The Sizzle

By Anthony Agius

A weekly audio version of The Sizzle - a daily email newsletter full of the latest tech news and bargains with an Aussie slant. Presented by Anthony Agius and Eliza Sorensen.... more

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How many episodes does The Sizzle have?

The podcast currently has 8 episodes available.

The Sizzle episodes:

December 14, 2018Episode 8
Live in Melbourne? See Eliza & other talk about the Assistance and Access Bill.
The ACCC released a draft report into Google & Facebook’s influence in Australia
Huawei’s Chief Financial Officer arrested in Canada for selling telco gear to Iran
The International Olympic Committee says no to eSports at the Olympics
Smartphones to be banned in New South Wales primary schools
And people have been sending love letters to Melbourne Trees
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39min
December 07, 2018Episode 7
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The Assistance and Access Bill becomes law
Tumblr removes all adult content because Apple said so
The UK government publishes internal Facebook emails
Microsoft rebuilds Edge browser with Google’s Chromium
And how a $32 circuit board off eBay can get you a free electric scooter
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52min
November 30, 2018Episode 6
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Google employees protest against Project Dragonfly
The expansion of site blocking laws passed Parliament with help from the Greens
A popular open source project turns into a Bitcoin wallet thief
The US Supreme Court to decide if it wants to hear a case claiming that Apple’s App Store is a monopoly
And DJI’s new Osmo Pocket camera
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42min
November 23, 2018Episode 5
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A recent Fair Work decision could lead to the demise of gig economy startups in Australia.
Google and other tech companies speak out against government plans to expand site blocking laws.
Ford’s CEO talking up how it can make money of customer data.
US health insurers using medical device data to deny patient care
SpaceX’s plan to launch 11,000 satellites and cover the globe with internet access.
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43min
November 16, 2018Episode 4
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The New York Times exposes how rotten things have become at Facebook over the last 3 years
Significant new developments with My Health Record since last week's episode
Google taking over DeepMind's health apps and the private health data of NHS patients
The Greens have outlined new digital rights and internet access related policies
And an Amazon Echo could be a key piece of evidence in a murder trial - again
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31min
November 09, 2018Episode 3
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My Health Record will get some small changes before the opt-out period ends next week
Lawyers raided the home of a Melbourne man for simply making Grand Theft Auto mods
South Australian police gained new powers to get device passwords from suspects
Things get weirder with Julian Assange
And Foxtel has finally made a sport-only internet-only streaming service
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37min
November 02, 2018Episode 2
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IBM spending 34 billion US dollars to buy Red Hat
New iPads, MacBook Airs and Mac Minis
China's cheeky internet routing antics
The latest with Julian Assange's Ecuadorian embassy adventure
And why iPhones & helium don’t mix
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43min
October 26, 2018Episode 1
First episode! Be easy on us, we're new at this.
This week's topics:
Government access to telco metadata out of control
Tim Cook’s speech about the data industrial complex
The likelihood of Telstra buying the NBN when the rollout is complete
Google’s covering up of sexual harassment by its executives
Australia Post’s robot delivery service
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38min

FAQs about The Sizzle:

How many episodes does The Sizzle have?

The podcast currently has 8 episodes available.