This Week in Tech (MP3)

Huge pro-Net Neutrality protests planned for this week. The first Tesla Model 3 rolled off the line on Friday. Sexual Harassment in Silicon Valley. The Nokia 3310 Trump/Putin "Caviar" phone costs $2500. the iPhone 8 might use facial recognition instead of Touch ID. Merck shut down by Petya ransomware. The role of government in cybersecurity and privacy. The role of technology and those versed in it in government. Jawbone closes down. Amazon Prime is a great deal, but Prime Day might not be. The Amazon Echo Show is our favorite potentially creepy digital assistant. Apple vs Qualcomm: what it's all about.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Brianna Wu, Larry Magid, and Baratunde Thurston

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New York Times reporter Katie Benner joins us to talk about sexual harassment in Silicon Valley. Former host of MacBreak Weekly Scott Bourne joins us to talk about what it was like getting the 1st iPhone 10 years ago. This Week in Law host Denise Howell talks about the EU's €2.42 billion judgement against Google, and Zillow's suit against McMansion Hell. Iain Thomson rounds out the panel with some luddite views of the Amazon Echo Show and harsh words for The Guardian.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Iain Thomson, Denise Howell, Scott Bourne, and Katie Benner

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Amazon buys Whole Foods, and might buy Slack. Travis Kalanick resigns as Uber CEO. The best drones money can buy. iPad Pro is the future of Mac laptops. Neighbor spoofing robocaller made a million calls a day. Apple Music now $99/year. Why Apple made the iPhone.

• Owen JJ Stone has strange ideas about geography.
• Tom Merritt writes books about time travel.
• Jason Hiner writes books about amazing podcasters.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Tom Merritt, Jason Hiner, and Owen JJ Stone

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Amazon buys Whole Foods, and has its eyes on Slack. Apple's HomePod - Sonos killer? Facebook's Safety Check causes stress. Twitter's redesign. Voter fraud conspiracies. E3 announcements.

• Jason's Pick: Zero Fasting Tracker
• Brian's Pick: React Native
• Peter's Pick: Star Trek Bridge Crew
• Dave's Pick: Boosted Board, EZ Robot

Host: Jason Calacanis

Guests: Brian Alvey, Dave Mathews, and Peter Rojas

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Leo is out this week, so Jason Snell takes the reins. At WWDC this week, Apple announced their Amazon Echo killer, the HomePod. They also announced big updates to iOS 11, the 10.5" iPad Pro, and the (at least) $4999 iMac Pro. Catering to a slightly less spendy demographic, Amazon announced that it will offer lower priced Prime subscriptions to people on Government Assistance. Uber had (another) bad week - capped off with Eric Holder's report to the Uber board.

• Mikah Sargent thinks Taylor Swift is fine.
• Harry McCracken is on Team Katy.
• Lisa Schmeiser has a blank space, baby, and she'll write your name.
• Jason Snell has Katy Perry on the counter in his kitchen.

Host: Jason Snell

Guests: Mikah Sargent, Harry McCracken, and Lisa Schmeiser

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WWDC is tomorrow! What will Apple announce? A Siri Speaker, perhaps? Google will update Chrome to block annoying ads, but what will count as "annoying?" Where did Microsoft go wrong? One word: Vista. The US Supreme Court decides that patent rights end at the sale.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Mike Elgan, Phil Libin, and Philip Elmer-DeWitt

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Is Apple just pretending to be innovative? Does AlphaGo's latest victory mean that general AI is around the corner? Who knows more about you, Facebook or Google? Should the NSA stockpile exploits? How long can Tesla stay on top of the EV market? Are robot cops coming? And... Is that a hot dog?

• Clayton Morris recommends Cosmic Disclosure for the latest in UFO conspiracies.
• Dan Patterson recommends Gerrit Lansing for the latest in political data analytics.
• Tim Stevens knows that if you gaze long at the Cap'n Crunch, the Cap'n Crunch also gazes at you.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Dan Patterson, Tim Stevens, and Clayton Morris

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All the highlights from Google I/O. Tim Cook has a blood sugar tracking watch. Facebook's guidelines for content moderation. Biz Stone is going back to Twitter. What happened with WannaCry. Minecraft devs don't want you to poison your birds. The FCC is going ahead with their plan to end Net Neutrality whether you like it or not. The internet is broken, and one of the men responsible is trying to fix it.

• Jeff Jarvis went to Google I/O, and all he got was this t-shirt.
• Mark Millian secretly hates the way Leo pronounces "Bloomberg Business Week"
• Nathan Olivarez-Giles has mad street cred.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Jeff Jarvis, Nathan Olivarez-Giles, and Mark Milian

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The WannaCry ransomware attack is far from over. Amazon introduces the Echo Show - will the touchscreen voice assistant/videophone flop? Microsoft announces their own voice assistant, the Cortana Speaker. The US plans to ban laptops on flights from Europe. Comcast and Charter agree not to compete on wireless. Russian hackers pwned by French presidential campaign

• Christina Warren needs friends in Seattle.
• Father Robert Ballecer just got back from Malta.
• Roberto Baldwin got hung up on by AT&T customer service.
• Alex Wilhelm's name will not set off your Amazon Voice Assistant.

Host: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

Guests: Roberto Baldwin, Christina Warren, and Alex Wilhelm

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Mark Zuckerberg drops in for dinner unannounced, talks with firemen, and feeds a calf. Is he running for President, or just trying to convince us he's not secretly a robot? Apple has more than $250 billion in cash - what should it do with all that money? Microsoft introduces Windows 10 S, the Surface Laptop, Code Builder for Minecraft: Education edition, and more tools for schools. How much technology do schools need? Amazon's new echo has a camera, and its next one will have a touchpad. Is ubiquitous voice computing going to lead to the end of privacy forever? The Google Docs phishing attack makes us question if users are to blame. Facebook and Twitter want to be your next TV.

• Amy Webb's new book is The Signals are Talking
• Nick Bilton's new book is American Kingpin
• Brianna Wu is running for Congress in Massachusetts

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Nick Bilton, Amy Webb, and Brianna Wu

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