Facebook creates a tool to transfer images to Google Photos, Sundar Pichai named the CEO of Alphabet, and Instagram will require birthdays for new users.
How securing environments just gets more and more complicated over time, but the reality is the basic security issues (e.g., known vulnerabilities) is what is most commonly the fail point.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta, David Spark.
The US Department of Homeland Security confirmed it will not require face scans of US citizens at airports, Qualcomm is working with Niantic on an AR glasses reference design, and Samsung will reportedly put a 108MP sensor in the Galaxy S11.
Welcome to Current Geek: Autopilot Edition. A chance for us to watch the pilot episode of a TV show and geek out about it! I’m Scott Johnson, he’s Tom Merritt, and this week, we’re talking about the Dick Van Dyke Show.
Got reader’s block? We’ve got some tips to get you out of it. Is there too much SFF out there now? And why Death is Veronica’s favorite character. We kick off Hogfather and give our final thoughts on Snow Queen!
Microsoft is reportedly working on a lower-power diskless next-gen Xbox code-named Lockhart, the FCC acknowledges that three US cellular carrier exaggerated 4G coverage maps, and Imgur releases Melee, a smartphone app for gaming content.
Tuesday Alphabet announced that Google co-founders Larry page and Sergey Brin will step away from their duties as CEO and President and Google CEO Sundar Pichai will take on the additional role of CEO of Alphabet. Is this a sign of rougher waters for Google and Alphabet or just the normal evolution of the company?
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Scott Johnson.
The Mandalorian takes a break. Watchmen is back from the trip and in plain sight. A new height for Mr. Robot? Plus, spoiler talk about the films Jojo Rabbit and Knives Out! With special guest Fraser Cain.
Next week: The Mandalorian (105), Watchmen (108), Rick & Morty (404), Mr. Robot (410), The Larry Sanders Show (202-203)
00:53 – Winter Movie Draft update
03:09 – The Mandalorian (104)
12:55 – Watchmen (107)
20:49 – Jojo Rabbit
25:55 – Knives Out
31:01 – Mr. Robot (409)
37:32 – The Larry Sanders Show (113-201)
Big changes as Sundar Pichai takes over Alphabet CEO position, Amazon annoucnes a new portable Echo smart speaker, and four Avast extensions get kicked out of Mozilla’s store.