#10 - Star Wars, SpaceX, Drone Registration, Netflix algorithms... and more!

#11 - Should Apple crack their own security? And VR-a-palooza!

Apple is challenged by the FBI to weaken the security of the San Bernardino shooter's iPhones, but it could set a dangerous precident for both privacy and security for all Apple customers going forward. And on the VR and AR front everyone throws the kitchen sink into changing your reality with big expensive goggles.

#10 - Star Wars, SpaceX, Drone Registration, Netflix algorithms... and more!

I give my numerical review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, discuss the implications of the FAA's Drone Registration rules, Netflix rolls out new compression algorithms to deliver more entertainment with less bandwidth, Dating sites get hacked (no a different one), someone develops metal that is 99% air by volume, and CISA comes back with a vengeance in the latest Congressional Budget Bill.

#9 - Billion Dollar AI, Tom Hanks Simulation, and Climate Change

Elon Musk and several Silicon Valley big shots set aside a Billion dollars for public AI research, The University of Washington cracks into the lucrative field of Virtual Tom Hanks, Paris Climate talks reach an actual resolution, and acting gets an auto-tune boost from Disney Research Labs.

#8 - Water on Mars! Amazon flexes, Twitter expands, and Blackberry lives?

NASA announces the discover of flowing water on Mars, Amazon announces delivering-packages-as-a-service, Twitter considers cutting loose its 140 character limit, Apple makes $25 Billion off the Enterprise, and Blackberry announces an Android phone... also news: Blackberry still exists.

#7 - Is Ad-blocking Ethical? ...and VW hoodwinks the EPA, and Facebook tracks you even more!

The ethics of ad blocking now that iOS 9 has unleashed ad blocking apps on the world, VW risks up to $18 Billion in fines for deceiving the EPA with its software, and Facebook rolls back its 2011 promise to not track you with the like buttons that you DON'T click.