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  • TWiT 860: Cheese in Your Gruel - Nvidia done with ARM, Spotify controversy, Google kills FLoC, FBI and Pegasus

    Nvidia done with ARM, Spotify controversy, Google kills FLoC, FBI, and Pegasus

  •  Spotify Takes Down Neil Young's Music After His Joe Rogan Ultimatum.
  •  Spotify loses $4 billion in market value after the Neil Young controversy.
  •  Joni Mitchell demands Spotify remove her music over deadly 'lies'.
  •  Apple Music claims it's 'home of Neil Young' after Spotify loses legendary songwriter.
  •  Google kills off FLoC, replaces it with Topics.
  •  Nvidia Quietly Prepares to Abandon $40 Billion Arm Bid.
  •  The PC is back again. But for how long?
  •  Apple Revenue Pops 11% To $123.9 Billion Despite Supply Chain Concerns.
  •  Dell's new XPS laptop messes with the familiar—and that's the point.
  •  Windows 11 is getting Android apps, taskbar improvements, and more next month.
  •  The ambitious Android tablet option Google tossed away.
  •  The Battle for the World's Most Powerful Cyberweapon.
  •  Meta has built an AI supercomputer it says will be the world's fastest by end of 2022.
  •  Valve will start selling the Steam Deck on February 25th.
  •  A robot bartender that serves up cocktails in 90 seconds will be on duty at the Winter Olympics as organizers seek to keep a lid on COVID-19.
  •  ARK Invest's Big Ideas 2022: The 14 transformative technologies to watch this year.
  •  Appeals Court Won't Block Enforcement of California Net Neutrality Law.
  •  Breyer's Supreme Court replacement will face a hefty cyber docket.
  •  Here's what Apple might announce at a spring event this March.

    • Host: Leo Laporte

    Guests: Jason Hiner, Denise Howell, and Harry McCracken

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      • 2 hr 24 min
    • TWiT 859: Damn the Crepe Myrtle - Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal, 5G improvements, Intel's Ohio factory

      Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal, 5G improvements, Intel's Ohio factory

    • Microsoft set to purchase Activision Blizzard in a $68.7 billion deal.
    • Over 100 Activision Blizzard employees stage walkout, demand CEO step down.
    • Bobby Kotick Reportedly Turned Up Late and Left Early from a Meeting Meant to Reassure Employees.
    • Bobby Kotick interview: Why Activision Blizzard did the deal with Microsoft.
    • The movie segment!
    • Airline CEOs make a U-turn, now say 5G isn't a big problem for altimeters.
    • AT&T, Verizon 5G is about to get much faster in more places - if you have the right phone.
    • AT&T begins a 5G C-band rollout in a limited number of metro areas.
    • Intel Reveals Plans for Massive Factory in Ohio.
    • The Intel Split.
    • Google starts rolling out the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro's delayed December update.
    • IRS Will Require Facial Recognition Scans to Access Your Taxes.
    • Senate committee votes to advance major tech antitrust bill.
    • Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department Seek to Strengthen Enforcement Against Illegal Mergers.
    • MEPs adopt Digital Services Act with significant last-minute changes.
    • Twitter Blue on Twitter: "You asked (a lot), so we made it. Now rolling out in Labs: NFT Profile Pictures on iOS"
    • Joe Rogan Experience Podcast Ensnares Spotify in Covid Misinformation Debate.
    • Bitcoin drops to a six-month low as investors dump speculative assets.
    • Fed releases long-awaited study on a digital dollar but doesn't take a position yet on creating one.
    • Faster cable internet speeds are coming, even if you don't really need them.
    • The World's First Wi-Fi 7 Demo Reached Speeds 2.4 Times Faster Than Wi-Fi 6.
    • Twitter shakes up its security team.
    • TikTok's marketing chief ousted after 'going rogue' with bizarre campaigns.
    • US athletes are told to use burner phones at Beijing Winter Olympics.
    • Netflix Q4 2021: Gains 8.2 Million Subscribers, Stock Down on Forecast.
    • Felony charges are 1st in a fatal crash involving Autopilot.
    • We Met in Virtual Reality' finds love in the metaverse.

      • Host: Leo Laporte

      Guests: Devindra Hardawar and Dwight Silverman

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        • 2 hr 39 min
      • TWiT 858: The Meat CEO - E3 goes virtual, microdosing in the metaverse

        E3 goes virtual, microdosing in the metaverse.

      • CES through the years. 
      • Oversized future USPS delivery truck on display at CES in Las Vegas. 
      • BMW debuts its new color-changing paint technology at CES: E Ink. 
      • Massage Robot at CES 2022. 
      • This super realistic "humanoid robot" stole the show at CES 2022. 
      • Using Elon Musk's Boring Tunnel at CES 2022: Hardly groundbreaking. 
      • Elon Musk says Spacex will catch Starship booster with giant "robot chopsticks" 
      • Halo.car 
      • @richontech: No joke. This SUV is being driven remotely from this gaming-style rig, complete with a steering wheel, pedals and a giant monitor with live camera feeds from the vehicle. 
      • E3 shifts to online-only event because of Omicron concerns. 
      • Why Apple's iMessage Is Winning: Teens Dread the Green Text Bubble. 
      • After ruining Android messaging, Google says iMessage is too powerful. 
      • The long-awaited January update for Google's Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro is now live. 
      • @stroughtonsmith: Apple really needs to throw out its crowdsourced machine-learned autocorrect system entirely. 
      • Second Life Founder Returns to Take On the Metaverse. 
      • Meta's Oculus was the US's most-downloaded app on Christmas. 
      • Is microdosing legal? 
      • Canalys: Worldwide PC shipments soared in 2021 to 341 million units. 

        • Host: Leo Laporte

        Guests: Christina Warren, Ashley Esqueda, and Rich DeMuro

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          • 2 hr 24 min
        • TWiT 857: New World Disorder - The future of finance, Web3, NASA Webb Telescope, synthetic biology, CES 2022

          The future of finance, Web3, NASA Webb Telescope, synthetic biology, CES 2022

        •  Amy introduces the Futurist episode.
        •  The Future Today Institute's 14th Annual Tech Trends Report.
        •  Moxie Marlinspike - My first impressions of web3.
        • Jack Dorsey says VCs really own Web3 (and Web3 boosters are pretty mad about it).
        •  Chris Dixon and Naval Ravikant — The Wonders of Web3, How to Pick the Right Hill to - Climb, Finding the Right Amount of Crypto Regulation, Friends with Benefits, and the Untapped Potential of NFTs.
        •  The rise of the alt-coins.
        •  Oh look, it's a Tesla traffic jam in Las Vegas' Boring Company tunnel.
        •  NASA's Webb Telescope Reaches Major Milestone as Mirror Unfolds.
        • CES attendance down more than 75%, organizers say.
        •  LG Display brought a reclining curved OLED throne to CES this year.
        •  Change your car's colour with an app: BMW unveils color-changing car.
        •  CES 2022: The humanoid robot, Ameca, revealed at CES show.
        •  Abbott tells CES it's getting into consumer biowearables.
        • The Genesis Machine: Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology by Amy Webb.

          • Host: Leo Laporte

          Guests: Amy Webb and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

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            • 2 hr 21 min
          • TWiT 856: Best of 2021 - The best TWiT highlights of the year!

            Leo Laporte takes us through the past year in tech. 2021 highlights include:

          • Comparisons between the roaring '20s and the NEW roaring '20s
          • GameStop, meme stocks, and the revenge of the retail trader
          • CryptoPunks, NFTs, and the Blockchain.
          • Nicholas almost unboxes his NBA NFT
          • Facebook Is Building An Instagram For Kids Under The Age Of 13.
          • Jeff Bezos' Legacy as CEO of Amazon
          • How Amy Webb Beat Her Insomnia
          • Rick Roll gets 1 billion views
          • IBM PC Turns 40 Years Old
          • "New Data Says More Communities Built Their Own Broadband Because of COVID.
          • U.S. Broadband Wireless Speeds Climb to Pathetic 14th Place Globally. "
          • China's central bank says all cryptocurrency-related activities are illegal, vows harsh crackdown.
          • iPod is 20 years old

            • Host: Leo Laporte

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              • 2 hr 12 min
            • TWiT 855: Smitten by 2021 - Biggest stories of the year including Meta, mRNA, Log4j, NFTs, Ransomware

              Biggest stories of the year including Meta, mRNA, Log4j, NFTs, Ransomware

            •  COVID-19's impact on tech.
            •  Elon Musk in 2021.
            •  The World Is Still Short of Everything. Get Used to It.
            •  GM's heated seats and steering wheels are the latest casualties of the chip shortage.
            •  Baby Driver: Philadelphia woman gives birth in the front seat of Tesla on autopilot.
            •  The tangled history of mRNA vaccines.
            •  Ransomware Jerks Helped Cause the Cream Cheese Shortage.
            •  The Harvard Job Offer No One at Harvard Ever Heard Of.
            •  Microsoft's very bad year for security: A timeline.
            •  Log4j: The 'most serious' security breach ever is unfolding right now.
            •  REvil Ransom Arrest, $6M Seizure, and $10M Reward.
            •  Billionaires in space.
            •  FAA: No more commercial astronaut wings, too many launching.
            •  Fact check: Jeff Bezos' New Shepard rocket launch didn't emit carbon.
            • Jeff Bezos steps down as Amazon's C.E.O., handing the reins to Andy Jassy.
            •  In a surprise tweet, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said he's stepping down.
            •  Square is changing its name to Block.
            •  The Metaverse Is Mark Zuckerberg's Escape Hatch.
            •  A Global Tipping Point for Reining In Tech Has Arrived.
            •  Lina Khan's Battle to Rein in Big Tech.
            •  Top trend of 2021: The Metaverse.
            •  2021 ends with a question: Are NFTs here to stay?
            •  Android 12: Everything you need to know about Google's new big update to the popular OS!
            •  Colonial Pipeline: How a major oil pipeline got held for ransom.
            •  Sinclair Confirms Ransomware Attack That Disrupted TV Stations.
            •  A comprehensive breakdown of the Epic v. Apple Ruling.
            •  Tardigrade is first multicellular organism to be quantum entangled.
            •  Ever Given container ship leaves Suez Canal 106 days after getting stuck.
            •  VW rebrand turns out to be April Fool's joke.
            •  Olympics Broadcaster Announces His Computer Password on Live TV.
            •  Don't be fooled — Amazon's Astro isn't a home robot, it's a camera on wheels.
            •  I swallowed one of my AirPods.
            •  Woman swallows AirPods accidentally; claims device recorded audio from her stomach.

              • Host: Leo Laporte

              Guests: Ant Pruitt, Mikah Sargent, and Jason Howell

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                • 2 hr 26 min
              • TWiT 854: Filters Not Included - Log4j vulnerability, YouTube and Disney make up, Tardigrades, Anti-5G necklace

                Log4j vulnerability, YouTube and Disney make up, Tardigrades, Anti-5G necklace

              • Hackers start pushing malware in worldwide Log4Shell attacks.
              • The Next Wave of Log4J Attacks Will Be Brutal.
              • The Numbers Behind Log4j Vulnerability CVE-2021-44228.
              • YouTube TV Reaches Deal To Bring Back Disney-Owned Channels Including ESPN, Disney Channel, & ABC.
              • Oh Doctah's thoughts on the Great Resignation.
              • Reddit Announces Confidential Submission of Draft Registration Statement Related to Proposed Public Offering.
              • BuzzFeed Suffers Wave of SPAC Investor Withdrawals Before Going Public.
              • Elon Musk: Person of the Year 2021.
              • EV tax credits: Manchin a no on Build Back Better bill, putting $12,500 incentive in doubt.
              • Record-Breaking Eight Mobile Games Surpass $1 Billion in Global Player Spending During 2021.
              • Apple releases Swift Playgrounds 4 with support for app development on iPad.
              • Toyota Made Its Key Fob Remote Start Into a Subscription Service.
              • Dog helps his human move tires and figures out how to carry four tires in one bite.
              • TikTok says it's removing 'alarmist warnings' about school violence.
              • I'm getting this PAGASA message on my AOD and lockscreen.
              • Meta says nearly 50,000 journalists and activists were targeted by sophisticated spying operations on Facebook and Instagram.
              • Melania Trump emerges to launch new NFT platform meant to 'inspire' — and earn cash.
              • RadioShack Announces Ambitious New Cryptocurrency Exchange: RadioShack Defi.
              • Homeland Security launches 'Hack DHS' bug bounty program.
              • Biden will sign an executive order to move government services online.
              • Anti-5G necklaces found to be radioactive.
              • Tardigrade is first multicellular organism to be quantum entangled.

                • Host: Leo Laporte

                Guests: Owen JJ Stone, Jeff Jarvis, and Tim Stevens

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                  • 2 hr 46 min
                • TWiT 853: Make It Cozy - Worst 0-day in a decade, Amazon outage, Assange extradition, Birds Aren't Real

                  Worst 0-day in a decade, Amazon outage, Assange extradition, Birds Aren't Real

                  • Six dead, no hope of more survivors after tornadoes destroy Amazon warehouse.
                • Log4Shell: RCE 0-day exploit found in log4j2, a popular Java logging package.
                • An Amazon server outage caused problems for Alexa, Ring, Disney Plus, and deliveries.
                • Amazon Outage Disrupts Lives, Surprising People About Their Cloud Dependency.
                • Instagram's CEO faces senators accusing his company of harming some young users.
                • Instagram will bring back a chronological feed in 2022.
                • The US wins appeal over the extradition of WikiLeaks founder
                • Inside Tim Cook's Secret $275 Billion Deal with Chinese Authorities.
                • Apple's Empty Threat? Silence Over iPhone Ad Workarounds Sows Confusion.
                • All Those 23andMe Spit Tests Were Part of a Bigger Plan.
                • Mercedes-Benz gets the world's first approval for an automated driving system.
                • A New Tesla Safety Concern: Drivers Can Play Video Games in Moving Cars.
                • Tesla Cybertruck with updated design spotted on test track.
                • 'No easy solution' for Tesla Cybertruck's comically large windshield wiper, Elon Musk says.
                • Kickstarter Will Move Its Crowdfunding Platform to Blockchain.
                • I want to go back!' Michael Strahan can't get enough of space after Blue Origin launch.
                • TCL stops selling Google TV lineup over software & performance issues, updates coming soon.
                • Amazon is shutting down the web ranking site Alexa.com.
                • Grand Theft Auto video game ban proposed by Illinois State Rep. Marcus Evans.
                • Italy fines Amazon €1.13B for abusing market dominance.
                • Jessica Rosenworcel was confirmed by Senate to lead the FCC.
                • New FDA-approved eye drops could replace reading glasses for millions: "It's definitely a life-changer".
                • Birds Aren't Real, or Are They? Inside a Gen Z Conspiracy Theory.
                • Ex-Apple Engineer Cher Scarlett No Longer Withdrawing U.S. Labor Agency Complaint Against Apple.

                  • Host: Leo Laporte

                  Guests: Shira Lazar, Alex Kantrowitz, and Carolina Milanesi

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                    • 2 hr 39 min
                  • TWiT 852: Mystery Hut on the Moon - Jack leaves Twitter, what is Web3, Bitcoin crashes again, Cyber Monday

                    Jack leaves Twitter, what is Web3, Bitcoin crashes again, Cyber Monday

                    • China's Yutu 2 rover spots cube-shaped 'mystery hut' on far side of the moon.
                  • Jack is leaving Twitter and we have ~thoughts~
                  • Twitter Has a New CEO; What About a New Business Model?
                  • Jack Dorsey's Square changes corporate name to Block.
                  • Twitter's new CEO announces major reorganization of the social networking company.
                  • Twitter bans sharing 'private' images and videos without consent.
                  • Far-right is using Twitter's new rule against anti-extremism researchers.
                  • Self-Important Asshole Making Big Show About Leaving Twitter.
                  • Is web3 BS?
                  • Bukele steps up El Salvador's bet on sliding bitcoin; buys another 150 coins.
                  • Cyber Monday Sales Flat as Smaller Savings Curb Incentive to Spend.
                  • Black Friday data adds to evidence e-commerce growth is slowing.
                  • The Chip Shortage Has Made a Star of This Little-Known Component.
                  • Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy.
                  • FTC Challenges Nvidia's Deal for Arm Holdings.
                  • Move Over, GE. The Tech Conglomerates Are the New Leaders of Industry.
                  • U.K. regulators order Facebook-owner Meta to sell Giphy.
                  • Russia threatens criminal charges against a NASA astronaut.
                  • NASA delays ISS spacewalk over debris worries.
                  • The Mars Rover video and sound. It's so eerie and yet so interesting / thought-provoking.
                  • Meta has chosen AWS as its long-term strategic cloud provider.
                  • Microsoft backtracks on Windows 11's controversial default browser changes.
                  • New rule will allow debt collectors to track you down on social media.
                  • Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85.

                    • Host: Leo Laporte

                    Guests: Alex Wilhelm, Brian McCullough, and Mike Elgan

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                      • 2 hr 19 min
                    • TWiT 851: Doomtown Rats - Black Friday, Apple sues NSO group, rats play Doom, MicroClimate AIR2

                      Black Friday, Apple sues NSO group, rats play Doom, MicroClimate AIR2

                      • Scientists Focus on Whether Omicron Variant Causes Severe Illness.
                    • CES 2022: CES - The Most Influential Tech Event in the World.
                    • MicroClimate AIR2.
                    • Black Friday shopping in stores drops 28% from pre-pandemic levels.
                    • Amazon sees 'record-breaking' Black Friday, official says.
                    • New York Times' Wirecutter Staff Goes on Strike Ahead of Black Friday.
                    • Apple sues NSO Group for attacking iPhones with Pegasus spyware.
                    • Apple's AR headset coming next year with 'Mac-level' power: report.
                    • Apple's Car Project: Everything We Know.
                    • Sam's Thoughts on the Apple Car.
                    • Apple Accelerates Work on Car Project, Aiming for Fully Autonomous Vehicle.
                    • What is the future of personal car ownership?
                    • Galaxy Note is dead; Samsung reportedly ending production on Note 20, no plans for the 2022 model.
                    • Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri will testify before the Senate on teen mental health.
                    • Related: The CEO of cosmetics retailer Lush says he's 'happy to lose' $13 million by deleting Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat accounts over teen mental-health harms.
                    • Germany plans to phase out the sale of combustion-engine vehicles to help meet its ambitious goal of getting 15 million electric vehicles on the road by 2030.
                    • Rats named Carmack and Romero are playing Doom.
                    • Is watching the 1984 Ghostbusters movie killing people? A Statistician's Perspective.

                      • Host: Leo Laporte

                      Guests: Doc Rock, Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, and Sam Abuelsamid

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                        • 2 hr 24 min

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