Tech News Weekly (Video HI)

Hosts: Megan Morrone, Jason Howell Guests: Scott Hanselman, Casey Fiesler Scott Hanselman joins Megan Morrone and Jason Howell to discuss how access to the world's information might be dampening our curiosity to explore. Also, Pinterest acquires Fleksy and it might have something to do with AI, because that's what social networks do nowadays. Game Developer Barbie gets another shot, and this time she can actually code. Meerkat might be on the cusp of releasing its next product, a video chat app called Houseparty. Plus, Facebook envisions a day when video and images dominate the experience, and words disappear. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.

Hosts: Megan Morrone, Jason Howell Guests: Becky Worley, Russell Brandom Tonight, Becky Worley from Good Morning America joins us to talk about the hack of the Democratic National Committee, a new Facebook tool that might help save lives, the OnePlus 3, SiriKit, and the rest of today's tech news. Then, we talk to Russell Brandom from the Verge about today's Net Neutrality decision. Next, Becky takes us on a thought journey through the state of funding in Silicon Valley, and what we can learn from Microsoft's purchase of LinkedIn. When the money dries up, what happens to innovation? Finally, Twitter let's you retweet yourself, but should you? Email your thoughts to tnt@twit.tv. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.

Host: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell Guest: Dr. Kiki Sanford Dr. Kiki Sanford joins Megan Morrone and Jason Howell to talk about Apple's big announcements at its World Wide Developers Conference, including the new iOS 10 and macOS. Microsoft is buying LinkedIn with its treasure trove of a social graph. Amazon's Mechanical Turk has proven to be very useful for scientific research, but some wonder if its dangerous to rely on it so heavily. Finally, some day soon, you will comman your very own Starship Enterprise. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.

Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Jason Howell Guest: Sam Machkovech Fr. Robert Ballecer joins Jason Howell to talk about Amazon's unannounced full-blown streaming music service, how Apple iMessage might make its way to Android, Sony's official confirmation of the Playstation Neo, and a huge Twitter password dump that confirms we should all be using two-factor authentication. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.

Hosts: Megan Morrone, Iain Thomson What is so great about a flying car? Is it legal to scrape our social media postings to determine if we'd be a good tenant? Can an algorithm create a movie worth watching? Iain Thomson from The Register joins Megan Morrone to answer these questions and more. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell Guest: Brian Christian Tonight we discuss Peter Kafka's article on Re/Code about how apps are over. Nobody told Apple that, because today SVP of worldwide marketing Phil Schiller told the Verge about some big changes to the app store revenue model. We also talk search results and early cancer detection, a new network for Google Fi and an autonomous passenger drone that will soon start testing in the Nevada desert. Next we interview Brian Christian, co-author of the book Algorithms to Live By to discuss why algorithms don't deserve the bad press they've been getting lately. Today's question of the day is: Would you trade your search queries for medical advice? Send your thoughts to TNT@twit.tv. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.

Hosts: Megan Morrone, Jason Howell, and Ron Richards Guest: Russell Holly Tonight we talk to Ron Richards from All About Android and Russell Holly from the new site VRHeads. We discuss Microsoft's new strategic partnership with Xiaomi, built on 1500 transferred patents. Then we cover OnePlus and the controversy of selling hardware with an invite system. We also cover Facebook AI, Google AI, and AI that recreated the film Blade Runner and then gotten taken down by the DMCA. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.

Hosts: Megan Morrone, Jason Howell Guests: Lauren Hockenson, Kurt Wagner Lauren Hockenson joins Megan Morrone and Jason Howell to discuss Peter Thiel's complicated involvement with the Hulk Hogan case that might bankrupt Gawker. Google wins an important case against Oracle with its argument that Java in Android is Fair Use. Apple might be working on a spruced up Apple TV with Amazon Echo-like functionality. Facebook and Microsoft join forces to lay a high-speed internet cable in the Atlantic Ocean. And Pokemon Go is coming, so apparently you gotta catch'em all! Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.

Hosts: Jason Howell, Megan Morrone Guests: Nathan Olivarez-Giles, Alex Wilhelm, Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Yahoo is expected to lay off ten percent of its workforce, T-Mobile defends Binge On with f-bombs, Edward Snowden's telepresence habit at CES, and more. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.

Mark Zuckerberg has a new years prediction for creating a super smart home, General Motors invests $500 million in Lyft, Oculus Rift gets a prerelease date, our tech predictions for 2016, and more. Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.

Anchor: Mike Elgan and Co-Anchor: Megan Morrone 12/31/2015: Adi Robertson from The Verge talks about virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality and how these new media will impact culture and society. Guest: Adi Robertson Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.

Anchor: Mike Elgan and Co-Anchor: Megan Morrone 12/30/2015: Sherry Turkle is the author of "Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age," which is a call for all of us to put down our phones and talk to each other. Guest: Sherry Turkle Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.

Anchor: Mike Elgan and Co-Anchor: Megan Morrone 12/29/2015: Sarah Nahm is a former Google employee and the founder and CEO of Lever. Lever is a San Francisco based company that helps companies hire great employees while retaining their culture and values. Guest: Sarah Nahm Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.

Anchor: Mike Elgan and Co-Anchor: Megan Morrone 12/28/2015: Stacey Higginbotham covers new developments in the world of home automation and the Internet of Things. Guest: Stacey Higginbotham Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.

Anchor: Mike Elgan and Co-Anchor: Megan Morrone 12/24/2015: John Markoff joins us to talk about his new book: "Machines of Loving Grace: The Quest for Common Ground Between Humans and Robots." Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.