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The FBI wants you to reboot your router right now. FBI agents have gained control of a huge Russian botnet. If your router is affected you just need to reboot it.Facebook and Russian ads - how should government react in the age of cyber warfare?Amazon sells facial recognition software to law…

On The New Screen Savers recorded on June 9, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Jason Snell:Leo and Jason discuss how macOS Mojave is bringing iOS apps to the Mac and other big Apple announcements from WWDC 2018.Forget the BlackBerry Key2, Planet Computers is bringing the PDA back into the 21st century…

This Week's Stories Documents "Confirm" Facebook Used Your Data Against Rivals Google I/O Plans: Will Pixel 3a Be There? YouTube Falsely Hints Notre Dame Fire was Terrorism Defending Assange: Hard but Necessary The Open Internet is Under Attack YouTube Wants to Reward …

On this episode of The New Screen Savers for Saturday, December 9, 2017, with Leo Laporte and Patrick Norton:How do you create the perfect laptop? You have 1,000 people chime in. Eve Technology created the first crowd-developed 2-in-1 computer - the Eve V. But does it pass the Leo and Patrick test…

 Windows 10: Where are we now? (and other existential questions) Will you buy your next PC via a subscription? With Windows 7 support ending in 2020, Microsoft is pushing DaaS. Google launches a Chromebook ad and the world loses its mind. Surface: tomorrow is Go time. Surface Go…

On The New Screen Savers recorded on Saturday, December 15, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Scott Bourne:Leo and Scott discuss the continuing Chinese espionage story, Facebook's new data breach of their user's photos, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee.Helm…

On The New Screen Savers recorded on Saturday, October 20, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Iain Thomson:Leo and Iain discuss Apple's upcoming October event and what could be announced, Apple CEO Tim Cook calling for the retraction of Bloomberg's Chinese spy chip story, and Microsoft co-founder Paul…

This Week's Stories Whatever happened to Patch? Amazon announces Echo in everything from earbuds to glasses to ovens Do we trust Amazon? Pixelbook Go looks underwhelming Quantum Supremacy Achieved Google wins the right to be forgotten case Chrome update crashes…

Bloomberg doubles down on its Supermicro supply chain attack story, Epic Games files an antitrust complaint against Apple in the EU, and all this pandemic screen time is affecting us.First, computer security technologist Bruce Schneier joins Tech News Weekly to talk about Bloomberg's new report…

Mikah and Rosemary show you how to protect your data and maintain your privacy online. Protect Your Privacy and DataExpressVPN (TWiT Network Sponsor)Safari Private Browsing & Incognito ModeDuckDuckGo Privacy Browser1Blocker: Privacy & Ad BlockerHush Nag Blocker1Password - Password…

Rosemary Orchard gives a brief overview of the Shortcuts app on iOS and creates a few Shortcuts for listeners who sent in requests.Dominic's 'FaceTime Call Group' Shortcut: http://bit.ly/3tclA6qKevin's 'Vitamin D Log' Shortcut: http://bit.ly/3cpc5dsStephen's 'Message Tomorrow's Schedule'…

Airpods Max, Cyberpunk 2077, US Treasury hack, Halo Band Hackers stole data from the US Treasury. FireEye was hacked by nation-state actors. Patriot Act used to gather website visitor logs. Facebook sued by the FTC on antitrust charges. High profile Facebook employees…

The Open Source Bridge conference, a gathering for developers working with open source technologies in Portland Oregon. Selena Deckelmann and Audrey Eschright are the co-chairs of The Open Source Bridge Conference. Deckelmann is an active open source advocate and conference planner. Eschright is a…

Leo and Mikah show you apps and services you can use to challenge your brain and keep busy.Get LightDims at https://amzn.to/3b4RHLJOn this week's iOS Today:Train your brain: Grasshopper, Brilliant, Sudoku, New York Times Crossword, Elevate, Swift Playgrounds, Memrise, Lumosity.News: Apple and…

Apple AR Glasses Coming in 2021The Week's Stories:Jon Prosser: Apple Glass AR glasses will come out in March - June 2021, cost $499 Apple will start returning workers to the office soonApple starts opening stores in the US and Italy, currently offering only curbside serviceApple ships iOS 13.5…

Open MPI, a software implementation of the Message Passing Interface standard.Our guest is Jeff Squyres on Open MPI.MPI ForumJeff's MPI Mechanic column archiveHere'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…

Ren Bucholz is an associate at Lenczner Slaght.Ren's diverse commercial litigation practice ranges from high tech and intellectual property disputes, to insurance and professional liability matters. He represents clients in a variety of venues, including the Superior Court, Divisional Court, Court…

On this week's iOS Today with Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent:CarPlay: Head unit: Pioneer AVH-W4500NEX: http://bit.ly/33JNmtR Apps: Pocket Casts, Pandora, Waze, Audible, Amazon Music, Google Maps News: Apple hits 1.5 billion active devices, Russia wants to install its apps on Apple's…

On this week's iOS Today with Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent: Tell a story with iOS apps: Quik, Snapchat, Google Photos, Apple Photos, Spark Camera, Adobe Premiere Rush for Video, Day One, Journi. News: Folks aren't interested in spending much more on smartphones, AirPods are a $4-billion…

Focus On Photography has ended its run, with its last episode published on January 23, 2020.TWiT’s photography content will be concentrated into Ant Pruitt’s Hands-On Photography, our podcast featuring how-tos and tips. Head over to the HOP page and subscribe today. Ant will also channel his energy…

Community Strategist Jono Bacon has a tip on having the perfect life. We spend most of our time only focusing on the urgent things that has to be done that day ,whereas we should be focusing on the important things.There's a book called "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen R. Covey…

Apple's iOS 9 to have ‘huge' stability and optimization focus after years of feature additionsiOS 8.3 brings wireless CarPlay, improved Google login, new Emojis, China Apple PayApple working on iOS 8.4 update, may include new music serviceOS X 10.10.3 Puts More Focus on Emoji, Lays Groundwork for…

Android is 15 years old!Mishaal clears up some of the confusion about the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Qualcomm confirms Samsung Galaxy s23 series will use only Snapdragon chipsetsGalaxy S23 to reportedly launch in first week of February 2023Ron reviews the Nothing Ear (stick)Ron's first impression…

The Oculus Rift will FINALLY get controllers so you can use your hands in VR. Oculus Touch will be available on December 6th for $199.Snap Incorporated, parent company of Snapchat, is prepping for a 25 billion dollar IPO, according to rumors.Yesterday, news broke that Google isn't interested in…

Jason Howell and Megan Morrone talk about tech news from Samsung, Yahoo, Verizon, Tinder, Google, Periscope, and more. In today's Samsung Recall update, the Consumer Product Safety Commission has officially recalled the Galaxy Note 7. Really this time. Yahoo’s unprecedented security breach…

Google is working on a new TV service that will be found within the YouTube platform, and it’s expected to premiere in early 2017. Apple sends invitations to journalists for an event in Cupertino next week on October 27th. T-mobile is on the hook for $7.5 million to the government, along with $35.5…

Megan Morrone and Jason Howell discuss all the announcements from Tesla. All of its cars will now include the hardware to at some point become fully autonomous. The Model S and Model X vehicles with this new hardware are already in production and you can order one right now. Once the Model 3 goes…

An arbitration battle charging that BlackBerry overpaid Qualcomm for royalties ruled in Blackberry’s favor. As a result, Qualcomm now owes Blackberry $815 million in an agreement that is binding and can't be appealed.TechCrunch reports that Justin Kan, formerly Justin.TV, is to be CEO of a new…

In a newly signed executive order, President Donald Trump says he plans to establish and American Technology Council to transform and modernize information technology, but it was unclear how he planned to do this.Twitter struck a deal with Bloomberg to put together a new service that will bring…

In which we...Identify the ghost in last week's showWelcome the first beta of Windows Longhorn ServerRemark on the survival of the ZuneCompare Apple's earnings and market share to Microsoft'sNote Google's brand successCelebrate upgrade pricing for Vista beta usersSpank the EU Commissioner for her…

Nucleus, a company that received $5.6 million dollars in funding from Amazon’s Alexa investment arm is complaining that the Amazon Echo Show borrows ideas from its own Nucleus Anywhere product, and that other Amazon Partners should be wary.Microsoft BUILD 2017 started today with the announcement…

According to The Wall Street Journal, Amazon has given away 1.7 million bananas. Bezos wanted to offer a free healthy snack to workers and non-workers around the company's headquarters, but now the company is disrupting the fruit economy with their freebies.The Guardian posted parts of Facebook's…

The New York Times reported on a document that shows how the Trump administration is asking Congress for the ability to capture or destroy any drone from the sky that they deem a threat to a “covered facility.” The report also absolves any of those people from any legal action that might result…

Journalist Walt Mossberg has posted his last column on Re/Code, the site he co-founded. His final piece is worth your time as it describes our ambient computing future where devices that we interact with on desks, in our laps, or in our hands are no more and computing is simply around us, in the…

Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft and another few dozen tech companies have sent a letter to Congress urging internet surveillance reform. The companies suggest specific reforms to the way the government collects information from non-US persons who are not suspected of wrongdoing.If you've been…

The Wall Street Journal says that phone calls might be coming to the Amazon Echo and Google Home as early as this year, provided they are able to overcome regulatory hurdles and privacy concerns.Sources tell Bloomberg and Recode that Verizon is near completion of a renegotiated deal that could cut…

YouTube TV is a new $35 per month service to bring a bundle of broadcasts and around 35 affiliated cable network channels to subscribers in a standalone app that will launch this Spring. At Mobile World Congress, Google's Senior Vice President of Hardware Rick Osterloh told a small group of…

Chip maker Imagination announced that Apple would cease to use its chip technologies sometime in the next “15-months to two years.” Consequently, Imagination shares dove 70 percent after that announcement.According to Web analytics company StatCounter, Android is the most popular operating system…

Stacey Higginbotham's pick of the week on This Week in Google 384 is the Canary Flex. This is an indoor and outdoor, weatherproof, HD security camera, and can be used wirelessly with a rechargeable battery or plugged in. It's also acts as home security system that's very easy to install. Canary…

ProPublica posted a story that illustrates the challenges for Facebook's censors. Internal documents show a number of guidelines Facebook censors must follow to determine the difference between political expression and hate speech, showing in some cases that Facebook is more likely to side with…

One White Supremacist website, the DailyStormer, was hosted by GoDaddy until last last night when the site was given 24 hours to move its domain for violating the terms of service by encouraging additional violence. Today, many news outlets are reporting that Google has also refused to host the…

On this week's episode of The New Screen Savers for Saturday, October 21, 2017:Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone discuss the KRACK and ROCA vulnerabilities and what you can do to protect yourself.Leo and Megan take a look at a new wireless microphone from Mikme that streams high-quality audio your…

Stacey Higginbotham's pick of the week on This Week in Google 432 is the CleverPet. It's a $300 Wi-Fi powered game for your dog. The device has LED lights that can light up different colors, and it has dozens of puzzles for your dog to solve. It will scale in difficulty based on your dog's ability…

Lock screen ads, Nothing Phone (1) price, EU regulation, ASUS ROG Phone 6 Pro, and more.Your next Android phone's lock screen could be filled with adsThe EU just pummeled Big Tech again: Here are the newest rulesGoogle blocks popular app's update in South Korea over third-party billingASUS ROG…

We brought back transcripts to a few of our podcasts! That might not seem like the most exciting piece of news, but we are excited. Why?By adding podcast transcripts, we can offer our hearing-impaired listeners, those who speak other languages, love to read, or just want to follow along with our…

We are having a TWiT meetup in New York City on Wednesday, September 9th.The meetup will be from 3PM to 5PM EDT at Rattle N Hum in Manhattan, located 14 E 33rd St.  (Rattle N Hum is a bar that also serves food, all ages are welcome).Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott…

About the security content of macOS Ventura 13.2.1.macOS 13.2.1 update fixes WebKit security breach.PSA: Don't update to iOS 16.3.1 if you're a Google Photos user.15.5-inch MacBook Air rumored to arrive in early April 2023.HomePod (second generation) review: More of the same.Apple’s manufacturing…

Please be advised this transcript is AI-generated and may not be word for word. Time codes refer to the approximate times in the ad-supported version of the show.Devindra Hardawar (00:00:00):Coming up on twi. I'm Davindra Hardwar, senior editor, and in gadget we've got Anthony Ha, doc Rock, and…

What do you give the geek who has everything? What about a man cave? Padre & Jason Howell take you through the gear THEY have inside their man caves!StorageSynology DS418 Play - $429.994-Bay (48TB Maximum capacity - 12TB x 4)Quad-Core Intel J3355 Processor WITH an encryption engineDual GigE…

From the content of Padre's inbox, a lot of our KITAs are planning trips in 2018. Of course, travel for the TWiT army isn't as simple as dropping some clothes in a bag. We need our GEAR to truly enjoy a trip, be it across the country or across the pond! Megan and Padre take a look at some practical…