This Week in Tech (Video)

This Week in Tech (Video)

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This Week in Tech (Video) episodes

  • 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 - And May Well Be a Bitcoin Billionaire.
  • Facebook Plans Smartwatch With Focus on Messaging, Health — The Information.
  • Facebook's Internet.org.
  • Facebook Meets Apple in Clash of the Tech Titans—'We Need to Inflict Pain'.
  • Twitter's Jack Dorsey imagines an app store for social media algorithms.
  • Hyundai and its affiliate Kia say they are not in talks with Apple to develop an autonomous vehicle.
  • Clubhouse is now blocked in China after a brief uncensored period.
  • Clubhouse in China: Is the data safe?
  • Clubhouse Is Suggesting Users Invite Their Drug Dealers and Therapists.
  • Mark Cuban is co-founding a podcast app where hosts can talk to fans live and monetize their conversations.
  • Supermicro Hack: How China Exploited a U.S. Tech Supplier Over Years.

    • Host: Leo Laporte

    Guests: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Brian McCullough, and Wesley Faulkner

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      • 2 hr 24 min
    • 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 FTC Charges It Withheld Some Customer Tips from Amazon Flex Drivers
    • The Relentless Jeff Bezos
    • Digitization and the Demand for Physical Works: Evidence from the Google Books Project
    • Google Stadia Shuts Down Internal Studios, Changing Business Focus
    • Amazon's Next CEO Says He's Committed to Making Video Games
    • New Apple Mixed-Reality Headset Details: Swappable Headbands, Eye-Tracking
    • Apple to Invest $3.6 Billion in Kia Motors for Apple Car Production
    • Ford and Google sign six-year deal for in-car connectivity and cloud services
    • Morgan Stanley Sees Ford Reaping $5 Billion From Google Deal
    • Ford says 'millions' of its vehicles will run on Google's Android starting in 2023
    • As Google eyes Australia exit, Microsoft talks Bing with PM
    • Now It's The Democrats Turn To Destroy The Open Internet: Mark Warner's 230 Reform Bill Is A Dumpster Fire Of Cluelessness
    • Jeff Jarvis's open letter video to Joe Scarborough explaining Section 230
    • Nevada bill would allow tech companies to create governments
    • 23andMe Goes Public as $3.5 Billion Company With Branson Aid

      • Host: Leo Laporte

      Guests: Owen Thomas, Jeff Jarvis, and Mike Elgan

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        • 2 hr 15 min
      • 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 Apple: What's the connection?
      • AOC talks GameStop and Reddit on Twitch: How to watch or rewatch
      • The Nightmare Awaiting the News Industry.
      • Nextdoor Is Quietly Replacing the Small-Town Paper.\
      • Andreessen Horowitz Looks to Launch Opinion Publication as Its Media Ambition Grows.
      • Apple's blowout December 2020 quarter in five easy charts.
      • Apple in 2020: The Six Colors report card.
      • Microsoft Cloud Strength Drives Second Quarter Results.
      • Apple Exec Shuffle: Dan Riccio Takes Secret Position; John Ternus Now SVP of Hardware.
      • Apple Watch blood sugar sensor 'coming in Series 7'.
      • Inside Hyundai: What they're saying about Apple.
      • Time to Walk: An inspiring audio walking experience comes to Apple Fitness+.
      • Blogging business model: To grow Apple 3.0's subscriber base I doubled my monthly fee.
      • Facebook's 'Oversight Board' overturns 4 cases in the first rulings.
      • Tim Cook condemns Facebook's business model, says valuing engagement over privacy leads to 'polarization' and 'violence'.
      • AT&T eats a $15.5 billion impairment charge as the DirecTV debacle continues.
      • Letter from Susan Wojcicki, YouTube CEO, to Creators.
      • Amazon's Alexa can now act on its own hunches to turn off lights and more.

        • Host: Leo Laporte

        Guests: Alex Wilhelm, Christina Warren, and Philip Elmer-DeWitt

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          • 2 hr 50 min
        • 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 FCC.
        • Biden SEC pick is no stranger to crypto.
        • Google threatens to shut down Search in Australia if digital news code goes ahead.
        • Donald Trump pardons ex-Waymo, Uber engineer Anthony Levandowski.
        • Google is investigating the actions of another top AI ethicist.
        • Alphabet Pops Loon's Balloons—but Won't Call It a Failure.
        • Apple's Stock Closed at All-Time High Today Ahead of Earnings Results Next Week.
        • Apple Elaborates on Potential for iPhone 12 and MagSafe Accessories to Interfere With Implantable Medical Devices.
        • Clubhouse has secured a new round of funding led by Andreessen Horowitz.
        • Parler Reappears With Help From Russian-Owned Service.
        • Oversight Board accepts case on former US President Trump's indefinite suspension from Facebook and Instagram.
        • Netflix shares rise on strong subscriber growth considers share buybacks.
        • Netflix's 'Shuffle Play' feature will roll out to all users worldwide this year.
        • Microsoft invests in Cruise in the new $2 billion round.
        • As Adobe Flash stops running, so do some railroads in China.
        • The cutthroat war to dominate China's grocery delivery industry.
        • Instacart cuts 1,877 jobs, including its only union roles.
        • Put Bernie Anywhere!
        • Retiring Tucows Downloads.
        • LG considers exiting smartphones in 2021.
        • Raspberry Pi Foundation launches $4 microcontroller with a custom chip.
        • Pebble founder promises iMessage on Android and Windows with a universal chat app.
        • TikTok star behind 'Wellerman' sea shanty craze quits job as a mailman.

          • Host: Leo Laporte

          Guests: Louise Matsakis, Patrick Beja, and Nate Lanxon

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            • 2 hr 30 min
          • 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 they want to?
          • Germany and France don't agree with Trump's deplatforming.
          • Is CES 2021 the model for trade shows going forward?
          • IoT at the Consumer Electronics Show.
          • Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S21 series smartphone.
          • Galaxy S21 will not support MST payments.
          • Samsung Galaxy SmartTag with UWB support.
          • Justine and David spot the biggest trends from CES 2021.
          • GM announced BrightDrop for commercial electric vehicles.
          • Google's acquisition of Fitbit is complete.
          • Apple might soon charge for certain podcasts.
          • Justine introduces Leo to Clubhouse.
          • Are TikTok's new age limitations good for users?
          • Differences between Huawei and Xiaomi in the eyes of the US.
          • Intel CEO Bob Swan is out, Pat Gelsinger is in.
          • Walmart's e-commerce chief's city of the future.
          • Bill Gates and all of his collection of farmland.
          • From petabytes to hellabytes.

            • Host: Leo Laporte

            Guests: Justine Ezarik, Denise Howell, and David Ruddock

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              • 2 hr 7 min
            • 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 of the WhatsApp controversy.
            • Stripe stops payment processing for the Trump campaign.
            • Happy birthday to Wikipedia.
            • Happy 13th anniversary of the iPhone unveiling.
            • Hyundai announces it's in talks with Apple.
            • Facebook's smart glasses are coming "sooner than later."
            • Ajit Pai announced he would not move forward with Section 230.
            • Will Section 230 see less of a threat in the Biden era?
            • SolarWinds hired Chris Krebs, Trump's former cybersecurity chief.
            • The Cybersecurity and Emerging Technologies bureau is set.
            • Bitcoin and Tesla's performance is a win for day-traders.
            • Father of Fiber Optics Narinder S. Kapany dies at 94.
            • Roku acquires Quibi assets for less than $100M.

              • Host: Leo Laporte

              Guests: Alex Kantrowitz, Amy Webb, and Dan Gillmor

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                • 2 hr 32 min
              • 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 decade.
              • Brexit deal calls out some interesting tech inclusions.
              • Amazon's purchase of Wondery and its podcasts.
              • Are some shows better binged and others better waited for?
              • Adobe Flash and FarmVille both said goodbye for good.
              • Analyzing the "Facebook Menace."
              • Tesla delivered on its two-year-old promise.
              • Quad Father makes sense of the new FAA drone rule.
              • Bitcoin reaches record heights and it's all speculative.
              • Japan created wooden satellites to cut down on space junk.
              • A radio signal hints at extraterrestrial life.
              • Ticketmaster to pay out $10 million for hacking its competitor.

                • Host: Leo Laporte

                Guests: Dwight Silverman, Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, and Iain Thomson

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                  • 2 hr 9 min
                • 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 to Washington.
                • Bytedance faces a US ban.
                • Fortnite kicked from mobile app stores.
                • The chickenization of America.
                • Black Lives Matter, live blogging.

                  • Host: Leo Laporte

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                    • 2 hr 16 min
                  • 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 the vaccine.
                  • Will WFH be permanent going forward?
                  • The "real" threat of TikTok.
                  • Facebook's attack on Apple.
                  • The benefactors of COVID-19.
                  • The many times big tech went to Washington.
                  • How Section 230 could change the Internet.
                  • 5G and the promises that haven't been fulfilled.
                  • How Intel lost ground to ARM.
                  • The many products released during 2020.
                  • A summary of predictions for 2021.

                    • Host: Leo Laporte

                    Guests: Jeff Jarvis, Paul Thurrott, and Steve Gibson

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                      • 2 hr 44 min
                    • 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 Facebook employees call out leadership.
                    • Apple unveils AirPods Max and they aren't cheap.
                    • Apple v. Google in 10 honest graphics.
                    • Apple is working on its own Cellular chip.
                    • Cyberpunk 2077 is just what Stadia needed to prove itself.
                    • What are the best games for the pandemic?
                    • Amazon's Halo Band is a privacy nightmare.
                    • Sundar Pichai gives a non-apology to Timnit Gebru.
                    • Leo's thoughts on the Galaxy Fold2.
                    • Disney unloads its huge plan for Disney+.
                    • HBO Max and the threat to movie theaters.

                      • Host: Leo Laporte

                      Guests: Ashley Esqueda, David Pogue, and Rich DeMuro

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                        • 3 hr 10 min

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