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Did Facebook help Donald Trump win the US Presidential Election? Apple's new MacBook Pro is selling better than last year's model. Google's Daydream View VR headsets are out, and they are hot. Literally. Twitter's COO leaves - is Twitter in trouble? Snapchat's new Spectacles go on sale - if you can find them. The Unicode Consortium approves 56 new emojis. Sadly, not Finland's suggested emojis - "sauna" and "heavy metal headbanger." Mike Elgan thinks that Facebook has to step up to the fact-checking bat when it comes to its News Feed. Alex Wilhelm can't stop tweeting - in fact, he's tweeting right now! Lauren Hockenson gives her first-hand impressions of the Daydream View Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Mike Elgan, Lauren Hockenson, and Alex Wilhelm Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Bandwidth for This Week in Tech is provided by CacheFly. Sponsors: gotomeeting.com wealthfront.com/twit casper.com/twit1 - promo code: TWIT1 squarespace.com - offer code: TWIT

TVs for Black Friday, issues with reinstalling Windows 10 on Mac, Wi-Fi extender problems, getting started in IT, an explanation of the Dark Web, best note taking apps, and more of your calls. Host: Leo Laporte Guest: Chris Marquardt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy. Bandwidth for The Tech Guy podcast is provided by CacheFly. Sponsors: ZipRecruiter.com/twit Atlassian.com/twit Epson.com/ecotankleo

Leo Laporte and Iain Thompson talk about what Trump's presidency means for the tech industry. We learn about how Emojis are made from a member of the Unicode Consortium. Jason Howell has tips for your new Google Home. 4K gaming is here with the PS4 Pro, Bryan Burnett has his review. Megan Morrone has five tips in iOS 10. We also answer some of your questions.Following Donald Trump's win of the US presidential election, Leo and Iain discuss if the fake news on Facebook influenced the election and what it means for Silicon Valley and the rest of the tech industry.The founder of Emojipedia.com and member of the Unicode Consortium, Jeremy Burge, joins us to talk about the new 51 emojis added to Unicode 10, the process of making emojis, and their evolution.The 4K PS4 Pro marks a new era in gaming systems with incremental updates instead of a completely new system; Xbox will follow suit early next year. Bryan Burnett lets us know if this is the console to get.In our "Call for Help," Ethan is having problems with getting his computer with Windows 10 to hibernate overnight.Megan Morrone has five quick iOS tips that you might have missed, like replying directly to messages from your notifications and emojifying text in your keyboard.Jason Howell has a few tips for the new Google Home, like finding your phone and playing "Mad Libs." Hosts: Leo Laporte and Iain Thomson Guests: Jeremy Burge, Jason Howell, Bryan Burnett, and Megan Morrone 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: QuickenLoans.com/nss BLUEAPRON.COM/TWIT Ring.com/NSS

How can cities tax streaming services, is it time to buy a smart watch and which one is the best? Backup your photos automatically using Google Drive, attaching a NAS to your new router, get the Amazon Echo to play your favorite podcast, and is it a good idea buying a TV from Amazon. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Johnny Jet 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. Sponsors: Epson.com/ecotankleo sonic.com/twit

Megan Morrone and Jason Howell discuss how Carnegie Mellon University researchers developed glasses that are proven to be nearly perfect at tricking facial recognition systems. Facebook says it will no longer allow advertisers to limit the reach of their housing, employment, or credit-related ads to what the company calls a user's "ethnic affinity." HTC announced the TPCAST wireless peripheral for the Vive that allows users to cast the cables aside with no noticeable latency, and a 1.5 hour battery. The Spotify app for Mac, Windows, and Linux is writing junk data to drives, reaching up to 10 gigs of space in some cases. The NES Classic is every bit as great as retro-gamers could hope for. The GoPro Karma was doomed from the start, and GoPro is doing the right thing with its recall. Finally, Facebook falsely reported many of its users as dead. Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica takes a close look inside the NES Classic edition, as well as appreciating the art that was found in NES game manuals. Ben Popper from The Verge discusses why GoPro probably should have known better with its release of the Karma drone. Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell Guests: Sam Machkovech and Ben Popper Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsors: QuickenLoans.com/tnt linkedin.com/TWIT thetrackr.com promo code: TNT

Wayne Rash predicted the growing role of the Internet in getting people to vote, and we're having a conversation about how social media played a big part in the election. Who did it better: Trump, Hillary, or Bernie? BREXIT was the UK's potentially big mistake, is Trump ours? What will this mean for different market segments? Will this be bad for the IT world, or good in the long run? Hosts: Brian Chee and Curtis Franklin Guest: Wayne Rash 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: drobostore.com - use code: TWIT100 linkedin.com/TWIT sonic.com/twit

Don Stewart talks with Scott Wilkinson about his family's business which is celebrating its 70th anniversary. He also talks about the types of filmscreens used in homes, movies, TV broadcasts, theme parks, and more. Host: Scott Wilkinson Guest: Don Stewart Subscribe to Home Theater Geeks at https://twit.tv/shows/home-theater-geeks Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsors: drobostore.com - use code: TWIT100 curiositystream.com/twit offer code: TWIT Epson.com/ecotankleo

Facebook VP of product management Adam Mosseri told TechCrunch that he takes gaming of the system seriously, and is investigating ways to better detect misinformation. President Elect Donald Trump appears to be good for the stock market as a whole, but not so good for tech stocks. If you're having trouble seeing the world thru rose-colored glasses, you're in luck. You can now buy Spectacles from the newly renamed Snap, makers of Snapchat. The Spectacles are making an auspicious debut in giant yellow vending machines called Snapbots. The Oculus Rift is getting some important updates, the first of which will improve the fluidity of animations running at half the normal frame rate, a feature called Asynchronous Spacewarp that was first announced last month at Oculus Connect. Google now defends its open source OS by comparing it against Apple and Microsoft, showing how on each of those mobile platforms, the majority of pre-installed apps and services are provided by the company behind the hardware. And Yellow Jacket is a smartphone case that doubles as a stun gun.Nathan Olivares-Giles from the Wall Street Journal reviews the $79 DayDream mobile VR headset with a controller.Kyle Wiens from iFixit tells us how easy it is to repair the new MacBook Pros. Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell Guests: Nathan Olivarez-Giles and Kyle Wiens Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsors: BLUEAPRON.COM/TWIT QuickenLoans.com/tnt linkedin.com/TWIT

We go over the history of beer, what it's made of, and what goes into brewing like a pro with Russell Tammany, and basic brewing with the Mr. Beer Kit! Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ and Bryan Burnett Guest: Russell Tammany Connect with us! Don't forget to check out our large library of projects at https://twit.tv/shows/know-how. Tweet at us at @PadreSJ, @Cranky_Hippo, and @Anelf3 Sponsor: opticalcablesbycorning.com/twit