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Host: Tonya Hall We analyze the midterm election, can we really measure sentiment, and should we regulate campaign advertising? Guests: Harper Reed and Patrick Ruffini Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/mm. Read our show notes at twit.tv/mm/30. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Running time: 56:37

Host: Mike Elgan and Elise Hu Amazon drops a virtual assistant gadget for the home, Chinese Apple users are hit with a new malware attack, Microsoft makes some versions of Office free, Facebook wants to eradicate ebola, and more. Guests: Mary Jo Foley, Seth Rosenblatt, Alice Truong, and Kurt Wagner Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt. Submit and vote on story coverage at technewstoday.reddit.com. Check out the full show notes for today's episode. We invite you to read, add to, and amend the wiki entry for this episode at wiki.twit.tv. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Running time: 29:03

Today Bridget Carey stops by to reveal the "Alex from Target" controversy, pick apart the McRib's ingredients and ask why Christian Bale is bailing on playing Steve Jobs.

In this tech-news roundup, Bridget Carey explains the confusion and controversy behind the social media sensation #AlexFromTarget, and how it all could be a marketing stunt. We also take a look at impressive new fitness wristbands from Jawbone.

Host: Jason Howell Hands-on reviews of Evernote Food, Cookpad Recipes, EAT24, and Hype Machine. Send in your app tips to arena@twit.tv. Vote for your favorite apps on our subreddit at androidapparena.reddit.com. Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/arena20. Bandwidth for Android App Arena is provided by Cachefly. Running time: 12:56

Host: Sarah Lane Amazon's free photo storage for Prime members, Instacart keeps you out of the grocery store forever, how to clear your recent contacts, Safari swipe tips, & more! Email us at ifive@twit.tv Leave a voicemail: (614) ON-IFIVE Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Running time: 12:09

Hosts:Leo Laporte, Gina Trapani, and Jeff Jarvis Guest: Matt Cutts What's next for Matt Cutts, Larry Page's Financial Times interview, Google Play on Roku and more. Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/twig. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Running time: 1:54:57

Host: Sarah Lane Former NSA Lawyer says encrypting data is bad for business, Amazon is testing deliveries by Taxi, Google Wallet grows after Apple Pay launch, more details on Apple Watch prices, Snapchat is in talks with big media companies, and which messaging apps are the least secure Guest: Brad Chacos Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tn2. For detailed show notes, visit twit.tv/tn2/209. Bandwidth for Tech News Tonight is provided by Cachefly. Running time: 13:56

Hosts: Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte The first impressions of the Microsoft Band, Microsoft Office partners with Dropbox, the Lumia 830 is likely to be overpriced, the HTC One M8 for Windows starting November 7, Outlook for Mac 2014 update, and much more on this episode of Windows Weekly! Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/ww. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Check out Mary Jo's blog at the AllAboutMicrosoft.com. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Derek K. Miller. Free Squarespace Giveaway for TWIT Network Audience Members See official sweepstakes rules at inside.twit.tv/contests. Running time: 1:46:59

Hosts: Aaron Newcomb and Gareth Greenaway Guest: Slava Akhmechet. RethinkDB is an open-source distributed database built to function on the web in real-time. Slava Akhmechet is the CEO and one of the founders at RethinkDB. Slava is interested in web technologies, distributed systems, and building delightful developer products. Prior to starting RethinkDB, Slava designed and implemented realtime trading systems in the financial industry. Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/floss. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Here's what's coming up for FLOSS in the future. Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email Randal at merlyn@stonehenge.com. Thanks to Cachefly for providing the bandwidth for this podcast, and Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music.

Host: Mike Elgan Samsung to hit the reset button on the Galaxy S6 with "Project Zero," government requests up 24% since 2013 for Facebook, OnBeep's Onyx wearable lets you talk with friends similarly to the 'Star Trek' communicator, Apple Watch rumored to come out February 14th, Spotify royalty payments are greater than iTunes in some markets, Google Wallet usage boosted after Apple Pay launch, CNN caught using Microsoft Surface to hide iPads, and more. Guests: Jeff John Roberts and Jordan Novet Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt. Submit and vote on story coverage at technewstoday.reddit.com. Check out the full show notes for today's episode. We invite you to read, add to, and amend the wiki entry for this episode at wiki.twit.tv. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Running time: 22:35

Amazon Prime comes with a new storage perk, Disney expands movie streaming to more devices, and Microsoft teams up with Dropbox. Meanwhile, emoji are getting more diverse skin tones.

Host: Leo Laporte Microsoft Band, Philips Brilliance 28" 4K monitor, Archos Smart Home Starter Kit, Sony MDR-ZX550BN Wireless Headphones, and the Kindle Voyage. Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/byb. We invite you to read, add to, and amend the wiki entry for this episode at wiki.twit.tv. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Running time: 46:12

Host: Sarah Lane Flaw in Chip-n-Pin cards could let thieves steal $1 million per card, Amazon Prime subscribers get free cloud storage for photos, Microsoft and Dropbox partner in cloud storage, Tinder's premium service, Sean Rad out as CEO of Tinder, Xiaomi to invest $1 billion in video, Oculus Rift headset could be 'many months' away, and Uber wants 50-thousand Vets to be drivers. Guest: Chris Ziegler Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tn2. For detailed show notes, visit twit.tv/tn2/208. Bandwidth for Tech News Tonight is provided by Cachefly. Running time: 18:20

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte CurrentC already hacked, a serious OSX Yosemite vulnerability, is your TV watching you? And your questions! Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/sn. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. You can submit a question to Security Now! at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Bandwidth for Security Now is provided by Cachefly. Running time: 2:05:20