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Google FINALLY fixes their hamburger and beer emoji. Now they turn to the many fixes the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL need. Android 8.1 adds support for Pixel 2's imaging chip. Lens rolling out to Google Assistant on Pixel phones. Uber withheld evidence in Waymo case. YouTube's creepy kids' shows. Jeff…

Apple/Google Contact Tracing, Best VPNs to protect you.Apple/Google Contact Tracing UpdateiOS 0-Day Alert! Update Apple MailBest VPNs to protect you from the Five EyesTypoSquatting attacksVitamin D linked to COVID-19 mortalityResource Public Key InfrastructureHow BGP can break the InternetWe invite…

According to a new Github project spotted today, Google is creating a new operating system called Fuchsia. Alphabet has high hopes for its own brand of high speed internet in Google Fiber, but apparently the company is getting creative with how it can spread its web access to more places in the…

Jason Howell and Megan Morrone discuss Android O, which is coming out on Monday, August 21, the same day as the total solar eclipse. Google’s official release of the next version of Android, Android O or Oreo or oatmeal Cookie or even Octopus. Google is getting good at trolling people on this so…

Google Drive malware, industrial cyberthreats, app instrumentation trends with AppDynamics, and more.Russian hackers behind SolarWinds are now hiding malware in Google DriveMysterious, cloud-enabled macOS spyware blows onto the sceneFBI: If you're hit by ransomware, don't forget to call us …

Issie Lapowsky from Protocol talks about Google's decision to bail on FLoC in favor of Topics. Is it better for privacy?Tonya Riley from Cyberscoop shares the risks associated with IRS.gov's reliance on ID.me's facial scanning system.Amazon brought its logistics prowess to a course at a High School…

On All About Android, Jason Howell and Ron Richards discuss the surprising appearance of a prototype Pixel 7 on eBay and the Pixel 7 Pro that was used to snap pictures of it for the listing.For the full episode, visit twit.tv/aaa/580#Pixel7 #Google #Leak

Join Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards on a look back at the best AAA moments of 2021! Moments include:First look at Android 12 leaks.The All About Eve saga.Google Photos free storage goes away.Some All About Android merchandising opportunities.The Email of the Week Avalanche!YouTube…

First, Jason Howell talks about the upcoming Holiday Season & what Adobe has forecasted for projected sales during this online shopping season.Next, Ant Pruitt is covering Mikah Sargent in this episode. Ant talks with Richard Lawler of The Verge about CNN's decision to pull the plug on its NFT…

Google Translate phishing attack, US Chip Sanctions, Supercloud with F5, and more.China chip industry group 'troubled' by U.S. new export control regulationsCyberattackers spoof Google Translate in unique phishing tacticThe dangers of powerlines and other RF sourcesRussian DDoS attack project pays…

Mikah Sargent talks to Dan More of SixColors about Apple's "Far Out" event and the products announced at the event, such as the new Apple Watches, AirPods Pro, and the iPhone 14 lineup.Jason Howell jumps in quickly to talk to Ben Schoon of 9to5Google about Google's announcement of their hardware…

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.Jason Howell (00:00:00):Coming up next on All About Android. It's me, Jason Howell, and my co-hosts Ron Richards and Huyen Tue Dao, we…

Jason Howell and Megan Morrone discuss the next phone made by Google. The company has confirmed an October 4th date for the Pixel 2 and the Pixel 2 XL. According to MadeByGoogle.com/AskMore and a billboard in downtown Boston, the next Google made phone will be released or at least teased before you…

This week we discuss yet another new and diabolical router hack and attack, Reddit's discovery of SMS 2FA failure, WannaCry refuses to die, law enforcement's ample unused forensic resources, a new and very clever BGP-based attack, Windows 10 update dissatisfaction, Google advances their state…

Elon Musk: Tesla's market cap goes up in smokeApple vs Trump on tarrifsApple's big announcement September 12th: what we expectFacebook and Twitter go to Capitol Hill, Google sits it outTwitter gives Alex Jones the bootShould Facebook be broken up?The FBI knows who hacked Sony and created…

How to tell if your Facebook account is one of the 50 million that were hacked this weekWhy the founder of Instagram left Facebook"Funding secured" tweet costs Elon Musk his chairmanship and $40 millionGoogle turns 20More leaks from Google's upcoming October 9th eventAmazon gives $1 million to…

Leo is on vacation, so Jason Snell is guest hosting!Apple's next big event is September 12th, and we have a sneak peek at the new iPhone XS and Apple Watch Series 4.The iPhone XS isn't the only big phone on the horizon. We also have a look at Google's Pixel 3.YouTube's new tool helps you spend less…

Google Play Core Library, iOS zero-click radio proximity exploit, Apple M1 chip.Ransomware news regarding Foxconn, Egregor, and K12 Inc.The Apple iPhone zero-click radio proximity vulnerability.Oblivious DoH (ODoH).Google Play Core Library problems.The mysterious power of Apple’s M1 Arm processor…

Mikah Sargent compares the latest smart speakers from Apple, Amazon, and Google with the HomePod mini, 4th-Gen Echo, and Nest Audio, respectively, to help you find the best one to fit in your smart home.Get the Amazon Echo (4th Gen): https://amzn.to/38R26MbGet the Apple HomePod mini: https://bhpho…

Interview with Eric Migikovsky, creator of BeeperGoogle is open sourcing Tilt Brush.Android 12 features might include App Pairs and double tap gesture.Google is redesigning search results on mobile.LG is condering an exit of the smartphone business.OnePlus and Oppo move closer in a combined R&D…

A fan of the show wonders how to use the MicroSD card in his LG Stylo 5 as internal storage to alleviate shortage issues. Jason Howell explains Adoptable Storage and shows a number of ways he frees up device disk space when running low.What is Adoptable Storage?The benefits and disadvantages of…

The real power behind the yoga ball at TWiT is our CEO, Lisa Kentzell. She just posted a summary of what she did before she joined TWiT over on her blog at lisakentzell.com. I didn't even know half this stuff.She's also been posting a bunch of great pictures on her Google+ page – it's worth…

This week Steve and Leo discuss much more about the Intel ATM nightmare, Tavis and Natalie discover a serious problem in Microsoft's built-in malware scanning technology, Patch Tuesday, Google's Android patches, SMS 2-factor authentication breached, Google goes phishing, the emergence of ultrasonic…

Trump's new Chairman of the FCC and the implications for net neutrality. Oscar nominations announced, a first for Amazon. Vine is dead, but you can still watch them. Google I/O and speculation about possible announcements. Dropcam's co-founder jumps ship and is headed to Apple. Elon Musk has a…

Neo-Nazi site The Daily Stormer kicked off Go Daddy, Google, Cloudflare, Twitter, and more. Essential phone will be here next week. Pixel 2 passes the FCC, will feature squeezable sides. Allo on the web is still too limited. YouTube will show how many people are watching right now. Mark Zuckerberg…

Andoid N is ready to download, if you dare. Google’s AlphaGo program beat the world champion Go player Lee Se-dol. Facebook buys MSQRD (Masquerade), an app that lets you wear someone else's face. President Obama announced ConnectALL today, a broadband initiative that aims to bring broadband…

[Top TN2 Animation ]Tonight! If you want to pre-order Google's Nexus 6 - good luck!, more details about the MCX/CurrentC's hack, and the war over mobile payment terminals heats up.Tech News 2Night is Next! …

Tech News for October 5, 2016Amazon’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. Similar to Amazon Prime Video or the Netflix model for video…

Tech News for June 27, 2016...If you like to use stickers on Snapchat, you'll be happy to know that Twitter is adding that capability too. You'll be able to add virtual stickers to photos you take on Twitter, and can even search them like hashtags. Read more at TheVerge.comThe Wall Street Journal…

We cover some of our favorite cloud storage options and go over the pros and cons of storing data in the cloud or locally.Google Drive15 GB Free1TB $1.9910TB $99.99Storage is shared across, Gmail, Drive, Photos, all included in Data Limit.Phone BackupTip: Deleting files doesn't mean they're…

SaltHank.com is live!Year in search 2021.Instagram head Adam Mosseri says the app will offer a chronological feed option early next year.Right-wing activists are openly 'weaponizing' Twitter's new private media policy.Ex-Googler Timnit Gebru Starts Her Own AI Research Center.The morning in the…

Hackers Backed by China Seen Exploiting Security Flaw in Internet Software.US wins appeal over extradition of WikiLeaks founder.Elon Musk: Person of the Year 2021.Elon Musk named Financial Times 'person of the year' .Ant Pruitt named TWiT of the Year.Monkey NFT Typo Causes Seller To Lose Out On …

Re-learning Apple Pay gestures on an iPhone with Face ID. Leo's favorite flavor of Linux. Using Chrome and Chrome Remote Desktop on Linux. Finding a new, high-resolution monitor to replace a broken one. Learning about some of the changes and updates coming to Amazon's eero Wi-Fi routers. Using a…

1:54 Alex Kantrowitz from Buzzfeed talks about how the Facebook news feed is changing and how that will affect media companies and non-profits.12:41 Natalie Van Kleef Conley from Google explains how Google's new IT Support Certificate works.25:29 Nick Wingfield from The New York Times discusses…

Uber's new CEO says that there is a "high cost to a bad reputation" after London kicks it to the curb. Apple's iPhone 8 comes out to less fanfare than usual; Apple Watch has LTE issues. ARKit's first wave of apps is out, and Robert Scoble is severely underwhelmed. Google aqui-hires HTC's Pixel team…

Abhishek Singh invented a kit that users can build themselves to create a robot that answers voice queries entirely with animated GIFs and videos.Emoji is living a complicated life of misinterpretation in courtrooms across the US according to Eric Goldman.Mark Spoonauer from Tom's Guide takes a…

This week we examine still another new Spectre processor speculation attack, we look at the new "Death Botnet", the security of the US DoD websites, lots of Google Chrome news, a push by the US Senate toward more security, the emergence and threat of clone websites in other TLDs, more…

Australia's recently passed anti-encryption legislationDetails of a couple more mega-breaches including a bit of Marriott follow-upA welcome call for legislation from MicrosoftA new twist on online advertising click fraudThe DHS is interested in deanonymizing cryptocurrencies beyond BitcoinThe…

This Week's Stories:Google expands its bug bounty programNew bug bounty millionairesGoogle's Project Zero group dropped a bomb on iOSRansomware attacks on local governments and businesses are on the riseWe invite you to read our show notes at https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-730-Notes.pdf If you…

Picture of the Week.An “eventful” Patch Tuesday.Patch Tuesday.Apple patched a 0-day.Google's “Open Source Maintenance Crew”.Conti suggests overthrowing the new Costa Rican government.Policing the Google Play Store.The situation has grown more dire for F5 systems' BIG-IP boxes.Errata.Closing The…

Megan Morrone has a tip for lending your Google Chromebook to a friend safely. There's an option on the Chromebook to "Browse as Guest." This will work even if they don't have a Google account. Just sign out of your account on the Chromebook, and then click on the "Browse as Guest" button in the…

Shahram Mokhtari from iFixit joins the show to talk with Jason about the iPhone 14, 14 Pro, 14 Max, and iFixit's teardown of the device.Becca Ricks from the Mozilla Foundation joins the show to talk with Mikah about the Mozilla Foundations' research into YouTube's algorithm and how it has failed in…

Lots of exciting news, as the RADV driver massively improves Raytracing performance, Audacity adds realtime effects, and Pipewire goes Low Energy. Then, it's Weston adding some HDR plumbing, Google putting their weight behind Project Cavier, and WSL gains SystemD support. There's tips, like how to…

This week's episode features the amazing art of Alexia Sinclair. We show her cool iPad app http://alexiasinclair.com/homage and she shows off a ton of her work and tells stories about them.Link to Vimeo video featured on show: https://vimeo.com/18830702We close out the show with our G+ Photographer…

Google's mysterious "Taimen" phone surfaces - is it a Chinese Pixel XL? U.S. bans any electronics larger than a phone for air passengers from 8 Middle Eastern countries. Google is struggling to react as more advertisers pull their ads from YouTube. Android O is here as a Developer Preview. The U.S…

Will Meg Whitman Be Uber's next CEO? Germany decides when it is okay for self-driving cars to kill people, and which people they should kill. Android Oreo is official. Samsung releases the Galaxy Note 8. Apple might announce its new iPhones on September 12th. Google may announce the new Pixels on…

The guy who created the like button now says it's dangerously addictive. Facebook Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos says press doesn't understand how hard it is to prevent voter manipulation. Yahoo admits that hack perpetrated under Yahoo Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos impacted all 3 billion…

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. Mikah Sargent (00:00:00):Coming up on Tech News Weekly, Jason Howell is out this week, but don't worry. I, your fearless captain…

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.Leo Laporte (00:00:00):It's time for Security Now. Steve Gibson is here with lots of topics on the agenda. We're gonna kick it off with…

Leo Laporte: It's time for TWiT: This Week in Tech! Great panel. Erin Griffith joins us from Fortune, Dan Patterson from Tech Republic and Alex Wilhelm from Tech Crunch. We're going to have a lot of fun talking about the fall of Yahoo, the end of Radio, and the number one word of the year. It's an…