Summary: <p>• (01:49) Alfred Ng from CNET talks about how Ring video doorbells are being used by police for surveillance.<br>• (14:36) Credit cards might be old tech, but Geoffrey Fowler from the Washington Post shows how they can carry the same privacy burden as the phone in your pocket.<br>• (31:22) Tech patents can be downright ridiculous, and Rose Eveleth from Slate reveals why companies have so many of them in their arsenal if they'll never become something real.<br>• (44:18) Virtual Reality is being used to train would-be bosses in the art of firing employees.<br>• (48:54) Apple announced its next iPhone announcement and is promising Innovation at the event.</p> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/jason-howell">Jason Howell</a> and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/mikah-sargent">Mikah Sargent</a></p> <p><strong>Guests:</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/alfredwkng" target="_blank">Alfred Ng</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/geoffreyfowler" target="_blank">Geoffrey Fowler</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/roseveleth" target="_blank">Rose Eveleth</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to this show at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly">https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly</a>.</p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="http://monday.com/TNW">monday.com/TNW</a></li> <li><a href="http://WWT.COM/TWIT">WWT.COM/TWIT</a></li> </ul>
