HOUSEKEEPING: Hello everyone and sorry that this episode is late! I was super busy last week :( Also this is the last episode before we go on summer break. We will be returning on 8th July. I’ll still release a newsletter as planned at the end of this month :) See you soon!Hey guys and welcome to another episode of Tanvir Talks! Join me, your host Tanvir, and my trusted co-host, Ehsan, in the latest Tanvir Talks episode where we discuss: Google making cameras more inclusive (3:18)Google recently had their Google IO event where they showed off what they’ve been working on in the last year. We talk about the two main things shown off - the fact that Google are changing the algorithm so that it was more accommodating for non-white skins and project Starline.Apple and the Epic Games trial (18:30)As we’ve spoken before, Apple and Epic Games are in a middle of a lawsuit. The three weeks of hearings have come to an end. Ehsan and I discuss how Tim Cook was caught off guard and the implications of the comments he said.What we’ve been listening to (29:19)Ehsan talks about his new podcast he’s been listening called ‘The Happiness Lab’ and I talk about how I’ve been listening to the low-fi song ‘Purple Red’ on repeat. Governments intimidating Platforms and other ‘Glitches’ (37:22)Recently, governments have been intimidating platforms to prevent people to speaking out against them, and some journalists were on the receiving end of ‘glitches’ that would automatically take down their posts. I discuss why we should care about this, even if it may not affect you.Read my latest newsletter.Contact me! Send us feedback, hate, comments and thoughts: [email protected] my website and subscribe to my newsletter.Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Get on the email list at tanvirtalks.substack.com

Hey guys and welcome to another episode of Tanvir Talks! Join me, your host Tanvir, and my trusted co-host, Ehsan, in the latest Tanvir Talks episode where we discuss: Facebook’s Oversight Board decision on Trump returning to Facebook (1:11)I have written in the past about the Oversight Board and what they do. Ehsan and I discuss whether it matters if Trump returns to social media and how other social media platforms have gotten away with it.Basecamp’s new policy about politics at work (11:29)Basecamp is under hot fire for their controversial policy change. Ehsan and I talk about whether it should be ok to talk about politics at work, and whether it’s a privilege. I also have a little tangent about how people overuse the term ‘cancel culture’.Life anecdotes (22:04)I talk about how chia seeds in my oats have been giving me crazy dreams. Ehsan talks about the feel good stories he’s been reading and watching, called ‘Modern Love’.Epic games and Apple Lawsuit (30:06)Ehsan and I touch on what’s going on with the lawsuit that Epic Games have bought to Apple when Apple banned Fortnite off the app store.Dogecoin and Cryptocurrency (33:50)Recently Dogecoin price has gone up a lot. What is it? Why is it going up in price? Can Cryptocurrency ever replace the current currency? Ehsan and I discuss. Read my latest newsletter.Contact me! Send us feedback, hate, comments and thoughts: [email protected] my website and subscribe to my newsletter.Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Get on the email list at tanvirtalks.substack.com

Hey guys and welcome to another episode of Tanvir Talks! Join me, your host Tanvir, and my trusted co-host, Ehsan, in the latest Tanvir Talks episode where we discuss: My latest newsletter (2:30)You can read my latest newsletter here. Facebook and their audio plans (4:40)Facebook has recently announced some audio products. We talk about how they might fit in with the wider Facebook products and the potential for the audio products to spread misinformation. Also we briefly talk about how Mark Zuckerberg might actually be human after all.What we’ve been watching (22:15)Ehsan talks about how he’s been watching ‘Last Chance U Basketball’ and I talk about how I feel like ‘Drive to Survive’ Season 3 feels too much like a reality tv show.Apple app store scandals (29:43)The Apple app store is under fire from two fronts: in congress and from the developer Kosta Eleftheriou. We talk about how Apple has a monopoly over developers and services, and how they believe that all services run off the Apple app store owe Apple a cut. We also discuss some of the scam apps on the Apple app store that somehow make it through Apple’s rigorous review process. Read my latest newsletter.Contact me! Send us feedback, hate, comments and thoughts: [email protected] my website and subscribe to my newsletter.Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Get on the email list at tanvirtalks.substack.com

Hey guys and welcome to another episode of Tanvir Talks! Join me, your host Tanvir, and my trusted co-host, Ehsan, in the latest Tanvir Talks episode where we discuss: Vaccine Passports (1:39)More and more countries are exploring ways to prove you’ve had the COVID-19 vaccine. One of the ways they are thinking of doing that are ‘Vaccine Passports’. Ehsan and I talk about why we aren’t too keen on them, and how it reminds me of security cameras.What we’ve been reading (18:42)I talk about The Age of Surveillance Capitalism and Ehsan talks about his book How I Built This.Amazon Unions (29:24)Amazon warehouses in Alabama recently voted against unions. We discuss why people want unions and what this means for the consumer. Facebook Data Breach (36:25)Facebook had another data breach. They don’t want to talk about it, so we do. Also, go on haveibeenpwned to make sure you weren’t caught out by the breach. Read my latest newsletter.Contact me! Send us feedback, hate, comments and thoughts: [email protected] my website and subscribe to my newsletter.Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Get on the email list at tanvirtalks.substack.com

Hey guys and welcome to another episode of Tanvir Talks! Join me, your host Tanvir, and my trusted co-host, Ehsan, in the latest Tanvir Talks episode where we discuss: A quick correction on how Iranian New Year works (2:40)Ehsan made a little mistake when talking about the Iranian New Year last episode so we just made sure that we corrected it incase anyone was confused!The disappearance of the Arizona bill (5:20)Last episode, we spent a while talking about the repurcussions of the Arizona Bill, but now it’s weirdly disappeared. OnePlus and their fancy new brand deal (6:31)OnePlus recently unveiled their new phone and a big partnership with Hasselblad. But people are finding the camera underwhelming. We discuss how hype can hurt, as well as a brief side track of how camera’s are biased to people with fairer skins. Global chip shortage (14:27)There is a big chip shortage happening at the moment. It’s a pretty big deal and has adverse effects like affecting General Motor’s production. We discuss why this may have happened and the effect it has on the consumer. This month in Music (25:36)I talk about how I have been listening to Ditto by Aries due to my frustration with the Spotify UI, and Ehsan talks about his summer vibes he gets from Lauryn Hill - I gotta find a peace of mind. A note to self on Animal Crossing and the big boat in the canal (30:54)A quick side note on a funny tweet I saw and how a boat blocked most of world trade. YouTube demonitises David Dobrik (34:50)Recently another YouTube star has been caught in contrversy. Ehsan and I discuss why, and how algorithms inherently promote the worst parts of human nature. Read my latest newsletter.Contact me! Send us feedback, hate, comments and thoughts: [email protected] my website and subscribe to my newsletter.Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Get on the email list at tanvirtalks.substack.com

Hey guys and welcome to another episode of Tanvir Talks! Join me, your host Tanvir, and my trusted co-host, Ehsan, in the latest Tanvir Talks episode where we discuss:Iranian New Year (00:00)I got a new microphone. Ehsan tells us about Iranian New Year and how he hopes to fund his new microphone through that. Arizona takes on the Apple and Google app store (04:01)Arizona are not happy that Apple and Google charge so much to make a payment through their app store and are threatening Apple’s and Google’s bottom line. Where did this bill come from? What does it specifically want Apple and Google to do? We discuss those questions, as well as what it means for you, the consumer. Also, why do people play with fiddles? Anecdotes from the last month (21:01)We revisit our thoughts on events from the last month. I recently asked for my Spotify data and found that it was pretty terrible at knowing who I was. Ehsan talks about the terrible Burger King tweet on international womens day. I go on a tangent about how I think training courses specifically for women isn’t enough. Tidal was bought by Square (37:33)Yes, this has really happened. But why? It may seem random, but we talk about how Square can really leverage Tidal to expand into the music business, and how you might be interacting with a lot more Square services when you go to see artists live. We also talk about how artists make money through streaming.Contact me! Send us feedback, hate, comments and thoughts: [email protected] my website and subscribe to my newsletter.Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Get on the email list at tanvirtalks.substack.com

Hey guys and welcome to another episode of Tanvir Talks! Join me, your host Tanvir, and my trusted co-host, Ehsan, in the latest Tanvir Talks episode where we discuss:Facebook banning news in Australia (3:24)Facebook recently banned sharing news in Australia. Why did they take such a drastic action? Were Facebook right to do that? Ehsan and I discuss these questions and more, like Google’s response to Australia and how publishers can earn revenue through Google and Facebook (could a model like Brave reward system work?). We also have a throw back to Europe’s terrible failed meme of a law, Article 13.What we’ve been watching (28:19)Ehsan talks about his talk that he watched by Bill Gates, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster. I talk about a more trivial show, Alice in Borderlands.Citi Bank’s $900 million blunder (38:50)Citi Bank recently lost a lawsuit trying to recoup the $900 million accidentally transferred to the wrong individuals. How and why did Citi Bank transfer $900 million to the wrong people? Terrible UI, that’s why. Also, a regular reminder that you work chats are monitored. Spotify and K-Pop disagreement (44:46)Recently Spotify and a K-Pop music distributer got into a contract dispute, meaning a large amount of K-Pop songs were removed off Spotify. Another reminder that you don’t own the music you subscribe for. Also, another shout out to Tidal, as well as Spotify Hi-Fi. Apple and Facebook fight over privacy and cookies (48:29)Facebook is in a bit of a huff with Apple about user tracking. We talk about advertisor ID’s and why you should care about them. Is tracking bad? What will happen if we stop tracking altogether for ads? Ehsan and I dig deeper. Contact me! Send us feedback, hate, comments and thoughts: [email protected] my website and subscribe to my newsletter: https://tanvirtalks.substack.com/Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Get on the email list at tanvirtalks.substack.com

Hey guys and welcome to another episode of Tanvir Talks! Join me, your host Tanvir, and my trusted co-host, Ehsan, in the latest Tanvir Talks episode where we discuss: The least coolest emoji amongst Gen-Z (1:15)Did you know that the laughing crying emoji is the least coolest emoji amongst the youth? Tesla buys Bitcoin (4:39)Telsa bought Bitcoin. But why? Tesla have stated they’re diversifying their portfolio and they plan to accept Bitcoin as payment for cars. Ehsan and I discuss whether we think this is a viable option, as well as other aspects of cryptocurrency - like the energy required to mine it (don’t worry, we give an overview of what cryptocurrency is so that you can follow along). What we have been reading (29:02)We discuss the difference in behavioral psychology and choice architecture, when discussing Ehsan’s book that he’s been reading, Nudge. We also talk about the beginnings of Instagram and the Facebook acquisition when discussing No Filter. The rise of Clubhouse (50:40)Recently, a social media platform called Clubhouse has taken the internet by storm. It’s a social network for voice chat. It’s growing rapidly, but with rapid growth, you have moderation problems. Ehsan and I dig deeper into the topic. Contact me! Send us feedback, hate, comments and thoughts: [email protected] my website and subscribe to my newsletter: tanvirtalks.substack.comSubscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Get on the email list at tanvirtalks.substack.com

Hey guys and welcome to another episode of Tanvir Talks! Join me, your host Tanvir, and my trusted co-host, Ehsan, in the latest Tanvir Talks episode where we discuss:The madness around Gamestop (3:33)Yes, it was a crazy week. This is a long segment. We give an overview of what happened (from the very start in September 2019!) and discuss the events that led to Robinhood (as well as other brokers) to limit trading. Did Reddit actually manage to break these hedge funds alone? What are the possible reason as to why Robinhood blocked buying funds for Gamestop (and other stock)? What happens next? Don’t worry, we don’t assume you are a finance expert so you should be able to follow along.What we’ve been listening to and Spotify’s new patent (30:36)We discuss what we’ve been listening to in the last month, as well as briefly discussing Spotify’s new patent where they plan to listen to our surroundings and our voice to determine our mood (it’s a yikes from me). We also wonder if Tidal still exists.Racism in football and what social media can do about it (41:46)In the latest stint of people being terrible, we talk about what social media companies can do to stop this. We also touch on the problems behind having to sign up to social media with a form of government identity.Twitter launches Birdwatch (49:12)Twitter has launched it’s platform against misinformation this week called Birdwatch. What is Birdwatch? Will it work? Listen in and find out. Contact me! Send us feedback, hate, comments and thoughts: [email protected] my website and subscribe to my newsletter: tanvirtalks.substack.comSubscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts: plinkhq.com/i/1534505866 Get on the email list at tanvirtalks.substack.com

Hey guys and welcome to the first podcast episode of Tanvir Talks! You might know us as This week on the internet, which is what this project previously was. After doing season 1, and getting feedback, we learnt the story we enjoyed telling the most was taking topical internet events and break them down so that you can understand it, your average consumer. So, that’s what I’ve done. It’s still the similar vibe as before, but every 2 weeks instead and we will be doing slightly more deeper dives than before. With that said, let’s get into today’s episode!Join me, your host Tanvir, and my trusted co-host, Ehsan, in the latest Tanvir Talks episode where we discuss:Trump being deplatformedWe talk through the events that led to Trump being deplatformed and explaining the rationale as to why he was deplatformed. We discuss whether Twitter was right to do that and other shortfalls we have in the social media space right now. We also talk a little bit about Parler and why they were removed off the internet as a whole. WhatsApp privacy messWhatsApp has recently caused a storm online due to forcing users to accept new privacy rules where they share information with Facebook. They have since announced that they will delay the rules coming into force, but what does it mean for the consumer? Are Facebook reading our messages? Ehsan and I discuss. Tech trends of 2021We finish off the episode discussing about what we think will be the trends in the technology space for 2021. Electric cars, cool screen technology and more. Contact me! Send us feedback, hate, comments and thoughts: [email protected] my website and subscribe to my newsletter: tanvirtalks.substack.com Get on the email list at tanvirtalks.substack.com