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Mark Weinstein, the founder of the MeWe social network, joins Jefferson Graham to tell why his firm is the "anti" Facebook. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
ICYMI: Thor Fridriksson, the founder of the Quiz Up app, returns with his latest trivia app, Trivia Royale, which has just become the no. 1 app on the iTunes App Store. He tells Jefferson Graham all about it on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
USA TODAY's Brian Truitt fills in for Jefferson Graham and tells what it's like to be a film critic in an era where movie theaters are closed. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Blogger Neal Schaffer sits in for Jefferson Graham with a report about how to detect a fake social media influencer See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
USA TODAY's Brian Truitt fills in for Jefferson Graham and tells what it's like to be a film critic in an era where movie theaters are closed. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Christine Blackburn of the Storyworthy podcast fills in for Jefferson Graham and explains why she can't wait for the release of IKEA's new super blinds. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Marc Saltzman fills in for Jefferson Graham with an episode on turning old tablets into alarm clocks, photo frames and security cameras See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Larry Becker, author of Great On Camera, fills in for Jefferson Graham and walks through some non-verbal communications tips to use for video meetings See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Chuck Todd, the moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press" talks the digital expansion for the TV show, with a YouTube original series, "Tweet the Press" Twitter service and a film festival. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
With Scrabble Go down, Josh Bernoff fills in for Jefferson Graham with tips on great digital Scrabble alternatives. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Veteran analyst Tim Bajarin with a preview for what to expect from Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Rob Pegoraro tells Jefferson Graham that paying to rent your cable modem is like throwing money away on Talking Tech See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Thor Fridriksson, the founder of the Quiz Up app, returns with his latest trivia app, Trivia Royale. He tells Jefferson Graham all about it on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jefferson Graham looks at three workarounds for getting your multiple links onto Instagram, Link Tree, Tap.bio and Camp.site See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jefferson Graham tells the story of a woman owned microphone business that looked seriously damaged by COVID, until the entertainment industry had its say. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Chuck Todd, the moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press" talks the digital expansion for the TV show, with a YouTube original series and a film festival. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Maria Quiban Whitesell, the Fox11 weather anchor and author of the new book, "You Can't Do It Alone: A Widow's Journey through loss, grief and life after" talks with Jefferson Graham about grief and technology See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jefferson Graham with tips on how to master LinkedIn for networking See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Snapchat's new "mini" apps, NextDoor apologizes for racism, YouTube and Apple offer $100 million. The latest tech headlines See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Austin filmmaker Javier Mercedes talks about using newsletters, Twitter, Patreon and more to bring attention to his latest YouTube video, on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jefferson Graham with Wednesday tech headlines: Amazon and AI, GrubHub sold, Twitter and RTs. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jan Schrieber, a graphic designer for the Pacific Life insurance company, tells Jefferson Graham how she remains focused while working at home. http://youtube.com/adventuremuse See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Apple looks to ditch Intel and make its own computer chips; Cox Cable is penalizing customers who use too much data and Google updates Maps for COVID. Jefferson Graham has tech headlines for you. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jefferson Graham has a killer suggestion for how to improve your video meeting sound. Invest in yourself with a microphone. He outlines the options on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Winners ofd Apple's yearly scholarship awards used to get a free trip to San Jose to attend WWDC. The developer's conference is virtual this year, so instead, all they get is a jacket. But what a jacket it is. Jefferson Graham explains on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Amazon, Apple and other tech companies are touting their solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement on their websites, and that's great, but actions speak louder than words. Hire people of color in prominent executive positions would go a lot further, argues Jefferson Graham See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
HBO Max, the latest new streaming service debuted Wednesday, and Jefferson Graham checked it out. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
We all need private working space, right? Jeremiah Owyang found it by buying a $50,000 Airstream RV and parking it in his backyard. He tells Jefferson Graham all about it, on #TalkingTech See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Your Friday 6/5 tech headlines: Twitter saw massive boost this week, Instacart adjusts its tipping policy, and the week's top 10 most downloaded apps. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jefferson Graham has a friendly reminder: if you don't want to be quoted saying something inflammatory on NextDoor, don't post it in the first place, because it's fair game. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
