Xiaomi’s High-end $300 Phone – DTH

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Xiaomi 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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CurrentGeek 182: Godfather Part II

Welcome to the Current Geek Film Festival, a special monthly look at the greatest movies of all time from a geeky perspective. I’m Scott Johnson and he’s Tom Merritt

Our monthly look at the best films ever continues, this time with The Godfather Part II

DTNS 3351 – Agree to Disagree on a Degree’s Pedigree

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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Microsoft Gains Control of Russian-based Phishing Sites – DTH

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Tinder launches Tnder U for college students, Winklevoss twins create digital currency association, Facebook gives users reputation scores.

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Cordkillers 233 – Giving Up on Being a Completionist

Amazon theaters, Verizon 5G rollout, and a new Star Wars trailer. All this and more on Cordkillers!

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DTNS 3350 – The Giphy That Keeps on Giving

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.

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

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Minecraft: Education Edition Hits iPad – DTH

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Apple removes thousands of gambling apps from China store, Fitbit announces the Charge 3, Skype end-to-end encryption is live.

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DTNS 3349 – Hacking Jamboree

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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Google Might Launch a Smart Display – DTH

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Google may be launching a smart speaker with a display by the holidays, Go-Jek almost profitable and set to expand and Nvidia’s great earnings are not enough.

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#331 – Where Have All the Good Guys Gone?

SFF readers have more mature relationship views. It’s science. And hey! We’re still Hugo-nominated! Will we stay that way or become winners? Who can say? But we have other things to say, like what we think of Jade City by Fonda Lee.