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Zoom encryption, Windows 10 printer error.Ripple20: a set of 19 TCP/IP vulnerabilities that could let remote attackers gain control over your deviceRussian government lifts its failed ban on TelegramZoom: everybody gets optional end to end encryptionGoogle removed 106 malicious Chrome extensions…

Massive Twitter Hack - What we know so farCybercriminals Targeted Streaming Services to Provide Pandemic EntertainmentCity builds open-access broadband network with Google Fiber as its first ISPBad news: Your Cisco switch is a fake and an update borked it. Good news: It wasn't designed to spy on…

(02:00) Phil Nickinson of moderndad.com joins us to talk about the Disney+ "hack" and what consumers can do to protect themselves online.(16:37) Android Central's Russell Holly gives us an in-depth look at Google Stadia, including its current round of successes and failures.(39:49) Macy's has…

Adobe Premiere Rush, LumaFusion, GoPro's Quik, and more.On this week's iOS Today with Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent:Video editing on iOS: Quik, DoubleTake, Adobe Premiere Rush, FiLMiC Pro, FiLMiC Remote, Musemage, LumaFusion.News: Apple's secretive nature clashes with COVID-19 work-from-home…

SNAKE ransomware is the next threat targeting business networksHomomorphic encryption could change security - and a Brazilian bank is showing how it's done.Judge backs Reveal's suit to end secrecy around Silicon Valley's diversityWill Google buy Salesforce?AWS issues 'Urgent warning for database…

Augmented Reality: From your eye contacts?Mobile banking malware up 50% in first half of 2019California may sell its own prescription drugsFacial recognition: EU considers ban of up to five yearsNY Fed reveals implications of cyberattack on the US financial systemUS officials try to persuade…

Github is free for teams!COVID-19 tests are going unused due to hospital IT challengesSales of Online Fraud Guides Are BoomingBuyer beware—that 2TB-6TB “NAS” drive you’ve been eyeing might be SMRCiting BGP hijacks and hack attacks, feds want China Telecom out of the USWhen School Is Online, the…

On this, the first episode of Smart Tech Today, Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli: Attempt to create nicknames for the major voice assistants. Be sure to share your ideas for Siri, Alexa, and Google nicknames by emailing stt@twit.tv! Discuss all the products Amazon announced at its…

On Wednesday, September 3 at 6AM, please join Leo Laporte, Mike Elgan and Gina Trapani for our live, breaking news coverage of Samsung's second Unpacked event for 2014.  The event is being simulcast from the stage in Berlin to both New York and Bejing. Samsung is expected…

Rumors abound about a possible MacBook announcement event later this month, new iPad Pros next spring, and an OLED screen for the next iPhone. In the real world, Apple is opening new facilities around the globe. Also, macOS Sierra is out this week, and the most popular sticker pack for iMessage…

Microsoft is holding three events in the next three weeks: the October 26th event that might feature new Surface hardware, an Office event on November 2nd that might introduce Slack competitor Skype Teams, and Microsoft Connect () on November 16th. We now have a launch window for Redstone 2: March…

Leo and Steve discuss an oh-so-subtle side-channel attack on Intel processors, the quest for verifiable hacker-proof code (which oh-so-subtle side-channel attacks on processors can exploit anyway!), another compiler optimization security gotcha, the challenge of adding new web features without…

This week Steve and Leo discuss another new side-channel attack on smartphone PIN entry (and much more), Smartphone fingerprint readers turn out to be far more spoofable that we had hoped. All Linux kernels prior to v4.5 are vulnerable to a serious remote network attack over UDP, a way to prevent…

Rock star web designer, Dan Cederholm, of Simplebits joins us to talk about CSS design, standards, and the changing face of the web. Dan's the author of the excellent Bulletproof Web Design and has worked on sites for Fast Company, Rollyo, ESPN, Odeo, and Google.

Stacey Higginbotham's pick on This Week in Google 389 is the Eve Light Switch from Elgato. This is a Bluetooth lightswitch that's compatible with Apple's HomeKit. The switch is actually a capacitive touch panel, so you can do more than just turning lights on and off. It supports gestures that can…

Lasse Schuirmann (22) is a freelance software developer who cares passionately about open source, collaboratively developed software. After he was awarded the Google Summer of Code scholarship at GNOME, he began mentoring several students while administering the GSoC program for the GNOME…

On today's episode our old friend David Spark is here to talk about the day's tech news. First, a startup that began with dreams of you strapping a giant $10,000 sensor filled bar to the top of your car in order to make it self-driving, has just been purchased by GM for over 1 billion dollars,…

Intel gets into the deep learning game. Delta's tech is old. Twitter announced that it will be opening up its Moments feature, first to a group of new partners and brands, and eventually to anyone in the coming months. Facebook wants to block your ad blockers. Today, Google announced it will remove…

Leo Laporte and Florence Ion take a look at the new OnePlus 5 smartphone. Flo and Father Robert Ballecer, SJ share their reviews. Leo's new Microsoft Surface Laptop has Windows 10 S. Is it more streamlined, secure and who is it designed for? Jim Salter from The Wirecutter is here to talk about the…

The Wall Street Journal says that Apple plans to invest one billion dollars into the acquisition and production of its own TV shows, while aiming to match the quality of HBO content.AltspaceVR might not be shutting down after all as the company posted that there are relationships in the works that…

Google is set to release the next version of Android, as well as finally sharing with the world what tasty dessert it chose to represent Android O.iOS 11 beta 6, released earlier this week, includes a feature that lets users disable touch ID by tapping the lock button five times quickly. Beta…

This week we discuss the inevitable dilution in the value of code signing, a new worrisome cross-site privacy leakage, is Unix embedded in all our motherboards? The ongoing application spoofing problem, a critical IP address leakage vulnerability in TOR and the pending major v3 upgrade to TOR, a…

Picture of the Week. Google updates Android to patch an actively exploited vulnerability. Connecticut’s recently passed data privacy bill became law last Wednesday. Ransomware victim snapshot. US State Department offering $10 million reward for information about Conti members…

Jan renewed her domain name with Google Domains, but got charged extra for privacy and protection. Is she being scammed?Stanley is swapping out his old hard drive for a new one. What's an easy way to transfer the data & programs?Don is getting photos and ads in his screensavers within Windows…

Superbowl TV ads.PC sales see steep decline.AI is being placed into Bing & Google search engines.Why am I not receiving emails from specific email addresses?What is quick connect for Synology and how do you use it?Daniel Suarez interview from Triangulation / TWiT Events.A story about fake…

Leo Laporte:  It's time for TWiT, This Week in Tech!  Our second episode in the brand new East side studios!  Harry McCracken the Technologizer joins us, along with Jason Snell from Six colors.  We're going to talk about all sorts of stuff, including the new iPhone.  It's…

On today's show…Tech NewsGuestsScott WilkinsonHour 1Nick in California - Dead power supplyHour 2Mike in Anaheim - iPhone speaker docksJohn in Los Angeles - Google Adwords SecurityErik in San Diego - EncryptionGene in Manhattan Beach - Address Book or DayliteDunkin in California - Mac backup…

Security firm Duo showed its research at the Ekoparty security conference that demonstrates how the firmware on a large number of Macs isn’t getting any updates, either due to a lack of updates being offered by Apple, or due to a silently failing update procedure.Sources tell TechCrunch that Google…

Teen Who Found FaceTime Flaw gets Bug Bounty.Memoji Billboards Take Over LA for the Grammys.The New Emoji are Here!iOS 12.2 FeaturesApple Gets AT&T's Fake "5G E"We Rate the Superbowl Ads.Apple Spanks Facebook and Google.Apple Patents All-Glass Keyboard.What You CAN'T Do on an iPad ProApple's…

Top Security Stories this Week:Google uses its "sensorvault" to help catch the bad guys.Time to update Drupal again.Facebook steals users' email contact lists, logs plaintext Instagram passwordsRussia moves closer to adopting "Internet Master Cutoff Switch" legislation.A reminder that "USB Killers"…

Top Stories This WeekGalaxy Fold Recalled After Screen FailuresInside the Fake World of InfluencersApple vs Apps vs iPhone AddictionGrowing Up Online: The Always-Connected GenerationDon't Forget to Cancel Apple News+!Amazon Prime to Offer One-Day DeliveryAmazon Invests in Electric VehiclesAmazon…

01:47 Apple quietly unveiled a number of improvements to its product library with a new iPad Mini, iPad Air, iMac, and Airpods. Drafts developer Greg Pierce shares his unique perspective on the new announcements.18:24 Is it ridiculous to buy a vinyl record with nothing but silence if the purpose is…

It's the best of The Tech Guy for 2017! In this episode, we look back on some of the best questions and guest appearances over the year.Is email private enough for sending sensitive information?Scott Wilkinson talks about the winners of the 2017 Annual TV ShootoutDo you really need antivirus…

Aaron Seigo talks about the future of the K Desktop…Related links:http://kde.orghttp://dot.kde.orghttp://planetkde.orgHere'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…

Jason Howell and Megan Morrone talk to the week's newsmakers and breakers.1:11 Rachel Abrams, business reporter for the New York Times, discovered that Google's knowledge graph showed her as dead, so she went through many steps to get it fixed.19:20 Tom Merritt, host of Cord Killers, talks about…

On The New Screen Savers recorded on Saturday, September 1, 2018, with Jason Howell and Patrick Norton: Jason and Patrick discuss Google's 'rigged' search, California passing a strong net neutrality bill, and 8K TVs at IFA 2018.Jason has put the Samsung Galaxy Note9 flagship Android phone…

Leo & Mikah show you how to free up storage space on your iPhone, iPad, or another iOS device. Save space: iCloud storage, iCloud photo library, storage recommendations, Gemini Storage Cleaner, Google Photos, Dropbox.News: Apple's services earnings aren't as large as some expected, Apple's…

This Week's Stories Apple criticized for its stance on China Rumors abound about the 16-inch MacBook Pro Apple will definitely, certainly, for sure release AR glasses in 2020 AirPods Pro coming before Christmas? Apple patents Watch bands with data and power contacts …

This Week's StoriesMac Pro: only 1/3rd the cost of a banana duct-taped to a wallApple TV+ gets its first Golden Globe award nominationAirPods make Apple $4 billion/quarterHere's how to get Samuel L. Jackson on your Amazon EchoRing camera hacked to tell child to destroy their roomGoogle gives US ATF…

Picture of the Week. Can't have it both ways. Denmark has become the fourth EU member to rule that the use of Google Analytics is illegal. Rockstar Games hacker is busted! Mozilla says: No fair! Vivaldi, Manifest V3, webRequest, and ad blockers. Sticky Chrome…

Amazon’s Prime service continues to add features for its users, and the latest perk is the newly announced Prime Reading feature, which gives subscribers access to “over a thousand” books, comics and magazines. Oliver Stone, don't rule out a sequel to Snowden just yet. The Washington Post reports…

Tim Cook prefers AR over VR, and says it is a more "broad-based technology" that encourages human contact. Siri is falling behind Google Assistant, Microsoft Cortana, and the Amazon Echo, but Apple just hired an AI expert from Carnegie Mellon to help close the gap. Rumor says that Apple is no…

Days before the US elections, we discuss the preeminence of social media, the difficulty of fact checking, and the loss of trust in the media that has occured this year. Is Apple's recent MacBook announcement an acknowledgement that they are no longer a Macintosh company? Samsung has received 85%…

Why did Steve Ballmer spill Microsoft secrets? Patch Tuesday brings a fix for the security flaw discovered by Google. Leaked renders: will Microsoft enable Windows 10 Mobile on Intel processors? Oh, by the way, that wasn't a Surface Phone. New Skype Insiders Program. Microsoft patents a Surface Pen…

Windows 10 Creators Update is now available with a number of low-level updates including CPU and GPU prioritization for reducing background tasks during gaming, and the ability to stream gameplay from any PC at low latency.An update to Instagram Direct brings ephemeral messaging into the app's one…

Mark Zuckerberg drops in for dinner unannounced, talks with firemen, and feeds a calf. Is he running for President, or just trying to convince us he's not secretly a robot? Apple has more than $250 billion in cash - what should it do with all that money? Microsoft introduces Windows 10 S, the…

Tonight we chatted with Nathan Olivarez-Giles about his love for all things VR and more. We discuss encryption in Android devices and how the FBI case might have been different if the San Bernadino shooter used an Android phone for work, instead of an iPhone. More and more encryption is becoming a…

Dr. Andrew Cross, the president and CTO of NewTek (the folks behind the TriCaster) joins Leo Laporte and Robert Heron with some of their latest technology to show off. He is the chief architect of the video over IP system: NDI (Network Device Interface). Also, they have a brand new pan, tilt, zoom…

Introducing Alex Stamos.Twitter grapples with Chinese spam obscuring news of protests.How did Alex get into security?Alex's Joe Sullivan story.How COVID impacted teens and social interaction.The mechanics of Apple's CSAM scanning.How do we integrate security into basic education curriculum?How does…

​Should you upgrade to the new iPads? What Mac mini should I get? Do I need a new Google account to set up a Chromebook? Setting up an email server, the right resolution to scan photos, drawing tablets for beginners, troubleshooting slow startups on Linux Mint.Round-up of this week's new iPad…