dish launches a new mobile carrier iPadOS is the Future of Apple iPhone 11 is all about the camera Note 10 - no headphone jack, no buttons How Apple fights factory thefts Apple Card coming in August Google will buy your face for $5 Facebook founder wants to break up Facebook Google bans repair business search ads Big government vs big tech Do not install PremierOpinion software from VoiceFive Pampers develops "smart" diapers Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Lisa Schmeiser, and Lexy Savvides Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: twit.cachefly.com www.stamps.com - promo code: TWIT calm.com/twit WWT.COM/TWIT

 TWiT 728: Facebook Fa Schifo | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:01:41

Is FaceApp safe? As safe as any other photo app. Russian Intelligence Service hacked Apollo 11 helped launch computer programming Elon Musk wants to sew a chip in your brain Equifax fined $700 million TikTok takes over Celebrate World Emoji Day New MacBook Air have slower SSD Apple Pushes Exclusive Podcasts Trump threatens Google Congressional hearings on Big Tech Google kicks Chinese app developer off Play Store Tinder removes itself from the Play Store Oakland Bans Facial Recognition Amazon has record sales on Prime Day How should Facebook Libra be regulated? Influencers are taking over the world Boston Dynamics Spot Mini is coming Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Paris Martineau, Seth Weintraub, and Iain Thomson Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: capterra.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit RocketMortgage.com/TWiT2 DoorDash App use code TWIT

 TWiT 727: Artisanal Pickles from Williamsburg | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:21:03

Top Stories This Week Facebook fined $5 billion, the stock goes up $6 billion The dark side of Facebook's pivot to privacy Trump vs anti-conservative bias on social media Instagram vs bullies Prime Day deals and dilemmas Amazon is building a robot to judge your couch Palantir cameras are watching you, and police are using them Your car is watching you Area 51 attack plan involves furries, Naruto runners RIP MacBook Mac update kills Zoom hack Apple Watch Walkie Talkie hack Hong Kong protestors use Apple AirDrop to bust the Great Firewall of China Apple tossing $millions/episode at Apple TV Stranger Things AR ad in the New York Times Amazon Lord of the Rings MMO Netflix Cuphead Show Prime Day phishing scams HBO Max get Friends, Riverdale, Dune France's Tech Tax Niantic kills its first app Google's new hyper-local social network Shoelace is being created just to be shut down Google's privacy policy changes are a testament to internet history Google is listening to you in Flanders Twitter will test "Hide Replies" in Canada A eulogy for the father of the password Chatterbox will teach children robotics Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Mike Elgan and Caroline Haskins Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: WWT.COM/TWIT mintmobile.com/twit Wasabi.com offer code TWiT ZipRecruiter.com/Twit

 TWiT 726: Be My Dream Daddy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:19:22

This Week's Stories HQ Trivia Lays off Staff, Pivots to HQ Words Fortnite is an Advertising Machine The Fragmented Nature of Gaming: Fortnite vs CoD BLOPS vs Dream Daddy Gaming's Streaming Future Might Make Microsoft and Sony Buddies Apple TV Focuses on Quality Over Quantity (Except When It Comes to the Remote) MacBook Keyboard Might No Longer Be Crap Soon Facetime Will Force You to Make Eye Contact via AR Magic Can Apple Design Without Jony Ive? Amazon: 25 Years of the Commodification of Our Existence Soon Your Car Will Tell You Where the Nearest Parking Spot Is Facebook's Libra Cryptocurrency Hits a Congress-Sized Speed Bump Amazon Wants to Launch 3,000 Internet Satellites Facebook Image Tags Revealed in Outage Superhuman Email is (No Longer) Spying on You Chinese Border Patrol Installing Malware on Visitors' Phones Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Mikah Sargent, Patrick Beja, and Simone de Rochefort Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: RocketMortgage.com/TWiT2 LastPass.com/twit casper.com/twit1 - promo code: TWIT1 GetRoman.com/twit

 TWiT 725: Ubers in the Mud | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:43:33

This Week's Stories The iPhone turns 12 today Jony Ive is leaving Apple Can AirPods actually harm your ears? Apple is going to manufacture Mac Pros in China Say goodbye to your Microsoft eBooks Another city just got hacked! Boeing's $9 an hour solution to a shortage of engineers working on the 737 Max Verizon will lock cell phones to networks for up to 60 days It looks like Huawei is back in business White Hats are helping hotels find vulnerabilities Cloudflare was offline for a few hours this week Are Huawei phones more vulnerable to hacks than other smartphones? A potential hacked was averted with 7 words! Why is GrubHub buying up web addresses? Want to fit in, in Silicon Valley? You must learn "Bro Talk" then Hans Zimmer has composed the sound of BMW's new concept car Is Twitter finally getting serious about harmful tweets? Some drivers in Colorado find themselves in a muddy field after following Googles Maps Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Jason Hiner, Dwight Silverman, and Christina Warren Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: calm.com/twit capterra.com/twit twit.cachefly.com legalzoom.com - offer code: TWIT

 TWiT 724: Paste & Match Style | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:24:30

This Week's Stories Facebook's Cryptocurrency Libra and Congress' response The appalling working conditions of Facebook's moderators exposed More conversation on the distinction between a "platform" and a "publisher" Ravelry, a site for knitting enthusiasts, has taken a stand against white supremacists Google was just caught red-handed Pandora is being sued for showing Tom Petty song lyrics Netflix is petitioned to cancel an Amazon show Apple is recalling selected MacBook Pro laptops because of a fire danger Apple is considering moving up to 30% of production out of China The system designed to verify age in the UK for porn has been delayed A horror story involving a phone hack, a SIM card and what Google isn't doing Apple has approved over 1,000 Best Buy locations as official repair centers Is Google Chrome spying on us? Facebook, Google, and The New Wilderness Philips Hue's new light Trulifi is announced GE's smart lightbulb update is maybe not so smart A city in Florida pays $600K to a hacker to get its data back Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Devindra Hardawar, Nate Lanxon, and Kate O'Neill Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: capterra.com/twit Atlassian.com/teams/it hellofresh.com/twit80 use the code TWIT80 Wasabi.com offer code TWiT

 TWiT 723: I Feel Sub-Tweeted | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:19:30

Sony and EA MIA at E3 - does E3 matter anymore? Computex, on the other hand, was huge this year What is a Gamer? E3 2019 was the year streaming gaming broke big E3 2019: The Keanussaince Why are games announced so far in advance? Stadia, xCloud, and the future of streaming games Think VR is Over? Oculus Quest would like a word with you. Xbox Scarlett announcement What will games look like in 10 years? How Nintendo Won E3 2019 Pixel 4 Leaked - by Google! The Ethics of video game journalism Huawei stops making Matebooks, blames Trump Apple doubles down on privacy, but Celebrite says it can crack any iPhone Pax > E3 Microsoft buys Double Fine Target cash registers fail nationwide Argentina loses power US attacks Russian power stations: the cyber Cold War escalates US Border Patrol leaks 100,000 licence plate photos La Liga app spied on users to try to stop piracy Telegram DDoSed by China over Hong Kong protests Facebook to launch "Zuck Bucks" cryptocurrency next week Huawei delays the Mate X foldable phone, but it's not Trump's fault. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Cherlynn Low, Jeff Cannata, and Shane Satterfield Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: expressvpn.com/twit casper.com/twit1 - promo code: TWIT1 thousandeyes.com/twit Molekule.com promo code TWIT1

 TWiT 722: Poultry Carceral State | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:17:32

The Mac Pro is Only for the People Who Need It The iPad Grows Up with iPadOS Where is Apple Headed? iTunes is Dead! Hurrah! Apple Triples Down on Privacy Memoji Makeup is a Minefield SwiftUI is the Future of Coding 3D Touch is Almost Officially a Failure Cyberpunk 2077 is Going to be the Best Keanu Reeves Game Ever Who is Google Stadia For? Google's Outage Last Week Shows that We are Not Ready for Google Stadia YouTube's Biggest Problem: The Recommendation Engine Jeff Bezoz Interrupted By Animal Rights Protestor Fed Ex to Cut Ties with Amazon Amazon Drones Are Still A Ways Off 68 Percent of Facebook Investors Vote to Fire Mark Zuckerberg Facebook's Bitcoin Alternative is a Solution in Search of a Problem Microsoft Thinks Gamers Stink RIP Maker Faire Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Alex Wilhelm, Harry McCracken, and Megan Morrone Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: Atlassian.com/teams/it capterra.com/twit WordPress.com/twit www.stamps.com - promo code: TWIT

 TWiT 721: Google+ is Still Up | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:22:40

Google Down! Is it 768K Day? Huawei Stops Making Phones WWDC Preview: Is iTunes Doomed? WWDC Preview: Is the Mac Pro Doomed? WWDC 2019 Preview: Is Intel Doomed? WWDC Preview: Is Non-mobile Computing Doomed? WWDC Preview: Will Apple Free the Watch? WWDC Preview: Is your Eyesight Doomed? WWDC Preview: iPhone Privacy Ruined by 3rd Party Apps The Final iPod Touch Just Launched Apple's Monopoly Propaganda Push Foxconn: Tariffs in China and Mexico, Nothing Going in Wisconsin Alexa, Delete What I Said Today DOJ "Investigating" Google Will Amazon Buy Boost Mobile? Will Microsoft? BlueKeep Still Threatening 1M Windows Computers Microsoft's Modern OS Manifesto The US Requires All Immigrants to Provide Social Media Details The UK Wants in on Your Encrypted Chats Australian Cops Spy on You in McDonald's North Face Gets Busted Spamming Wikipedia RIP BBM T-Series Beats PewDiePie to 100 Million Play Cuphead on your Tesla Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Iain Thomson, Lisa Schmeiser, and Wesley Faulkner Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: Wasabi.com offer code TWiT thousandeyes.com/twit eero.com/TWIT code TWIT LastPass.com/twit

 TWiT 720: Everybody Loves Furry Pikachu | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:17:50

Baltimore City Government held for Ransom by Hackers Using NSA tools Own a House? Hackers Probably have your Social Security Number. PlayDate: The Gaming Handheld with a Crank Is Huawei Spying on Us? Intel Breaks the 5.0GHz Barrier Chinese Owner of Grindr Leaked User Data to Employees US Air Force Being Cyber Attacked by US Navy AMD Brings Ray Tracing to Computex GDPR: One Year Later Assange Charged under the Espionage Act AI Deepfake Brings Mona Lisa to Life Sonic The Hedgehog Movie Delayed Due to Disturbing GGI SpaceX Launches Starlink Internet Satellites The United States vs Lootboxes Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Patrick Norton and Brianna Wu Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: casper.com/twit1 - promo code: TWIT1 twit.cachefly.com capterra.com/twit

 TWiT 719: I Am Gozor, the Lunchmaster! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:28:12

This Week's Stories The US vs Huawei San Francisco Bans Facial Recognition Chinese Owners Must Sell Grindr FCC: Carriers Should Block Robocalls Do You Know if Your iPhone has Been Hacked? Big Tech's Problems Are Sociological, Not Psychological - Just Like Game of Thrones Silicon Valley Millionaires: Silicon Valley is Bad Get Off My Lawn! Is Tech Still Great? Fake Joe Rogan Is Medium Killing Blogs? Hit By Ransomware? Just Pay the Ransom ZombieLoad Fix Could Slow down Computers 40% Hacking School Lunch Google Knows What You Buy RIP Grumpy Cat Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Georgia Dow, Michael Fisher, and Brian McCullough Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: thousandeyes.com/twit ZipRecruiter.com/Twit Atlassian.com/teams/it expressvpn.com/twit

 TWiT 718: I'm Saving It for the Nursing Home | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:39:02

The Failed Microsoft Build Hololens Demo Microsoft's Build Keynote May Have Been a Bit Too Geeky Microsoft Adds Linux Kernel to Windows: Is this the Beginning of the End for Windows? Microsoft Word gets PC (Politically Correct, not the Other PC) Should Facebook Be Broken Up? Its Co-Founder Says Yes How Much Should Facebook be Fined by the FTC? Snapchat Can Turn You from a Man to a Woman Google I/O Keynote: Google Lens, Shrinking Machine Learning, and a Focus on Privacy Google Promises Searchable Podcasts and AR in Search Pixel 3a is a Flagship Phone at a Budget Price How Long Will We Wait for Real 5G? Google I/O: Incognito Maps, Project Mainline, and the End of Nest One Broken Chip Can Brick Your Tesla Uber IPO Makes a Few People Very Rich, but Still Loses Billions of Dollars Bezos Shows off his Lunar Lander, Musk Teases Him Jeff Bezos Really Doesn't Like Homeless People The History and Future of Amazon Prime Alexa is Listening Hamas Cyber Attacks Israel, Israel Bombs Hamas US DOJ Indicts Chinese Hackers for Anthem Attack US Govt. Wants to Ban Loot Boxes Samsung's Next Phone Could Have a 64 Megapixel Camera Singapore Makes Fake News Illegal Arya Stark's App for Creatives Worldwide Helium Shortage Forces Party City to Close 45 Stores Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Mark Sullivan Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: WordPress.com/twit thehelm.com/twit Wasabi.com offer code TWiT calm.com/twit

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