The Weekly Tech Rant

The Weekly Tech Rant

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The Weekly Tech Rant episodes

  • Episode 102: It's time Apple to go Far Out, GPUs for everyone, Intel shares the bill, BB the movie, Meta VR updates, Twitter goes to war with Mudge and the PS5 price hikes

    This week we covered:

    • News

      • iPhone 14 in-person event confirmed for September 7: ‘Far out’

      Nvidia to announce next-gen GPU architecture in September amid RTX 4090 rumours
      The GPU shortage is over. The GPU surplus has arrived!
      Intel Kicks Off Fab Co-Investment Program with Brookfield: New Fabs to be Jointly Owned
      Get ready for a movie based on the rise and fall of BlackBerry
      Mark Zuckerberg confirms new Meta VR headset will launch in October
      Twitter whistleblower to testify about company's 'widespread security failures' at Senate hearing
      Phishers who hit Twilio and Cloudflare stole 10k credentials from 136 others

      • Gaming

        • Sony hikes price of PS5 in Europe, Japan, and more

        Microsoft won’t raise Xbox prices after PlayStation 5 price hike

        As always, we'd love to hear your comments

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        58 min
      • Episode 101: It's time for Embracer to buy all the studios, Leaky iOS VPNs, iPhone event 7/9, Janet Jackson as WMD, Bitcoin theft and Apple Car spy, plus PS VR2

        This week we covered:

        • News

          • Embracer goes on spending spree: buys Lord of the Rings IP rights, Tripwire Interactive, and more

          iOS VPNs have leaked traffic for more than 2 years, researcher claims
          Bloomberg: iPhone 14 event slated for September 7, release on September 16
          Janet Jackson music video declared a cybersecurity exploit
          UK blocks sale of chip design software company to China
          Hackers Stole Crypto from Bitcoin ATMs by Exploiting Zero-Day Vulnerability
          Engineer admits he stole trade secrets while working on the Apple Car

          • Gaming

            • Sony says the PlayStation VR2 is coming in early 2023

            • Rumours

              • M2 Pro and M2 Max Production Date Leaked, Prepare for Launch!

              As always, we'd love to hear your comments

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              57 min
            • Episode 100: It's time for the big 1-0-0 episode, MS claims Sony blocks games, Arc goes Pro, Zoom Flaw, Signal and Cloudflare hack, Russians get M1, iOS16, and Supersonic flights

              This week we covered:

              It’s Episode 100 - lets have a look back to Episode 1 (published on the 31st July 2020, Ep2 was 8th Aug 2020)

              • News

                • Microsoft claims Sony pays for ‘blocking rights’ to keep games off Xbox Game Pass

                Intel launches Arc Pro GPUs that are designed for workstations and pro apps
                The Zoom installer let a researcher hack his way to root access on macOS
                1,900 Signal users’ phone numbers exposed by Twilio phishing
                Meta iOS apps accused of injecting code into third-party websites
                Quest v43 Officially Transitions From Facebook To Meta Accounts
                Russians Soon To Get Laptops With Its Homegrown Baikal M1 CPUs, First BitBlaze PC Shows Up & Listed Online
                iOS 16 beta 6 now available as Apple finalizes features ahead of September launch
                American Airlines places order for 20 supersonic jets from Boom Supersonic

                As always, we'd love to hear your comments

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                1 hr 5 min
              • Episode 99: It's time for MediaTek/Intel deal, FileWave woes, Apple buys new Campus, Ping goes private, Tencent eyes up Ubi, Ryzen spec leaks and iPad redesign rumours

                This week we covered:

                • News

                  • Now another Meta acquisition in jeopardy: VR biz Within

                  Intel’s foundry business strikes MediaTek chip production deal
                  FileWave fixes bugs that left 1,000+ orgs open to ransomware, data theft
                  Apple buys HP’s 67-acre San Diego campus as it expands footprint and works on custom modem
                  Tencent makes megabucks offer to buy majority stake in Ubisoft
                  Ping Identity to Go Private After $2.8B Acquisition
                  AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, Ryzen 9 7900X, Ryzen 7 7700X, Ryzen 5 7600X CPU Specs Leaked: Up To 16 Zen 4 Cores, 5.7 GHz Boost, 170W TDP
                  HUGE: Apple’s VR/AR Headset is Coming in January, Plus Pricing in Report

                  • Rumours

                    • Gurman talks M1 Mac Pro, Mac mini redesign, and iMac Pro ‘active development’ for as soon as 2023

                    Here’s Our First Look At The Redesigned Entry-Level iPad

                    As always, we'd love to hear your comments

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                    58 min
                  • Episode 98: It's time for Apple Lawsuits, Android malware, Twitter breach, Tesla dumps bitcoin, Meta sues Meta, GTAVI or is it, GTX40xx performance

                    This week we covered:

                    • News

                      • Apple Pay lawsuit filed by firm that won ebook and developer antitrust cases

                      Google will let European developers use their own billing systems
                      Google: Kremlin-backed goons spread Android malware disguised as pro-Ukraine app
                      Tesla sold 75 percent of its Bitcoin
                      Apple AR Glass now in design development stage; iPhone 15 Pro’s periscope camera raises questions
                      Meta is being sued by Meta for using the name Meta
                      Hardcoded password in Confluence app has been leaked on Twitter
                      Twitter data breach exposes contact details for 5.4M accounts; on sale for $30k

                      • Gaming

                        • Rockstar posts hundreds of new job listings and we bet they're for Grand Theft Auto 6

                        • Rumours

                          • The Core i5 13600K looks mighty in this early leak

                          NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 & RTX 4070 “Expected” 3DMark Time Spy Performance Revealed

                          As always, we'd love to hear your comments

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                          57 min
                        • Episode 97: It's time for Windows 12, Russian fines for Google, Giphy merger back on, E2E scans, All stop on UK safety law, Intel GPU update and M2 Pro Q4 2022

                          This week we covered:

                          • News

                            • Microsoft could be readying Windows 12 for 2024 in a major shakeup

                            Russia hits Google with fine for 'illegal content’
                            UK regulator’s order for Meta to sell Giphy is under review — again
                            UK could force E2E encrypted platforms to do CSAM-scanning
                            UK’s Online Safety Bill on pause pending new PM
                            Intel Arc A-Series desktop GPUs to retail for less than $399, according to leak

                            • Rumours

                              • Gurman: M2 Pro and M2 Max MacBook Pro expected between fall 2022 and spring 2023

                              As always, we'd love to hear your comments

                              Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

                              50 min
                            • Episode 96: It's time for NSO to USA, Twitter fights back, Starlink for boats, BMW $$, DMA comes to pass, UK probes Activision deal!

                              This week we covered:

                              • News

                                • US military contractor moves to buy Israeli spy-tech company NSO Group

                                Twitter reportedly hires the firm that invented the ‘poison pill’ to sue Elon Musk
                                Starlink’s Dishy McFlatface internet now available for Boaty McBoatfaces — just $5,000 per month
                                BMW starts selling heated seat subscriptions for $18 a month
                                App Store apps can now use third-party payment providers in South Korea
                                Digital Markets Act passes, could force Apple to allow competing app stores, and more
                                Meta Quest VR headsets won't require a Facebook account from next month
                                UK launches antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s $69B proposed Activision acquisition

                                • Rumours

                                  • Kuo: More affordable model of Apple’s mixed reality headset coming in 2025

                                  As always, we'd love to hear your comments

                                  Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

                                  50 min
                                • Episode 95: It's time for TikTok bans, GPU stock, Deepfakes, M2 no go, AMD data breach, Apple insider trading and HomePod rumours

                                  This week we covered:

                                  • News

                                    • The GPU shortage is over - according to the Verge!

                                    TikTok commits to changes to avoid App Store ban
                                    FBI warning: Crooks are using deepfakes to apply for remote tech jobs
                                    You should probably skip the base M2 MacBook Pro model
                                    Zendesk drama concludes with $10.2 billion private equity acquisition
                                    Uh oh! European carriers are trying to get into ‘personalized’ ad targeting
                                    AMD targeted by RansomHouse, cybercrims claim to have '450Gb' in stolen data
                                    Apple's guy in charge of stopping insider trading guilty of … insider trading

                                    • Rumours

                                      • Apple Watch Series 8 will reportedly be able to detect if you have a fever

                                      Gurman: New HomePod coming in 2023, featuring S8 chip, similar audio quality of original model
                                      Apple’s mixed reality headset will reportedly come with an M2 chip
                                      These iOS 16 features won’t be available at launch

                                      As always, we'd love to hear your comments

                                      Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

                                      1 hr 1 min
                                    • Episode 93: It's time for A380 takes off in China, TSMC touts 2nm, One USB to rule them all, No Windows in Russia, FAA 5G woe, PCIe7 super speed, Tim Apple says wait!

                                      This week we covered:

                                      • News

                                        • Intel's Arc A380 GPU launches in China for around $150 USD

                                        TSMC's 2nm chips are coming to a device near you in 2026
                                        USB-C iPhone could become mandatory in the US as senators push for common charger law
                                        Microsoft appears to have blocked Windows downloads in Russia
                                        Intel really just asked the EU for $624M to pay it back for overturned anti-AMD fine
                                        FAA: Airlines must retrofit faulty altimeters “as soon as possible”
                                        PCIe 7.0 to quadruple the bandwidth of PCIe 5.0, coming in 2025
                                        Xbox Cloud Gaming is getting mouse and keyboard support and latency improvements

                                        • Rumours

                                          • Tim Cook says “stay tuned” for Apple’s AR’s headset

                                          As always, we'd love to hear your comments

                                          Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

                                          52 min

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                                        Two guys, one podcast and a whole load of the latest technology news, games and gadget reviews, film insights and the occasional rant! Join us as we review the main tech talking points of the week!