An AI that can determine sexual orientation, a store that takes personal info for purchases and the horrible no good very bad Equifax breach.
With Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Shannon Morse and Len Peralta.

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• News You Should Know
  • (01:20) Equifax confirmed massive breach
  • (01:40) FBI investigating Uber
  • (01:55) Facebook willing to spend $1 Billion on original content
  • (02:20) Google acquiring HTC
• More Top Stories
  • (03:20) AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon form Mobile Authentication Taskforce
  • (04:35) Kaspersky Lab trades photos for swag
  • (07:15) Algorithm identifies gay/straight persons with facial images
  • (11:25) Camera manufacturer RED teams up with Leia Inc
  • (12:35) Google working with state of Florida for Irma traffic
• Discussion
  • (13:35) Equifax data breach affects as many as 143 million
    • Three Equifax Managers Sold Stock… | Bloomberg
    • Why the Equifax breach is…possibly the worst… | Ars Technica
    • TrustedID enrollment may waive rights
      • Are you an Equifax breach victim?… | Ars Technica
    • It’s time to build our own Equifax with blackjack and crypto | TechCrunch
    • What happened to Equifax today | TechCrunch
    • Equifax security breach leaks personal info… | Engadget
    • Equifax execs dumped stock before the hack news went public | TechCrunch
• Message of the Day
  • (33:35) Jim Thatcher – Ohio broadband
    • Ohio Senate Bill
    • Connect Ohio – Increasing Broadband Access and Use
    • Partnerships | Connected Nation

Len Peralta’s “Credibility Score“

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Smart clothes that grow with your children, John Deere gets into AI and how being online helps people stay clean and sober.
With Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young and Hammond Chamberlin

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The threat to the electrical grid in the US and Europe, Amazon trying to get James Bond and stealing baseball signs with an Apple watch.
With Tom Merritt, Roger Chang and Scott Johnson.

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• News You Should Know
  • (00:45) MS Surface Chief will speak at Future Decoded in London
  • (01:00) T-Mobile USA bundling Netflix with unlimited plan
• More Top Stories
  • (01:35) Google updated Street View cameras
  • (03:35) SELF-DRIVE Act progresses to US Senate
  • (06:00) Windows 10 S users get additional 3 months to upgrade for free
  • (08:15) Apple and Amazon bidding on James Bond
  • (13:15) Red Sox use Apple Watch against Yankees
• Discussion
  • (19:05) Malicious attacks on power grid networks
    • Hackers Gain Direct Access to US Power Grid Controls | Wired
    • Hackers Are Targeting Nuclear Facilities… | NY Times
    • Dragonfly: Western energy sector targeted… | Symantec
    • ‘State-sponsored’ hackers targeted…electricity… | Independent
    • Attack on Critical Infrastructure Leverages..Injection | Talos Intelligence
• Thing of the Day
  • (30:30) Matt – Hello World
• Message of the Day
  • (31:10) Cody – Fitness trackers
  • (32:30) t2t2 – Round up of Estonian ID card hack

Today’s Guest:
Scott Johnson

Google’s Android store may be headed back to China, Tom’s first take on the Essential phone and Rob Reid let’s us know where quantum computing is at.
With Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Patrick Beja and Rob Reid.

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• News You Should Know
  • (01:05) Xiaomi’s Mi A1 smartphone will run Google’s Android One platform
    • Xiaomi Partners With Google For Mi A1 Smartphone… | Forbes
  • (01:30) iPhone users can now live stream directly to YouTube
  • (02:00) WhatsApp targets business use
• More Top Stories
  • (02:25) Google Play Store now available in China
  • (05:00) YouTube-MP3.org reached settlement with RIAA
  • (09:15) Essential phone given iFixit repairability rating of 1
  • (11:25) Estonian ID card chip found to have vulnerability
  • (17:10) Nintendo Switch sales numbers estimated at 1.5 million
    • Nintendo: Mario’s No Longer a Plumber | Fortune
• Discussion
  • (19:45) Quantum Computers
    • After On Podcast, Episode 5: Steve Jurvetson
    • Quantum Supremeacy limit
    • IBM SDK for quantum computing
• Thing of the Day
  • (34:00) Tech In Travel Minute
• Message of the Day
  • (35:15) Ryan – “After On” review

Patrick Beja
Rob Reid

Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane talk about their plans for DTNS and give their special thanks for supporting us!

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ICO’s banned in China, Roku prepares for an IPO, and Yahoo can now be sued.

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Why every major tech company is turning to original content, plus pay by smile at a high-end KFC in China and Facebook knows where everyone lives.
With Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Len Peralta.

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Show Notes
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• News You Should Know
  • (01:45) Windows 10 Fall Creators Update coming on 17 Oct
  • (01:55) Xiaomi will announce Mi Mix 2 phone on 11 Sep
  • (02:35) Samsung granted persmission to test autonomous cars in California
  • (02:45) Tesla accused of violating workers’ rights
• More Top Stories
  • (03:20) Palm phones to return in 2018 without WebOS
  • (04:35) Facebook has created data map of Earth’s human population
  • (06:15) Sharp announced 70-inch 8K TV
  • (08:25) Helpful apps emerge in wake of Hurricane Harvey
  • (11:05) Chinese diners can pay with their smile
• Discussion
  • (13:40) Apple Shakeup
    • Apple’s Eddy Cue is no longer in charge of Siri | The Verge
    • Apple has hired two well-regarded TV execs to ramp up its original video plans | Recode
    • Apple Readies $1 Billion War Chest for Hollywood Programming | WSJ
    • Apple Video Push Could Move to Hollywood’s Culver Studios | Fortune.com
    • Amazon Studios Moving Into Culver Studios’ Famed ‘Gone With The Wind’ Mansion? | Deadline
• Thing of the Day
  • Monthly Tech Views
• Message of the Day
  • Anon – Fitness tracker craze

 
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