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Meet Sophia Latessa, the 16-year-old high school student and app developer. Her first app, MemeStream, was just released, with tools to add funny captions to photos. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jefferson Graham runs down the week's top tech headlines on the ICYMI edition of Talking Tech, leading with the DOJ charges against 2 Russian hackers, Alexa joining Siri on the iPhone and the new YouTube leader--music from India. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
What's the next hot app, post Snapchat? Jefferson Graham looks at the four apps that topped the charts from Dec.-February 2017 for a clue--Bitmoji, Wish, Letgo and Musical.ly See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jefferson Graham runs down the latest chart of the top YouTube and Facebook video creators for February. Would you believe music from India and a 5-year-olds toy reviews lead the pack at 1 and 2? Listen to here the rest. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Google's new "smart" denim jacket is a $350 Levi's jacket with gesture control. How's it different from a smart watch and smartphone? Jefferson Graham chats with fellow USA TODAY reporter Marco della Cava about how it works. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In this excerpt from their Facebook Live in front of an audience, Daniel Klaus, the president of the group video app AirTime talks about the rise in popularity of group messaging on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Sam Shank from Hotel Tonight sits down with USA TODAY's Jefferson Graham for a live edition of #TalkingTech to explains how his app can save you money on last-minute hotel rooms. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jefferson Graham recaps the week's tech headlines on the ICYMI edition of #TalkingTech--the CIA hack, Facebook clones Snapchat again, Google takes on Slack. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
How to keep your digital life safe in a WikiLeaks era? Jefferson Graham offers tips on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Critics defend pricing of "cutting the cord" from cable, in the wake of Jefferson Graham's earlier CTC #TalkingTech podcast. He initially suggested that if you sign up for a bunch of subscription services, you'll pay as much as you do now for cable. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
With so many new streaming subscription offerings, Jefferson Graham wonders whether adding them up might end up costing as much as cable TV, or even more, on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Chris DeWolfe, the co-founder of mobile game giant Jam City, sits down with Jefferson Graham, telling how the old MySpace social network was his inspiration for the firm. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Amazon Cloud Drive has the best pricing and terms for cloud back0up--but one really buggy flaw that will drive you crazy. You'll need to listen to #TalkingTech to find out how to save yourself the hassle. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In the latest ICYMI Tech Rewind edition of #TalkingTech, Jefferson Graham looks back at the top tech headlines of the week, dominated by Snap, Amazon and Mobile World Congress. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
From the archives- post the boffo Snap, Inc. IPO, which raised over $3 billion, we reach into the archives for a look back at our 2013 sit-down with then 23-year-old Evan Spiegel, as the Snapchat app was just starting to take off. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
YouTube is set to launch a TV service to take on cable, aimed at millennials. Would you pay $35 monthly for 40 channels that didn't include CNN or Comedy Central? Jefferson Graham reports. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Relive the "La La Land," experience online with covers of the Oscar nominated music by Justin Hurvitz. Musicians, dancers and just ordinary folks are honoring the movie with their take on tunes like "City of Stars" and "Another Day of Sun." Jefferson Graham reports. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Joymode.com, a new app and website, urges you to ditch owning all that stuff, and rent instead. Why buy camping equipment to use twice, when they'll bring it over to you for the weekend? Founder Joe Fernandez explains to Jefferson Graham on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Meet Easypose, the "Uber" for yoga instructors, an app that brings yoga to your home, on #TalkingTech. Founder Ruben Dua tells Jefferson Graham how it works. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Facebook will now pay you to go live on Facebook, with a split of the ad revenues. Jefferson Graham explains how this works on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
"The Good Fight," has been called the best CBS show of the season, but if you watch it, you have to pay for it, on the CBS streaming service. Which begs the question--is the spin-off of "The Good Wife," the end of free quality TV series fare? Jefferson Graham explores on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Futurama, the animated cult TV classic about life in the next century, is returning from TV cancelation heaven as a mobile game from JamCity. The show's executive producer, David X. Cohen, talks about the revival, with USA TODAY's Jefferson Graham on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
How to get to the top of Amazon book charts? Dave Basulto, the creator of the iOgrapher device, and author of the new "Life, Camera, Action" books explains how he did it. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jefferson Graham sits down with Beatriz Acevedo, the former Mexican immigrant who moved to Los Angeles and co-founded mitu, the no. 1 online destination for the mobile latino audience. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jefferson Graham rewinds the top headlines of the week, starting with Verizon's new unlimited wireless plans, which started a new price war amongst the wireless carriers. Plus, Yahoo, Facebook and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Facebook will shift from playing videos in the news feed silently--is this a good idea? Jefferson Graham doesn't think so. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Amazon and Google are reportedly looking into bringing voice phone calling to the Alexa and Google Home platforms. Is this a good thing? Jefferson Graham reports on #TalkingTech See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jefferson Graham talks to the co-founders of Caavo, a new set-top box that seeks to be the master of your TV boxes. Plug in Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku and others to have Caava control them all. Ashish Aggarwal and Andrew Einaudi guest. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Keith Morrison, the long-time Dateline correspondent, is a new voice to give us directions on the Waze app. Morrison calls in to tell Jefferson Graham about the experience, on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
After ordering bouquets from Bouqs, BloomNation and BloomThat, Jefferson Graham offers his take on which service is best, on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
