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Nvidia is trying to take over ARM for a whopping $34 billion. However, regulators are concerned this is grounds for antitrust and is not in the spirit of free-market capitalism. Do they have a right to be concerned? (The answer is, of course!)

You Should Know: Western Digital is scamming their customers! You should avoid Western Digital products for time being, or rather, a specific line of Western Digital products, which include their SN550 solid state drive. We talk about why in this episode.

With the recent looting and rioting in South Africa, Samsung South Africa has made the decision to block TVs from working if they are stolen from a Samsung warehouse. We talk about the privacy and other implications of this and why this feature could still be a good thing for consumers.

So a drone crashed into an airplane and damaged it... now we're talking about the fun stuff! I don't have much show notes for you today so instead here's an old calculus joke: what's the derivative of Amazon? Amazon Prime!

So OnlyFans is making some big, sweeping changes to their platform and new developers are salivating at the opportunity to fill the niche void that they will open. What's next?

The pandemic has finally caught up to Toyota over a year after the pandemic has actually started. Will the Japan-based automotive manufacturer be able to keep pace with output (spoiler: the answer is no.)?

Yesterday Tesla released a new beta for their autopilot self-driving feature, known formally as Tesla FSD Beta 9.2. This is a major update in which the CEO also released update notes for this version. We talk about the exciting new changes as well as what this could mean for the self-driving landscape.

Once again we need to create another podcast episode dunking on Apple. I can't believe it's coming to this and I can't believe we have to do this so many times. Thanks once again for tuning in and I hope Apple v Corellium resolves soon.

Show Notes:

Tesla's Autopilot has long been known to not be perfect, but now the US government is finally opening a probe into their claim of having self-driving cars as it creates a larger risk for the American public. Do I think that's a good thing? Listen to find out!

It's time to leave Apple. Their products look shiny and beautiful - but as of recent developments their products are also nefarious on the inside. Sadly, this seems to be the way their products are going, so I shall vote with my wallet and leave their ecosystem. I talk about where I'm going and why I'm doing it, as well as the newer news articles.