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FCC cancels Net Neutrality and Ajit Pai mocks protesters. Apple's new iMac Pro costs a minimum of $4999 and goes up from there. Disney buys 21st Century Fox, gaining X-Men, Fantastic Four, and A New Hope, along with a 60% share of Hulu. Google cancels Tango as ARCore picks up steam. As public…

The Wi-Fi, GPS, keyboard-included T-Mobile G1 smart phone, running on Google's Android.Audible pick of the day: Porridge: A Third Helping, By BBC Audiobooks, Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, and more. For a free audiobook, visit AudiblePodcast.com/gizwiz.For more details and a chance to win the…

This week we discuss more trouble with Intel's AMT, what does Skype's use of Signal really mean, the UK's data protection legislation gives researchers a bit of relief, the continuing winding down of HTTP, "progress" on the development of Meltdown attacks, Google successfully tackles the hardest-to…

Spectrum/Charter being kicked out by the state of New York, Twitter getting punished by the stock market for booting trolls & bots, recommending the best Android tablet for the buck, choosing a compatible (non-IE) browser supported by Yahoo, finding an alternative to the wildly insecure Adobe…

- From 8K TVs to water powered eye massagers, Devindra Hardwar from Engadget explored the halls of IFA in Berlin and shares some of his favorite finds.- It took a while, but Theranos is finally closing down its operations. John Carreyrou, the Wall Street Journal reporter who exposed the company's…

Dependency confusion, Intel Side Channel Attacks, Crispy Subtitles from Lay's.Picture of the week.47 fixes in Chrome 89.0.4389.72.Crispy Subtitles from Lay’s.Google funds Linux kernel security developers.WinAmp gets a huge update!"Intel Side Channel Attacks on the CPU On-Chip Ring Interconnect Are…

A serious chip shortage affects the manufacturing of electronics and automobiles, why am I getting HDCP errors on my TV? Troubleshooting a Google Assistant that talks slow, the Hollywood Tech Retreat experience with Scott Wilkinson, why do my AV receivers keep dying? Should I run the latest Windows…

Python creator Guido van Rossum joins MicrosoftNew proposed DNS security features releasedZoom has new tools to secure your Zoom meetingsMalware activity increases 128% in Q3Cisco Webex vulnerabilities allow attackers to spy on meetingsGoogle will let you opt out of smart featuresFCC votes to open…

XDA's Mishaal Rahman talks about the Pro1-X phone.Motorola Razr 5G devices are shipping new but opened and folded.Florence rounds up some replacements for Google Play Music.Samsung's Exynos chip might end up in Xiaomi and Oppo phones.A look at the Sony Ericsson VAIO smartphone that never was.App…

Google launches its flagship smartphone for 2020, the Pixel 5, along with a more affordable Pixel 4a 5G, adding an ultrawide camera, 5G support, and more. Jason Howell compares the two smartphones and gives his review.Get the Pixel 5: https://bhpho.to/35coIWSGet the Pixel 4a 5G: https://bhpho.to…

Internet Speeds From SpaceX’s StarlinkCyberattacks on healthcare organizations during a pandemicThe first rechargeable zinc-air batteryDocker and AWS credentials are getting stolen by a crypto mining botnetNissan Source Code LeakedTwo CentOS ReplacementsGoogle Titan 2FA keys can be clonedDry Ice is…

Join Jason Howell, Florence Ion and Ron Richards on a look back at the best AAA moments of 2020! Moments include:Why anyone should embrace the transition to YouTube Music.The return of OMG Chad.Flo's missed music cue.Jason's camping story.Pixel 4a hands-on.Leo shows off the Surface Duo.Lightning…

Apple says a new Mac Pro is coming in 2019. Maybe with Apple-designed chips? Apple privacy vs Facebook. Google's head of AI defects to Apple to fix Siri. Apple tops in gender pay equality. Azomov's Foundation coming to Apple TV. Product(RED) iPhone 8 out today, but no iPhone X. Fortnight is making …

The official release of Android 11 is here, and with it, Google is giving users plenty of control over their device, their smart home, their privacy, and their communication with contacts. Jason Howell summarizes the key features of this new release, and shares his view on these new features after…

cURL, a command line tool for transferring files with URL syntax.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…

Phone carriers shared location data illegally, according to the FCCDozens of popular document management apps put user data at riskRing makes two-factor authentication mandatory for video doorbells and security camerasRansomware attack shuts down a natural gas pipeline44% of cybersecurity threats…

Yesterday, Microsoft released the "final" updates for Windows 7 for most people. (But not that update for the NSA-reported crypto bug that was for Win 10 and Win Server, interestingly.) Today, Windows 7 will begin displaying a full-screen nag to upgrade to Windows 10. Microsoft Edge might be…

This Week's Stories:Did Apple drop plans to fully encrypt iCloud at FBI request? Or is it more complicated?Why banning face recognition misses the pointBlueberry-scented AirPods take 71% of the wireless headphone market.Tile, Sonos, and Pop Sockets vs Apple, Google, and Amazon in Congress.Tim Cook…

This Week's Stories:iPhones join Android in being a Google account security key.How much "substantive assistance" did Apple provide in the Pensacola investigation?A brand new serious Internet Explorer 0-dayGiving Windows an additional EdgeFBI says nation-state actors breached a US city government…

This Week's Stories Microsoft, Google, LogMeIn & Cisco offer limited-time free use of telecommuting Tools Hack the Pentagon! The Android security dilemma AMD processors get some unwelcome but necessary side-channel attack scrutiny Intel also has some serious new trouble…

UPDATE: Power is restored to the TWiT Studios as of 4:45 pm Oct 10. We will resume production on Friday morning at 10:30am Pacific Time.Friday, Oct 1110:30 AM Windows Weekly1:30 PM This Week in Google2:30 PM TWiET4:00 PM Tech News WeeklySaturday, Oct 129:30 AM FLOSS Weekly11:00 AM The Tech Guy4:00…

Picture of the Week. The European Union's Internet Surveillance Proposal. 30,000 patient records online? .DEV is always HTTPS! Google changes Chrome's release strategy. Russia shoots the messenger. A fool and his Crypto... QNAP is back. CVSS severity…

Megan Morrone and Jason Howell discuss the creation of the Partnership for AI that will look at rational and irrational concerns related to the proliferation of Artificial Intelligence. Google is re-branding its Apps for Work suite to G Suite, as well as strengthening the apps with AI. iPhone 8…

Silicon Valley's empathy vacuum. FCC says AT&T's zero rating of its new DirecTV Now service violates Net Neutrality. Fitbit buys Pebble. CNN buys Casey Neistat's Beme. 1 million Google accounts under attack by Gooligan malware.Om Malik wants to know what router he should buy.Leo and Stacey…

Apple slashes affiliate commissions and stops paying Qualcomm royalties. Google's founders each have their own flying contraptions in the works. Amazon's new Echo Look wants pictures of your clothes. Uber wants all of your data. WikiTribune wants to fight fake news. Hackers just want money from…

Topics:Google buys DoubleclickMicrosoft vs. AdobeWhy Microsoft is Not DeadWindows Live shrinksOutlook 2007 patchUbuntu Feisty Fawn shipsHalo 2Check out Paul's Blog at http://www.internet-nexus.com and the SuperSite for Windows http://winsupersite.com for more information.Brought to you by Engage -…

Is Apple just pretending to be innovative? Does AlphaGo's latest victory mean that general AI is around the corner? Who knows more about you, Facebook or Google? Should the NSA stockpile exploits? How long can Tesla stay on top of the EV market? Are robot cops coming? And... Is that a hot dog…

The FBI has indicted four men -- three Russians and one Canadian -- with charges of hacking Yahoo, starting back in early 2014, to obtain access to half a billion Yahoo accounts. According to the FBI's forensic investigations and subsequent allegations, Yahoo was a persistent target of these…

Apple may launch an alternate reality device this year, FCC clears its investigations into Zero Rating and opening cable boxes, Oculus Rift loses $500 million suit, Google must turn over foreign emails, Snap IPO, Tesla's new tunnel.Robert Scoble is staking his career on his claim that Apple will…

Tonight we talk to Nicole Lee from Engadget about earnings from Microsoft and Google. We also discuss how Mary-Jo Foley has given up her Windows phone in favor of Android. Comcast has an app on Roku and Samsung Smart TVs, but it's not enough for the FCC. Mike Murphy talks about an autonomous robot…

Earnings for Apple and Twitter are in and we talk to Nathan Oliveres-Giles about the first decline in quarterly revenue for the company since 2003. Meanwhile, Twitter struggles to define itself, even as it gains users. YouTube tests a new ad format, DropBox launches a new version of its cloud…

Steve's long love affair with Windows, the Oracle/Google JAVA API lawsuit, the pending registration of "burner" phones, surveillance microphones found in public areas, John McAfee and team crack WhatsApp's encryption?  The Ring Doorbell may need another update, a security-related…

Iain Thomson from the Register is here for a round-up and a rant about Google I/O, the developer conference in Mountain View. We talk Project Ara, Project Soli hand gestures, end-to-end encryption in Allo, and a new app that collects all your data, but in a cute way. We'll also discuss a new…

Trey's Variety Hour brings together fun and clever people from all over the world to talk about photography, art, the future, and the dynamic nature of the new culture we are all building together. It's hosted by Trey Ratcliff, the travel photographer from StuckInCustoms.com. The show uses the…

Tonight we chat about the tech news with Scott Johnson from the FrogPants network. Microsoft is sunsetting Xbox Fitness, and keeping the videos you paid for. Meanwhile, Amazon has better digital bookmarks, and kids pretending to be YouTubers seems to not be a big deal. Also, Alex Kantrowitz talks…

Sorry all you Nutella freaks, Google has officially named the next version of its Android Operating system and it will be called Nougat and will be out later this summer. Spotify is claiming that Apple is using its app store approval process as a weapon against them. Apple might be developing a way…

Jason Howell and Ron Richards from iFanboy discuss Niantic's plans for integrated sponsored location into its breakout hit Pokemon Go. Apple is holding a casting call for a reality show focused on app developers. Amazon held it's second annual Prime Day sale and had its biggest sales day ever…

This week we discuss France, Britain, Japan, Germany & Russia each veering around in their Crypto Crash Cars, Wikileaks' Vault7 reveals widespread CIA WiFi router penetration, why we can no longer travel with laptops, HP printer security insanity, how long are typical passwords?, Microsoft to…

This week we examine the source of WannaCry, a new privacy feature for Firefox, Google's planned removal of HPKP, the idea of visual objects as a second factor, an iOS camera privacy concern, the CAPTCHA wars, a horrifying glimpse into a non-Net Neutrality world, the CoinHive DNS hijack, the new…

Digg-Google rumors, Steve Jobs' health, San Francisco's sysadmin, Spam King's tragic end, and more.Links to all our stories are at http://del.icio.us/twit/153.Audible pick of the week: The Last Lecture (Unabridged) By Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow, Narrated By Erik Singer, Randy Pausch. For your…

Geoffrey Fowler from The Washington Post joins the show to talk about the lifespan of electronic devices and what can be done to increase their lifespan.Allan Cecil, aka DwangoAC, talks about TASBot and the unique Ocarina of Time speedrun conducted at this past year's Summer Games Done Quick…

Linux Snap package manager flaw, help desk vulnerability, and data insights as a service with Aunalytics.New Linux privilege escalation flaw uncovered in Snap package managerNSA issues guidance for selecting strong Cisco password typesLatest success from Google’s AI group: Controlling a fusion…

Picture of the Week.Google's 16th exploited Chrome 0-day of the year.Firefox refuses to do Microsoft.com!Firefox disabled Microsoft's Cloud Clipboard.Weaknesses in all cellular networks since 2G.Cross Wi-Fi / Bluetooth leakage.“The Matrix Resurrections” aka “The Matrix 4”.SpinRite.It's a Log4j…

Jeff John Roberts breaks down the Twitter spat between Jack Dorsey and the Web3 bros and why he believes VC funding goes counter to decentralization.Abrar Al Heeti from CNET talks about the many reasons that TikTok beat out Google as 2021's most popular web domain.Jason looks into the future of…

This time Jonathan and Rob chew the week's news, starting with a bizarre regression in new kernels on Ryzen 7000 CPUs, the untimely death of Google Stadia, and the next turn of Linux Kernel development: 6.0. From there, it's the Rusty M1 GPU driver, the surprising GCC move, a puzzling Parrot OS…

Apple search engine, FCC's $300M robocall fine, host's enterprise wishlist, and more.Apple ‘at least four years away’ from launching Google search competitorBiden signs post-quantum cybersecurity guidelines into lawRobocall company may receive the largest FCC fine everOkta says source code for…

Picture of the Week. Lockdown Mode seen succeeding. A growing black market for ChatGPT accounts. Decommissioned Corporate Routers Leak Secrets. Jaguar Tooth: Cisco router vulnerabilities. Security Research Legal Defense Fund. A quick Firefox fix. Kubernetes…

Mishaal Rahman joins the show to talk about some of the changes Google is making to its Android business in India after some antitrust directives in the country.Amanda Silberling from TechCrunch shares details from the Senate hearing with Ticketmaster following the ticketing fiasco with…

When I first started doing podcasts under the TWiT banner it was little more than a hobby. How that hobby has grown, from two audio-only shows in April 2005 (The Tech Guy radio show and "this WEEK in TECH") to over 15 shows plus 40 hours a week of live video streaming. TWiT is now a full-time…

Hendo Hoverboard is the closest thing to Marty McFly's levitating toy, Google Plus community questions answered, fixing sticky Windows problem, and Part 2 of our Quadcopter series.It's a KickstarterHendo HoverboardHas raised $304,338 of a $250,000 goal1,609 backers -- 52 days to goMost of the…