Android Oreo is official, AI experts warn against autonomous lethal weapons, and what steam engines and computers have in common.

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• News You Should Know
  • (00:55) NuTonomy’s CEO hopes to launch autonomous car service by mid-2018
  • (01:15) Vote for new Uber CEO expected within two weeks
  • (01:35) Vive VR headset priced dropped to $599
• More Top Stories
  • (02:10) Android 8.0 is called ‘Oreo’
  • (04:05) Intel announced updated U-series mobile processors
  • (06:40) Xbox One X available for pre-order
  • (07:50) United Nations urged to prevent arms race of autonomous weapons
    • AN OPEN LETTER TO THE UNITED NATIONS… – Future of Life Institute
  • (12:50) Nielson reports on listenership of music apps and radio
• Discussion
  • (16:25) Why didn’t electricity immediately change manufacturing? – BBC News
• Thing of the Day
  • (28:15) Amateur Traveler with a tip for tech in Rome

Intel’s 8th-generation chips, Xbox One X pre-orders begin, Warnings about lethal Autonomous Weapons.

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Chinese Cyber-court, ATT&T’s big loss, and mining the Deep and the Dark Web.
With Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Shannon Morse and Len Peralta.

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• News You Should Know
  • (01:15) Asus launches 6 new ZenFone 4 models
  • (02:10) iOS Public Beta option disables touch ID in emergencies
  • (02:55) China opens Hangzhou Internet Court for Internet-related crimes
  • (03:50) Instagram allows photo and video replies
• More Top Stories
  • (04:20) Apple and Comcast rumored to be in talks with movie studios
  • (06:35) Google will livestream launch of Android O on August 21st
  • (08:10) The Verge’s Vlad Savov celebrates LG’s V30
  • (10:45) EFF’s Executive Director condemns tech companies’ overreach
    • Fighting Neo-Nazis and the Future of Free Expression – EFF
  • (12:25) AT&T loses court fight regarding utility pole access
• Discussion
  • (14:25) Dark Web Data
    • A dark data startup you haven’t heard… – Tech In Asia
    • Dark analytics: Illuminating opportunities… – Deloitte University Press
    • Quantta Analytics
    • The WWW Virtual Library
• Thing of the Day
  • DTNS Facebook Group
• Message of the Day
  • (23:40) Kenji – Verizon Up rewards program

Len Peralta’s “Devouring the Deep Web”

Reddit hosts videos now, Skype for Mac gets redesigned, AT&T loses lawsuit to slow competitors in Louisville.

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A Dashboard for privacy management, self-healing phone screens, and due process for websites.

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• News You Should Know
  • (01:45) Nielson Esports will create valuation, investment, and audience reports
  • (02:20) Alibaba reports profits up 96%, revenue up 56%
  • (03:10) Google Maps adding “Questions and Answers” feature
• More Top Stories
  • (03:40) Essential Phone now available for order in U.S.
    • Essential Phone will receive Android updates for 2 yrs
  • (05:55) PlusPrivacy is an open source privacy management tool for social networks
  • (10:20) Motorola publishes screen self-repair patent
  • (12:35) Google adds voice calling to Google Home
  • (16:20) Zinc-air batteries quintuple the charge of lithium ion batteries
• Discussion
  • (19:20) CloudFlare CEO canceled account of neo-Nazi site
    • …says his Daily Stormer takedown was “arbitrary” and “dangerous” – Ars Technica
    • Why We Terminated Daily Stormer – CloudFlare Blog
    • The Daily Stormer just lost the most important company… – The Verge
    • Tech companies are rushing to ban hate groups… – The Verge
• Thing of the Day
  • (34:10) After On: Cindy Cohn executive director of the EFF
• Message of the Day
  • (34:30) SGT_fudd – MoviePass warning
    • How MoviePass will defy AMC to get you into theaters – cnet

Google tweaks Google Docs, launches Google Home calling and HMD shows off Nokia 8.

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In-theater movies for $10 a month. Plus Microsoft’s Glider and Apple’s big TV bet.

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• News You Should Know
  • (01:10) Amazon expands plan to pay Voice Services skill developers
  • (02:00) Amazon launching Echo in India
• More Top Stories
  • (02:45) Apple original content budget may reach $1 billion
  • (08:40) Essential phone shipping within a week
  • (10:05) Microsoft completed autonomous glider tests
  • (11:50) Google Allo comes to desktops paired with Android
  • (14:55) Tech companies weigh in on Carpenter vs U.S.
• Discussion
  • (19:15) MoviePass lowered subscription to $10 per month
    • MoviePass threatened with lawsuit… – The Verge
    • Neflix Co-Founder’s Crazy Plan… – Bloomberg
• Thing of the Day
  • (27:20) Frederik – Reply All podcast
• Message of the Day
  • (28:35) Pushpak Ravitej – renting farm equipment in India
    • Land laws across India
  • (30:35) Anonymous from Hak5 – LockState RemoteLocks update