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10.17.2021

Hardware event preview, HTC Vive Flow, Squid Game success Unleashed Apple Event Focusing on New Macs to Take Place on October 18. MacBook Pro Display With Notch Shown in Alleged Photo Leak. Errol Morris Interrotron. In-person versus remote conversations online. ...

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10.17.2021 TWiT 845: They'll Still Be Your Neighbors Tomorrow - Hardware event preview, HTC Vive Flow, Squid Game success Hardware event preview, HTC Vive Flow, Squid Game success Unleashed Apple Event Focusing on New Macs to Take Place on October 18. MacBook Pro Display With Notch Shown in Alleged Photo Leak. Errol Morris Interrotron. In-person versus remote conversations online. ...
10.10.2021 TWiT 844: Christina Needs It - FB's Horrible Week, Surface Laptop Studio Review, TikTok Masters the Algorithm Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen details company's misleading efforts on 60 Minutes. Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp Were Down: Here's What to Know. Update about the October 4th outage. Facebook and its apps suffer another outage. Mark Zuckerberg - I wanted to share ...
10.03.2021 TWiT 843: A Liar Who Delivers - Facebook meets 60 Minutes, what Finsta is, Rivian R1T first look, Holmes trial Facebook meets 60 Minutes, what is Finsta? Rivian R1T first look, Holmes trial This is Facebook's internal research on the mental health effects of Instagram. Sen. Blumenthal: "Will you commit to ending Finsta?" Facebook is hitting the brakes on Instagram ...
09.26.2021 TWiT 842: The Ivermectin of Smartphones - Crackdown in China, Surface Duo 2, end of magazines, Peter Thiel Crackdown in China, Surface Duo 2, end of magazines, Peter Thiel What technology has brought since the '80s. Are today's students aware of how much technology has changed since the '80s? We the Media: Grassroots Journalism By the People, For ...
09.19.2021 TWiT 841: Dancing Bullwinkle - iPhone 13, iPad Mini, Microsoft Surface preview, Inspiration4 iPhone 13, iPad Mini, Microsoft Surface preview, Inspiration4 The Moose and the Showgirl. Arctic Adventure! Apple's iPhone 13 sports better battery and improved cameras, starting at $799. Apple unveils redesigned iPad Mini with an 8.3-inch display and 5G connectivity. Apple ...
09.12.2021 TWiT 840: Princess Peach 3-Frame Vine Jump - Apple event preview, Apple vs. Epic, Proton gets Tim Berners-Lee Apple event preview, Apple vs. Epic, Proton gets Tim Berners-Lee Remembering 9/11. Apple must allow other forms of in-app purchase, rules judge in Epic v. Apple. Texas governor signs bill prohibiting social media giants from blocking users based on viewpoint. ...
09.05.2021 TWiT 839: A Faster Horse - Apple's CSAM reversal, Big Tech pushback in Texas, a spying Lightning cable Apple's CSAM reversal, Big Tech pushback in Texas, a spying Lightning cable Apple delays rollout of CSAM detection system and child safety features. Benefits of Apple's Image Abuse Scanning Outweigh Risks. Apple keeps shutting down employee-run surveys on pay equity. ...
08.29.2021 TWiT 838: Crowbar and a Foot - OnlyFans about-face, Tim Cook 10th anniversary, Elizabeth Holmes trial OnlyFans about-face, Tim Cook 10th anniversary, Elizabeth Holmes trial First Look at Leo's Galaxy Watch 4 Classic and Galaxy Z Flip 3. The All-Seeing "i": Apple Just Declared War on Your Privacy. EU agency advises against using search & browsing ...
08.22.2021 TWiT 837: The Mullet Office - T-Mobile hack, OnlyFans policy change, Cloudflare DDoS, Tesla's humanoid robot T-Mobile hack, OnlyFans policy change, Cloudflare DDoS, Tesla's humanoid robot T-Mobile Investigating Claims of Massive Customer Data Breach. Why there are so many different cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin Knocks on Door of $50,000 After Rising Above Resistance. OnlyFans shares its new policy ...
08.15.2021 TWiT 836: Brian's OS - IBM's PC turns 40, Senate plan to open Apple's App Store, where Countach got its name IBM's PC turns 40, Senate plan to open Apple's App Store, where Countach got its name Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 unveiled: This wedge is a hybrid. "Blue" hydrogen is worse for the climate than coal, study says. The real reason ...
08.08.2021 TWiT 835: A Straw Man Without Legs - Apple's proposed CSAM protections, Google Pixel 6, Firefox declines Apple's proposed CSAM protections, Google Pixel 6, Firefox declines Apple explains how iPhones will scan photos for child-sexual-abuse images. Daring Fireball: Apple's New 'Child Safety' Initiatives, and the Slippery Slope. Pixel 6 Preview: Google Confirms Its First Smartphone Chip. Google ...
08.01.2021 TWiT 834: Bimbo Squalo - Blizzard mess, China tech crackdown, quarterly earnings, Rickroll hits 1 billion Bimbo Squalo - Blizzard mess, China tech crackdown, quarterly earnings, Rickroll hits 1 billion Review: A deep new history of Tesla takes the shine off Elon Musk. Apple Watch lead Kevin Lynch reportedly transferred to 'Apple Car' team. Apple's Mac ...
07.25.2021 TWiT 833: Herbs of Providence - Billionaires in space, Right to Repair, Akamai outage, NSO Spyware Billionaires in space, Right to Repair, Akamai outage, NSO Spyware Amazon's New World is reportedly bricking RTX 3090 cards. Jeff Bezos and Sir Richard Branson not yet astronauts, US says. Report Finds Big Telecom Spends $320,000 on Lobbying Every Day. ...
07.18.2021 TWiT 832: Lorem Ipsum Dolor Sit Amet - Windows 365, Windows on iPad Windows 365, Windows on iPad Targets of spyware revealed Retail stores packed with unchecked Facial Recognition So Long, Twitter Fleets Twitter for iOS now lets you edit (who can reply to your old) tweets Running Windows 3.1 and TRS-80 emulation ...
07.11.2021 TWiT 831: Do You Even Rocket, Bro? - Branson in Space, Amazon, Kaseya Hack Branson in Space, Amazon, Kaseya Hack GitHub Copilot · Your AI pair programmer AI voice actors sound more human than ever—and are ready to hire Trump Sues Facebook, Twitter & YouTube, Claiming His Own Government Violated The Constitution Larry Magid: ...
07.03.2021 TWiT 830: Meat Us in Singapore - Amazon and the FTC, REvil ransomware, GitHub Copilot, Pokémon Go Amazon and the FTC, REvil ransomware, GitHub Copilot, Pokémon Go FTC votes to expand antitrust enforcement powers FTC charges computer chip supplier Broadcom with illegal monopolization Amazon Wants FTC Chair Khan Recused Over Past Criticism The Jeff Bezos Paradox Amazon ...
06.27.2021 TWiT 829: You Don't Even Get a Beanie Baby! - Windows 11 unveiled, China bans Bitcoin mining, gig app for intel gathering Windows 11 unveiled - can your PC run it? China bans Bitcoin and other crypto mining, gig app for open-source intel gathering, and more. Microsoft makes Windows 11 official, and it's coming this fall. Microsoft will let devs keep every ...
06.20.2021 TWiT 828: Space Space Space Space - Five Anti-Big Tech bills, Windows 11 leak, WWW as an NFT, Right to repair Five Anti-Big Tech bills, Windows 11 leak, WWW as an NFT, Right to repair Read The Five Big Tech Bills Congress Just Introduced. Lina Khan Named F.T.C. Chair by Biden. Pros and Cons of Amazon's Sidewalk Network. Plus, How to ...
06.13.2021 TWiT 827: Weather Balloons and Swamp Gas - WWDC highlights, Big Tech regulation, flying cars WWDC highlights, Big Tech regulation, flying cars Apple Lists 'M1X MacBook Pro' in YouTube Tags for WWDC Keynote Video. Rene picks privacy and extensibility as his favorite announcements during WWDC. WWDC 2021: macOS Monterey further blurs lines between Mac, Catalyst, ...
06.06.2021 TWiT 826: Zuckerberg's Lily White Shins - WWDC preview, hacking Tamagotchi, Nigeria suspends Twitter WWDC preview, hacking Tamagotchi, Nigeria suspends Twitter El Salvador looks to become the world's first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. Hacking Group Anonymous Issue Veiled Threat to Elon Musk Over Crypto Market Trolling. USA Today resists FBI subpoena ...
05.30.2021 TWiT 825: Doin' Tweets - Rideshare surges, Ford F-150 Lightning, Amazon antitrust Rideshare surges, Ford F-150 Lightning, Amazon antitrust Amazon to acquire MGM Studios for $8.5 billion Uber and Lyft Surges: What to Know McDonald's in Illinois Offering Free iPhones to New Recruits Amazon Introduces Tiny 'ZenBooths' for Stressed-Out Warehouse Workers Amazon ...
05.23.2021 TWiT 824: Ask Shatner's Ghost - Google IO recap, Windows 10X gets dumped, Bitcoin collapse, Twitter verified Google IO recap, Windows 10X gets dumped, Bitcoin collapse, Twitter verified LaMDA: our breakthrough conversation technology. Google made AI language the centerpiece of I/O while ignoring its troubled past at the company. DeepMind reportedly lost a yearslong bid to win ...
05.16.2021 TWiT 823: My Sequel Injection - Colonial Pipeline ransom, Pixel 6 leaks, Biden's Venmo, Twitter Blue Colonial Pipeline ransom, Pixel 6 leaks, Biden's Venmo, Twitter Blue Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5 Million in Ransom. Elliptic Follows the Bitcoin Ransoms Paid by Colonial Pipeline and Other DarkSide Ransomware Victims. Old photos fuel misinformation around gas shortages. ...
05.09.2021 TWiT 822: Five Pounds of Mortadella - Facebook Oversight Board, Google vs. Roku, Epic vs. Apple, Musk on SNL Facebook Oversight Board, Google vs. Roku, Epic vs. Apple, Musk on SNL SNL and Elon Musk: Dogecoin takes center stage. What's wrong with Doge? 'Tiger King' star Carole Baskin explains why she's releasing a 'purr-ency' crypto coin. Oversight Board upholds ...
05.02.2021 TWiT 821: Bring in the Privacy Pod - Big quarter for big tech, AirTags and privacy, Resident Evil 3 speedrun Big quarter for big tech, AirTags and privacy, Resident Evil 3 speedrun 'A Perfect Positive Storm': Bonkers Dollars for Big Tech. EU Charges Apple With App Store Antitrust Violations in Spotify Case. Apple Signals Hot Streak to Continue as Sales, ...
04.25.2021 TWiT 820: Hide the Pickle - Apple event roundup, Big Tech Antitrust action, Signal CEO hacked Cellebrite device Apple event roundup, Big Tech Antitrust action, Signal CEO hacked Cellebrite device Apple announces a new iPad Pro with an M1 chip, Thunderbolt, 5G, XDR display. Time for Apple to pull off the Band Aid and merge the iPad and ...
04.18.2021 TWiT 819: Introducing Club TWiT - Apple's Spring event, Jeff Bezos letter to shareholders, Elon Musk and NASA Apple's Spring event, Jeff Bezos letter to shareholders, Elon Musk and NASA Introducing Club TWiT. Apple's 'Spring Loaded' Event Officially Announced for Tuesday, April 20. Apple Music Reveals How Much It Pays When You Stream a Song. Why It's Misleading ...
04.11.2021 TWiT 818: The Tunnel That Bored Vegas - Google vs Oracle, Elon Musk's Boring Tunnel, Google IO 2021 Google vs Oracle, Elon Musk's Boring Tunnel, Google IO 2021 Why new Apple products are arriving later than ever this year. White House set to host Google, Intel CEOs to discuss computer chip supply chain. Sixty-Week Delay on Router Orders ...
04.04.2021 TWiT 817: TVPhreak997 - MS Build 2021, Hololens & US Army, ACLU's privacy letdown, Google's Pixel 6 chip MS Build 2021, Hololens and the US Army, ACLU's privacy letdown, Google's Pixel 6 chip Amazon offers rare apology, says it will look for solutions to drivers peeing in bottles. It's official: Microsoft Build will be May 25 to 27. ...
03.28.2021 TWiT 816: Who Owns the Clone - CryptoPunks and NFTs, Chrissy Teigan quits Twitter, Microsoft buying Discord? CryptoPunks and NFTs, Chrissy Teigan quits Twitter, Microsoft buying Discord? CryptoPunks, NFTs, and the Blockchain. Tesla cars can be bought with bitcoin, says Elon Musk. The Future Today Institute's 14th Annual Tech Trends Report. Microsoft Said to Discuss Discord Bid ...
03.21.2021 TWiT 815: Never Go to the Second Location - Twitter hacker sentenced, a sting Apple event, Instagram for kids Twitter hacker sentenced, a sting Apple event, Instagram for kids. Ludwig Ahgren: The Twitch Livestream Subathon. Twitter might let you undo tweets if you pay a subscription fee. Teen Vogue Editor Resigns After Fury Over Racist Tweets. Donald Trump is ...
03.14.2021 TWiT 814: Imbued With Musk - $69 Million JPG, rural internet gets a boost, Netflix password sharing crackdown $69 Million JPG, rural internet gets a boost, Netflix password sharing crackdown JPG File Sells for $69 Million, as 'NFT Mania' Gathers Pace. Metakovan, the mystery Beeple art buyer, and his NFT/DeFi scheme. Apple discontinues original HomePod, will focus on ...
03.07.2021 TWiT 813: Zoom Dating - Fighting Zoom fatigue, major Microsoft hack, ending 3rd party cookies, Dorsey's NFT Fighting Zoom fatigue, major Microsoft hack, ending 3rd-party cookies, Dorsey's NFT Stanford researchers identify four causes for 'Zoom fatigue' and their simple fixes. Zoom (ZM) earnings Q4 2021. At Least 30,000 U.S. Organizations Newly Hacked Via Holes in Microsoft's Email ...
02.28.2021 TWiT 812: Three Boof Bonsers - Super Follows, TikTok Success Secrets, Pandemic Baby Bust, Stadia's Failure Super Follows, TikTok Success Secrets, Pandemic Baby Bust, Stadia's Failure Google's Stadia Problem? A Video Game Unit That's Not Googley Enough. Twitter announces paid Super Follows to let you charge for tweets. I Will Never Charge You for My Tweets. ...
02.21.2021 TWiT 811: Big Brick Energy - Facebook abandons Australia, pictures from Mars, Salesforce and work from home. Facebook abandons Australia, pictures from Mars, Salesforce, and work from home. Changes to Sharing and Viewing News on Facebook in Australia. "Mark Changed The Rules": How Facebook Went Easy On Alex Jones And Other Right-Wing Figures. The Bizarre Reaction To ...
02.14.2021 TWiT 810: In a Room With Oprah - Crypto legitimacy, Facebook wearable, Twitter's Bluesky, Supermicro hack Tesla buys $1.5 billion in bitcoin, plans to accept it as payment. Jack Dorsey and Jay Z invest 500 BTC to make Bitcoin 'internet's currency'. Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI). One of the World's Most Prolific Cybercriminals Has Retired ...
02.07.2021 TWiT 809: I'm Only 10 Minutes Away - Clubhouse, a Kia + Apple car, Section 230 Clubhouse, a Kia + Apple car, Section 230 Clubhouse's moment arrives Elon Musk busts Clubhouse limit, fans stream to YouTube, he switches to interviewing Robinhood CEO Jeff Bezos stepping down as Amazon CEO Amazon To Pay $61.7 Million to Settle ...
01.31.2021 TWiT 808: Shorting the Turnips - GameStop stock, Apple's blowout quarter, Apple Watch growth opportunity GameStop stock, Apple's blowout quarter, Apple Watch growth opportunity GameStop, meme stocks, and the revenge of the retail trader. Elizabeth Warren slams SEC over GameStop chaos. Keith Gill Drove the GameStop Reddit Mania. He Talked to the Journal. GameStop and ...
01.24.2021 TWiT 807: The Shuffle Button for Food - Biden and big tech, the end of Loon, Apple stock soaring, Clubhouse Biden and big tech, the end of Loon, Apple stock soaring, Clubhouse What the new Biden administration brings to the tech sphere. Biden Has a Chance to Reshape Tech. Will He? Biden names Slaughter to lead FTC, Rosenworcel to chair ...
01.17.2021 TWiT 806: Make Hella Happen - CES 2021, Samsung Galaxy S21, Section 230, escaping big tech, Clubhouse CES 2021, Samsung Galaxy S21, Section 230, escaping big tech, Clubhouse Misinformation has slowed now that Trump is off Twitter. Denise describes the effects of Section 230 on big tech. Is it possible for someone to escape big tech if ...
01.10.2021 TWiT 805: Come Together Like Voltron - Social media Trump ban, Section 230 in Biden era, nationalizing Alibaba Social media Trump ban, Section 230 in Biden era, nationalizing Alibaba Social networks begin to ban President Trump. Should a few giant enterprises decide which speech is heard? China is nationalizing Jack Ma's Alibaba. Signal sees an uptick in light ...
01.03.2021 TWiT 804: The Bento Box Satellite - CES 2021 preview, streaming video in 2020, goodbye FarmVille CES 2021 preview, streaming video in 2020, goodbye FarmVille A preview of the virtual CES 2021 event. LG to unveil bendable OLED and 8K QNED. 2020 was an amazing year for streaming services. Comparing the roaring 20's to the next ...
12.27.2020 TWiT 803: Best of 2020 - The best TWiT highlights of the year! Leo Laporte takes us through the past year in tech. 2020 highlights include: CES 2020 roundup. Location privacy. iPad ten years later. The power of Deepfakes. Zoom usage explodes. Elon Musk's child X AE A-12. Apple silicon. Big tech goes ...
12.20.2020 TWiT 802: The Year in Review - OG TWiTs discuss the year's biggest stories and trends SolarWinds, COVID-19, Zoom, Big Tech, Social Media, Elon Musk, 5G, Amazon SolarWinds, the biggest case of cyber-espionage yet. COVID-19 and the dramatic effect of it on the tech industry. How effective has Contact Tracing been? The brilliance of mRNA for ...
12.13.2020 TWiT 801: I Can't Believe It's Not Minecraft - AirPods Max, Cyberpunk 2077, US Treasury hack, Halo Band Airpods Max, Cyberpunk 2077, US Treasury hack, Halo Band Hackers stole data from the US Treasury. FireEye was hacked by nation-state actors. Patriot Act used to gather website visitor logs. Facebook sued by the FTC on antitrust charges. High profile ...
12.06.2020 TWiT 800: It's Coming from Leo2 - Salesforce buys Slack, Warner Bros' HBO Max deal, Ajit Pai, Timnit Gebru Salesforce buys Slack, Warner Bros' HBO Max deal, Ajit Pai, Timnit Gebru Salesforce buys Slack for $27.7b. Prop. 24 and the challenges of paying for privacy. The Apple M1 chip is fast! Apple gets fined in Italy for misleading iPhone ...
11.29.2020 TWiT 799: Don't Tweet the Fleet - Comcast data cap, Black Friday, Tony Hsieh, Sherwin-Williams TikTok Comcast data cap, Black Friday, Tony Hsieh, Sherwin-Williams TikTok The origins of Cyberpunk 2077. Editing video with the Apple M1 chip is a piece of cake. Apple head of security indicted on bribery charges. Kuo says new Macbooks with Apple ...
11.22.2020 TWiT 798: The Lighthouse Keeper and His Robot Butler - Tech hearings, streaming Windows, RCS encryption Tech hearings, streaming Windows, RCS encryption TikTok pokes the lion about why it hasn't been shut down yet. Why do the tech Senate hearings continue without any YouTube presence? L'Oréal's virtual makeup filters now support Instagram, Snapchat, and Google Duo. ...
11.15.2020 TWiT 797: There's Blubber All Over the Highway - Apple Silicon, Exploding Whale, TikTok Apple Silicon, Exploding Whale, TikTok Apple releases three new Macs based on the M1 chip. Should you buy them? Why the fact that MacBooks have a 720p camera doesn't matter Why Apple put the M1 chip in their low-end Macs ...
11.08.2020 TWiT 796: Celebrity Jeopardy in Heaven - Xbox Series X vs PS5, Biden & Tech, Apple Silicon Xbox Series X vs PS5, Biden & Tech, Apple Silicon Jeopardy host Alex Trebek dies at 80 Xbox Series X or Playstation 5? What will happen to tech under Biden? Twitter is now the defacto Presidential communication system - will ...

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