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Apple and Microsoft held events this week to announce new computers, how to read Mac formatted drives with Windows, bypassing a Linux password, how to get a phone to auto answer calls, and more of your calls. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Johnny Jet, Scott Wilkinson, and Dick DeBartolo Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy. Bandwidth for The Tech Guy podcast is provided by CacheFly. Sponsor: BLUEAPRON.COM/TWIT

Can elections be "rigged?" Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone talk with the president of VertifiedVoting.org about the technology behind elections and the security of our votes. Lionfish are an invasive species taking over reefs all over the world. The folks at RISE (Robots in Service of the Environment) are building a robot to shock and trap these fish for food. Megan takes us to Pepcom's Holiday Spectacular with some new tech gadgets for the holidays. We scared the pants off of our staff with a scary Sony PlayStation VR game "Here They Lie". Both Pamela Smith, the President of VerifiedVoting.org and David Dill, Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University and Founder of VerifiedVoting.org talk to us about the vulnerability of voting machines and what should voters know. The company behind iRobot wants to create an army of underwater robots that shock and harvest Lionfish for food. Hosts: Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone Guests: Rene Ritchie, Pam Smith, David Dill, and Orin Hoffman The New Screen Savers is available for download and streaming at https://twit.tv/shows/new-screen-savers. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsors: Atlassian.com/twit QuickenLoans.com/nss

Quartz says that George Hotz, founder of a company that makes after-market self-driving car products, is cancelling its first official device, the Comma One. The Federal Communications Commission released a major ruling yesterday aimed at protecting broadband users from the selling of their personalized data by internet providers for purposes of targeted advertising. The rules prohibit the sharing of app and browsing histories, location data, health data, financial information, Social Security numbers, and the content of emails with third parties that don't explicitly sell communications services. Julia Angwin at ProPublica is shaping up to be Facebook's Bob Woodward. Today the tireless reporter posted a piece about how Facebook allows companies to target their advertisements based on race, either including or excluding users based on what Facebook calls their "ethnic affinity." In the wake of the announcement of brand new MacBook Pros, AMD tells us a little bit about what's inside. Plus, Megan Morrone shows off a personal meditation device that she found at PepCom, and Jason Howell wants a dress that changes colors with an iPad app. Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsor: Epson.com/ecotankleo

Workplace privacy, Lucasfilm enforces trademark on lightsaber schools, last week's hack on DynDNS and the Internet of Things, Justin Timberlake's ballot selfie, Uber uses drones to advertise to people in traffic, and more! Hosts: Denise Howell and J. Michael Keyes Guest: Alethea Lange Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law. Public list of discussion points TWiL on Facebook Attorneys may submit a self-study form to their local CLE board seeking MCLE credit approval. Please check the rules and requirements for your specific jurisdiction before submitting any forms. Special thanks to Nigel Clutterbuck for the TWiL theme music. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

IBM's president stresses Watson's importance, several IRS phone scammers arrested, AWS strikes a helpful deal with VMware, Twitter announces they're cutting the Vine, Samsung's mobile division profits dip 96%, Al Franken and Mignon Clyburn tell Time readers how ISP companies restrict customer rights, AT&T and Time Warner plan to merge, and Bart Schacter from Iron.io describes Brexit's effects on IT. Hosts: Brian Chee, Curtis Franklin, and Louis Maresca Guest: Bart Schachter Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-enterprise-tech. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsors: ziprecruiter.com/twiet Atlassian.com/twit linkedin.com/TWIT