We bust through the FUD around Australia’s proposed encryption law. Plus the demise of another dark web marketplace and why you might want to stick all your data in the cloud when you cross a border.

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Australia floats encryption law, Amazon Echo chief retires, Google Music adds discovery radio.

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Uber backs up slowly from Russia, Oculus may go wireless, and whether Apple or something else drove luxury phone maker Vertu into bankruptcy.

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• News You Should Know
  • (01:00) AMD announces Threadripper prices
  • (01:30) LG invites press to possible V event
• More Top Stories
  • (01:45) Uber merging with Yandex in Russia
  • (04:00) Oculus to announce sub $200 wireless VR headset
  • (07:35) Apple adding rear-facing 3D laser focus to iPhone
  • (11:50) Google replaces its Drive and Photos desktop apps
  • (13:45) Kaspersky Labs removed from GSA approved vendors list
• Discussion
  • (17:10) Vertu shuts down luxury phone manufacturing operations in UK
• Message of the Day
  • (25:15) Hunter H. (applying screen protectors)
  • (26:40) Josh Schneider (Internet is a boat island)
• Tom’s Guide to Net Neutrality

Oculus making a wireless VR headset, Uber merges Russian business with Yandex’s. Apple may put 3D lasers in iPhone.

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Yes there’s a new glasses-free 3D tech and Overwatch esports league. But the star of today is net neutrality and how its current insane situation started with one little power move in 2002.

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• News You Should Know
  • (00:25) Net Neutrality Day of Action
• Top Stories
  • (01:36) Verizon subscriber records exposed
  • (03:00) Apple establishing its first data center in China
  • (04:05) Oculus Rift users can stream VR on Facebook Live
  • (05:50) Microsoft ends support for Windows Phone 8.1
  • (07:25) Univ of Washington neural network matches video to audio
  • (09:00) Activision Blizzard establishes Overwatch League with 7 teams
• Discussion
  • (11:30) The Secret History of Net Neutrality
    • DTNS Net Neutrality Explainer
      • DTNS 3033 – Thank Roger | Daily Tech News Show
    • One investor’s thoughts on the effect of net neutrality rules on investment
    • FCC Classifies Cable Modem Service as Information Service
    • FCC Classifies DSL as Information Service -Tech Law Journal
    • Supreme Court Upholds FCC Classification of Cable Modem Broadband Service As An Information Service – NTCA
    • If FCC gets its way, we’ll lose a lot more than net neutrality – Ars Technica
    • To kill net neutrality rules, FCC says broadband isn’t “telecommunications” – Ars Technica
    • NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
    • On this day of action, the internet needs a law, not a regulation – Recode
    • Congressional Leaders Unveil Draft Legislation Ensuring Consumer Protections and Innovative Internet – U.S. Senate
    • Battle for the Net
• (34:50) Monthly Tech Views Preview

Apple opens data center in China, Overwatch announces its esports franchises, MIT develops glasses-free 3D tech.

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When is it better to own software vs. subscribing? Plus Microsoft goes rural, Audi goes self-driving and umbrellas have a hard-time in the sharing economy.

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• News You Should Know
  • (00:55) Ned Segal hired as Twitter’s new CFO
  • (01:20) Elon Musk buys X.com back from PayPal
  • (01:45) Hyperledger Project released blockchain for software development
  • (02:30) AT&T joins Internet Day of Action
• Top Stories
  • (03:10) Microsoft planning to provide high-speed rural Internet
    • More than 10.6 Million US households without wired Internet
  • (07:05) Facebook Messenger home screen ad beta goes worldwide
  • (10:00) Android 7.1 features “panic detection” to deter malware
  • (12:45) Audi announces first production autonomous vehicle
  • (15:40) Umbrella sharing service starts in China
• Discussion
  • (18:55) Subscription Models for Software
    • Let’s Talk Photography – Ep.45 – Thoughts on Software – Let’s Talk Podcasts
    • (5/1) What are the pros and cons of software subscription vs. perpetual license? – Quora
• Messages of the Day
  • (30:40) Allen (money vs time)
  • (31:50) Bill Burlingame (Bluetooth pacemaker)
  • (32:40) Security Now 587 (LessPass review)

Microsoft wants to connect rural areas, Twitter adds mute options and a Google Smart radio is alleged to have done something.

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