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Tech News Weekly hosted by Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent brings you interviews from tech journalists who make or break the top stories of the week. Jason and Mikah give you more context and perspective, with an in-depth look at the fast-paced world of technology and how it is changing our lives.

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09.29.2022

Chloe Xiang from Vice joins the show to talk about the emergence of AI images, the tools behind them, and how possibly images of yourself are being used without your consent. Aisha Counts of Protocol stops by to talk about ...

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09.29.2022 TNW 254: RIP Google Stadia - AI Art, Dreamforce, Fast Company Hack Chloe Xiang from Vice joins the show to talk about the emergence of AI images, the tools behind them, and how possibly images of yourself are being used without your consent. Aisha Counts of Protocol stops by to talk about ...
09.22.2022 TNW 253: iPhone 14 Teardown - YouTube, Pico Headset, DeepMind Shahram Mokhtari from iFixit joins the show to talk with Jason about the iPhone 14, 14 Pro, 14 Max, and iFixit's teardown of the device. Becca Ricks from the Mozilla Foundation joins the show to talk with Mikah about the ...
09.15.2022 TNW 252: Ethereum Merged - Inflation Gadgets, Leg Lengthening, TikTok Now David Yaffe-Bellany from The New York Times joins the show to talk about Ethereum's upgrade to its architecture, called The Merge, and how this could be a big deal in Crypto. Janko Roettgers from Protocol joins the show to talk ...
09.08.2022 TNW 251: What We Saw at Apple's "Far Out." iPhone Event - Apple Event, Google Event, GPT-3 Mikah Sargent talks to Dan More of SixColors about Apple's "Far Out" event and the products announced at the event, such as the new Apple Watches, AirPods Pro, and the iPhone 14 lineup. Jason Howell jumps in quickly to talk ...
09.01.2022 TNW 250: Cable vs. 5G: Internet Showdown - "Instagram Face", AI Artwork, AI Test Kitchen Jared Newman from Fast Company talks about some big changes coming to traditional cable internet companies and why 5G is causing these changes. Tate Ryan-Mosley of MIT Technology Review discusses beauty filters and the bans these filters are facing online. ...
08.25.2022 TNW 249: Pinterest Civil Rights Investigation in California - iPad in Space, YouTube Chip, Plex Data Breach Zac Hall, 9to5Mac writer and space enthusiast, talks about NASA launching a rocket to space soon that'll have important cargo, including an... iPad? Issie Lapowsky of Protocol discusses how Pinterest is facing a civil rights investigation in the state of ...
08.18.2022 TNW 248: What Will Apple Announce in September? - OTC Hearing Aids, U.S. Streaming, iOS VPN's Jaipreet Virdi, Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware, joins the show to talk about the unintended consequences of over-the-counter hearing aids being more easily available starting in October. Mark Gurman of Bloomberg spills the beans about when Apple's next ...
08.11.2022 TNW 247: Hands-On With Z Flip 4 and Z Fold 4 - BeReal, AmazonOne, Facebook Florence Ion of Gizmodo and All About Android joins the show to talk and show off some of what was announced at Samsung's August Galaxy Unpacked event. Lizzy Lawrence of Protocol talks about the BeReal photo-sharing app, the future of ...
08.04.2022 TNW 246: AirPods Pro vs Pixel Buds Pro - Tech Lifespan, Zelda TASBot, CHIPS Act Geoffrey Fowler from The Washington Post joins the show to talk about the lifespan of electronic devices and what can be done to increase their lifespan. Allan Cecil, aka DwangoAC, talks about TASBot and the unique Ocarina of Time speedrun ...
07.28.2022 TNW 245: Net Neutrality's Next Chance - Facebook, Ring & Nest, Data & Automobile's Farhad Manjoo from The New York Times joins the show to talk about being wrong about Facebook and his regrets about the company. Ry Crist of CNET talks about Amazon & Google sharing video footage from its Ring & Nest ...
07.21.2022 TNW 244: Chiplets: The Future of Computing - Internet Health Report, OpenAI, One Medical Solana Larsen, editor of the 2022 Internet Health Report published by the Mozilla Foundation, joins the show to talk about the report and the direction of artificial intelligence. Max Cherny from Protocol stops by to talk about chiplets, what they ...
07.14.2022 TNW 243: The Uber Files - MacBook Air M2 Review, Netflix & Microsoft, TikTok Dan Ackerman from CNET has the MacBook Air M2 in hand and talks about his review of the device. Richard Lawler from The Verge discusses how Netflix is partnering with Microsoft and its ad platform to start an ad-supported streaming ...
07.07.2022 TNW 242: Apple's New "Lockdown Mode" - Digital Markets Act, TikTok Challenge, Apple Watch Ben Brody of Protocol joins the show to talk about Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act in Europe and what that means for Big Tech. Mikah talks about a story of two girls dying after trying a viral TikTok ...
06.30.2022 TNW 241: Privacy in a Post-Roe World - Nothing Phone 1, Data & Privacy, Nanometre Chips Daniel Bader from Android Police joins the show to talk about the Nothing Phone 1, the hype behind the device, and how the phone seeks to stand out amongst its competitors. Next, Denise Howell stops by to talk about the ...
06.23.2022 TNW 240: Meta Prototypes Our VR Future - 13" M2 MacBook Pro, Instagram Age Verification, Amazon Proteus Devindra Hardawar from Engadget joins the show to talk about his review of the 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro. Harry McCracken from Fast Company shares his thoughts about the prototype hardware showcased from Meta's Reality Labs and what the future of ...
06.16.2022 TNW 239: 3 + 2 = Web5? - Dorsey's Web5 Idea, Meta's Time Limit, Health Data Protection, Activision's SEC Filing Jack Dorsey wants to skip Web3 and Web4 and go straight to a decentralized Web5 ... or does he? Instagram is adding new features and partnerships to encourage young people to take a break from the social media platform. New ...
06.09.2022 TNW 238: EU Charges Forth With USB-C - WWDC Roundup, Apple Passkey, Meta Watch Cancelled, Dall-E Mini Dan Moren from Six Colors walks through a number of the major announcements from Apple's WWDC developer conference. Scharon Harding from Ars Technica details the EU law that will require technology companies to use USB-C for charging devices. Mikah shows ...
06.02.2022 TNW 237: SCOTUS Tackles Texas Law - WWDC Preview, Crypto Regulation, Sheryl Sandberg, SCOTUS & Texas The U.S. Supreme Court has granted a temporary hold for Texas's social media law. Apple's World Wide Developers Conference kicks off on June 6 and the company will announce the next iterations of its operating systems. Technologists have penned an ...
05.26.2022 TNW 236: Apple's Malicious Compliance - Suing for Instagram Addiction, DuckDuckGo's Privacy Woes, iPhone Repair California's AB-2408 aims to hold social media companies responsible for social media addiction. DuckDuckGo comes under scrutiny for its deal with Microsoft. Apple's Self-Service Repair Program leaves a lot to be desired. Researchers set their sites on social media dissociation. ...
05.19.2022 TNW 235: Content Moderation in the Crosshairs - Black Tech's "Pipeline Problem", GrubHub Promo, Fentanyl Online Mukund Rathi from the Electronic Frontier Foundation walks through the history of the Texas HB 20 law that prohibits content moderation on social media platforms. Amber Burton from Protocol talks about black representation in tech and the deep work required ...
05.12.2022 TNW 234: Open-Sourcing Microsoft 3D Movie Maker - 3D Movie Maker, mental health apps, Google I/O, Meta VR/AR Microsoft makes available the video-creation tool 3D Movie Maker. The Mozilla Foundation shares its research regarding mental health apps and their privacy policies and protections. Google announces new hardware at its Google I/O developer conference. Meta's Mark Zuckerberg shares a ...
05.05.2022 TNW 233: Big Tech Reacts to Roe v. Wade - Calif. Crypto Regulations, Roe v. Wade, Sonos Voice, Vinyl Upgrade Governor Gavin Newsom of California has signed an executive order regarding the regulation of cryptocurrency in the state. With the Supreme Court's potential Roe v. Wade ruling around the corner, Big Tech is responding. Sonos will reportedly launch a virtual ...
04.28.2022 TNW 232: Snap Pixy Takes to the Skies - Musk Buys Twitter, Apple's Self Service Repair, Inside Autocorrect Faiz Siddiqui from the Washington Post walks through Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter and how its also impacting his other businesses. Dan Moren from Six Colors details Apple's Self Service Repair kit for iPhone users and who the kit is ...
04.21.2022 TNW 231: CNN+ Is Shutting Down - Emotion AI, Netflix, CNN+ Closure, BeReal Sales software and video-conferencing applications turn to computer vision for more insight into impact. Netflix is facing a stock drop after it announced plans to tackle poor subscription rates. Just a few weeks after its launch, CNN+ is reportedly shutting ...
04.14.2022 TNW 230: Musk's Offer To Buy Twitter - Instagram DM Harassment, Twitter NFT's Value Decline, CNN+ Stumbles Imran Ahmed from the Center For Countering Digital Hate talks about the negligence of Instagram in protecting women from misogynistic harassment via direct message on the platform. Owen Thomas from Protocol walks through the possibilities facing Twitter in light of ...
04.07.2022 TNW 229: Twitter's Embed Mess - Twitter's Blank Embeds, DALL•E 2, r/Place, Senate's Big Tech Bill Along with plans for an edit button and Elon Musk joining its board, Twitter made another change recently: It changed the way deleted Tweets appear in embeds. OpenAI revealed the latest iteration of its AI-generated art engine, DALL•E 2. Reddit ...
03.31.2022 TNW 228: Not So Wyze - What is Virtual Kidnapping, Deepfaked Profiles on LinkedIn, NFL+ Coming Soon Ant and Jason ponder what the NFL+ streaming service might look like and if it can compare to the Sunday Ticket. Author David Kushner talks about his investigation into virtual kidnapping and its traumatic and monetary impact on its victims. ...
03.24.2022 TNW 227: The Fall of Lapsus$ - ADHD Video Game, Mac Studio Teardown, Brain Implant for the Paralyzed Mikah shares what the video game that was approved by the FDA to be prescribed for children with ADHD looks like and what it could mean for the games industry. Joseph Cox from VICE has been following the Lapsus$ extortion ...
03.17.2022 TNW 226: Russians Turn to Clubhouse - iPhone SE, Meta Supervision, Clubhouse in Russia, Automattic's Internet Reviewing Apple's new lower-cost iPhone, the iPhone SE. Meta (Facebook) plans to add new parental supervision controls to its Meta Quest (Oculus Quest) headset. Russians turn to the Clubhouse app for news and information. Automattic shares its vision of the ...
03.10.2022 TNW 225: Gig Work Leaves Russia - Crypto Executive Order, AI and the Military, Molecular Drinks Printer Nikhilesh De from Coindesk shares his thoughts on what President Biden's Executive Order might mean for crypto in the US. Kate Kaye from Protocol talks about how AI is intersecting with the military and how its not always about killer ...
03.03.2022 TNW 224: Steam Deck (In the Face) - Apple's March 8 Event, Valve Steam Deck, Twitter Birdwatch, OnePlus Buds Z2 Apple's March 8 event is just around the corner, and the company is rumored to announce a few new products. Valve's Steam Deck is making its way into the hands of pre-order customers and reviewers. Twitter makes its fact-checking service, ...
02.24.2022 TNW 223: PlayStation VR2 Gets Real - Apple AR Headset, Astro Home Robot, Cyber Warfare, Paid Tumblr Accounts Scott Stein from CNET breaks down the details of Sony's upcoming PlayStation VR2 system and touches on when Apple might release its headset to market. Mark Gurman from Bloomberg tried to track down the owners of Amazon's Astro home robot, ...
02.17.2022 TNW 222: Android Privacy Sandbox Explained - Google Ad Privacy, Obsolete Bionic Eyes, DOJ Crypto, Printer DRM Google announces plans to bring its Privacy Sandbox to Android. Retinal implant patients are faced with obsolescence. The Department of Justice creates a cryptocurrency enforcement team. Dymo adds DRM to its thermal printers and paper. First, Ryne Hager from Android ...
02.10.2022 TNW 221: Galaxy Unpacked, UNPACKED! - AirTag Privacy, EARN IT Act Explained, $4.5 Billion Dollar Crypto Scheme Florence Ion from Gizmodo walks through Samsung's Unpacked 2022 event and shows off the Galaxy S22 Ultra. Dan Moren from Six Colors details how Apple is changing AirTags in light of recent privacy concerns. Jason does an explainer of the ...
02.03.2022 TNW 220: Sony's Destiny With Bungie - Virtual Real Estate, Wordle Joins NYT, Meta Stock Plunge Sony decides to buy Bungie, making this acquisition the latest of several high-profile game company acquisitions. Augmented reality real estate companies are probably selling your home. The New York Times acquires hit word game Wordle. Meta's stock takes a huge ...
01.27.2022 TNW 219: Fast Times at Amazon High - FLoC Replaced by Topics, IRS.gov Facial Scanning, Paltry Phone Updates Issie Lapowsky from Protocol talks about Google's decision to bail on FLoC in favor of Topics. Is it better for privacy? Tonya Riley from Cyberscoop shares the risks associated with IRS.gov's reliance on ID.me's facial scanning system. Amazon brought its ...
01.20.2022 TNW 218: Can Microsoft Improve Activision Blizzard? - App Store Changes, Big Tech Bills, 5G Grounds Flights Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition is underway, but can the company address the workplace concerns? Apple has made changes to its App Store rules in the Netherlands and South Korea. Apple and Google are telling U.S. lawmakers the latest Big Tech ...
01.13.2022 TNW 217: Wordle Clone Calamity - Google & Sonos Patent Battle, Wordle Copycats, RCS, Mis- and Disinformation After taking Google to court over smart speaker patent infringement, Sonos appears to be the victor. Developer James Thomson discusses App Store copycats in the wake of the Wordle clones. Apple's iMessage doesn't use RCS messaging, but Google wants "green ...
01.06.2022 TNW 216: What Is Wordle? - CES 2022 Round-Up, T-Groups for Silicon Valley Leaders, Sony PlayStation VR2 Details The Consumer Electronics Show for 2022 is wrapping up and Ian Sherr from CNET walks through some of the highlights from this year's event. Allison Levitsky from Protocol talks about how Silicon Valley's leaders are participating in T-groups to improve ...
12.30.2021 TNW 215: Tech News Weekly's Best Interviews of 2021 - A Look Back at Some of the Host's Favorite Interviews of the Year An Xbox 360 remaster of Goldeneye 007, how to become Lawyer Cat, a Peloton kerfuffle, TikTok resumes, and more! A lawyer went viral when his courtroom Zoom video placed a kitten in his place. Thomas Smith from Debugger found out ...
12.23.2021 TNW 214: Spilling the Web3 Tea - TikTok Beat Google in 2021, Lickable Screens, Text-to-Image AI, Echo Fall-Off Jeff John Roberts breaks down the Twitter spat between Jack Dorsey and the Web3 bros and why he believes VC funding goes counter to decentralization. Abrar Al Heeti from CNET talks about the many reasons that TikTok beat out Google ...
12.16.2021 TNW 213: When 911 Doesn't Work - Apple Myths Debunked, The Year's Best Teardowns, Virtual Groping Rene Ritchie walks through some Apple myths that are easy to debunk with a little bit of logic and research. Mishaal Rahman from Esper.io walks through his forensics around the reported 911 call that failed on Android. Jason and Mikah ...
12.09.2021 TNW 212: Tesla Games the System - Instagram's Senate Hearing, Anti-Work Hackers, Echo Can Spoil Christmas Tesla gets video games, Instagram's Senate hearing, Anti-work hackers, Echo can spoil Christmas. Karissa Bell from Engadget walks through Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri's testimony to the Senate about the impact of its service on teenage users. Sam Abuelsamid from the ...
12.02.2021 TNW 211: Square Embraces the Block-chain - Tech Fails of 2021, Ubiquiti Hack Fail, Miniaturized Camera Tech Benjamin Pimentel from Protocol discusses Jack Dorsey's sudden departure from Twitter, Square's rebranding to Block, and how it all goes back to crypto. A former developer for Ubiquiti has been charged in trying to extort Bitcoin from the company in ...
11.18.2021 TNW 210: Apple's Answer to Right-to-Repair - Steam Deck Delayed, Amazon Data Privacy, FTC vs. Call to Cancel Steam Deck Delayed, Amazon Data Privacy, FTC vs. Call to Cancel Jason Snell from Six Colors talks about Apple's big self-service repair program that is a huge win for Right to Repair. Kyle Orland from Ars Technica shares what's so ...
11.11.2021 TNW 209: YouTube Dislikes the Dislike - Apple vs. Epic, Instagram Bitcoin Scam, Qualcomm Snapdragon Spaces Lance Ulanoff talks about his OneZero article that asks whether Apple should just move on already in light of recent developments in the Apple v. Epic case. Joseph Cox from VICE walks through a new Bitcoin scam that's spreading on ...
11.04.2021 TNW 208: Squid Game Crypto Scam - DMCA and the blind, Amazon's Matter support, Facebook and Meta facial scanning DMCA and the blind, Amazon's Matter support, Facebook and Meta facial scanning Damon Beres talks about his WIRED piece that details the challenges the DMCA poses to blind readers who want to read ebooks. Ry Crist from CNET walks through ...
10.28.2021 TNW 207: Facebook's New Name is Meta - What is the Metaverse, Facebook Papers, Big Tech Earnings, Android 12L Alex Kantrowitz from the Big Technology podcast discusses the Facebook Papers, how the consortium needs to be dissolved, and helps break the big news that the company is changing its name to Meta. Mikah walks through the earnings week and ...
10.21.2021 TNW 206: Apple M1 Pro & Max and Pixel 6 - New MacBook Pro, AirPods 3, GeForce Now With RTX 3080, AT&T Uses Stadia Rene Ritchie discusses the major hardware announcements from Apple's Unleashed event including the new AirPods 3 and new MacBook Pros with the M1 Pro and M1 Max chips. Ben Schoon from 9to5Google walks through Google's Pixel 6 event to reveal ...
10.14.2021 TNW 205: The Quest For VR Flow - HTC Vive Flow, Amazon's Copycat Goods, Hardware Preview, AirPods for Health Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica walks through HTC's Vive Flow announcement and tries to determine who this new VR headset is actually for. Steve Stecklow from Reuters discusses his special report on how Amazon created knock-off products and promoted them ...

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