This Week in Tech (Video)

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  • 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.
  • Apple Event Announced: 'California Streaming' on September 14 With iPhone 13, Apple Watch Series 7 Expected.
  • Why the iPhone 13 Mini could be Apple's last Mini for a while.
  • Google Pixel 6 teaser gives first real-world look at the upcoming phone.
  • ProtonMail Under Fire For Sharing ClActivist Data With French Authorities.
  • Proton welcomes Sir Tim Berners-Lee to its advisory board – as ProtonMail suffers a privacy backlash.
  • New Data Says More Communities Built Their Own Broadband Because of COVID.
  • U.S. Broadband Wireless Speeds Climb to Pathetic 14th Place Globally.
  • Starlink Review: Broadband Dreams Fall to Earth
  • SpaceX's Inspiration4 all-civilian spaceflight: When to watch and what to know
  • Apple Warns Vibrations Like Those From High-Power Motorcycle Engines Can Harm iPhone Cameras.
  • Aliens: Fireteam Elite review: Finally, co-op action worthy of this franchise.
  • Amazon slams SpaceX, tells FCC that Musk-led companies are rule-breakers.
  • Why top streamers are leaving Twitch.
  • Amazon Launches Its First TVs: Fire TV Omni Series with 4K Ultra HD.
  • Facebook sent flawed data to misinformation researchers.
  • Twitter wants you to tweet to interest-based communities, not just followers.
  • Twitter is testing an official 'soft block' feature.
  • TikTok overtakes YouTube for average watch time in US and UK.
  • Brazil's Bolsonaro Bans Social Networks From Removing Some Posts.
  • Ray-Ban Stories: These are Facebook's first mass-market smart glasses.
  • Facebook's smart Ray-Ban glasses are disappointingly familiar.
  • El Salvador Buys Its First 200 BTC a Day Before Its Bitcoin Law Becomes Effective.
  • Cryptocurrency prices tumble and exchange trading falters as snags crop up.
  • Revealed: LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every civilian they stop.

    • Host: Leo Laporte

    Guests: Brianna Wu, Karl Bode, and Lisa Eadicicco

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      • 2 hr 34 min
    • 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.
    • Google, Apple Hit by First Law Threatening Dominance Over App-Store Payments.
    • Report suggests that an 'ad' for Microsoft Teams may have broken the Windows 11 desktop and taskbar.
    • Broadcasters Score Big Legal Win Against App Streaming Network TV.
    • Apple Plans to Add Satellite Features to iPhones for Emergencies.
    • The Texas abortion ban could force tech to snitch on users.
    • Lyft, Uber will cover legal fees for drivers sued under Texas abortion law.
    • TikTok Users and Coders Flood Texas Abortion Site With Fake Tips.
    • Senior's Guide to TikTok.
    • China Slashes Kids' Gaming Time to Just Three Hours a Week.
    • Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro Launching October 28th.
    • Google Delays Return to Office to 2022 on Covid Surge.
    • Facebook's WhatsApp Fined Around $270 Million for EU Privacy Violations.
    • Twitter launches Super Follows on iOS.
    • This Seemingly Normal Lightning Cable Will Leak Everything You Type.
    • US govt warns orgs to patch massively exploited Confluence bug.
    • Qualcomm debuts lossless Bluetooth audio streaming with aptX Lossless.
    • Amazon is close to launching its own TV in the US.
    • Apple acquires classical music streaming service Primephonic.
    • House Committee Investigating January 6th Capitol Invasion Goes On Social Media Fishing Expedition.
    • House Republicans wrote a letter to Yahoo 'Chief Executive Officer' Marissa Mayer, but she hasn't been CEO since 2017
    • AI Machines Can't Not Be Granted Patents on Inventions: Judge.

      • Host: Leo Laporte

      Guests: Alex Kantrowitz, Larry Magid, and Dan Patterson

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        • 2 hr 34 min
      • 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 history for credit scores.
      • From Pearl to Pegasus: Bahraini Government Hacks Activists with NSO Group Zero-Click iPhone Exploits.
      • T-Mobile Hacker Who Stole Data on 50 Million Customers: 'Their Security Is Awful'.
      • Norton and Avast are merging into an $8 billion antivirus empire.
      • Tim Cook's Run as Apple CEO Could End as Early as 2025. Who Will Replace Him?
      • Analyst: Chipset Shortage Now Affects 'Everybody But Apple'
      • Elizabeth Holmes: from Silicon Valley's female icon to disgraced CEO on trial.
      • OnlyFans no longer plans to ban porn, saying in abrupt U-turn that it wants to be a 'home for all creators'.
      • OnlyFans' policy change is a tale as old as the internet.
      • Microsoft is threatening to withhold Windows 11 updates if your CPU is old.
      • Microsoft Promotes Product Chief Panay to Senior Leadership Team.
      • Microsoft won't stop you from installing Windows 11 on older PCs.
      • The remote work argument has already been won by startups.
      • Scientists add human fat gene into potatoes to make them grow huge.
      • Amateur gardener grows world's biggest potato.

        • Host: Leo Laporte

        Guests: Owen JJ Stone, Dwight Silverman, and Alex Wilhelm

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          • 2 hr 28 min
        • 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 banning sexually explicit content.
        • @PostCultRev: A lot of people are getting the OnlyFans story wrong...
        • Court: CA's Prop. 22 on Uber, Lyft drivers unconstitutional.
        • End of the line for Uber.
        • After criticism, Apple to only seek abuse images flagged in multiple nations.
        • Cloudflare says it mitigated a record-breaking 17.2M rps DDoS attack.
        • Apple Delays Office Return to at Least January on Covid Rise.
        • The Remote Work–Fertility Connection.
        • Disney Touts $125 Million in Online Revenue From 'Black Widow'
        • How Peter Thiel turned $2,000 in a Roth IRA into $5,000,000,000.
        • Girl Scout digital leadership badge.
        • Elon Musk says Tesla is working on humanoid robots.

          • Host: Leo Laporte

          Guests: Kevin Rose, Lisa Schmeiser, and Nate Lanxon

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            • 2 hr 24 min
          • 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 everyone hates Apple's child porn idea (it has nothing to do with privacy).
          • Apple and Google Are Gearing Up to Fight a New App Store Bill.
          • TikTok overtakes Facebook as world's most downloaded app.
          • Beige Against the Machine: The IBM PC turns 40 August 12.
          • Nvidia Reveals Its CEO Was Computer Generated in Keynote Speech.
          • The Ethics of a Deepfake Anthony Bourdain Voice.
          • On the banality of our deepfake future.
          • Nikola founder charged with securities fraud over allegedly fake truck demo.
          • Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 Announced With S Pen Support and Water Resistance.
          • Xiaomi announces Mix 4 with under-display camera.
          • Huawei Accused in Suit of Installing Data' Back Door' in Pakistan Project.
          • T-Mobile Investigating Claims of Massive Customer Data Breach.
          • Excerpt: How Google bought Android—according to folks in the room.
          • YouTube, Google Launch New Protections for Kids Under 18.
          • How YouTube's Crackdown on Unboxing Videos Could Play Out.
          • Pay cut: Google employees who work from home could lose money.
          • Old-fashioned business travel is dead (but don't blame the pandemic).
          • Aston Martin's 217 mph convertible.
          • Bugatti's 1,500 hp Bolide.

            • Host: Leo Laporte

            Guests: Tim Stevens, Mike Elgan, and Owen Thomas

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              • 2 hr 36 min
            • 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 Pixel 5A Launching Later This Month at $450.
            • Google Tensor debuts on the new Pixel 6 this fall.
            • Google+ class action starts paying out $2.15 for G+ privacy violations.
            • How Biden's E.V. Plan Could Help Tesla and Squeeze Toyota.
            • Stacey gets advice on buying a new electric vehicle.
            • Super Electric Scooter Looks To Zapp Urban Mobility Market.
            • Buy a Rolley.
            • Firefox Lost Almost 50 million Users: Here's Why It is Concerning.
            • Elon Musk and Apple deny the wild story that he tried to replace Tim Cook.
            • Apple Sinks 'Submarine Patent,' Escapes $308.5 Million Verdict.
            • Google revamps its camera devices but could do more with AI.
            • Swarm Eval Kit.
            • A Look Back At The Very First Website Ever Launched, 30 Years Later.

              • Host: Leo Laporte

              Guests: Stacey Higginbotham, Doc Rock, and Sam Abuelsamid

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                • 2 hr 39 min
              • 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 and iPad sales break quarterly records.
              • Facial recognition technology faces a crackdown in China.
              • Why is China smashing its tech industry?
              • Kotick apologizes for the "tone deaf" response, promises action following a lawsuit.
              • Inside The Cosby Suite From The Activision Blizzard Lawsuit.
              • 2010 Blizzcon panel in which a fan was brave enough to ask a panel full of men whether there's scope for some of WoW's female characters to be less sexualized.
              • First 'Time Crystal' Built Using Google's Quantum Computer.
              • TSMC 2nm chip plans are announced, a day after Intel said it could catch up.
              • Mark Zuckerberg is betting Facebook's future on the metaverse.
              • Thanks to the Rickroll, 'Never Gonna Give You Up' hits 1 billion YouTube plays.
              • U.S. Government Sells Wu-Tang Clan Album Once Owned By Martin Shkreli.
              • Sony has sold 10 million PS5 consoles.
              • Scarlett Johansson sues Disney, says Disney+ release of Black Widow broke contract.
              • YouTube Q2 Ad Revenue Hits Record $7 Billion, Alphabet Beats Estimates.
              • Spotify Misses Overall Q2 User Target, Ad Revenue Jumps 110%.
              • 3G-only Kindles begin their long, slow death this year.
              • Olympics Broadcaster Announces His Computer Password on Live TV.
              • Techdirt Is Now Entirely Without Any Google Ads Or Tracking Code.
              • Lucasfilm hires the YouTube deepfaker who put its Luke, Leia, and Tarkin cameos to shame.
              • Phantom Warships Are Courting Chaos in Conflict Zones.
              • With help from Google, impersonated Brave.com website pushes malware.

                • Host: Leo Laporte

                Guests: Wesley Faulkner, Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, and Carolina Milanesi

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                  • 2 hr 32 min
                • 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.
                • The FTC Votes Unanimously to Enforce Right to Repair.
                • iFixit CEO names and shames tech giants for right to repair obstruction.
                • Framework | The Framework Laptop is now shipping, and press reviews.
                • Alexa finally gets a masculine-sounding voice option.
                • 'Call Her Daddy' Host Alex Cooper Wants to Have the Biggest Podcast in the World.
                • Google pushed a one-character typo to production, bricking Chrome OS devices.
                • Akamai DNS outage knocks many major websites and services offline: PSN, Steam, Fidelity, more.
                • A Defunct Video Hosting Site Is Flooding Normal Websites With Hardcore Porn.
                • BritBox Customers Stunned When Billed 100 Times Their Monthly Fee.
                • Twitter shares a first look at the 'big overhaul' coming to TweetDeck.
                • Twitter reveals surprisingly low two-factor auth (2FA) adoption rate.
                • Tennessee man died from heart attack after 'Swatting' over Twitter handle.
                • Elon Musk confirms Tesla will not offer a regular steering wheel on new Model S/X.
                • Tesla Full-Self Driving Software Alarms Safety Advocates.
                • Pegasus spyware seller: Blame our customers, not us, for hacking.
                • Top U.S. Catholic Church official resigns after cellphone data used to track him on Grindr and to gay bars.
                • ROUTERS! ROUTERS!! ROUTERS!!!

                  • Host: Leo Laporte

                  Guests: Georgia Dow, Owen JJ Stone, and Iain Thomson

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                    • 2 hr 37 min
                  • 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 on an iPad!
                  • Facebook Has Fired Dozens Over Abusing Access to User Data, New Book Says
                  • Surgeon General's Warning for Facebook
                  • Social Warming (book)
                  • Windows 365 puts PCs in the cloud
                  • The new Steam Deck for Gaming
                  • Lots of apps use your personal contacts. Few will tell you what they do with them.
                  • Tesla FSD beta v9, Not So Great
                  • Apple Watch and Health exec Kevin Lynch joining the Apple Car team
                  • Dyson EV
                  • Anthony Bourdain AI narration
                  • Val Kilmer comparison
                  • Tech Workers Who Swore Off the Bay Area Are Coming Back
                  • Where Lorem Ipsum Comes From

                    • Host: Jason Snell

                    Guests: Harry McCracken, Rosemary Orchard, and Andy Ihnatko

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                      • 2 hr 25 min
                    • 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: Trump's misguided social media lawsuit (mercurynews.com)
                    • Hello! You've Been Referred Here Because You're Wrong About Section 230 Of The Communications Decency Act
                    • Richard Branson and Crew React To Space Flight
                    • Blue Origin Tweets about "Space" Travel
                    • FTC Opens Probe of Amazon's MGM Purchase, Signaling a Lengthy Inquiry
                    • Apple has reportedly requested streaming rights for NFL Sunday Ticket games
                    • The First Camera Phone and photo by Phillipe Kahn
                    • Kaseya Failed to Address Security Before Hack, Ex-Employees Say
                    • Microsoft Teams is bringing back Clippy and all your old favorites
                    • The Yahoo! Brand Is Still Worth $1.6 Billion to Masayoshi Son
                    • Microsoft Teams is bringing back Clippy and all your old favorites
                    • Meet the Switch Pro: $350 "OLED Model" launches on October 8
                    • Pentagon cancels $10 billion JEDI cloud contract
                    • Pokémon GO Catches $5 Billion in Lifetime Revenue in Five Years
                    • Zuck's flag-waving

                      • Host: Leo Laporte

                      Guests: Christina Warren, Larry Magid, and Devindra Hardawar

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                        • 2 hr 26 min

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