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Smile! You’re On Unsecured Camera! - DTNS 3984 Mar 10, 2021

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A group was able to access admin tools inside a company called Verkada that supplies surveillance cameras to more than 5200 customers including cities, colleges and hotels. Who was affected and what data was put at risk?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Nothing But A Pipe Dream - DTNS 3983 Mar 09, 2021

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Monday the European Union approved Microsoft’s acquisition of ZeniMax, the parent company of Bethesda, which now officially has joined Microsoft. What will Microsoft gain and how does this change things in the video gaming world?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Mobile World Cautious Congress - DTNS 3982 Mar 08, 2021

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Plans are firming up for an in-person Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this June, with a possible 45,000-50,000 attendees. That would be just about half the 109,000 who attended in 2019. 17,000 people attended MWC Shanghai in February.

We talk to Nate Lanxon about how the show is adapting to meet the challenges of hosting a show during a pandemic.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Nate Lanxon, Roger Chang, Joe.

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S1NG for NFT - DTNS 3981 Mar 05, 2021

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China’s parliament is meeting to approve the party’s five year plan which includes plans to become self-sufficient in technology. While China is home to tech assembly factories, it imports $300 billion worth of chips annually and does not produce its own chipmaking gear which would be needed to ramp up production. The US continues to target China with export controls on high-end semiconductor manufacturing equipment.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Norton, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Tidal Square Wave - DTNS 3980 Mar 04, 2021

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Apple is facing scrutiny over its App Store policies that force companies to use only Apple’s payment system which Apple takes a cut from. What are investigators looking to charge with and how will Apple respond?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.

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What the Flock is Going On - DTNS 3979 Mar 03, 2021

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Flock cameras are used for neighborhood surveillance and can detect people, animals, and bicycles, but are best at detecting cars, specifically their license plates. Motherboard obtained hundreds of emails from about 20 police departments in the US detailing the use of a program called TALON to look up information collected from Flock cameras. More than 500 police departments in more than 1,000 US cities have access. Flock claims it helps police solve 4 to 5 crimes per hour. Is this a dangerous trend or one we should welcome?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe

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Flipped locally - DTNS 3978 Mar 02, 2021

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Microsoft’s Ignite developers conference starts today. We take a look at all the big announcements from this year’s show and share what excites us most.

Starring Tom Merritt, Chris Ashley, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Google Delivers Suite Updates- DTNS 3977 Mar 01, 2021

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Google updated its Workspace productivity suite (formerly known as G Suite) with new features focused on fostering “collaboration equity” between employees who work from home and employees who work in the office.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Nicole Lee, Amos, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Zooming in on Zoom Fatigue - DTNS 3976 Feb 26, 2021

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Scientists at Stanford University studied why video conferencing is exhausting. We discuss their findings and share our own experiences with Zoom and video conferencing fatigue.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Lamarr Wilson, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Super Tweets Get Super Follows- DTNS 3975 Feb 25, 2021

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It’s no secret that Twitter has been looking into subscriptions as a source of revenue. At its Analyst Day presentation, the company announced its first offering in this lineup, Super Follows, which will let users charge their followers for access to additional content. In the demo, Twitter showed one example of a user paying $4.99 a month for access to exclusive tweets, deals and discounts, a supporter badge, newsletter, and community access. Will this new model payoff for the company?

Starring Sarah Lane, Rich Strophollino, Justin Robert Young, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.

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