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The Weekly Tech Rant
By Jay + KarlTechnology
The Weekly Tech Rant episodes
- Episode 131: It's time for Flawed Online Safety Bill, MSFT says no to API costs, ChatGPT costs a lot, IBM gets sued, Red Cross upset at MP games and ARM Surface and new Pixel
This week we covered:
- News
- WhatsApp, Signal, and other encrypted messaging apps urge UK to rethink ‘flawed’ legislation
- Microsoft rejects $42k+ Twitter API subscription, pulls it from ads platform
- ChatGPT costs $700,000 per day to run, which is why Microsoft wants to make its own AI chips
- GlobalFoundries sues IBM for flogging chip secrets to Intel, Rapidus
- Please stop doing war crimes in multiplayer games, it's upsetting the Red Cross
- Rumours
- Microsoft is reportedly working on a smaller Surface Pro and Arm-powered Surface Go 4
- Google will reportedly announce a foldable Pixel phone at I/O next month
As always, we'd love to hear your comments
Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant
46 min - Episode 130: It's time for more FTX chaos, Musk AI fears and AI spending, Sega Sammy gets the Birds, Section 31 is a go, Apple ARV Glasses in 2026 and Sideloading in iOS17
This week we covered:
News
- Inside FTX: Jokes about misplaced funds, diabolical IT, poor oversight, and worse
- Calling for a pause on AI experimentation then spending millions on GPUs for a new AI project has real Musk energy
- Sega Sammy launches $772 million offer for Angry Birds-maker Rovio
Films/TV/Games
- Michelle Yeoh is beaming back into Star Trek
Rumours
- Apple AR glasses might not launch before 2026
- iOS 17 will reportedly set the stage for sideloading apps on iPhone
As always, we'd love to hear your comments
Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant
47 min - Episode 129: It's time for no more E3, Amazon opens up Sidewalk, Is it the end for Google Assistant, More Twitter Chaos, 4G on the Moon, Steve Jobs book and a new iPod?
This week we covered:
- News
- E3 2023 has been cancelled
- Amazon just opened up its Sidewalk network for anyone to build connected gadgets on
- Google Assistant might be doomed: Division “reorganizes” to focus on Bard
- More Google Assistant shutdowns: Third-party smart displays are dead
- Twitter’s $1,000 checkmark will be free for the 10,000 most-followed companies
- 4G internet is set to arrive on the moon later this year
- New Steve Jobs Archive ebook now available as a free download
- Rumours
- Apple patents new AirPods case with interactive display
As always, we'd love to hear your comments
Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant
50 min - Episode 128: It's time for your own ChatGPT, Coinbase in hot water, Linus gets hacked, Frameworks does gaming, Twitter chaos, NCA DDoS fakes and iPhone 15 action button
This week we covered:
- News
Nvidia DGX Cloud: train your own ChatGPT in a web browser for $37K a month
The SEC has put Coinbase on notice for allegedly breaking securities laws
How hackers took over Linus Tech Tips
Framework’s first gaming laptop features upgradeable GPUs, swappable keyboards
Twitter to un-verify people who don’t pay $8/month starting on April Fools’ Day
Twitter will soon only recommend paid users in its For You feed
UK Sets Up Fake Booter Sites To Muddy DDoS Market
- Rumours
iPhone 15 Action button in testing; new super-low energy mode
As always, we'd love to hear your comments
Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant
55 min - Episode 127: It's time for Bluesky beta, Musk and Anti-woke AI, Quantum crypto woes, CMA publishes update, Xbox Mobile gaming, FTX heist and Quest 3 leaks
This week we covered:
- News
- Jack Dorsey’s Twitter alternative Bluesky is now available in closed beta
- Elon Musk yearns for AI devs to build 'anti-woke' rival ChatGPT bot
- NIST's Quantum-Proof Algorithm Has a Bug, Analysts Say
- The UK published 7 responses to the Microsoft-Activision Xbox deal — only one company opposes
- Microsoft’s new Xbox mobile gaming store may launch in 2024
- FTX inner circle helped itself to $3.2B, liquidators say
- Rumours
- Quest 3 Reportedly Much Thinner And Twice As Powerful, But More Than $400
As always, we'd love to hear your comments
Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant
52 min - Episode 126: It's time for the one from Vegas! ChatGPT updates, Twitter staffing issues, MSFT charms the EU and a 7" Homepod!
This week we covered:
A special live recording of the Weekly Tech Rant from Las Vegas, USA!
- News
- EU tells Elon Musk to hire more staff to moderate Twitter
- Microsoft's charm offensive with COD deals has reportedly paid off with the EU
- Rumours
- Apple could release HomePod with 7-inch panel early next year, says analyst
As always, we'd love to hear your comments
Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant
36 min - Episode 125: It's time for Meta verified, Dresden Fab, FBI cyber incident, Go-Daddy Hacked, MS nerfs Bing, $64k iPhone and iMessage voice msg
This week we covered:
- News
Following Twitter’s lead, Meta launches its own blue checkmark subscription for Facebook and Instagram, costs $14.99/mo on iOS
Infineon given the green light for €5B Dresden chip fabFBI says it has 'contained' a cybersecurity incident on its networkGoDaddy says a multi-year breach hijacked customer websites and accountsVMware, Broadcom, extend deadline for acquisition to be signed, sealed, and deliveredMicrosoft is reportedly already planning to bring ads to Bing's AI chatbotMicrosoft “lobotomized” AI-powered Bing Chat, and its fans aren’t happy- Gadgets/Media/Games
Original iPhone from 2007 auctioned for $63,356, topping prior sales
- Rumours
iMessage to voice note: Apple patent to play messages in your voice
As always, we'd love to hear your comments
Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant
47 min - 1 min
- Episode 124: It's time for No deleting Twitter DMs, Why Stadia died, Bing gets ChapGPT'd, iPhone 15s odd USB port, Lockbit update and back to Egypt and a 15'5" MB Air
This week we covered:
- News
Want to Delete Your Twitter DMs? Good Luck With That
Well, now we know why Google closed StadiaMicrosoft announces new Bing and Edge browser powered by upgraded ChatGPT AIiPhone 15 USB-C port may have some features limited to Apple certified cables and accessoriesRoyal Mail refused to pay ‘absurd’ LockBit ransom, chat logs say- Games
Pharaoh a New Era
- Rumours
15.5-inch MacBook Air could arrive in April
As always, we'd love to hear your comments
Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant
50 min - Episode 123: It's time for Meta hypocrisy, Twitter kills API but charges $1000 P/M for Gold, Voodoo GFX, Its the AI Chat wars, Lockbit bites Royal Mail and really Britcoin
This week we covered:
- News
Meta, which pays for web scraping, sues to stop web scraping
Twitter to end free access to its API in Elon Musk’s latest monetization pushTwitter will let businesses keep their gold checkmarks — for $1,000 per monthFor a small fortune you too can buy a piece of PC gaming graphics historyGoogle takes first shot in AI search engine wars, announces Bard competitor to ChatGPTLockBit ransomware group threatens to publish stolen Royal Mail dataBank of England won't call it Britcoin but says digital pound 'likely to be needed in future’- Rumours
The iPhone Ultra Is Real and on Its Way, per report
As always, we'd love to hear your comments
Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRan
56 min
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