The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and Galaxy Watch go on sale, Windows 95 as an app for Windows, mac and Linux, and the first blockchain-managed Bond issue.

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Chipotle invests in alternative farming and agriculture tech, Australia issues new 5G guidelines, and Apple slaps Facebook for privacy concerns.

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

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Australia blocks Huawei and ZTE equipment from 5G network, Apple removes Onavo security app, Xbox All Access service could start this month.

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Good Old Games has launched on a new site dedicated to promoting DRM-free content. Will it succeed in creating a DRM-free alternative to iTunes and Amazons of the digital marketplace?

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• Quick Hits
  • (01:05) Facebook and Twitter remove hundreds of accounts linked to Iranian and Russian political meddling | tech crunch
  • (01:35) China shuts down blockchain news accounts, bans hotels in Beijing from hosting cryptocurrency events | south china morning post
  • (02:10) Qualcomm is sampling 7nm, 5G-compatible chipsets for smartphone launches in the first half of 2019 | android police
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  • (02:40) Verizon throttled fire department’s “unlimited” data during Calif. wildfire | ars technica
  • (05:25) Google Assistant Fights Negative News Fatigue With Positive Stories | pc mag
  • (08:20) New tech lets submarines ’email’ planes | bbc news
  • (12:10) Xiaomi’s New Pocophone F1 Undercuts Rivals With A Low Price and High-End Processor | the verge
    • China Xiaomi’s second-quarter revenue soars 68 percent, driven by smartphones, internet devices | reuters
  • (14:30) Valve’s “Steam Play” uses Vulkan to bring more Windows games to Linux | ars technica
• Discussion Story (18:25)
  • GOG Launches FCKDRM to Promote DRM-Free Art and Media
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Xiaomi making money and lowering prices, Facebook and twitter ban accounts they say originate in Iran and Russia, Verizon caught throttling fire department during California fires.

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Top tech companies are looking to hire experience over formal education, Netflix wants to escape the Apple’s cut on subscriptions, and Microsoft cracks down on Russian bots.

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

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Tinder launches Tnder U for college students, Winklevoss twins create digital currency association, Facebook gives users reputation scores.

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Nvidia announces new consumer video cards based on its Turing GPU architecture, Financial Times drafting rules to penalize social media platforms for not removing terrorist content within an hour of notification, and Bittorrent’s creator criticizes cryptocurrency.

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Apple removes thousands of gambling apps from China store, Fitbit announces the Charge 3, Skype end-to-end encryption is live.

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Shannon gives us a wrap of this years DEF CON security event. We explored the psychologically trauma that selfies can have on people with body issues. And the American Telco industry says government should kick in money to help roll out broadband to unserved areas.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Shannon Morse.

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