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The Weekly Tech Rant
By Jay + KarlTechnology
The Weekly Tech Rant episodes
- Episode 200: OpenAI’s Nvidia Strategy, Musk’s OpenAI Bid, TikTok’s Comeback, and Apple’s February Surprise
and films!
Available On: • Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Youtube | All Major Platforms
In This Episode:
- News
- OpenAI’s secret weapon against Nvidia dependence takes shape
- Elon Musk tries to buy OpenAI, Sam Altman declines but says they’ll take Twitter
- Man wants to buy tip where he lost Bitcoin fortune
- Apple now lets users migrate their purchases between Apple Accounts
- TikTok set to return to App Store tonight ahead of new iPhone launch next week
- Apple teases special product launch coming February 19
- Anduril takes control of Microsoft’s $22B VR military headset program
- Rumours
- Apple is reportedly developing AirPods with cameras: Here’s what that means
We love hearing from you! Drop us a line in the comments or tweet us at @WeeklyTechRant or @weeklytechrant.bs on Bluesky
40 min - Episode 199: AI Market Tremors, Intel’s Strategy Shift, Data Security Concerns, and iPhone SE 4 Buzz
Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!
Available On: •Listen on Apple Podcasts |Listen on Spotify |Listen on Youtube | All Major Platforms
In This Episode:
- AI Updates
- Jen-Hsun Huang's net worth dropped by a reported $20,800,000,000 after DeepSeek fears shook the AI market to its core earlier this week
- Intel nixes its next-gen AI GPU but still has plans to take on Nvidia
- DeepSeek iOS app sends data unencrypted to ByteDance-controlled servers
- Rumours
- iPhone SE 4 with Apple modem, Face ID, and USB-C may launch next week
We love hearing from you! Drop us a line in the comments or tweet us at@WeeklyTechRant or@weeklytechrant.bs on Bluesky
42 min - Episode 198: Epic’s Fee Fight, Google’s HTC Deal, TikTok’s Tense Bidding, and Breakthroughs in Gaming and Aviation
Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!
Available On: • Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Youtube | All Major Platforms
In This Episode:
- News
- Epic Games to cover some iOS fees in ongoing war with Apple
- Google buys part of HTC's Vive VR team for $250 million
- TikTok
- Perplexity submits a new bid for TikTok
- President Trump confirms that Microsoft is in talks to buy up TikTok, as the social network's future hangs in the balance
- For the first time, a privately developed aircraft has flown faster than sound
- Forza Horizon 5 will be cruising onto the PlayStation 5 this spring
We love hearing from you! Drop us a line in the comments or tweet us at @WeeklyTechRant or @weeklytechrant.bs
43 min - Episode 197: UK’s Regulatory Crackdown, TikTok’s Fate, Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal, and Upcoming Tech Launches
Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!
Available On: • Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Youtube | All Major Platforms
In This Episode:
- News
- UK’s CMA slaps Google Search and its 90%+ market share with an antitrust investigation
- UK competition authority formally investigating iPhone App Store monopoly
- UK launching digital driving ID later this year, but no word on Apple Wallet support
- Tiktok - is it banned or not?
- White House negotiating for Oracle to take control of TikTok, allowing the app to be unbanned
- The 850 billion reasons Apple and others aren’t taking a chance on TikTok
- 2 banks in talks to take over Apple Card management from Goldman Sachs
- Nintendo Switch 2 announcement: all the news on the next console
- AirPods Pro hearing aid features launching in the UK in the coming weeks
- Rumours
- HomePod mini 2 release date: Here’s when to expect Apple’s next upgrade
We love hearing from you! Drop us a line in the comments or tweet us at @WeeklyTechRant or @weeklytechrant.bs
49 min - Episode 196: TikTok’s Legal Hurdles, UK’s AI Ambitions, Gaming Throwbacks, and Fresh Tech Insights
Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!
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In This Episode:
- News
- TikTok still seems headed for a ban after its Supreme Court arguments
- UK PM plans to 'unleash AI' across UK to boost growth
- Nintendo’s next Lego console will be a Game Boy
- Valve's Steam page currently lists a second mystery game alongside Deadlock, sending Half-Life 3 theorists into another frenzy of speculation
- Rumours
- Apple’s next-gen iPad 11 will likely use the A17 Pro chip
- Everything we know (and think we know) about the Nintendo Switch 2
We love hearing from you! Drop us a line in the comments or tweet us at @WeeklyTechRant or @weeklytechrant.bsky.social
47 min - Episode 195: Ringing in 2025 with Android XR, CES Highlights, and Pioneering Tech Advances
Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!
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In This Episode:
- News
- Google announces Android XR, a new OS for headsets and smart glasses
- Qualcomm wins a legal battle over Arm chip licensing
- UK watchdog launches inquiry into IBM's HashiCorp acquisition
- Meta will appoint Republican Joel Kaplan to lead global policy team, as Nick Clegg steps down
- Home Assistant Voice
- TRMNL
- CES 2025
- Nvidia
- Nvidia announces next-gen RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 GPUs
- Nvidia announces $3,000 personal AI supercomputer called Digits
- AMD
- AMD announces next-gen Radeon RX 9070-series GPUs with AI-powered FSR 4 upscaling
- AMD announces ‘Fire Range’ and Ryzen AI Max, its most potent laptop chips yet
- AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D is ‘the world’s best processor for gamers and creators’
- Other
- Dude, you got a Dell, period! RIP XPS, Inspiron, Latitude, Precision
- Rumours
- iPhone SE 4 could be branded as iPhone 16E: Here’s why that makes sense
- M5 Pro chip could separate CPU and GPU in ‘server grade’ chips
We love hearing from you! Drop us a line in the comments or tweet us at @WeeklyTechRant or @weeklytechrant.bsky.social
1 hr 14 min - Episode 194: Reflecting on 2024’s Games, Films, and Tech; Anticipating 2025’s Innovations and Apple’s Next Moves
Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!
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In This Episode:
- - A look back at the best of 2024 and forward to 2025
- - Games
- - Films
- - Tech
- - Rumours
- - WSJ: iPhone 17 Air to be cheaper than expected; foldable iPhone on track for 2026
- - Apple reportedly releasing foldable iPad in 2028, potentially running macOS apps
- - For its next trick, Apple is reportedly preparing a Magic Mouse redesign
We love hearing from you! Drop us a line in the comments or tweet us at @WeeklyTechRant
53 min - Episode 193: It’s Time for China’s Chip Restrictions, Apple’s Modem Moves, OpenAI’s Premium Tools, and Apple Watch Ultra 3 Lifesaver Rumours
Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!
Available On: • Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Youtube | All Major Platforms
In This Episode:
- News
- China limits US export of chipmaking materials following sanctions
- Apple-designed 5G modem coming to 2025 iPhones will be worse than Qualcomm’s
- Apple Vision Pro Could Soon Support PlayStation VR2's Controllers
- OpenAI is charging $200 a month for an exclusive version of its o1 ‘reasoning’ model
- OpenAI’s o1 model sure tries to deceive humans a lot
- Sora is OpenAI’s new video generation tool, here’s everything it can do
- Apple’s Johny Srouji likely on Intel’s new CEO short list
- Rumours
- Apple Watch Ultra 3 may get a new lifesaving feature
We love hearing from you! Drop us a line in the comments or tweet us at @WeeklyTechRant
44 min - Episode 192: It’s Time for Intel’s Leadership Shake-up, New Battlemage Cards, Musk’s Pay Controversy, and iPhone 17 Air Speculations
Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!
Available On: • Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Youtube | All Major Platforms
In This Episode:
- News
- Intel’s CEO hasn’t turned the company around, and now he’s no longer CEO
- Gelsinger departs Intel with $9.7M handshake
- Intel announces $249 Arc B580 and $219 Arc B570 ‘Battlemage’ graphics cards
- Judge confirms decision to sink Elon Musk’s $56B pay package despite Tesla shareholder vote
- Brazilian company still believes it owns the ‘iPhone’ trademark as it awaits trial
- Apple offered Indonesia $10M then $100M, but it now expects $1B within a week
- This $89 Wi-Fi router is designed to let you run whatever firmware you want
- Rumours
- iPhone 17 Air’s slim design could prioritize thinness over features
We love hearing from you! Drop us a line in the comments or tweet us at @WeeklyTechRant
39 min - Episode 191: It’s Time for Google’s Chrome Divestiture, Apple’s eBook Antitrust Close, Sony’s New Handheld Console, and Future CarPlay Innovations
Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!
Available On: • Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Youtube | All Major Platforms
In This Episode:
- News
- DOJ says Google must sell Chrome to crack open its search monopoly
- Apple ebooks antitrust investigation closed, likely because it was irrelevant
- Sony’s making a handheld console to compete with Nintendo and Microsoft
- How a digital “you” can sit through your agonizing web conference calls
- Rumours
- Next-gen CarPlay assets found in public database as launch draws near
We love hearing from you! Drop us a line in the comments or tweet us at @WeeklyTechRant
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About The Weekly Tech Rant
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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!