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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An AI that can outperform cardiologists, Alphabet loses a patent to another balloon Internet company and why DIFM is the new hot market over DIY.

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• Top Story
  • (01:24) China set deadline to block consumer VPNs
  • (02:26) Twitter adds auto-mute functions
  • (02:59) Stripe partners with Alipay and WeChat
• More News
  • (03:34) Microsoft announced 365 Enterprise and 365 Business bundles
  • (04:52) Oculus temporarily reduced VR bundle price
  • (06:21) Amazon Echo calls 911 to disrupt domestic dispute
  • (09:42) Stanford algorithm detects arrhythmia better than cardiologists
  • (12:55) Space Data cancels Project Loon patent
• Discussion
  • (16:36) Amazon will set up your smart home
    • Enjoy
    • hellotech
    • Geek Squad
    • Amazon
• Tech in Travel Minute
  • (24:19) Cruise medallions
• Messages of the Day
  • (25:53) Ron (Echo Show underrated?)
  • (27:17) David Bains (LastPass alternatives)

The News Media Alliance seeks collective bargaining with Google and Facebook, W3C approves DRM web standard, and Stripe partners with Alipay and WeChat.

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Samsung’s riding high, Jawbone’s not and Dan Patterson’s adventures at a Ukrainian cybersecurity summit.

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• Top Story
  • (00:56) Uber permitted to depose Alphabet CEO Larry Page
• More News
  • (01:41) Samsung projects its highest operating profit ever
  • (02:56) Jawbone enters Liquidation proceedings
  • (04:13) Comma.ai launched toolkit to help car owners
  • (06:37) Tesla will build Australian energy storage facility
  • (07:52) Attackers targeting US nuclear power plant companies
• Discussion
  • (10:56) Ukraine is a test bed for global cyberattacks
• Messages of the Day
  • (23:44) Anonymous Amazon Employee
  • (25:05) Brandon (via YouTube

Len Peralta’s “The Four Components of CyberDefense”

Microsoft lays off people to refocus on cloud, George Hotz sells a car toolkit and Samsung gets ready for its most profitable quarter yet.

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The new best hope for Moore’s Law, Google back to its old self in VR and why Amazon and Dish may be talking partnership again.

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Snap gets links, Nokia partners with Zeiss, and Amazon and Dish may partner on IoT.

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The last gas engine car? Ticketmaster wants to track your phone with ultrasonics, Scott and Tom’s review of the Amazon Echo Show.

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