Is it the press’s job to help Apple keep its secrets? Do leaks ahead of events spoil them for you? Plus Xiaomi tries to steal a little announcement thunder.
With Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, and Veronica Belmont.

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Xiaomi announces new phones and laptop, Apple iPhone leaks, China cracks down on cryptocurrency exchanges.

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An AI that can determine sexual orientation, a store that takes personal info for purchases and the horrible no good very bad Equifax breach.
With Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Shannon Morse and Len Peralta.

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• News You Should Know
  • (01:20) Equifax confirmed massive breach
  • (01:40) FBI investigating Uber
  • (01:55) Facebook willing to spend $1 Billion on original content
  • (02:20) Google acquiring HTC
• More Top Stories
  • (03:20) AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon form Mobile Authentication Taskforce
  • (04:35) Kaspersky Lab trades photos for swag
  • (07:15) Algorithm identifies gay/straight persons with facial images
  • (11:25) Camera manufacturer RED teams up with Leia Inc
  • (12:35) Google working with state of Florida for Irma traffic
• Discussion
  • (13:35) Equifax data breach affects as many as 143 million
    • Three Equifax Managers Sold Stock… | Bloomberg
    • Why the Equifax breach is…possibly the worst… | Ars Technica
    • TrustedID enrollment may waive rights
      • Are you an Equifax breach victim?… | Ars Technica
    • It’s time to build our own Equifax with blackjack and crypto | TechCrunch
    • What happened to Equifax today | TechCrunch
    • Equifax security breach leaks personal info… | Engadget
    • Equifax execs dumped stock before the hack news went public | TechCrunch
• Message of the Day
  • (33:35) Jim Thatcher – Ohio broadband
    • Ohio Senate Bill
    • Connect Ohio – Increasing Broadband Access and Use
    • Partnerships | Connected Nation

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Equifax breach exposes information on 143 million US residents, US FBI investigating Uber and RED has more details on its holographic smartphone.

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Smart clothes that grow with your children, John Deere gets into AI and how being online helps people stay clean and sober.
With Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young and Hammond Chamberlin

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Tom and Sarah sit down and take her new studio for a spin. Yes not all is perfect yet but we thought you’d enjoy the sneak peek anyway.

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Facebook hands over evidence to special prosecutor, EMAIL libel suit dismissed, and John Deere acquires an AI team.

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The threat to the electrical grid in the US and Europe, Amazon trying to get James Bond and stealing baseball signs with an Apple watch.
With Tom Merritt, Roger Chang and Scott Johnson.

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• News You Should Know
  • (00:45) MS Surface Chief will speak at Future Decoded in London
  • (01:00) T-Mobile USA bundling Netflix with unlimited plan
• More Top Stories
  • (01:35) Google updated Street View cameras
  • (03:35) SELF-DRIVE Act progresses to US Senate
  • (06:00) Windows 10 S users get additional 3 months to upgrade for free
  • (08:15) Apple and Amazon bidding on James Bond
  • (13:15) Red Sox use Apple Watch against Yankees
• Discussion
  • (19:05) Malicious attacks on power grid networks
    • Hackers Gain Direct Access to US Power Grid Controls | Wired
    • Hackers Are Targeting Nuclear Facilities… | NY Times
    • Dragonfly: Western energy sector targeted… | Symantec
    • ‘State-sponsored’ hackers targeted…electricity… | Independent
    • Attack on Critical Infrastructure Leverages..Injection | Talos Intelligence
• Thing of the Day
  • (30:30) Matt – Hello World
• Message of the Day
  • (31:10) Cody – Fitness trackers
  • (32:30) t2t2 – Round up of Estonian ID card hack

Today’s Guest:
Scott Johnson

Symantec warns power grid is vulnerable, Microsoft scheduled Surface announcement, Lenovo settles with US FTC.

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Google’s Android store may be headed back to China, Tom’s first take on the Essential phone and Rob Reid let’s us know where quantum computing is at.
With Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Patrick Beja and Rob Reid.

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• News You Should Know
  • (01:05) Xiaomi’s Mi A1 smartphone will run Google’s Android One platform
    • Xiaomi Partners With Google For Mi A1 Smartphone… | Forbes
  • (01:30) iPhone users can now live stream directly to YouTube
  • (02:00) WhatsApp targets business use
• More Top Stories
  • (02:25) Google Play Store now available in China
  • (05:00) YouTube-MP3.org reached settlement with RIAA
  • (09:15) Essential phone given iFixit repairability rating of 1
  • (11:25) Estonian ID card chip found to have vulnerability
  • (17:10) Nintendo Switch sales numbers estimated at 1.5 million
    • Nintendo: Mario’s No Longer a Plumber | Fortune
• Discussion
  • (19:45) Quantum Computers
    • After On Podcast, Episode 5: Steve Jurvetson
    • Quantum Supremeacy limit
    • IBM SDK for quantum computing
• Thing of the Day
  • (34:00) Tech In Travel Minute
• Message of the Day
  • (35:15) Ryan – “After On” review

Patrick Beja
Rob Reid