Rocket

Rocket

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  • 330: Peloton Problems

    This week we're discussing Peloton's clash with the CPSC, and then, it's time to discuss all the products from Apple's Spring Forward event. New iMacs, a purple iPhone, and more!

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    • Links and Show Notes: Support Rocket with a Relay FM Membership Peloton refuses to recall its Tread+ treadmill after 39 accidents. Its stock is tumbling - CNN Peloton fights with CPSC over recalling its treadmills after child deaths, injuries - The Washington Post Apple’s Spring Loaded event: the 8 biggest announcements - The Verge Apple announces $29 AirTag, a new Tile-like item tracker - The Verge Apple announces thinner iMac with M1 chip and bright colors - The Verge Apple introduces iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini in a stunning new purple - Apple Time to AirTag: Apple and Hermès go luggage tracking | Financial Times The iPad Pro is a killer machine but its software is killing me
      1 hr 19 min
    • 329: Unlocking iPhones

      Catching up on the big unanswered questions… however did the FBI get into the phone in the San Bernadino case? All that and more on this week's Rocket!

      This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:
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      • Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code ROCKET to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2022, and can be used only once.
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      • Links and Show Notes: Support Rocket with a Relay FM Membership An Australian company helped the FBI unlock San Bernardino shooter's iPhone | Engadget How Coinbase Performed in the Market on its First Day - The New York Times Coinbase IPO: Everything you need to know about the ‘watershed moment’ in crypto - MarketWatch Why did you buy $COIN ?? : CoinBase
        1 hr 13 min
      • 328: Works of Art

        Bri and Simone tackle many works of art: is coding art? What about Mario? And finally, a banger scamtown that you don't want to miss.

        This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:
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        • Links and Show Notes: Support Rocket with a Relay FM Membership GOOGLE LLC v. ORACLE AMERICA, INC. Google v Oracle: Supreme Court declares Google's code copying fair - BBC News Google v Oracle: Supreme Court Gives Hollywood Reason for Concern | Hollywood Reporter Intel Core i9-11900K Review: Not a Great Flagship CPU | TechSpot Intel Core i9-11900K Review Two Perspectives | ServeTheHome Intel Core i9-11900K and i5-11600K Review: Rocket Lake Blasts Off | Tom's Hardware Brianna's Twitter Thread
          1 hr 4 min
        • 327: All of the Lights

          In a ROWDY show, we talk about what we'd like to see from WWDC, and what all the Amazon execs are getting up to on Twitter!

          This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:
          • Technology Untangled: Join Michael Bird as he untangles innovation through a series of interviews, stories, and analyses with some of the industry’s brightest brains.
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          • Links and Show Notes: Support Rocket with a Relay FM Membership Apple announces June 7 start date for online-only WWDC 21 - CNET Apple supplier Foxconn warns that component shortages will last until 2022 - The Verge iPhone 13 rumors so far: Release date, specs, price and everything else we're hearing - CNET WWDC 21 could be the biggest Mac event in years Amazon Twitter war with Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren spurred by Jeff Bezos - Vox Meet the Man Behind the Parody Amazon Employee Twitter Account Document: Amazon Twitter Army Handpicked for “Sense of Humor” Zola trailer: A24 turns an infamous Twitter thread into a wild thriller - Polygon Zola review: wild comedy based on a Twitter thread works on many levels - Polygon Zola: Real Story Behind Greatest Stripper Saga Ever Tweeted - Rolling Stone
            1 hr 2 min
          • 326: Slack Slips Up

            Let's have some big bites of tech news? Slack is messing up, Apple is Facing Consequences for its butterfly keyboard missteps, and Amazon is trying game development, again.

            This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:
            • The Intrazone, by Microsoft SharePoint: Your bi-weekly conversation and interview podcast about SharePoint, OneDrive and related tech within Microsoft 365.
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            • Links and Show Notes: Support Rocket with a Relay FM Membership Slack’s new DM feature can be used to send abuse and harassment with just an invite - The Verge Slack quickly removes message invites in its new DM feature over harassment concerns - The Verge Slack now lets you DM anyone - The Verge Judge certifies class action lawsuit over Apple’s MacBook butterfly keyboards - The Verge Amazon is opening a new game studio in Montreal led by Rainbow Six Siege developers - The Verge ‘Black Widow’ & ‘Cruella’ To Release Same Day On Disney+ And In Theaters – Deadline
              1 hr 7 min
            • 325: Meat in Dongletown

              We have a PACKED SHOW THIS WEEK, discussing new updates in the NFT world, the sentencing of a notorious Twitter hacker and a shortage of chips that could impact fall phone launches!

              This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:
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              • Links and Show Notes: Support Rocket with a Relay FM Membership Teen ‘mastermind’ behind the great Twitter hack sentenced to three years in prison - The Verge Hackers stole NFTs from Nifty Gateway users - The Verge Jonty Wareing on Twitter: "Out of curiosity I dug into how NFT's actually reference the media you're "buying" and my eyebrows are now orbiting the moon" / Twitter It's an NFT Boom. Do You Know Where Your Digital Art Lives? - CoinDesk The climate controversy swirling around NFTs - The Verge Samsung Warns of Severe Chip Crunch While Delaying Key Phone - Bloomberg Samsung says it might skip the Galaxy Note this year - The Verge (3) Tom Warren on Twitter: "Intel is bringing back the Mac vs. PC ads. The chip maker has hired Apple's "I'm a Mac" guy to create 5 ads mocking Macs and praising PCs. Details here: https://t.co/3gA7WZHChj https://t.co/KQyCdioB0a" / Twitter Who the Hell Is Behind the Zombie MoviePass Website? A mysterious MoviePass countdown has launched
                1 hr 6 min
              • 324: Abolish It!

                This week on Rocket it's a Sonos speaker announcement, a new color e-ink tablet review, and … Meghan and Harry's Oprah interview.

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                • Links and Show Notes: Support Rocket with a Relay FM Membership Sonos Roam officially announced for $169, preorders start now - The Verge BOOX Nova3 Color Set With Free Accessories – BOOX SHOP Boox Nova 3 Color Review: Color E Ink Screens Still Need Work
                  1 hr 9 min
                • 323: Psyched About Mesh

                  This week we're talking about NFTs and crypto art! What's up with THAT? Are you ready to unleash the SALT?? Then, it's an update on Bri's supercomputer, which is currently taking over the Eastern seaboard. Can she be stopped!?

                  This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:
                  • Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code ROCKET at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.
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                  • Links and Show Notes: Support Rocket with a Relay FM Membership Fall Guys 4041 🤖 SOON on Twitter: "HUGE NEWS! @Mediatonic are pleased to announce that we've joined the @EpicGames family! What does this mean? I'm glad you asked! FAQ: https://t.co/QpiEHemUca https://t.co/ZcGaoooljz" / Twitter What Are NFTs and How Do They Work? - CoinDesk Grimes sold $6 million worth of digital art as NFTs - The Verge We Regret to Inform You That Grimes Just Sold $5.8 Million Worth of Her NFT Crypto Art in Less Than 20 Minutes The Node: NFTs Aren't Art? OK, Boomer - CoinDesk The bitcoin elite are spending millions on collectable memes | WIRED UK film_girl - Saved Part Lists - PCPartPicker Tabali Tigi (@tabali_tigi) / Twitter Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal | Official Trailer | Netflix - YouTube
                    50 min
                  • 322: Net Neutrality Revivified

                    This week we're reviewing some rumors about the iPhone 13 and discussing a California judge's decision to allow that state's net neutrality law to be enforced.

                    This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:
                    • Behind the Tech with Kevin Scott, from Microsoft: Join Microsoft’s Chief Technology Officer Kevin Scott for Behind the Tech, a podcast that goes behind-the-scenes with today’s most innovative tech leaders.
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                    • Links and Show Notes: Support Rocket with a Relay FM Membership iPhone 13: Release Date in 2021, Everything We Know Stunning new 2021 iMac leak reveals new design in five colors | iMore California can finally enforce its landmark net neutrality law, judge rules - The Verge California's net neutrality law can go forward, judge rules
                      48 min
                    • 321: GameStop Consequences

                      This week we had the first full Nintendo Direct we've had in ages! Plus, this week's big tech news: Apple versus Epic continues, and the fallout of GameStock's wild stock week(s) is here.

                      This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:
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                      • Spox: Chief Marketing Officer as-a-service. Get 25% off when you mention this show.
                      • Links and Show Notes: Support Rocket with a Relay FM Membership Epic Games steps up Apple fight with EU antitrust complaint | Reuters Epic Games brings Apple fight to the EU with new antitrust complaint - The Verge ‘Roaring Kitty’ Sued for Securities Fraud Over GameStop Rise - Bloomberg ‘Roaring Kitty’ Sued for Securities Fraud Over GameStop Rise (3) WIP White Lightning 2021 - PC Part Picker
                        1 hr 7 min

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