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07/20/2015: Android gets Microsoft Cortana, Yahoo released an unusual app called Livetext, robots gain self-awareness, and more...Check out the full show notes for today's episode.

NSA told to back off cell phone metadata, Yahoo is/isn't making its own Siri, Bill gates wins Christmas, and more.You can buy the amazing Christmas print that was drawn live during this episode of Tech News Today, "A Very TNT Holiday", at lenperaltastore.com.

Google Chromebook Pixel C is available for purchase, Apple releases a Smart Battery Case for iPhone 6s, Apple could be planning a March event to release Apple Watch 2 and a 4-inch iPhone 6c, Yahoo will not be spinning off stake in Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba, and Spotify will let some…

With iOS 8.0.2 update Apple lets HealthKit apps back into the App Store, Apple says they will release an OSX update to fix Shellshock bug, Google said to be pressuring partners to include more apps, BlackBerry sells 200K Passport smartphones, more trouble for ride-sharing companies, and an investor…

The security measures the NSA hates the most, "The Interview" breaks online sales records for Sony, Hackers say your fingerprint can be copied from photographs, Microsoft's building a browser to replace Explorer, China blocks Gmail, Aereo to auction off its technology assets, the Yahoo Directory…

Denise Howell joins us to consider the legal implications of iPhone encryption. Time Warner pursues Yahoo sale to get into the tech game. Becky Worley wonders whether autonomous video editing will ever replace the real thing. And Father Robert Ballecer reports from the floor of Mobile World…

Jason Howell and Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica discuss the leaked draft bill that shows how Congress might be working to eliminate encryption in the US as we know it. Also, Yahoo has some interesting suitors, with Verizon leading the pack. Sam discusses why he feels Tilt Brush is the HTC Vive's…

Yahoo exec exodus, Firefox record attempt, Scott Wilkinson on HDTV, The Giz Wiz, Steve Gibson and more.Find out more about how to avoid DVT, deep-vein thrombosis.For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com.

Another big state sponsored malware program is discovered, Firefox drops Google as default search engine for Yahoo, Europe wants to extend right to be forgotten worldwide, Uber takes "disciplinary actions" against executive over privacy violations, Twitter to start tracking what apps you download,…

The Shellshock bug is bigger than Heartbleed, why the FBI Director is not happy with Apple and Google, the Apple Mini might get an upgrade, Apple knows about iCloud's security problem months before Celebgate, Yahoo stock down since Alibaba IPO, FAA approves drone use on movie sets, and the sisters…

Spotify's CEO fires back at Taylor Swift, YouTube is one step closer to music streaming service, Apple sued over iMessage issue, Alibaba partners with Apple over payments in the Chinese market, Yahoo is one step closer to launching its music streaming service, Google launches fiber for small…

Apple to bake Beats music service right into its iOS, Corning announces Gorilla Glass 4, Firefox is switching default search engines from Google Search to Yahoo Search, human rights group Amnesty International releases a tool for Windows that can find spyware used by governments around the world,…

Yahoo admits to a two-year-old breach that affected 500 million users, Google may reveal a new WiFi router next month, Cisco finds a bad hardware flaw, Oracle announces an alliance with Salesforce, HP buys Samsung's printer division for $1.05 billion, Adblock Plus starts to sell ads, and more! Plus…

On iOS Today, Leo Laporte shows off Sunshine Contacts as his app of the week. The contact manager is available by invitation and is headed by former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer. Get it at https://sunshine.com/Full episode at twit.tv/ios528

Facebook doubles down on video, Father Robert plays with Augmented Reality LIVE from CES, Google drops in search while Yahoo gains, the controversial cyber security bill to be reintroduced, Apple's App Store has been good for developers, Re/Code reports that Twitter will introduce video soon, learn…

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. Wither Voyager too. We've got an update on that story. You know,…

South By Southwest news from Austin local Stacey Higginbotham. 100 announcements from Google Cloud Next. Can Google fix its "one true answer" problem? U.S. charges 4 Russians with Yahoo Hack. The best iPhone case ever.Danny's Article: Your guide to using Google Assistant and the Google search app…

12/3/15 : A hologram of Rat Packer Dean Martin will debut in Vegas next year, Yahoo's ancient messaging program is reborn as a modern app, Google is opening up its visual recognition technology to outside companies, Minecraft just got a cell phone network, and more...Full shownotes found here

Are you ready for Windows 11? Improve Wi-Fi range, problems resetting your Windows password, Scott Wilkinson has seen a true holographic display, what printer should I buy? Moving contacts from an old Windows phone to a new Android phone, why does my internet keep dropping out? Johnny Jet is back…

Explaining the power of the A12X Bionic chip in Apple's new iPad Pro, recommending the new MacBook Air to replace an old faulty one, showing off the new Mac mini, Gmail as an alternative to Yahoo mail, the inability to downgrade to iOS 11, the Hit Em Up app for mass bulk texting, the STIR/SHAKEN…

The FCC want to spend $1 billion for internet in schools, China's Baidu to invest up to $600 million in Uber, Chicago and New York want to build apps to compete with Uber, Hollywood's war against Google, Yahoo is promoting Firefox over most other browsers, YouTube lets you make GIFs from video,…

With iOS 8.0.2 update Apple lets HealthKit apps back into the App Store, Apple says they will release an OSX update to fix the Shellshock bug, Google said to be pressuring partners to include more apps, BlackBerry sells 200K Passport smartphones, more trouble for ride-sharing companies, an investor…

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.00:00 - Leo Laporte (Host)It's time for TWIT. This Week in Tech, a live studio audience for the first time in four years. Great to have…

Windows 10 to launch in July, Carl Franklin joins to talk about Build, Microsoft releases a new build of Windows 10 Mobile, What's next for Office universal apps, Microsoft and Yahoo renew search agreement, Xbox system update coming in May, and mark your calendars for the Build meet-up in SF on…

Woz loves his Prius but don't be fooled by the green lights coming from itJoin Leo and Woz on the MacMania IV cruise to Mexico, February 4-11, 2006Then Woz is off to the first annual Segway Polo Championships in New ZealandGoogle buys a 5% stake in AOLShouldn't Microsoft spend more money on getting…

Quantum computing, teraflop chips, and iPod bans...Who's tried Yahoo Pipes. It's pretty much a mashup tool for RSS.A similar mashup that combines Digg, Slashdot, and del.icio.us is called Doggdot.Steve Jobs posted his thoughts on DRM placed on music.EMI is in talks to dump DRM.The RIAA now has to…

Google's new AdWords policy, registrars retaining domains, URL shortening, Twitter usernames, and more.Ira Matetsky's excellent Wikipedia series, in toto (The Volokh Conspiracy)Judge Postpones Lori Drew Sentencing, Weighs Dismissal | Threat LevelGoogle changes AdWords policy to allow trade marks in…

New Orleans is one of the most beautiful cities in the world - the people there are warm and wonderful and the entire region needs our prayers and help.I'm going to make a donation in the name of TWiT, but I'd encourage you to help in any way you can. I know we have many many listeners in…

Jason Howell and Megan Morrone discuss the rumors that the upcoming iPhone is expected to have dual cameras, and what that means. Hulu loses its free tier of content, and Yahoo is there to offer it in its place. Walmart buys Jet.com in a move that will help the company catch up to Amazon. Pizzas…

Yahoo confirmed a data breach today that happened back in 2014, and could affect Verizon's acquisition of the company. Put away your Microsoft pitchforks, since nobody in Redmond is keeping you from installing Linux on your Lenovo. Portrait Mode on the iPhone 7 Plus is coming. A full version of…

Can the White House ban TikTok with an executive order? Upgrading from a prepaid TracPhone to a smartphone, all about projectors with Scott Wilkinson, connecting devices to a mesh router, why isn't my Surface Pro getting Windows updates? Scanning photos yourself vs. hiring a service, be prepared…

Google announces the Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel Slate, and Google Hub. How does the Pixel 3 compare to Apple's iPhone XS? Yahoo Mail password woes, how necessary is it to have a Blu-ray player for a 4K TV? Whether to buy a MacBook Air or Mac Mini, adding RAM to a Surface laptop, how to avoid…

Google Voice Search, Yahoo's Yang gone, touch physics, and more.Audible pick of the week: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, Abridged, By Doris Kearns Goodwin, Narrated by Richard Thomas. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/macbreak.Bandwidth for MacBreak Weekly is…

Stacey's LONG list of great IoT gadgets at CES. The Ara modular smartphone's rise and fall. The death of Google Hangouts API. WayMo makes LIDAR way cheaper. Marissa Mayer to leave Yahoo after sale. Bogus "inventor of e-mail" sues Techdirt.Aaron's Thing: The Onion Omega2Stacey's Do Buy: truMedic…

Brian Krebs, Akamai and Google's Project Shield, Yahoo's record-breaking, massive 500 million user data breach, Apple's acknowledged iOS 10 backup PBKDF flaw, well known teen hacker jailbreaks his new iPhone 7 in 24 hours, Microsoft formally allows removal of "Get Windows 10", a new OpenSSL SERVER…

We're live from the National Association of Broadcasters convention. Yahoo reports earnings, but still no announcement of a sale. New MacBooks are here, and you can get yours in pink. Kevin Kelly from Wired knows everything about VR and he wants to convince you that Magic Leap will blow your mind,…

Silicon Valley's reaction to Trump's immigration ban and plans for the coming apocalypse. Hugo Barra joins Facebook as VP of VR. Google killed 1.7 bad ads last year. Sprint buys a third of Tidal. Five states will legalize the "Right to Repair" your own tech. 3D TV is dead.Owen J.J. Stone thinks…

Fr. Robert Ballecer joins Jason Howell to discuss how Mozilla might walk away with more than $1 billion dollars depending on who acquires Yahoo. Also, Apple is unleashing its betas of MacOS Sierra and iOS 10 today, and you should be cautiously optimistic. Silent Circle made a bet on security with…

Alex Wilhelm from Mattermark joins Megan Morrone and Jason Howell to discuss Verizon's plans for Yahoo after its acquisition was announced. Also, we explore what future elections will likely contend with as hacking for political influence happens in the United States. Plus, Bob Mansfield is…

Yahoo outage worldwide-signs of the times?Making passwords 14 million times harder to crackCrimeware as a business modelSIM swap hack on Twitter's CEO Jack DorseyHackers may have hit the limits of RansomwareWith Great (IOT) power, comes great responsibilityLong live the passwordAre insurance…

Yahoo deconstructed, Tesla's bailout-worthiness, Google cuts thousands, BlackBerry Storm, Black Friday deals, and more.Links to all our stories are at http://delicious.com/twit/171.Audible pick of the week: The Disciplined Investor: Essential Strategies for Success, Unabridged, By Andrew Horowitz,…

Steve Job's health, recession tech, Yahoo's Carol Bartz, Microsoft Songsmith, and more.Audible picks of the week: Outliers: The Story of Success and The Disciplined Investor: Essential Strategies for Success. To get two free audiobooks, visit Audible.com/twit2.

Marissa Meyer is back at Google ('s old offices.) Microsoft announces IoT security Azure Sphere. Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer. Netflix vs. Cannes. Google AIY is the new Heathkit. Grasshopper teaches kids to code. Google's new Gmail. Google Maps tells you to turn right at the Taco Bell. Tesla puts its…

Leo is back, and ready to discuss the latest tech topics with our favorite TWiT regulars!Replacements for recalled Samsung Galaxy Note 7 arrive - and promptly begin exploding.Google announces Pixel phones, Google Home, and more, but our panel think these products will have trouble succeeding.Disney…

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…

Windows 7, Yahoo competition, Xbox 360 prices, Word, Nokia, Snow Leopard, and more.Show notes for this episodeAudible pick of the week: Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died, Unabridged, By Edward Klein Narrated by Arthur Morey. For a free credit toward the audiobook of your choice, visit Audible…

This week Steve and Leo discuss developments in the new windows on old hardware front, Cisco finds a surprise in the Vault7 docs, Ubiquity was caught with the PHPs down, CheckPoint discovered problems in WhatsApp and Telegram, some interesting details about the long-running Yahoo breaches, the…

Evan Blass from VentureBeat talks about the new Pixel phones announced at the Made By Google event. Katie Kelly from AltSpaceVR joins us to discuss their purchase by Microsoft. Tony Romm of ReCode explains why Twitter and Facebook are going before US lawmakers and why Snapchat isn't. Ryan Hoover…

G1 reboot, Google/Yahoo, McCain/Obama servers attacked, I'm a PC booth, and more.Links to all our stories are at http://del.icio.us/twit/168.Audible pick of the week: The books of Michael Crichton. To get two free audiobooks, visit Audible.com/twit2.Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this…

Symantec issues additional invalid certificates while on probation, Tavis Ormandy finds a very troubling problem in Cisco's Web conferencing extension for Chrome, yesterday's important update to iOS, renewed concerns about LastPass metadata leakage, the SEC looks askance at what's left of Yahoo, a…