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TechStuff Classic: Why Y2K Didn't End the World Jan 15, 2021

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Despite all the Y2K hype, the world kept turning on January 1, 2000. Did we have nothing to fear to begin with, or did we narrowly avoid technological Armageddon? We explore how the Year 2000 Problem worked.

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Tech News: When the Chips are Down Jan 14, 2021

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Intel gets a new CEO, the Signal messaging app gets a bunch of new users and CES gets virtually crazy. All this and more in today's news episode.

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The Google Stadia Story Jan 13, 2021

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Google launched a video game streaming service called Google Stadia in 2019. Can Google succeed where others failed, or will Stadia become another Google product that fades away?

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Tech News: Coups and CES Jan 12, 2021

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The assault on Capitol Hill in the US has already had an enormous impact, including in the world of tech. We look at how social platforms and hosting services have responded. We also learn about what we'll be seeing this week at CES, plus more.

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The Death and Rebirth of Earthlink Jan 11, 2021

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Earthlink encountered some serious challenges in the 2000s. From the rise of cable and telecom companies in the ISP world to the decline of the dial-up customer base, things looked grim. But while some news sites declared Earthlink dead in 2017, it turns out they were a bit premature.

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TechStuff Classic: TechStuff Bonds With Spy Tech Part Two Jan 08, 2021

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Are invisible cars and exploding pens just the stuff of James Bond fiction? We look at spy gear both real and imaginary in this episode.

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Tech News: Trade Wars and Classic Blunders Jan 07, 2021

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What happened to Chinese billionaire Jack Ma? Why did a UK judge deny bail to Julian Assange? And are we ready for CES 2021? All this and more in tech news!

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The Origins of Earthlink Jan 06, 2021

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In the 1990s, an Internet Service Provider called Earthlink helped some of the earliest denizens of the Internet get connected. We learn about the dial-up era and how Earthlink helped shape it.

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Tech News: Hack the Planet Jan 05, 2021

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News for Tuesday, January 5, 2021. A UK judge denies the US's extradition request for Julian Assange. The SolarWinds hack is worse than we thought. Atari has found an extra life.

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Closing out the Tech Stories of 2020 - August through December Jan 04, 2021

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You might have thought we were out of 2020, but we've got to cover the rest of the year in tech news.

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