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According to the Information, Uber used secret software to track Lyft drivers' location and to determine what drivers were working for both Uber and Lyft in order to give them bonuses and to convince them to work only for Uber.T-Mobile scored big in the 600 MHz spectrum auction, paying $7.99 billion for 45 percent of the available spectrum being sold. That bulk of spectrum will quadruple T-Mobile's low-band coverage, strengthening its signal inside dense buildings, as well as providing better coverage in rural areas.Elon Musk says you'll get to take a look at new zero-emissions electric semi-truck in September and then electric pick-up truck 18-24 months later. Musk made these announcements on Twitter where he also said Tesla's next generation roadster will be convertible.Plus, Nintendo gets rid of a good thing, what the future has in store for iTunes, learning to drive on YouTube, and Bloomberg's Mark Gurman talks all about his new Gadgets with Gurman show. Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell Guest: Mark Gurman Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today.Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

An arbitration battle charging that BlackBerry overpaid Qualcomm for royalties ruled in Blackberry's favor. As a result, Qualcomm now owes Blackberry $815 million in an agreement that is binding and can't be appealed.TechCrunch reports that Justin Kan, formerly Justin.TV, is to be CEO of a new legal tech company called Atrium LTS, and he's on the hunt for $10 million of initial round of funding. Kan is currently seeking a team of engineers to create web applications for Atrium to help law firms run more efficiently.Samsung revealed that Bixby Voice, one of the key features in its upcoming flagship Galaxy S8 lineup of phone, will not be available at launch, though other parts, including Bixby Vision, Home, and Reminder are expected to be intact.Plus, Microsoft announced a new education-related event, Amazon wants to help parents ask the right questions about what their kids do on their tablets, Burger King is taking over your Google Home, and Alex Kantrowitz from Buzzfeed talks about Twitter's new direct message customer support bot. Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell Guest: Alex Kantrowitz Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today.Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

Windows 10 Creators Update is now available with a number of low-level updates including CPU and GPU prioritization for reducing background tasks during gaming, and the ability to stream gameplay from any PC at low latency.An update to Instagram Direct brings ephemeral messaging into the app's one on one and group messaging functionality, allowing for the sharing of disappearing photos and videos inside the chat threads, and outside of the existing "bubble up top" approach.Qualcomm is suing Apple claiming that the company intentionally limited the performance of the iPhone 7 (running Qualcomm chips) and then tried to cover it up. Qualcomm also attests that Apple breached and mis-characterized agreements.Plus, Google Autodraw turns bad artists into clip art masters, the Parihug is a robotic plushie that won't let go, how suppliers who are dependent on Apple's business should have a backup plan, and we say farewell to Windows Vista. Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell Guest: Mike Murphy Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today.Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

The Shadow Brokers took their cache of stolen NSA tools off of auction and instead released the password for the encrypted collection to the world. Security researchers who have examined the tools say much of the code is targeting outdated systems, some dating as far back as the 1990's. Microsoft announced the Minecraft Marketplace, coming this Spring to your phone or tablet. The marketplace will allow creators to sell their skins, textures, worlds and more so players can support artists, as long as they're in the Minecraft Partner Program. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai wants to keep the ban on in-flight calls that former chairman Tom Wheeler proposed lifting. Pai says the action would be a victory for Americans who "value a moment of quiet at 30,000 feet." We also talk about teens who just want to have fun, but not while watching cable and LeEco's deal with Vizio. Plus, Kurt Wagner from ReCode is here to talk about why Twitter is dedicated to protecting free speech. Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell Guest: Kurt Wagner Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today.Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

Homeland Security has withdrawn its request for Twitter to reveal the identity of an account that frequently tweets criticism about the Trump administration. As a result, Twitter has dropped their suit against the DHS for the request that violated federal law and the right to free speech.The US Department of Labor says it has evidence that shows how Google is violating federal laws as relates to compensating its female workforce. The DoL testified in court saying it found "systemic disparities against women pretty much across the entire workforce."Google says it will soon add fact checking to its worldwide results. It won't label items as fake news, but will notify readers if an article has been officially fact-checked.Plus, we'll talk about Samsung's record profits, the fight between Google and Uber, and Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica is here to tell us what to expect from Microsoft Scorpio. Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell Guest: Sam Machkovech Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today.Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

Twitter filed a lawsuit against the United States government in response to demands by the Department of Homeland Security to reveal the true identity behind the @ALT_USCIS Twitter account. Twitter warns that unmasking the account would have a chilling effect on free speech and that the request is unlawful.Facebook's new artificial intelligence tool to combat fake news isn't AI at all. Instead, it's an educational campaign designed to help you spot fake news. To start, the new tool will show up at the top of the news feed for Facebook users in 14 countries. They might even pay fact checkers to get things right.YouTube is cracking down on which creators can actually make money by hosting their content on the platform by requiring channels to have a minimum of 10 thousand lifetime views. YouTube says the threshold provides enough insight into the channel to verify that it's following YouTube's community guidelines.Plus, Apple releases a new video editing app for iOS, Microsoft shows off the beast that is Scorpio, and Alison Griswold from Quartz reveals how Uber's upfront pricing might not be so upfront after all. Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell Guest: Alison Griswold Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today.Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

Windows 10 Creators Edition will include a newly revised privacy statement that finally tells you what information Microsoft is collecting about you. You'll also have access to a privacy dashboard that lets you change how you share personal data at the device level.YouTube TV launched in select markets offering more than 40 networks including the big four, live sports, and a host of popular cable networks like Disney and SyFy. The app relies on Chromecast for TV viewing for now, and includes unlimited cloud DVR capabilities, all for $35 per month with the first month free.Facebook is doing its part to stop the widespread sharing of images that have been reported as revenge porn. According to a blog post on their site, Facebook will use new photo-matching technology to prevent users from forwarding images that someone has tagged as an intimate photo that's been posted without consent.Plus, Twitter loses the NFL to Amazon, Zunum Aero plans to bring hybrid electric planes into the skies, and Fortune's Jeff John Roberts breaks down a class action settlement involving the shared contacts lists of iOS users. Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell Guest: Jeff John Roberts Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today.Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

A number of measures are being considered as part of President Trump's promise of extreme vetting for foreign visitors that could possibly include forced disclosure of phone contacts, as well as the passwords of their social media accounts.Apple is talking about its product roadmap in detail. Next year, Apple will release a successor to the Mac Pro, which has been largely unchanged since its release in 2013. A new standalone display will come in 2018 as well.A federal judge is near a decision on whether Pokemon Go violated the law by sending players onto the private property of New Jersey, Florida, and Michigan residents. The rulings could set precedent for whether developers are on the hook for the behavior of their players.Plus, Twitter is reportedly working to bring pay-TV into its app, Amazon is using Twitch to sell video games, and Aaron Sankin from Reveal News talks about a man that used Twitter bots to increase his reputation in political punditry. Hosts: Jason Howell and Nathan Olivarez-Giles Guest: Aaron Sankin Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today.Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

Chip maker Imagination announced that Apple would cease to use its chip technologies sometime in the next "15-months to two years." Consequently, Imagination shares dove 70 percent after that announcement. According to Web analytics company StatCounter, Android is the most popular operating system in the world. For the first time ever Android accounted for more web usage than Windows in March 2017, knocking Microsoft off the OS pedestal they've been on since the eighties. YouTube is making some changes to address the ongoing problem of on-screen ads being paired with objectionable videos. The company is rolling out five new exclusion filters, up from two prior to the update, including "sexually suggestive", "sensational and shocking," and "profanity and rough language." We also tell you how to shop at Amazon even if you don't have a credit card and we discuss why Google just created a safe harbor against patent litigation. Plus, the race to making automated driving a successful commercial reality is on. Find out who's ahead and why. Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell Guest: Sam Abuelsamid Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today.Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

Reuters reports that Comcast and AT&T claim that despite the house and senate's votes against broadband privacy rules, they will not sell customers' individual internet browsing information. Of course, Comcast doesn't have to sell your data to other ad networks because they have their own network.Twitter is doing away with the egg avatar and replacing it with a rather dull silhouetted head. But that dullness has a purpose: To actually motivate Twitter users to realize that they should replace it with something else.Back in October, an 18-year-old exploited the Javascript flaw to remotely control iPhones and make them call 911, creating a DDoS attack of sorts that would prevent real emergency calls from coming through. That flaw has been patched, so update your iPhones.Plus, the RIAA says 2016 was a great year from streaming, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Face scan security is easy to trick, a real life Iron Man flying suit, and Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica tells us whether we should all rush out for Ghost in the Shell, or stay in and watch Planet Earth II. Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell Guest: Sam Machkovech Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today.Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

Palmer Luckey, the co-founder of Oculus, is leaving Facebook after three years with the company post acquisition. Its unclear whether the move was Luckey's or Facebook's doing.We're getting more information on last weekend's high-speed crash involving a self-driving Uber. Business Insider says that according to the police report, the driverless Uber was hit while traveling through a yellow light.Twitter announced that usernames in at-replies will no longer count against the 140 character limit. Instead of showing at-names inline with the tweet, those names will now be displayed above the tweet itself, and its tappable so you can see who's in the Twitter canoe.Plus, we talk about Amazon's plan to run all the Wal-Marts out of town, and a Microsoft-branded Samsung Galaxy S8. Plus, Kevin Tucker from DefenseOne tells us why our brain makes us believe and spread fake news. Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell Guest: Patrick Tucker Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today.Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

Samsung held its big flagship event to unveil new hardware this morning where they showed off the eagerly-anticipated Galaxy S8 with a 5.8" display and the S8+ with a 6.2" display. They moved the home button behind the front display, improved the front facing camera, and they added rounded and curved edges throughout.Windows 10 Creators update will roll out on April 11, but you can get the Xbox Windows 10 Creators update right now. Windows Insiders who've already gotten their hands on the Windows 10 update say it's not very creative, despite the name.Mobile analytics firm App Annie projects that Android will lead in app-based revenue this year, which would be the first time Google's mobile OS would surpass Apple's lead. However, that includes revenue from third party stores like Xiaomi, Huawei, Baidu, and Tencent, among others.We'll cover all the rest of the announcements from Samsung including their new internet of things hub. Plus, Google releases a directory of all of its open source projects, you can now drive faster on Tesla autopilot, and Lyft wants to disrupt the public bus system. Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today.Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

Facebook is rolling out an update today that will make it look a lot like Snapchat. And Instagram. And What's App. The world's most popular social networking app now has what it calls "Stories," photos/videos that disappear after 24 hours and can be seen by all your Facebook friends. Like all those other apps, there are interactive filters, emoji, and text to add to what you share. Stories, of course, gives Facebook a new place to sell and insert ads.For the second time in only two weeks we're hearing that a security vulnerability in LastPass could allow for remote code execution or password theft. Tavis Ormandy from Google tweeted about the exploit a few days ago, which he said he worked out in his head, while taking a shower.Tinder wants you to give a swipe on your laptop. The popular dating app launched a desktop web version of its mobile app called Tinder Online. The company says the web version was built for singles in emerging markets who don't have enough storage on their phone for the app or a big enough data plan for Tinder, which relies on photos that users swipe and now click and drag left or right. The website only handles swiping and messaging, and so far none of Tinder's paid features like Tinder Boost or Super Like.We talk about the privacy failures of the FBI's facial recognition database and why one developer's app keeps getting rejected from Apple's app store. Plus, Iain Thomson is here to talk about what to do now that the Senate and the House have voted to overturn the broadband privacy rules. Hosts: Megan Morrone and Nathan Olivarez-Giles Guest: Iain Thomson Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today.Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

Over the weekend one of Uber's self-driving cars in Arizona was involved in a high-speed crash after a human driver failed to yield. Uber temporarily suspended its driverless testing program in Tempe, San Francisco, and Pittsburgh, but now they've started back up again. The Trump administration is creating an Office of American Innovation, that will be charged with modernizing the tech infrastructure of all federal agencies. Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner will lead the office, which will operate out of the West Wing of the White House. The Note 7 is back. Or at least part of it is back. Samsung says they'll start selling refurbished Note 7s, without the batteries that might catch fire. Salvaged components from the estimated 4.3 million devices will also be recycled and precious metals, such as copper, nickel, gold and silver will be extracted, using environmentally friendly methods. Get ready to update your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. iOS 10.3 is now available and it introduces a new feature called Find My AirPods that will help you locate the small wireless headphones if ever they're lost. Also: CarPlay improvements, Siri support for cricket scores, a new user security section in the Settings app, and weather data in the Weather app now has 3D Touch forecast. And Rolfe Winkler from The Wall Street Journal joins us to talk about Elon Musk's new company, Neuralink. Host: Megan Morrone Guests: Nathan Olivarez-Giles and Rolfe Winkler Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today.Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

Will robots and artificial intelligence take your job one day? United States Treasury Secretary Steven Mnunchin said the Trump administration thinks not.In Silicon Valley's Redwood City, the startup Door Dash is replacing human couriers with delivery robots from a UK startup called Starship Technologies. The robots aren't taking all the human delivery jobs yet. They're only traveling a maximum of two miles from a restaurant for now.Google and Howard University are teaming up to create a summer program at Google's Mountain View headquarters that will train 25 to 30 juniors and seniors from Howard, a historically black university. Over 12 weeks, students will learn from senior Google engineers and Howard faculty while getting course credit. Among the goals of the program is to increase the number of African Americans working at Google. Currently African Americans make up just 1% of the company's workforce.A hacker claiming to have millions of iCloud logins and passwords is demanding Apple pay a for ransom of $75,000 in cryptocurrency or $100,000 worth of iTunes gift cards. What does this mean to you? Well, turn on two-factor authentication and make sure you're not using your Apple ID password anywhere else. Hosts: Megan Morrone and Nathan Olivarez-Giles Guest: Sam Machkovech Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today.Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.