The Farsighted crew is joined by Adam Draper, founder of Boost VC, which invests in startups working on a real hoverboard and other technology straight out of science fiction. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Australian Federal Court has ordered the country’s ISPs to block Kickass Torrents, but just how many different domains will they have to chase down? Source: CNet
Read MoreThis week the Girt team talks Silicon Valley flight and flubs and enormous Lego Death Stars. Not a euphemism. Source: CNet
Read MoreSocial media giant outlines steps it is taking against organizations using fake news to distort political sentiment. Source: CNet
Read MoreTrump’s hair has paw-some powers voters never knew about, and Ivanka is named to the US Supreme Court. Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: This is art of an exalted kind. Radiohead sung by a head of state. Source: CNet
Read MoreFans can take to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to pick this season’s best plays for the NBA Awards show in June. Source: CNet
Read MoreIn a twist to the Waymo vs. Uber legal saga over self-driving cars, Anthony Levandowski recuses himself from all things lidar. Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft’s Surface revenues came in lower than expected in the company’s third fiscal 2017 quarter due to both lack of product refresh and competition from the company’s PC-maker partners. Source: Microsoft
Read MoreMore than 1 billion Microsoft Office users were at risk from the exploit that let hackers hide malware in Word files. Source: CNet
Read MoreStamp out boring mail! This special postage will change from an eclipse photo to a full-moon photo when pressed. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe tech giants wired the bucks to an Eastern European man said to be posing as an Asian supplier. Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s very unlikely that you’ll get his billions if the part he installed fails, though. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe video site is battling a firestorm over ads and hateful content. It’s sure to be top of mind for the company, even though the money is still rolling in. Source: CNet
Read MoreNew division will crank up development of more performance-oriented Nissan models. Source: CNet
Read MoreLast year, the movie-tie-in shoes were erroneously listed as coming only in men’s sizes. Source: CNet
Read MoreSecurity threats are constantly evolving, but as Verizon’s latest DBIR (Data Breach Investigations Report) shows, the more things change in information security, the more they stay the same. More than half (51 percent) of the data breaches analyzed in the report involved malware, 73 percent of the breaches were financially motivated, and 75 percent of
Read MoreThe tech giant is looking to take its music service into new territory and create a unique type of service, says a report. Source: CNet
Read MoreAlso on the podcast, we talk about how expensive ransomware has gotten and Facebook Live’s gruesome problems. Source: CNet
Read MoreVizio unveiled its 2017 range of audio gear this week which includes a portable wireless speaker in addition to new sound bars. Source: CNet
Read MoreGet the highlights before it’s decided whether this high-stakes case will play out in private arbitration or public court. Source: CNet
Read MoreSwedish automaker’s most important model will soon have a price tag. Source: CNet
Read MoreAfter discovering a problem with the latest Windows 10 Creators Update, Microsoft is temporarily blocking downloads of the update for some users. Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: Expectations are high for Amazon’s newest generation of voice-activated gadgets. With Google Home nipping at the Echo’s heels, can Alexa rise to the occasion? Source: CNet
Read MoreAs more videos involving murder and violence crop up on the social network, pressure is mounting for Facebook to gain control. Source: CNet
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