This Week in Tech (Audio)

TWiT 814: Imbued With Musk - $69 Million JPG, rural internet gets a boost, Netflix password sharing crackdown

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 18:16:52 PDT

$69 Million JPG, rural internet gets a boost, Netflix password sharing crackdown

JPG File Sells for $69 Million, as 'NFT Mania' Gathers Pace.
Metakovan, the mystery Beeple art buyer, and his NFT/DeFi scheme.
Apple discontinues original HomePod, will focus on mini.
Amazon Day 1 Editions.
Apple event alert: We could see new Apple products by the end of the month.
Apple sues former employee for stealing trade secrets, leaking information to the media.
Nicholas almost opens his NFT purchase from Top Shot on the show.
Leo considers making the first episode of TWiT an NFT.
Google's FLoC Is a Terrible Idea.
Google Must Face Suit Over Snooping on 'Incognito' Browsing.
Google call Microsoft's support for Link Taxes "naked corporate opportunism".
Federal investigators blast Tesla, call for stricter safety standards.
Musk, Tesla Board Sued Over Tweeting in Violation of SEC Deal.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches for a record ninth time bringing 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit.
House, Senate Democrats unveil $94 billion bill to improve Internet access.
Netflix Begins Test to Crack Down on Password Sharing Outside Your Household.
Roblox jumps to $38 billion market cap as public investors get their first crack at the popular kids game app.
'Tech' the new normal after a tough year.
New Deepfake Spotting Tool Proves 94% Effective – Here's the Secret of Its Success.
Optimize Your WiFi Network for Working at Home.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Larry Magid, Jason Hiner, and Nicholas De Leon

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TWiT 813: Zoom Dating - Fighting Zoom fatigue, major Microsoft hack, ending 3rd party cookies, Dorsey's NFT

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 18:54:36 PDT

Fighting Zoom fatigue, major Microsoft hack, ending 3rd-party cookies, Dorsey's NFT

Stanford researchers identify four causes for 'Zoom fatigue' and their simple fixes.
Zoom (ZM) earnings Q4 2021.
At Least 30,000 U.S. Organizations Newly Hacked Via Holes in Microsoft's Email Software.
Grimes made $5.8 million in 20 minutes selling NFT art.
Jack Dorsey is trying to sell his first tweet as an NFT.
Square Acquires Tidal in $297 Million Deal.
NFTs are a dangerous trap.
Apple Confirms iMac Pro Will Be Discontinued When Supplies Run Out, Recommends 27-Inch iMac.
How Apple's locked-down security gives extra protection to the best hackers.
Apple (AAPL) Share Price and News: the U.K. Starts Antitrust Probe of App Store.
A Leading Critic of Big Tech Will Join the White House.
Tim Wu and the break-up of the baby bells.
Microsoft Mesh feels like the virtual future of Microsoft Teams meetings.
Pentagon May Dump $10 Billion JEDI Program Over Microsoft, Amazon Fight.
Microsoft's Power Automate Desktop is now free for all Windows 10 users.
Brave buys a search engine, promises no tracking, no profiling, and may even offer a paid-for, no-ad version.
Google to Stop Selling Ads Based on Your Specific Web Browsing.
Californians aren't leaving the state en masse — but they are leaving San Francisco, study says.
Nintendo Plans Switch Model With Bigger Samsung OLED Display.
Antivirus Software Trailblazer John McAfee Accused of $13 Million 'Scalping' Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Lisa Schmeiser, Wil Harris, and Alex Lindsay

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TWiT 812: Three Boof Bonsers - Super Follows, TikTok Success Secrets, Pandemic Baby Bust, Stadia's Failure

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 20:48:50 PDT

Super Follows, TikTok Success Secrets, Pandemic Baby Bust, Stadia's Failure

Google's Stadia Problem? A Video Game Unit That's Not Googley Enough.
Twitter announces paid Super Follows to let you charge for tweets.
I Will Never Charge You for My Tweets.
The Rise of Clubhouse.
Baby Bust: America's Pandemic Birth Declines Steeper Than Initially Believed.
The Secret to TikTok Success is There is No Secret.
Former SolarWinds CEO blames intern for "solarwinds123" password leak.
Verizon support says you should turn off 5G to save your phone's battery.
Valve Ordered to Give Apple Information on 436 Steam Games As Part of Epic Games Legal Case.
Amazon's new rotating, the follow-you camera is useful — and invasive.
A software update has caused some Roombas to misbehave, and iRobot is working on a fix.
Facebook Is Considering Facial Recognition For Its Upcoming Smart Glasses.
GameStop shares soar more than 100% amid executive shuffle.
Bots hyped up GameStop on major social media platforms, analysis finds.
Sources: Robinhood is planning to confidentially file for an IPO as soon as next month.
Square announces it spent $170M to acquire 3,318 bitcoins at an average price of $51,236.
CD Projekt Red delays the 'Cyberpunk 2077' 1.2 patch until March.
PlayStation CEO says PS5 will get its own VR headset, explains console supply chain shortfall.
HP is buying gaming accessory brand HyperX for $425 million.
MSI GS66 Stealth review (2021): The gaming sweet spot comes to laptops.
'Deep Nostalgia' Can Turn Old Photos of Your Relatives Into Moving Videos.
Shockingly Real Tom Cruise Deepfakes Are Invading TikTok.
Border agents can search phones freely under the new circuit court ruling.
Biden Orders Broad Supply-Chain Review Amid Chip Shortages.
California can finally enforce its landmark net neutrality law, judge rules.
F.C.C. Approves a $50 Monthly High-Speed Internet Subsidy.
NFTs and a Thousand True Fans.
It's the End of an Era: Fry's Calls It Quits.
Farewell Cinefex, you unlocked the magic of VFX for everyone.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Shira Lazar, Lance Ulanoff, and Devindra Hardawar

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TWiT 811: Big Brick Energy - Facebook abandons Australia, pictures from Mars, Salesforce and work from home.

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 18:33:57 PDT

Facebook abandons Australia, pictures from Mars, Salesforce, and work from home.

Changes to Sharing and Viewing News on Facebook in Australia.
"Mark Changed The Rules": How Facebook Went Easy On Alex Jones And Other Right-Wing Figures.
The Bizarre Reaction To Facebook's Decision To Get Out Of The News Business In Australia.
Perseverance's Pictures From Mars show NASA Rover's new home
Comcast reluctantly drops data-cap enforcement in 12 states for the rest of 2021.
Salesforce says 'the 9-to-5 workday is dead' and will provide 3 new ways for employees to work.
Microsoft approached Pinterest about a takeover.
Bitcoin Scales $58K for First Time; YTD Gain Over 98%.
Microsoft's Big Win in Quantum Computing Was an 'Error' After All.
IBM is reportedly considering a sale of its Watson Health business.
Some Texans got electric bills up to $17,000 after the storm. How does that happen?
Winter storms in Texas have caused Samsung, NXP, and other chipmakers based there to shut down some factories, potentially worsening ongoing chip shortages.
Nvidia Limits RTX 3060 Hash Rate, Unveils New 'Cryptocurrency Mining Processor' Line of GPUs.
Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index.
Amazon's Cloud King: Inside the World of Andy Jassy.
Amazon's Great Labor Awakening.
New York Sues Amazon, Saying It Inadequately Protected Workers From Covid-19.
Metallica's BlizzCon Performance Ruined By Twitch.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Brianna Wu, Paris Martineau, and Lindsey Turrentine

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TWiT 810: In a Room With Oprah - Crypto legitimacy, Facebook wearable, Twitter's Bluesky, Supermicro hack

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 20:02:18 PDT

Tesla buys $1.5 billion in bitcoin, plans to accept it as payment.
Jack Dorsey and Jay Z invest 500 BTC to make Bitcoin 'internet's currency'.
Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI).
One of the World's Most Prolific Cybercriminals Has Retired - And May Well Be a Bitcoin Billionaire.
Facebook Plans Smartwatch With Focus on Messaging, Health — The Information.
Facebook's Internet.org.
Facebook Meets Apple in Clash of the Tech Titans—'We Need to Inflict Pain'.
Twitter's Jack Dorsey imagines an app store for social media algorithms.
Hyundai and its affiliate Kia say they are not in talks with Apple to develop an autonomous vehicle.
Clubhouse is now blocked in China after a brief uncensored period.
Clubhouse in China: Is the data safe?
Clubhouse Is Suggesting Users Invite Their Drug Dealers and Therapists.
Mark Cuban is co-founding a podcast app where hosts can talk to fans live and monetize their conversations.
Supermicro Hack: How China Exploited a U.S. Tech Supplier Over Years.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Brian McCullough, and Wesley Faulkner

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TWiT 809: I'm Only 10 Minutes Away - Clubhouse, a Kia + Apple car, Section 230

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 13:37:31 PDT

Clubhouse, a Kia + Apple car, Section 230

Clubhouse's moment arrives
Elon Musk busts Clubhouse limit, fans stream to YouTube, he switches to interviewing Robinhood CEO
Jeff Bezos stepping down as Amazon CEO
Amazon To Pay $61.7 Million to Settle FTC Charges It Withheld Some Customer Tips from Amazon Flex Drivers
The Relentless Jeff Bezos
Digitization and the Demand for Physical Works: Evidence from the Google Books Project
Google Stadia Shuts Down Internal Studios, Changing Business Focus
Amazon's Next CEO Says He's Committed to Making Video Games
New Apple Mixed-Reality Headset Details: Swappable Headbands, Eye-Tracking
Apple to Invest $3.6 Billion in Kia Motors for Apple Car Production
Ford and Google sign six-year deal for in-car connectivity and cloud services
Morgan Stanley Sees Ford Reaping $5 Billion From Google Deal
Ford says 'millions' of its vehicles will run on Google's Android starting in 2023
As Google eyes Australia exit, Microsoft talks Bing with PM
Now It's The Democrats Turn To Destroy The Open Internet: Mark Warner's 230 Reform Bill Is A Dumpster Fire Of Cluelessness
Jeff Jarvis's open letter video to Joe Scarborough explaining Section 230
Nevada bill would allow tech companies to create governments
23andMe Goes Public as $3.5 Billion Company With Branson Aid

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Owen Thomas, Jeff Jarvis, and Mike Elgan

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TWiT 808: Shorting the Turnips - GameStop stock, Apple's blowout quarter, Apple Watch growth opportunity

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 18:34:30 PDT

GameStop stock, Apple's blowout quarter, Apple Watch growth opportunity

GameStop, meme stocks, and the revenge of the retail trader.
Elizabeth Warren slams SEC over GameStop chaos.
Keith Gill Drove the GameStop Reddit Mania. He Talked to the Journal.
GameStop and Apple: What's the connection?
AOC talks GameStop and Reddit on Twitch: How to watch or rewatch
The Nightmare Awaiting the News Industry.
Nextdoor Is Quietly Replacing the Small-Town Paper.\
Andreessen Horowitz Looks to Launch Opinion Publication as Its Media Ambition Grows.
Apple's blowout December 2020 quarter in five easy charts.
Apple in 2020: The Six Colors report card.
Microsoft Cloud Strength Drives Second Quarter Results.
Apple Exec Shuffle: Dan Riccio Takes Secret Position; John Ternus Now SVP of Hardware.
Apple Watch blood sugar sensor 'coming in Series 7'.
Inside Hyundai: What they're saying about Apple.
Time to Walk: An inspiring audio walking experience comes to Apple Fitness+.
Blogging business model: To grow Apple 3.0's subscriber base I doubled my monthly fee.
Facebook's 'Oversight Board' overturns 4 cases in the first rulings.
Tim Cook condemns Facebook's business model, says valuing engagement over privacy leads to 'polarization' and 'violence'.
AT&T eats a $15.5 billion impairment charge as the DirecTV debacle continues.
Letter from Susan Wojcicki, YouTube CEO, to Creators.
Amazon's Alexa can now act on its own hunches to turn off lights and more.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Alex Wilhelm, Christina Warren, and Philip Elmer-DeWitt

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TWiT 807: The Shuffle Button for Food - Biden and big tech, the end of Loon, Apple stock soaring, Clubhouse

Sun, 24 Jan 2021 18:41:45 PDT

Biden and big tech, the end of Loon, Apple stock soaring, Clubhouse

What the new Biden administration brings to the tech sphere.
Biden Has a Chance to Reshape Tech. Will He?
Biden names Slaughter to lead FTC, Rosenworcel to chair FCC.
Biden SEC pick is no stranger to crypto.
Google threatens to shut down Search in Australia if digital news code goes ahead.
Donald Trump pardons ex-Waymo, Uber engineer Anthony Levandowski.
Google is investigating the actions of another top AI ethicist.
Alphabet Pops Loon's Balloons—but Won't Call It a Failure.
Apple's Stock Closed at All-Time High Today Ahead of Earnings Results Next Week.
Apple Elaborates on Potential for iPhone 12 and MagSafe Accessories to Interfere With Implantable Medical Devices.
Clubhouse has secured a new round of funding led by Andreessen Horowitz.
Parler Reappears With Help From Russian-Owned Service.
Oversight Board accepts case on former US President Trump's indefinite suspension from Facebook and Instagram.
Netflix shares rise on strong subscriber growth considers share buybacks.
Netflix's 'Shuffle Play' feature will roll out to all users worldwide this year.
Microsoft invests in Cruise in the new $2 billion round.
As Adobe Flash stops running, so do some railroads in China.
The cutthroat war to dominate China's grocery delivery industry.
Instacart cuts 1,877 jobs, including its only union roles.
Put Bernie Anywhere!
Retiring Tucows Downloads.
LG considers exiting smartphones in 2021.
Raspberry Pi Foundation launches $4 microcontroller with a custom chip.
Pebble founder promises iMessage on Android and Windows with a universal chat app.
TikTok star behind 'Wellerman' sea shanty craze quits job as a mailman.