A DNA app store opens, autonomous cargo shipping about to hit the seas, and Microsoft Paint nears its end.
With Veronica Belmont, Roger Chang, and Tom Merritt.

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• News You Should Know
  • (00:55) Ride-hailing company Grab receives $2B to defeat Uber in Southeast Asia
  • (01:35) Sundar Pichai appointed to Alphabet board of directors
  • (02:20) Samsung sets sights on 25% of chip manufacturing within 5 years
  • (02:50) US FTC looking into Amazon’s discount advertising practices
• More Top Stories
  • (03:30) Microsoft adding AI chip to next Hololens AR headset
  • (04:45) Microsoft lists original application as deprecated in Fall Creator’s Update
  • (06:10) China’s BingoBox operating more than 12 unmanned convenience stores
  • (07:55) Cargo ship Yara Birkeland will be fully autonomous in 2020
    • Tech in Trade
  • (12:00) Three Square Market offering employees NFC implantation
• Discussion
  • (15:10) A DNA App Store Is Here, but Proceed with Caution – Technology Review
    • Helix
    • What is Exome+? – Helix Support
    • 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2016: DNA App Store – MIT Technology Review
    • When Even Genome Sequencing Doesn’t Give a Diagnosis – MIT Technology Review
    • Exome – Wikipedia, Genotyping – Wikipedia
    • What is the difference between genotyping and sequencing? – 23andMe Customer Care
    • Understand your genetics to live healthier, longer – Veritas
• Tech in Travel Minute
  • (25:40) Hyperloop Sleeper Car
• Message of the Day
  • (28:05) Mike – Home-Assistant.io
  • (29:05) Anthony – Eclipse Safari
  • (29:30) Dwayne – Windows 10 migration

Microsoft announces AI chip for AR, Didi funds Grab to fight Uber, SNES Classic preorders a mess.

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Lyft wants to make its own autonomous car parts, Verizon gets caught throttling video, and an Indian company revolutionizing robots in warehouses.
With Shannon Morse, Tom Merritt and Len Peralta.

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• News You Should Know
  • (01:50) Essential Phone available ‘in a few weeks’
  • (02:55) Samsung sent invites to August 23rd event
  • (03:40) Google will roll ‘feed’ service to mobile site but not desktop
  • (04:10) Elon Musk expects formal approvals to break ground later this year
• More Top Stories
  • (04:55) Lyft expects majority of its rides will be autonomous by 2021
  • (07:00) Nintendo files graphical trademarks in European Union
  • (08:50) Verizon testing video stream optimization cap at 10Mbps
  • (11:15) Office 365 revenue tops traditional Office licensing
  • (13:55) Delta using fingerprint as boarding pass at Reagan National airport
• Discussion
  • (17:00) Indian robots are marching into the world’s warehouses
    • Robot wars: Amazon has Kiva, Alibaba has Geek+, and there’s GreyOrange for the rest – Tech In Asia
    • Meet the robots making Amazon even faster – CNET News (video)
• Message of the Day
  • (25:05) John Clayton – Experience with Ecobee
  • (26:40) Gábor – Hungarian perspective on Net Neutrality

Len Peralta’s “A Gray/Orange Love Story”

Microsoft strong earnings from cloud, Alexa comes to Android and Lyft gets into autonomous car building.

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Microsoft builds Cortana into a thermostat, Rwanda uses low power networking to stop poachers, and Elon Musk promises more things.
With Justin Robert Young and Tom Merritt

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• News You Should Know
  • (01:10) OnePlus rolling out 911 reboot patch
  • (01:40) Twitter quantifies increase in anti-abuse actions
• More Top Stories
  • (02:40) Europol confirms AlphaBay and Hansa dark Web marketplace takedowns
  • (04:20) Intel reportedly shut down wearables effort, shifted to augmented reality
  • (07:40) iOS and Android patched against Broadcom WiFi chip vulnerability
  • (10:35) Akagera National Park can monitor animals, visitors in real time
  • (14:30) Elon Musk claims “verbal govt approval” to build NYC-DC Hyperloop
• Discussion
  • (18:50) Microsoft unveils a Cortana-powered thermostat
    • Ecobee is building Alexa into its thermostats and light switches – TechCrunch
    • Third parties … key to Amazon’s smart home domination plans – TechCrunch

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Password Managers for Newbies – DTNS WEEKLY TECH UPDATE 07/20/2017

Intel off of wearables, Cortana comes to a thermostat and Rwanda uses low power networking to stop poachers.

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Whether Nintendo’s Switch app makes sense, whether Facebook supporting paywalls for publishers make sense, and why actually teaching kids courses about computer science makes So much sense.

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• News You Should Know
  • (01:05) Advance Placement tests in computer science taken by females up 135%
  • (01:45) Samsung reportedly buying machines to produce iPhone chips
• More Top Stories
  • (02:10) Apple names Isabel Ge Mahe first Greater China region managing director
  • (03:10) Nintendo released Switch app for Android and iOS
  • (06:15) Facebook may begin testing a paywall for news stories
  • (10:10) Chinese WhatsApp users report photos and videos only working on VPN
  • (12:20) Avast acquired CCleaner maker Piriform
• Discussion
  • (14:50) Google adds personalized news feed to Android and iOS app home screen
    • Feed your need to know – Google
    • Google introduces the feed – TechCrunch
    • Google introduces the feed – The Verge
• Message of the Day
  • (23:55) Anonymous – Glass Enterprise Edition
  • (26:20) Victor – Bixby first impressions
  • (27:55) Bruce – Knox box unlocks

Google adds news fede to home screen, Nintendo launches Switch app, Apple hires new china managing director.

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A security robot found floating in a fountain. Amazon delivering meal kits, and whether Lamarr’s Mom liked the new LG laptop.
With Lamarr Wilson and Tom Merritt.

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• News You Should Know
  • (01:35) Google details its Hire service for companies with fewer than 1k employees
  • (02:20) Samsung reportedly buying machines to produce iPhone chips
  • (02:40) Clover Trail PCs unable to install March 2017 Creators Update
• More Top Stories
  • (03:30) Alphabet’s X announces Glass Enterprise Edition
  • (06:25) Mira launching $99 AR headset
  • (08:55) Bluetooth SIG released Mesh spec aimed at smart home devices
  • (10:55) Amazon enters meal delivery service with Amazon Meal Kits
  • (17:10) Knightscope security robot found floating in fountain
• Discussion
  • (19:30) Lamarr’s latest tech haul
• Message of the Day
  • (23:30) Michael & Teresa Blaes – crowdfunding
  • (24:50) Liam – Quantum Computing explaination
  • (27:15) Preston – Net Neutrality reference
  • (28:20) Josh – Knox box
  • (29:30) Anonymous – Kaspersky Labs
  • (31:45) Larry the OR Nurse – Sony Dash

Netflix sets subscriber mark, Google Glass has a new enterprise version, Samsung may make chips for iPhones again.

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