Week in Review for the Week of 12/2/19 – DTH

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Facebook creates a tool to transfer images to Google Photos, Sundar Pichai named the CEO of Alphabet, and Instagram will require birthdays for new users.

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Security is Hard at Scale – DTNS 3672

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.

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Department of Homeland Security Confirms It Will Not Require US Citizen Face Scans at Airports – DTH

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500The 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.

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Current Geek 241: Dick Van Dyke Show.

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.

No Ports, Who Dis? – DTNS 3671

Are flagship phones falling out of favor and will mid-range phones take their place in the marketplace?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Patrick Beja.

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#370 – Death is Her Favorite Character

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 Reportedly Working on a Lower Power Next-Gen Xbox – DTH

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Microsoft 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.

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Rearranging the Alphabet – DTNS 3670

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.

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It’s Spoilerin’ Time 292 – The Mandalorian (104), Watchmen (107), Jojo Rabbit, Knives Out, Mr. Robot (409), The Larry Sanders Show (113-201)

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)

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Larry and Sergei Step Down from Alphabet Roles – DTH

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Big 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.

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