This Week in Tech (MP3)

Bloomberg reports that China used tiny chips to spy on Apple, Amazon, and the US government. Apple and Amazon deny it. How do we know who is right? All the news from the Microsoft Surface event, plus some rumors of what was supposed to be there but wasn't. Windows 10 update deletes people's files. What we expect this Tuesday at Google's Pixel 3 Event. Amazon raises its minimum wage to $15/hr, kills stock options and bonuses. Facebook hacked by "odorless and weightless hackers." CA passes new laws restoring Net Neutrality and banning bots that pretend to be human. Presidential Alert hits phones nationwide. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Rich DeMuro, Ant Pruitt, and Daniel Rubino Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: ITPro.TV/twit - use code: TWIT30 casper.com/twit - promo code: TWIT www.stamps.com - promo code: TWIT RocketMortgage.com/TWiT2

How to tell if your Facebook account is one of the 50 million that were hacked this week Why the founder of Instagram left Facebook "Funding secured" tweet costs Elon Musk his chairmanship and $40 million Google turns 20 More leaks from Google's upcoming October 9th event Amazon gives $1 million to Wikimedia FCC fines robo-caller $37.5 million Did you register to vote on Snapchat? Web creator Tim Berners-Lee has a plan to fix the Internet Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Lindsey Turrentine, and Larry Magid Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: betterment.com/twit Wasabi.com offer code TWIT RocketMortgage.com/TWiT2 Molekule.com promo code TWIT75

iPhone XS and XS Max are flying off the shelves (especially in Santa Rosa). Pixel 2 camera beats the iPhone XS. Why the dual-sim iPhones are a bigger deal than you think. (Heart) doctors hate it! Apple Watch's one weird ECG trick. Elon Musk introduces the first SpaceX moon passenger, DOJ introduces a criminal investigation to Musk. Amazon introduces a slew of new Alexa devices in its continuing mission to control everything in your home (including you). Magic Leap One first look: nobody should buy it, but it is absolutely the future. Happy 10th anniversary, T-Mobile G1! We have come full circle: the first Android phone didn't have a headphone jack, either. Google's plans for China, and China's plans for the world. John Hancock won't sell you life insurance unless you strap on a Fitbit or Apple Watch. Coding error scraps Subaru Ascent. Salesforce's Mark Benioff buys Time magazine. Freezing your credit report is now free thanks to a new law. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Amy Webb and Mike Elgan Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: BLUEAPRON.COM/TWIT WordPress.com/twit RocketMortgage.com/TWiT2

Apple Watch Series 4 takes on heart disease. iPhone Xs, Xs Max, and Xr: what's in a name? All the new features and "new" features in the 2018 iPhones and iOS 12. Can Mark Zuckerberg fix Facebook's political woes? Hurricane tech. EU vs memes. California requires basic IoT security. Google kills Inbox. Ikea will scan your butt. Host: Becky Worley Guests: Brian McCullough, Owen JJ Stone, and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: Ziprecruiter.com/Twit www.stamps.com - promo code: TWIT BLUEAPRON.COM/TWIT LastPass.com/twit

Elon Musk: Tesla's market cap goes up in smoke Apple vs Trump on tarrifs Apple's big announcement September 12th: what we expect Facebook and Twitter go to Capitol Hill, Google sits it out Twitter gives Alex Jones the boot Should Facebook be broken up? The FBI knows who hacked Sony and created WannaCry Space duct tape Theranos is finally, finally dead - are blockchain companies next? Chrome is 10, Google is 20 Pixel 3 coming October 9th Host: Iain Thomson Guests: Alex Wilhelm, Lisa Schmeiser, and Dwight Silverman Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: RING.COM/TWIT RocketMortgage.com/TWiT2 FreshBooks.com/twit Wasabi.com offer code TWIT

Leo is on vacation, so Jason Snell is guest hosting! Apple's next big event is September 12th, and we have a sneak peek at the new iPhone XS and Apple Watch Series 4. The iPhone XS isn't the only big phone on the horizon. We also have a look at Google's Pixel 3. YouTube's new tool helps you spend less time watching YouTube. Trump takes a swing at Google. Is it a hit? Microsoft wants you to never have to buy a new Xbox. Uber thinks bikes and scooters are the future. Who will speak for the bezels? Host: Jason Snell Guests: Ben Brock Johnson, Andy Ihnatko, and Brianna Wu Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: betterment.com/twit casper.com/savings LastPass.com/twit legalzoom.com - offer code: TWIT

Tech companies are meeting in secret to discuss election security. FB wants your MRI to train its AI. The nightmare that is Facebook moderation. Refuse to unlock your phone in Australia ---> go to jail for 10 years. It's still very hard to figure out how to stop Google from tracking you. New iPhones coming September 12th, we think. Verizon throttles firefighters. IMB patents thought-powered drones that deliver coffee straight to your mouth. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Iain Thomson, and Patrick Norton Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: getquip.com/twit BLUEAPRON.COM/TWIT WordPress.com/twit betterment.com/twit

Leave Elon alone! Tesla tumbles after Musk laments his "most difficult and painful year." Google employees revolt over China rumors; town hall meeting shut down due to "kerfuffle" tweets. Apple thinks that its headquarter buildings are worth 1/6th of an iPhone XS+. Australian teen Hacky Hack Hacks Apple's main computer network. MoviePass is failing miserably, but the French version is great! Google clarifies how constantly it tracks your location. US government wants to wiretap Facebook Messenger Facebook is not responsible for news media's continued existence. Ajit Pai finally admits to congress that the FCC wasn't hacked. 10 nanometer transistors? Try 1/10th nanometer. German researchers develop a 1 atom transistor switch. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Patrick Beja, Michael Nuñez, and Harry McCracken Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: audible.com/twit uber.com/movingforward RocketMortgage.com/TWiT2 www.stamps.com - promo code: TWIT

Samsung Announces the Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Watch, and Galaxy Home musical cauldron. What is AI? Self-driving roll-out is increasing. Amazon wants you to pick up groceries at Whole Foods, and wishes you would shop more using Alexa. Twitter refuses to drop Alex Jones and InfoWars. Microsoft preserves Skype Classic. 11-year-old hacks Florida voting systems at DefCon and other voting security woes. Boston Dynamics is pumping out SpotMinis. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Matt Cutts, Florence Ion, and Sam Abuelsamid Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: RocketMortgage.com/TWiT2 Ziprecruiter.com/Twit RING.COM/TWIT WordPress.com/twit

Apple is the first trillion dollar company ever. Is Universal Basic Income the fix for poverty in America? Alexa is Now the Ultimate in Home Security Why you should avoid Chinese phones. Facebook Dating is coming soon - will this make you spend too much time on Facebook? People still don't understand blockchain. Maybe you just shouldn't tweet. Ed Bott thinks the Surface Go is great! MoviePass is going out of business, and it's Owen JJ Stone's fault. Fortnight doesn't want to pay the Google Play store. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Ed Bott, Owen JJ Stone, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: casper.com/twit - promo code: TWIT www.stamps.com - promo code: TWIT LastPass.com/twit RocketMortgage.com/TWiT2

Jason Calacanis tells us what's going on with his buddy Elon Musk. Apple fixes the MacBook Pro's throttling issue. Facebook and Twitter stock takes a dive over poor growth numbers, but Google is doing just fine. Russian hackers in MY energy grid? It's more likely than you think. Slack eats HipChat. • Spectrum Internet gets kicked out of New York. Get a Tesla surfboard to go with your Boring flamethrower. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Jason Calacanis and Mike Elgan Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Bandwidth for This Week in Tech is provided by CacheFly. Sponsors: BLUEAPRON.COM/TWIT betterment.com/twit Moogsoft.com uber.com/movingforward

The future is flying cars! (Or not-flying cars, perhaps holes in the ground.) Apple's new MacBooks suffering from thermal throttling - is it the end for Intel? Google hit with $5 billion fine by EU for Android shenanigans. Will Fuschia be Google's one OS to rule them all? EU works on new laws of robotics. Google Translate starts spouting prophesy. Jeff Bezos is the richest man in history, but still gets his own hoagies. Elon Musk settles his farting unicorn feud. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Amy Webb and Greg Ferro Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Bandwidth for This Week in Tech is provided by CacheFly. Sponsors: getquip.com/twit RocketMortgage.com/TWiT2 www.stamps.com - promo code: TWIT RING.COM/TWIT

Do Apple's new MacBooks fix the company's keyboard woes? Amazon Prime Day starts tomorrow. Will it be worth the hype? Will it push Amazon's share of the e-commerce market past 50%? Folding tablets. Phones with 9 cameras. What is next? Will AT&T destroy HBO by trying to expand it? Hey Elon: maybe don't call a heroic diver who helps rescue 12 kids a "pedo" just because he didn't use your submarine. Fortnite takes the World Cup Final by storm. Balance is restored to Reddit. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Jessica Conditt, Brian X. Chen, and Brian McCullough Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Bandwidth for This Week in Tech is provided by CacheFly. Sponsors: LastPass.com/twit FreshBooks.com/twit RocketMortgage.com/TWiT2 Ziprecruiter.com/Twit

Billionaires prepare for the coming apocalypse: have you bought your missile silo condo yet? London police's facial recognition fail: pilot program results in 98% false positive rate, zero arrests. Amazon expanding its cashierless Amazon Go stores. Celebrity impersonators, mob justice, and more reasons to stay off social media. Prime Day coming on July 16th. Netflix's 2018 content budget expands to $13 billion. Thanos inspires Reddit's biggest ban ever. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Iain Thomson, Lisa Schmeiser, and Jason Hiner Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Bandwidth for This Week in Tech is provided by CacheFly. Sponsors: WordPress.com/twit RING.COM/TWIT uber.com/movingforward slack.com

Apple vs Samsung settled: our long international nightmare is over. A proposed US law has patent trolls jumping for joy. Amazon jumps into the healthcare business by buying online pharmacy PillPack. Foxcon's new Wisconsin plant breaks ground. Yet another Facebook security breach, but this time a bug bounty program catches the leak. Twitter's new Ad Transparency Center opens new avenues for journalists. The sky is falling in Fortnite. WPA3 could make Wi-Fi a lot more secure. California follows Europe down the data privacy road. Christina Warren knows all the Andromeda secrets, but she's not talking. AOL Instant Messenger is reborn! StumbleUpon is not. :( Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Wesley Faulkner, Dwight Silverman, and Christina Warren Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Bandwidth for This Week in Tech is provided by CacheFly. Sponsors: RocketMortgage.com/TWiT2 Moogsoft.com casper.com/savings BLUEAPRON.COM/TWIT