This Week in Tech (Video)

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  • 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 Mac—at least their operating systems.
  • Ransomware gang tries to extort Apple hours ahead of Spring Loaded event.
  • Apple announces thinner iMac with M1 chip and bright colors.
  • Apple announces $29 AirTag, a new Tile-like item tracker.
  • Apple in the hot seat.
  • Apple antitrust hearing: Tile likens Find My network to a 'hostage' program, App Store scam apps, more.
  • How Big Tech got so big: Hundreds of acquisitions.
  • App Stores in Congress, Apple's Arguments, Meta Points.
  • No, The Original Siri Remote Doesn't Suck – If You Do This.
  • Apple announces the new Apple TV 4K.
  • Someone deciphered the Ted Lasso shortbread recipe from Apple's Spring Loaded event.
  • Apple Must Face Lawsuit Over iTunes "Buy" Button.
  • Facebook-backed Diem aims to launch a digital currency pilot in 2021.
  • Chat App Discord Ends Takeover Talks With Microsoft.
  • Signal's CEO Just Hacked the Cops' Favorite Phone Cracking Tool and Became a Legend.
  • Artificial Intelligence, Facial Recognition Face Curbs in New EU Proposal.
  • The Florida mystery of dormant Pentagon IP addresses.
  • The Slander Industry.
  • Over $200 billion wiped off the cryptocurrency market in a day as bitcoin plunges below $50,000.
  • NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flies Faster, Farther on Third Flight.
  • Security Researcher Dan Kaminsky Has Died.

    • Host: Leo Laporte

    Guests: Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Rene Ritchie, and Dwight Silverman

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      • 2 hr 30 min
    • 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 to Say 'Apple Music Pays Twice as Much Per Stream as Spotify'.
    • Google subsidiary moved $75bn in profits through Ireland in 2019 using "double-Irish".
    • Google 'partially' misled consumers over collecting location data, Australian court finds.
    • Nobody is flying to join Google's FLoC.
    • Jeff Bezos says Amazon needs to do a better job for employees in his final shareholder letter as CEO.
    • SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket to deliver an Astrobotic lander and NASA water-hunting rover to the moon in 2023.
    • Two people killed in fiery Tesla crash with no one driving.
    • Should We Trust The Facebook Oversight Board?
    • Facebook oversight board delays decision on Trump ban to 'the coming weeks'.
    • Amazon's The Lord of the Rings series to cost $465 million for first season.
    • Google Earth's historical 3D time lapses show the ravages of climate change.
    • Microsoft announces Surface Laptop 4 with choice of Intel or AMD processors.
    • You ever think about how Asus put out like 40 models of a laptop called the "Eee PC".
    • Dogecoin spikes 400% in a week, stoking fears of a cryptocurrency bubble.
    • Intel, Nvidia, TSMC execs agree: Chip shortage could last into 2023.
    • NASA to Attempt First Controlled Flight on Mars As Soon As Monday.
    • NYPD Deploys "Creepy" New Robot Dog In Manhattan Public Housing Complex.
    • Adobe co-founder Chuck Geschke dies at 81.

      • Host: Leo Laporte

      Guests: Ed Bott, Rich DeMuro, and Alex Kantrowitz

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        • 2 hr 41 min
      • 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 Shows Scale of Chip Crisis.
      • Supreme Court rules in Google's favor in copyright dispute with Oracle over Android software.
      • Elon Musk's 'Public Transit' in Las Vegas Still Just Humans Driving Cars Slowly in a Tunnel.
      • Kara Swisher Interviews Tim Cook.
      • Apple Admits Why It Keeps iMessage Off Android.
      • Classic Hangouts shutdown starts as Google Voice and Fi integrations stop working.
      • Apple Adds Support For Third Parties to Find My Network.
      • Apple Arcade finally got the boost it needed.
      • Apple Details Ways Advertisers Can Measure the Impact of Ads Without Tracking Users Ahead of iOS 14.5 Launch.
      • Google I/O 2021 will be virtual and free to attend.
      • Pixel 5 sees massive GPU performance gains with April 2021 update.
      • Waymo CEO John Krafcik steps down.
      • What Really Caused Facebook's 500M-User Data Leak?
      • Microsoft in Talks to Buy AI Firm Nuance Communications.
      • Neuralink's brain-computer interface demo shows a monkey playing Pong.
      • E3 2021: Dates Set For Free Virtual Video Game Event.
      • LG to Close Mobile Phone Business Worldwide.
      • Empathy emerges from stealth with $13M for a digital assistant aimed at bereaved families.
      • Logitech officially discontinues its Harmony remotes.
      • Colorado Denied Its Citizens the Right-to-Repair After Riveting Testimony.
      • Streaming Services Have Finally Run Out of New Shows. Kind of.

        • Host: Leo Laporte

        Guests: Denise Howell, Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, and Dan Moren

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          • 2 hr 27 min
        • 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.
        • Microsoft pushes back 'full' Redmond campus reopening to September 7.
        • How Quarantine Has Affected Introverts.
        • Introverts faring worse than extraverts emotionally and psychologically amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
        • Google ditches Mobile World Congress 2021, the world's biggest phone show.
        • Microsoft gets $22bn HoloLens contract with US military.
        • Cortana killed off on 3rd party apps, Redmond only from now on.
        • Apple adds two brand new Siri voices and will no longer default to a female or male voice in iOS.
        • Who doesn't have a Clubhouse clone?
        • 25 years later, Space Jam has a new website — and the first trailer for the sequel.
        • Voltswagen: A new name for a new era of e-Mobility - Volkswagen US Media Site.
        • IBM, Red Hat face copyright, antitrust lawsuit from SCO Group successor Xinuos.
        • Pixel 6 powered by Google-made' GS101' Whitechapel chip.
        • Reminiscing about old tech like the Sidekick.
        • 533 million Facebook users' phone numbers and personal data have been leaked online.
        • ACLU, a defender of digital privacy, reveals that it shares user data with Facebook.
        • Supreme Court Rules Facebook's Automated Text System Doesn't Count As Robocalling.
        • TSMC to Spend $100 Billion Over Three Years to Grow Capacity.
        • Intel 11th-generation Rocket Lake-S gaming CPUs did not impress us.
        • Activision Reveals Malware Disguised as 'Call of Duty: Warzone' Cheats.
        • Whistleblower: Ubiquiti Breach "Catastrophic".
        • Comcast Weighs Pulling Universal's Movies From HBO Max, Netflix.
        • NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity touches down on the Red Planet.

          • Host: Leo Laporte

          Guests: Iain Thomson, Doc Rock, and Christina Warren

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            • 2 hr 28 min
          • 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 for Over $10 Billion.
          • Is the ship still stuck?
          • Evergiven Everywhere.
          • Amazon delivery drivers have to consent to AI surveillance in their vans or lose their jobs.
          • New Yorker, Pitchfork and Ars Technica unions authorize a strike.
          • Twitter's 'unofficial mayor' Chrissy Teigen quits the platform after years of harassment.
          • Calling for public input on our approach to world leaders.
          • Medium Tells Journalists to Feel Free to Quit After Busting Union Drive.
          • Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey admits the website contributed to Capitol riots.
          • Genican, an Alexa-powered trash can.
          • Prenuvo - Full body MRI for early cancer detection.
          • Found My Fitness.
          • Facebook, Twitter, and Google CEOs grilled by Congress on misinformation.
          • Amazon keeps trying to troll US Congress members in perplexing new PR strategy.
          • Mark Zuckerberg Just Asked Congress to Eliminate all of Facebook's Future Competition.
          • Inside BitClout, the Dystopian Social Network with Big Backers and Vocal Critics.
          • New York launches the nation's first 'vaccine passports.' Others are working on similar ideas, but many details must be worked out.
          • Sleep tech: Ooler and Eight Sleep.

            • Host: Leo Laporte

            Guests: Amy Webb and Kevin Rose

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              • 2 hr 45 min
            • 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 creating his own social media network that will go live in a few months.
            • More on the Twitter subscription model.
            • Time is running out to bid on an NFT version of Jack Dorsey's first tweet if you really must.
            • Here's How Bored Rich People Are Spending Their Extra Cash.
            • 530-HP 2022 BMW i4 Revealed, Offers 300-Mile Range.
            • Amazon driver quits, saying the final straw was the company's new AI-powered truck cameras that can sense when workers yawn or don't use a seatbelt.
            • Instagram will no longer let adults message teens who don't follow them.
            • Facebook Is Building An Instagram For Kids Under The Age Of 13.
            • What are CryptoPunks and why are they blowing up the NFT art world?
            • A Hacker Got All My Texts for $16.
            • Tampa Twitter hacker agrees to three years in prison.
            • Here's why Substack's scam worked so well.
            • Rockstar thanks GTA Online player who fixed poor load times, official update coming.
            • Government Agencies Clash over How Much to Regulate Self-Driving Cars.
            • Apple seeded disinformation about March 23 event to root out leakers, leaker says.
            • PS5's VR 2.0: First Look At New Controllers.
            • Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg criticizes Apple on Clubhouse.
            • Owen JJ Stone closes the show.

              • Host: Leo Laporte

              Guests: Owen JJ Stone, Georgia Dow, and Roberto Baldwin

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                • 2 hr 42 min
              • 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 mini.
              • Amazon Day 1 Editions.
              • Apple event alert: We could see new Apple products by the end of the month.
              • Apple sues former employee for stealing trade secrets, leaking information to the media.
              • Nicholas almost opens his NFT purchase from Top Shot on the show.
              • Leo considers making the first episode of TWiT an NFT.
              • Google's FLoC Is a Terrible Idea.
              • Google Must Face Suit Over Snooping on 'Incognito' Browsing.
              • Google call Microsoft's support for Link Taxes "naked corporate opportunism".
              • Federal investigators blast Tesla, call for stricter safety standards.
              • Musk, Tesla Board Sued Over Tweeting in Violation of SEC Deal.
              • SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches for a record ninth time bringing 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit.
              • House, Senate Democrats unveil $94 billion bill to improve Internet access.
              • Netflix Begins Test to Crack Down on Password Sharing Outside Your Household.
              • Roblox jumps to $38 billion market cap as public investors get their first crack at the popular kids game app.
              • 'Tech' the new normal after a tough year.
              • New Deepfake Spotting Tool Proves 94% Effective – Here's the Secret of Its Success.
              • Optimize Your WiFi Network for Working at Home.

                • Host: Leo Laporte

                Guests: Larry Magid, Jason Hiner, and Nicholas De Leon

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                  • 2 hr 36 min
                • 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 Software.
                • Grimes made $5.8 million in 20 minutes selling NFT art.
                • Jack Dorsey is trying to sell his first tweet as an NFT.
                • Square Acquires Tidal in $297 Million Deal.
                • NFTs are a dangerous trap.
                • Apple Confirms iMac Pro Will Be Discontinued When Supplies Run Out, Recommends 27-Inch iMac.
                • How Apple's locked-down security gives extra protection to the best hackers.
                • Apple (AAPL) Share Price and News: the U.K. Starts Antitrust Probe of App Store.
                • A Leading Critic of Big Tech Will Join the White House.
                • Tim Wu and the break-up of the baby bells.
                • Microsoft Mesh feels like the virtual future of Microsoft Teams meetings.
                • Pentagon May Dump $10 Billion JEDI Program Over Microsoft, Amazon Fight.
                • Microsoft's Power Automate Desktop is now free for all Windows 10 users.
                • Brave buys a search engine, promises no tracking, no profiling, and may even offer a paid-for, no-ad version.
                • Google to Stop Selling Ads Based on Your Specific Web Browsing.
                • Californians aren't leaving the state en masse — but they are leaving San Francisco, study says.
                • Nintendo Plans Switch Model With Bigger Samsung OLED Display.
                • Antivirus Software Trailblazer John McAfee Accused of $13 Million 'Scalping' Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme.

                  • Host: Leo Laporte

                  Guests: Lisa Schmeiser, Wil Harris, and Alex Lindsay

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                    • 2 hr 35 min
                  • 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.
                  • The Rise of Clubhouse.
                  • Baby Bust: America's Pandemic Birth Declines Steeper Than Initially Believed.
                  • The Secret to TikTok Success is There is No Secret.
                  • Former SolarWinds CEO blames intern for "solarwinds123" password leak.
                  • Verizon support says you should turn off 5G to save your phone's battery.
                  • Valve Ordered to Give Apple Information on 436 Steam Games As Part of Epic Games Legal Case.
                  • Amazon's new rotating, the follow-you camera is useful — and invasive.
                  • A software update has caused some Roombas to misbehave, and iRobot is working on a fix.
                  • Facebook Is Considering Facial Recognition For Its Upcoming Smart Glasses.
                  • GameStop shares soar more than 100% amid executive shuffle.
                  • Bots hyped up GameStop on major social media platforms, analysis finds.
                  • Sources: Robinhood is planning to confidentially file for an IPO as soon as next month.
                  • Square announces it spent $170M to acquire 3,318 bitcoins at an average price of $51,236.
                  • CD Projekt Red delays the 'Cyberpunk 2077' 1.2 patch until March.
                  • PlayStation CEO says PS5 will get its own VR headset, explains console supply chain shortfall.
                  • HP is buying gaming accessory brand HyperX for $425 million.
                  • MSI GS66 Stealth review (2021): The gaming sweet spot comes to laptops.
                  • 'Deep Nostalgia' Can Turn Old Photos of Your Relatives Into Moving Videos.
                  • Shockingly Real Tom Cruise Deepfakes Are Invading TikTok.
                  • Border agents can search phones freely under the new circuit court ruling.
                  • Biden Orders Broad Supply-Chain Review Amid Chip Shortages.
                  • California can finally enforce its landmark net neutrality law, judge rules.
                  • F.C.C. Approves a $50 Monthly High-Speed Internet Subsidy.
                  • NFTs and a Thousand True Fans.
                  • It's the End of an Era: Fry's Calls It Quits.
                  • Farewell Cinefex, you unlocked the magic of VFX for everyone.

                    • Host: Leo Laporte

                    Guests: Shira Lazar, Lance Ulanoff, and Devindra Hardawar

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                      • 2 hr 25 min
                    • 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 Facebook's Decision To Get Out Of The News Business In Australia.
                    • Perseverance's Pictures From Mars show NASA Rover's new home
                    • Comcast reluctantly drops data-cap enforcement in 12 states for the rest of 2021.
                    • Salesforce says 'the 9-to-5 workday is dead' and will provide 3 new ways for employees to work.
                    • Microsoft approached Pinterest about a takeover.
                    • Bitcoin Scales $58K for First Time; YTD Gain Over 98%.
                    • Microsoft's Big Win in Quantum Computing Was an 'Error' After All.
                    • IBM is reportedly considering a sale of its Watson Health business.
                    • Some Texans got electric bills up to $17,000 after the storm. How does that happen?
                    • Winter storms in Texas have caused Samsung, NXP, and other chipmakers based there to shut down some factories, potentially worsening ongoing chip shortages.
                    • Nvidia Limits RTX 3060 Hash Rate, Unveils New 'Cryptocurrency Mining Processor' Line of GPUs.
                    • Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index.
                    • Amazon's Cloud King: Inside the World of Andy Jassy.
                    • Amazon's Great Labor Awakening.
                    • New York Sues Amazon, Saying It Inadequately Protected Workers From Covid-19.
                    • Metallica's BlizzCon Performance Ruined By Twitch.

                      • Host: Leo Laporte

                      Guests: Brianna Wu, Paris Martineau, and Lindsey Turrentine

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                        • 2 hr 23 min

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