Younger generations seem to be developing horns in the back of their skulls due to the extended use of technology like smartphones and tablets according to a study at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia. Is this a trend or something greater or lots of press over something minor?
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young.
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Google’s brass is contemplating removing all kids videos off of YouTube and putting them exclusive on YouTube Kids. Is this is too little too late and what’s the impetus for the possible change in the first place?
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang.
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Facebook has taken the wraps off its cryptocurrency Libra. Backed by low-volatility assets like banking deposits Facebook subsidiary Calibra along with 27 other partners will manage the operation of the Libra. Will the Libra be the standard in non-governmental fiat currency and how will this affect other cryptocurrencies?
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, and Patrick Beja.
Huawei admits US sanctions will affect profits, Instagram rolls out a new feature to help users regain their hijacked accounts, and Samsung US deletes tweet reminding owners to scan for viruses on their TV.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang,
Maker Media the publisher responsible for Make magazine and Maker Faire has garnered unwanted attention after laying-off its entire staff. What was the reason behind it and does it indicate problems in the Maker community?
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta, Patrick Norton, Donald Bell.
Samsung’s announces the 292-inch Wall Luxury TV, Microsoft pulls CERNs academic status, Amazon is being sued in two separate class-action lawsuits, and teens sell clothes from their closet.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young.
Facebook will not remove a manufactured video of an AI Mark Zuckerberg giving a speech crediting a secret organization for his success off Instagram. What are the affects of this decision and is it something to be concerned about?
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Scott Johnson.
E3 officially starts today. We discuss Nintendo’s Livestream press event, Microsoft’s policy towards backward compatibility and xcloud strategy, and how Google’s Stadia fits in with the rest of the video gaming news.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Patrick Beja.
E3 is this week and with Sony absent from this year’s event Microsoft took the opportunity to drop some big announcements.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane and Roger Chang.
Why is our political discourse so divisive? How much of it is technology’s fault? and Who needs to step up and fix it? Tom talks with Yaël Eisenstat, a policy adviser at the Center for Humane Technology about all these questions.
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