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The Komplicated Story of Midway Games Apr 12, 2021

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The company that created Mortal Kombat has a complicated past that intertwines with lots of other companies. This is part one of the story of Midway.

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TechStuff Classic: The Secrets of Tor and the Deep Web Apr 09, 2021

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What is Tor? What's the web under the web? What's really going on? We dish out the details.

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Tech News: Questions For Facebook, No More Answers from Yahoo Apr 08, 2021

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What's going on with the Facebook data breach that saw personal data from half a billion accounts compromised? Why are Signal app users upset? And why oh why is Yahoo Answers going away?

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Henry Ford and the Model T Apr 07, 2021

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The Ford Motor Company and the Model T transformed America and the world. From 1908 to 1927, Ford would produce and sell more than 15 million Model T automobiles. This is the story of the Model T, Henry Ford and the birth of modern manufacturing.

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Tech News: Apple Says AR Will Make You a Better Conversationalist Apr 06, 2021

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Why does Apple CEO think augmented reality will make conversations better? Did Amazon terminate two employees illegally because they criticized the company? And Google addresses an old issue that let Android apps know about all the other apps on an Android phone.

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The James Webb Space Telescope Apr 05, 2021

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After several delays, we expect to launch the James Webb Space Telescope later this year. Where is it going, what is it looking for, and how did it lead to Jonathan getting a tattoo?

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TechStuff Classic: Biometrics: Digital Fingerprinting Apr 02, 2021

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How has the Digital Age improved the centuries-old practice of fingerprinting? We explore the history of fingerprint tech and explain how modern scanners use optics, capacitance, heat and ultrasound to create prints that are harder than ever to hack.

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Tech News: All News and No Fooling Apr 01, 2021

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Tech journalists hate April Fools. Twitter is banning some accounts claiming to be Amazon employees. Is Google collecting 20 times more data about you than Apple? And much more!

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Living on the Edge (Computing) Mar 31, 2021

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What exactly is edge computing? Why is it important? We learn about edge computing, its relationship with cloud computing and the Internet of Things, and what we can expect in the future.

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Smart Talks with IBM and Malcolm Gladwell: How 5G, Edge Computing and AI are Transforming Industries Mar 30, 2021

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As one of the nation’s largest wireless communication providers, over 120 million subscribers count on Verizon to stay connected, but we’re not just talking about phones. Today, Verizon and IBM are working together to better connect entire industries. In this episode of Smart Talks, Malcolm talks to Srini Kalapala VP, Global Technology, Strategy and Network Cloud at Verizon and Steve Canepa, Global GM & Managing Director of IBM’s Communications Sector about how 5G, Edge Computing and AI will reshape the way work gets done.

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