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December 06, 2020TWiT 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 claims.
Apple's Best of 2020 apps list is out.
Josh Elman, a venture capitalist, is hired by Apple.
AI scientist Timnit Gebru is fired by Google.
Facebook's Oversight Board announces its first cases.
COVID misinformation will be removed from Facebook.
Chris Krebs details foreign threat over vaccine IP.
Warner Media's vision of HBO Max.
Warner Bros' announces day and date release on HBO Max in 2021.
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is under threat.
resident Trump threatens changes to Section 230.
TikTok's December 4 deadline is not being enforced.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announces his plan to exit the department.
China's claim of Quantum Supremacy.
Arecibo Observatory footage that shows its collapse.
Lab-grown meat will go on sale for the first time.

Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Georgia Dow, Jason Snell, and Seth Rosenblatt
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2 hr 53 min
November 29, 2020TWiT 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 silicone coming second half of 2021.
Foxconn continues to grow its production outside of the US.
Amazon hiring is through the roof, but at what cost?
Comcast is introducing a data cap of 1.2TB for many of its customers.
This was the biggest online Black Friday ever.
A college TikTok star gets fired from Sherwin-Williams for his popular paint-mixing videos.
Owen JJ Stone is not a fan of the Fleets.
Mike Elgan and Owen JJ Stone take differing sides in the Google Photos brouhaha.
How would US teens react if TikTok was actually banned in the US?
Actor who played Darth Vader has died at 85.
Tony Hsieh, co-founder of Zappos, passed away at 46 on Thanksgiving.

Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Owen JJ Stone and Mike Elgan
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2 hr 46 min
November 22, 2020TWiT 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.
A website that allows you to scream into the vast wilderness in Iceland.
Does Section 230 need to be changed or is it nearly perfect already?
Apple's M1 chip and the folly of buying first-generation Apple products.
Comparing Apple's consumer-based services approach to Microsoft's cloud based services approach.
RCS encryption is testing and it's been a long time coming.
Does Apple lock users into its own Messaging default?
The prevalence of Discord among younger users.
Flash animations are now easily accessible on the Internet Archive.
Windows celebrates its 35th birthday.
How Microsoft's focus on Windows has shifted in recent years.
Someone figured out how to boot a PC from a vinyl record.
Google Pay is relaunched to focus on personal finance analysis and banking.
An Arecibo Observatory is on its last legs.
Marissa Mayer's Sunshine app represents her love of product.
A drywall-installing robot by Canvas comes out of stealth.
How gift buying for the holidays has changed this year.
Lory shows off her iPhone mini in light of her recent review.

Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Lisa Schmeiser, Lory Gil, and Lindsey Turrentine
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2 hr 33 min
November 15, 2020TWiT 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 first
How Rosetta 2 works
Is Apple really faster than 98% of PC laptops?
These people should still buy an Intel-based Mac
How Apple Silicon Macs are changing the entire PC industry
What's inside Apple's M1 chip and why it's there
Is Apple's new M1 chips' integrated GPU a problem?
Will Apple Silicon kill Adobe?
How Apple Silicon will change the AR world
This is the HomePod Mini
Wait a minute... Apple checks your apps and IP every time you launch a program???
What's new in macOS Big Sur
iJustine: Xbox Series X Fridge Unboxing
Google Photos unlimited storage is no longer free
SpaceX Crew Dragon Launch
Google is spying on your Android phone
Eric Schmitt becomes a citizen of Cyprus
YouTube Rewind is canceled this year
EU opens antitrust investigation on Amazon
Alibaba's Singles Day makes $115b total over 12 days
TikTok survives: US government gives them 2 more weeks
The first internet video Karsten ever saw: the exploding whale

Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Rene Ritchie, Alex Lindsay, and Doc Rock
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2 hr 21 min
November 08, 2020TWiT 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 that change under Biden?
Apple to hold "One More Thing" Event on November 10th
Is this the beginning of the end for Intel?
How smooth will the transition to Apple silicon be?
Will Mac ever be a good gaming platform?
Animal Crossing is the comfort game of 2020
Leaked Geekbench results for Apple silicon MacBook A14x chip 60% faster than Intel chip
Here's what we expect on November 10th: 3 new MacBooks
Is Quibi over yet?
Whatever happened to the Dancing Baby?
Apple and Sony both want to buy the Wondery podcast network
Baby Shark is the most viewed video on YouTube
iPhone 12 Mini and Pro Max shipping
The best e-bikes
California Prop 22 passes - is this a good thing or a bad thing?
California Prop 24 passes in a win for online privacy
Massachusetts passes a right-to-repair law
What will happen to Twitter without President Trump?
Ali Baba's Singles Day is coming 11/11
Raspberry Pi 400 is a full computer in a keyboard

Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Paris Martineau, Devindra Hardawar, and Dan Moren
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2 hr 17 min
November 01, 2020TWiT 795: Existential Dreadlocks - Big Tech Q4 Revenues Up, AMD Acquires Xilinx
Big Tech Q4 Revenues Up, AMD Acquires Xilinx
US Senate questions tech leaders over Section 230
AMD acquires Xilinx
Judges rule that Trump cannot shut down TikTok or WeChat
Apple revenues up year-over-year
Alphabet revenues up year-over-year
Microsoft revenues up year-over-year
Twitter revenues up year-over-year
Facebook revenues up year-over-year
Amazon revenues up year-over-year
Amazon, Facebook, Tesla, and Zoom stocks drop
Microsoft rumored to be designing new UI
Starlink starts beta test of satellite internet service
Red Ventures closes their acquisition of CNet
T-Mobile launches TVision video service
Cable companies expect more cord-cutting
Netflix raises prices
Quibi stops broadcasting
Several sea forts up for sale
Apple One bundle now available
Intel's future outlook depends on making 7nm chips
Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X go on sale in November

Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Ed Bott, Wesley Faulkner, and Sam Abuelsamid
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2 hr 23 min
October 25, 2020TWiT 794: Pulmonary Gold Disease - AOC Streams Among US, iPhone Reviews, RIP Quibi
AOC Streams Among US, iPhone Reviews, RIP Quibi
Politicians go gamer: AOC streams Among Us, Biden's Animal Crossing Island
How campaigning on social media is changing
Did social media break democracy?
Bot orders $18,752 of McFlurrys every minute
iPhone 12 reviews are in - the flat edges are cool, 5G is not.
Quibi fails after only 6 months
Google Stadia developer says streamers should be paying game developers for the right to stream their games
DOJ sues Google over antitrust
Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg will testify before Senate Judiciary Committee on November 17th
The US government goes after Section 230
Judge says the US government can't ban WeChat
Edward Snowden gets permanent residence in Russia
RIAA takes down 18 GitHub projects for downloading YouTube videos
Adobe Max introduces controversial AI filters
iPhone 12 - are you skipping this year?
Xbox Series x or Playstation 5?
The coolest electric cars
*Correction*: Adobe does not sanction the "Make Her Smile" video. Attributing this video to Adobe was an error on TWiT's part.

Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Shira Lazar, Heather Kelly, and Brianna Wu
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2 hr 23 min
October 18, 2020TWiT 793: The J to J Protocol - Amy Webb and Cory Doctorow Fix All the Problems of Big Tech
Amy Webb and Cory Doctorow Fix All the Problems of Big Tech
The dangers of dystopian thinking
The dangers of utopian thinking
Why we need an Office of Strategic Assessment vs why we need to break up monopolies
Is the problem that the government can't write sensible regulation?
Where should tech policy come from? Technologists? Smart people in government?
Is the problem that the government lacks knowledge? Or that people in general lack knowledge? Or that they refuse to be knowledgeable?
Bashing tech has become cool. Here's why that's dangerous.
Lead in the water in Flint and binge drinking in Britain
What is "The Problem" of Big Tech? Could we write a law to fix it?
Should companies fear lawsuits?
Is there a better way to make people and companies do things than regulation?
Is California Prop 24 a step in the right direction?
is Inrupt a step in the right direction?
Privacy as a luxury good
Five Eyes, Japan, and Australia want to end encryption, but privacy is still important
Happy Rosh Hashanah!
We need more public intellectuals. But there is a danger in being intellectual. And Jewish.

Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Cory Doctorow and Amy Webb
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2 hr 17 min
October 11, 2020TWiT 792: Get Out of My Grocery Aisle - iPhone 12 Preview - Congress vs Big Tech - Oracle vs Google
iPhone 12 Preview - Congress vs Big Tech - Oracle vs Google
iPhone 12 Event Preview - here is everything we know about the iPhone 12
The Supreme Court seems to frown on Google in Oracle vs Google case
Congress' antitrust case against Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon could save the internet - or destroy it.
How exactly should Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Apple be broken up? Or should they?
What are the real harms of Big Tech? Would breaking them up fix those?
Why didn't Congress include Microsoft in the huge antitrust case against Facebook, Amazon, Google, and Apple?
What are the best steps Congress could take next?
John McAfee in jail for the same thing Al Capone went to Alcatraz for
Nobel Prizes for Chemistry and Physics go to women for the first time in a long time
Seven central banks have some suggestions to improve cryptocurrency
Slack introduces Instagram-like stories
REPEAL SECTION 230!!! - Trump
Court says Apple can kick Fortnite out of the App Store, at least until the trial next spring.

Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Christina Warren, Phil Libin, and Denise Howell
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2 hr 4 min
October 04, 2020TWiT 791: A Soupçon of Zuck - Google Pixel 5, Amazon One, AppleTV+
Google Pixel 5, Amazon One, AppleTV+
Google's Launch Night in was a snooze
Amazon Sidewalk will join your neighborhood together - or invade your privacy
Amazon wants your palm print. Will you give it to them?
James Bond delayed to 2021: Movie theaters are dying
Subway sandwiches are not made with bread in Ireland, and their chicken is less than 50% chicken, but Popeye's is the best
Apple TV+ is about to lose a whole lot of subscribers - what should we watch?
How soap operas are filming during the pandemic
Prime day is October 13th - will you shop?
Libraries are being squeezed by publishers over ebooks and audiobooks
Google TV is good, but Google seems to have lost interest like they lose interest in everything
MIxer screws Ninja over; Ninja makes bank
Sonos sues Google for multi-room audio patents
Facebook merges Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook logins
US judge saves TikTok; Fleetwood Mac rejoices
The Social Dilemma is Reefer Madness for 2020
If you pay ransomware, the Treasury Department will come after you
H1-B visas cut off; tech giants cry out

Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Alex Wilhelm, Iain Thomson, and Simone de Rochefort
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2 hr 28 min

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