Amazon unleashes new Echo products, Apple explains how Face ID works and Twitter doubles its character limit.
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• News You Should Know
  • Twitter trials expanding tweets…to 280 | TechCrunch
  • Google Makes Big Concession in Europe | Fortune
  • Google pulls YouTube off the…Echo Show | The Verge
• More Top Stories
  • Amazon debuts…slew of new Echo devices, too | Ars Technica
  • Apple, Fitbit, others work with FDA… | Ars Technica
  • IPhone X to use…anti-spoof Face ID tech | BBC
    • Apple explains how Face ID learns… | The Verge
  • Comcast…introduces Xfinity Instant TV… | engadget
• Discussion
  • Twitter trials expanding tweets…to 280 | TechCrunch
  • Twitter workarounds give anyone 280 characters… | engadget
• Thing of the Day
  • Amateur Traveler
• Messages of the Day
  • Natron – Great Cheap Phones
  • Kevin – August Lock
• Today’s Contributor
  • Scott Johnson

Firefox gets faster, Plex gets newsier, and Dubai tests self-flying cars.
With Tom Merritt and Roger Chang

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Apple swings back to Google from Bing. Is that bad for us all? Plus, touch-sensitive denim jacket launches and Microsoft announces a quantum programming language.
With Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, and Veronica Belmont.

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• News You Should Know
  • (00:35) Instagram..has 800 million monthly…users | TechCrunch
  • (01:00) Fitbit’s Ionic…goes on sale on October 1st… | Circuit Breaker
• More Top Stories
  • (01:25) Microsoft is going all in on Teams… | TechCrunch
    • Microsoft 365 expands with Education and F1 bundles | Venture Beat
  • (03:50) Microsoft makes play for next wave of computing… | Ars Technica
  • (05:10) Intel Coffee Lake i7-8700K brings six cores… | Ars Technica
    • Intel Core i9-7960X…beats Threadripper… | Ars Technica
  • (06:55) How to Download and Install Apple macOS High Sierra | Fortune
    • There’s one good reason to update… | The Verge
    • High Sierra validates Mac firmware weekly… | AppleInsider
  • (09:55) …Levi’s…smart sleeve…going on sale… | TheVerge
• Discussion
  • (13:15) Apple switches from Bing to Google for Siri… | TechCrunch
• Thing of the Day
  • (21:35) Mike – Surface 4 replacement
• Messages of the Day
  • (23:05) James – WalMart’s delivery concept
  • (27:10) Phil – London/Uber conflict
• Today’s Contributor
  • Find Veronica Belmont on the IRL Podcast

Uber gets shut down in London, Wal-Mart wants to deliver groceries right to your refrigerator and why enterprise seems so bad at security.
With Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Keith Townsend and Len Peralta.

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• News You Should Know
  • 4K iTunes Content Limited to Streaming Only… | MacRumors
  • T-Mobile, Sprint close to agreeing on deal terms | Reuters
• More Top Stories
  • Uber loses its license to operate in London | TechCrunch
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise…Plan…Job Cuts | Bloomberg
  • PUBG creators are unhappy with Fortnite: Battle Royale… | Polygon
    • Patrick Beja’s tweets
  • iPhone 8, 8 Plus draw fewer Apple fans… | cnet
  • Walmart partners with smart lock maker August… | TechCrunch
• Discussion
  • Corporate IT vs security breeches
• Messages of the Day
  • Non-plane uses for noise cancelling headphones
  • Chris, Bob – Headphone Google Assistants
• Today’s Contributors
  • Find Sarah Lane on Twitter: @sarahlane
  • Keith Townsend

Get Len Peralta‘s “Fit & Proper” at his store or by supporting his Patreon

Why Google bought part of HTC, why Bose wants the Google Assistant in headphones and why everyone is mad at big tech companies.
With Tom Merritt, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young.

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Drone delivery cranks up in Switzerland, Nest back with new products and whether we want pro sports like eSports leagues. Overwatch League anyone?
With Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, and Scott Johnson

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• News You Should Know
  • (01:00) Apple admits to Apple Watch LTE problems just before it ships | The Verge
  • (01:30) Motorola’s Moto X4 is Project Fi’s first Android One smartphone | The Verge
  • (02:00) Microsoft opens pre-orders for standard Xbox One X | engadget
  • (02:15) Toshiba Finally Makes It Official With $18 Billion Sale to Bain Capital | Fortune
• More Top Stories
  • (02:45) Amazon working on Alexa-powered smart glasses, says report | The Verge
  • (06:05) Google Is Close to Buying HTC Assets to Bolster Hardware | Bloomberg
  • (11:10) Nest launches a new $349 smart outdoor security camera | TechCrunch
    • Nest introduces Hello, its first video doorbell | engadget
    • Nest’s home security system costs $499… | The Verge
  • (13:55) The first…drone delivery network…starting next month | The Verge
  • (17:00) The music business is growing again… | recode
• Discussion
  • (22:50) Overwatch League
    • …Overwatch league will…debut in January | The Verge
    • …Overwatch League welcomes…teams for inaugural season | Blizzard
    • Blizzard unveils plans for new e-sports arena… | The Verge
    • Blizzard announces… teams and owners… | The Verge
    • Blizzard…locks in…$20 million Overwatch League spots | ESPN
    • Overwatch League…to begin January 10th | engadget
    • …Overwatch League welcomes London…team | Blizzard
• Messages of the Day
  • (35:20) Alastair – The EFF/EME/W3C story
• Today’s Contributors
  • Scott Johnson

The EFF withdraws from the W3C, Xbox Controllers enlisted by US Navy, and first impressions of iOS 11.
With Tom Merritt, Roger Chang and Patrick Beja.

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• News You Should Know
  • (01:15) iOS 11, thoroughly reviewed | Ars Technica
  • (02:00) Red Sox reportedly cheated with a Fitbit… | engadget
  • (02:40) Google app 7.12 reveals Pixel 2’s squeeze feature… | 9to5Google
  • (03:25) Equifax Suffered a Hack Almost Five Months Earlier… | Bloomberg
• More Top Stories
  • (04:05) YouTube’s Twitch-like ‘Sponsorships’ open to all… | TechCrunch
  • (06:25) Amazon’s new tablet doubles as…Echo Show | TechCrunch
  • (08:50) US Navy will use Xbox controllers to steer submarine periscopes | engadget
  • (11:00) An open letter to the W3C Director, CEO, team and membership | EFF
    • HTML5 DRM finally makes it as an official W3C Recommendation | Ars Technica
  • (17:20) TGS 2017: All the News from Sony’s Playstation Conference | IGN
• Discussion
  • (19:25)
    • Apple’s fitness-focused watchOS 4 is available… | engadget
    • iOS 11: Everything you need to know… | MacWorld
    • …here’s how to check which apps won’t work | TechCrunch
    • iOS 11, thoroughly reviewed | Ars Technica
    • iOS 11’s new image format might pose problems… | The Verge
    • iOS 11’s new Control Center will freak you out… | The Verge
    • Why Apple iOS 11 Won’t Run Some of Your Apps | Fortune
    • …Apple revamps its money-making App Store | Reuters
    • The best new features in iOS 11 | The Next Web
    • …A11 Bionic obliterates top chips from Qualcomm… | appleinsider
• Messages of the Day
  • (32:55) WigglesTheHoly – Verizon roaming
  • (33:50) Purplefuku – App Store hacks
• Today’s Contributors
  • Patrick Beja

An AI to detect Alzheimer’s early, A brief occurence of PS4 and Xbox cross-platform play, and would you rather your websites showed you ads or mined bitcoin with your computer?

Featuring Tom Merrit, Veronica Belmont, and Roger Chang.

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Patrick gives us the lowdown on what processors to put in our PCs, Google declatres a kind of war on autoplay and Facebook opens a 4th front for AI research in Montreal.
With Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Patrick Norton, and Len Peralta.

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• News You Should Know
  • (02:35) Unified autoplay | Chromium Blog
  • (06:00) Facebook’s New Lab Bolsters Montreal’s…AI | Fast Company
  • (10:05) Google in talks to invest in Lyft | Axios
    • Alphabet Considers…Investment of…$1 Billion | Bloomberg
  • (12:35) China’s Southeast Asia obsession continues… | Tech In Asia
  • (16:15) Amazon waves goodbye to…one-click… | engadget
• Discussion
  • (19:10) PC Perspective Hardware Leaderboard | PC Perspective
• Messages of the Day
  • (30:10) Matt Bertolini – Equifax software patch process
  • (31:30) Anonymous – Equifax downsizing
  • (32:30) BigJim – Tech In Trade
  • (33:30) Rob – Apple two-factor authentication
  • (34:25) Matt Stevens – Managing older iOS devices
• Today’s Contributors
  • Watch Patrick Norton‘s TekThing on Hak5 and support it on Patreon
  • Len Peralta’s “FaceID Not Working“

Liverpool embraces digital currency, YouTube faces backlash on censorship, and what you need to do about Equifax.
With Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, and Justin Robert Young.

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• News You Should Know
  • (01:20) October 4th is new Pixel day… | Android Police
    • LG-Made Google Pixel XL 2 Hits FCC! | Droid-Life
  • (02:35) Snapchat adds 3D Bitmoji to its [AR] features | engadget
  • (04:20) YouTube Pulls North Korean State TV Videos | WSJ
    • Youtube…Bans Award-Winning Animated Short | Cartoon Brew
  • (08:05) Face ID will have a quick-disable feature | circuit breaker
  • (10:00) The Liverpool app that sidesteps the banks | BBC
• Discussion
  • (15:15) What to do about Equifax | DTNS Patreon
    • …two-month-old bug led to massive…breach | Ars Technica
    • Ayuda! (Help!) Equifax Has My Data! | Krebs on Security
    • FTC probes Equifax; top Democrat likens it to Enron | Reuters
    • Equifax blames breach on a server flaw… | engadget
    • Equifax CEO to testify to Congress… | Reuters
    • How to freeze your credit after a data breach | The Verge
    • Recovering from Identity Theft | FTC
    • Credit Freeze FAQs | FTC
    • Cybersecurity Incident & …Consumer Information | Equifax
    • Equifax waives credit freeze fees… | engadget
    • Report identity theft and get a recovery plan | FTC
• Messages of the Day
  • (30:40) Neil – App Store removal from iTunes
  • (33:15) Petie – Google Authenticator
• Today’s Contributors
  • Justin Robert Young