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March 13, 2022TWiT 866: Can't Talk, Doing Laundry - M1 Ultra, Mac Studio, DuckDuckGo's neutrality, TikTok's Oracle deal
M1 Ultra, Mac Studio, DuckDuckGo's neutrality, TikTok's Oracle deal
Apple unveils the M1 Ultra, its most powerful chip yet.

Apple announces new $1599 27-inch 5K Apple Studio Display, featuring Center Stage webcam.

Apple's Peek Performance Event Delivers to the Pros and the Mainstream.

Apple's Mac Studio is a new desktop for creative professionals.

Apple releasing iOS 15.4, macOS 12.3, and other updates next week.

Russian Cyberattacks are Possible. Be Prepared But Not Panicked.

Responding to reports that the Russian government is considering designating Meta as an extremist organization for its policies in support of speech...

Facebook allows war posts urging violence against Russian invaders.

DuckDuckGo ends neutrality, will down-rank sites "associated with Russian disinformation"

TikTok nears Oracle deal in bid to allay U.S. data concerns-sources.

The White House is briefing TikTok stars about the war in Ukraine.\

The Power Of Knowing You Belong: A Conversation With YouTube Stars Justine And Jenna Ezarik.

CNN+ will start streaming on March 29th.

Acclaimed filmmaker Brent Renaud shot, killed in Ukraine.

Amazon's Clubhouse competitor is here, turning hosts into DJs.

Salt_Hank on TikTok.

Will Magid, musician.

Biden Signs Executive Order Bullish on Crypto, Digital U.S. Dollar.

Moderna Will Develop mRNA Vaccines for 15 of the World's Worst Diseases.

Ford to ship and sell incomplete vehicles with missing chips.

Facebook's Parent Company Will Make Employees Do Their Own Laundry.

Twitter is looking for younger users. It's turning to the tech world's teen savant to help find them.

Twitter makes it harder to choose the old reverse-chronological feed.

Linux has been bitten by its most high-severity vulnerability in years.

LimeWire Is Making a Comeback, But Not As You Know It.

Coronal Mass Ejection Reaches Earth On Sunday Night.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Larry Magid, Carolina Milanesi, and Evan Brown

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2 hr 37 min
March 06, 2022TWiT 865: Safety Orange - ICANN in Russia, Nuclear vs Solar power, Elden Ring, Audiblegate, Chonky Palmtop
ICANN in Russia, Nuclear vs Solar power, Elden Ring, Audiblegate, Chunky Palmtop
Setting the stage for Russia vs Ukraine.

ICANN won't revoke Russian Internet domains, says effect would be "devastating".

Google blocks RT, Sputnik from the Play app store in Europe.

Kevin Rothrock on Twitter: "Police officers in Moscow today are stopping people, demanding to see their phones, READING THEIR MESSAGES, and refusing to release them if they refuse."

Telegram Harm Reduction for Users in Russia and Ukraine.

Mastercard, Visa suspend operations in Russia after the invasion.

Electrify: An Optimist's Playbook for Our Clean Energy Future by Saul Griffith.

The state of E-sports in 2022.

E-sports vs Chess.

World Chess Boxing Championship.

Europe's Sleeping Giant Awakens.

Apple 'Peek Performance' event invite is an AR portal.

Chonky Palmtop.

The age of Fidonet versus the age of the Internet.

Brandon Sanderson's Kickstarter for 4 secret novels raises $15M in first day.

Audiblegate.

The History of the Standard Oil Company.

Framework laptop.

The Dawn of Everything.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Brianna Wu, Cory Doctorow, and Alex Wilhelm

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3 hr 2 min
February 27, 2022TWiT 864: Can't Tell The Schist From the Feldspar - Russian/Ukraine War, Steam Deck
Russian/Ukraine War, Steam Deck
Biden has been presented with options for massive cyberattacks against Russia

How Google Maps is tracking the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Ukrainian leader calls on Apple to block Russian users from the App Store

Fedorov Reaches out to Musk and Tech Giants for Aid During Russian Invasion

What does the Ukraine invasion mean for the US-Russian partnership in space?

Are You Good at Elden Ring?

Samsung shipped '100 million' phones with flawed encryption

Webb Telescope reaches a major milestone: All its light is in one place

Steam Deck Review: IT'S NOT READY

Apple will give Siri a less gendered voice option in iOS 15.4

GlaDOS Voice Generator

Old Man of the Lake

Gaming Recs for Lisa Schmeiser

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Lisa Schmeiser, Georgia Dow, and Owen JJ Stone

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2 hr 40 min
February 20, 2022TWiT 863: An API For Truth - Android Privacy Sandbox, Truth Social, Cyber Warfare, NUDGE Act
Android Privacy Sandbox, Truth Social, Cyber Warfare, NUDGE Act
The Genesis Machine by Amy Webb.

The Privacy Sandbox on Android.

Meta's Horizon metaverse already has 10x more users since 2022 began.

Microsoft claims HoloLens is 'doing great' after reports version 3 was canceled.

Meta's Clegg Promoted as Zuckerberg Steps Back From Policy.

New algorithm bill could force Facebook to change how the news feed works.

QAnon founder may have been identified thanks to machine learning.

Trump's social network will reportedly launch on Monday.

Melania Trump's Auction of Hat Hit by Plunge in Cryptocurrency.

Meet the 'Crocodile of Wall Street' rapper accused of laundering billions of dollars in crypto.

OpenSea Investigating 'Exploit Rumors' as Users Complain of Missing NFTs.

Spotify Buys Podcast Analytics Firms Podsights and Chartable.

Spotify Bet Big on Joe Rogan. It Got More Than It Counted On.

You'll need a Microsoft account to set up future versions of Windows 11 Pro.

Crypto apps soar in popularity after the Super Bowl splurge.

What might cyberwarfare look like?

US officials prep big banks and utilities for potential Russian cyberattacks as the Ukraine crisis deepens.

New York Amazon Workers to Vote on Union in March.

Mapping Playboy's Digital Reinvention, Where NFTs Are the Magazine and the Metaverse Is the Mansion.

YouTube's Content ID System Flags, Demonetizes Video Of Cat Purring.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Amy Webb and Paris Martineau

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2 hr 40 min
February 13, 2022TWiT 862: A Game Old Bird - Galaxy S22 Ultra, Mainstreaming of crypto, Meta in France, James Webb Telescope
Galaxy S22 Ultra, Mainstreaming of crypto, Meta in France, James Webb Telescope
The Mainstreaming of Crypto.

Rapper Razzlekhan Is Accused Of $4.5 Billion Crypto Laundering Scheme.

The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is a Note successor with a built-in stylus.

Photons Received: Webb Sees Its First Star – 18 Times.

Samsung's Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra should have been a Chromebook.

Mark Zuckerberg and team consider shutting down Facebook and Instagram in Europe if - Meta can not process Europeans' data on US servers.

France says Google Analytics breaches GDPR when it sends data to US.

Age verification to access social media: UK govt threat.

IRS abandons ID.me facial recognition plans.

Fake Windows 11 upgrade installers infect you with RedLine malware.

Stuck in KUOW purgatory: Seattle Mazda drivers can't change the radio dial.

40 Starlink satellites succumb to geomagnetic storm.

Teenager who tracks Elon Musk's private jet says he might stop in exchange for a new Tesla.

Chip shortages, sure, but it's a good time to be a silicon wafer maker.

The Guardian: Rising popularity of VR headsets sparks 31% rise in insurance claims.

In Oscar Nominations, Streaming Hits A Ceiling Despite Apple Breakthrough And 'The Power Of The Dog' Leading Field.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Connie Guglielmo, Iain Thomson, and Andy Ihnatko

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2 hr 16 min
February 06, 2022TWiT 861: Magic Internet Money - Meta earnings flop, Amazon Prime price hike, NFT celebrity complex
Meta earnings flop, Amazon Prime price hike, NFT celebrity complex
Meta Erases $251 Billion in Value, Biggest Wipeout in History.

Facebook blames Apple after a historically bad quarter, saying iPhone privacy changes will cost it $10 billion.

Meta lost $10 billion on AR and VR in 2021.

Zuckerberg Tells Staff to Focus on Video Products as Meta's Stock Plunges.

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian wasn't shocked by Meta's 26% plunge, saying Facebook's ad model 'doesn't cut the mustard' anymore.

The EARN IT Act Is Back, and It's More Dangerous Than Ever.

Google parent company Alphabet broke $200 billion in annual revenue for the first time.

Google's Pixel phones had their best quarter ever.

Amazon confronts pandemic costs and raises the price of Prime.

Here's The Boat That Won't Bring Jeff Bezos's Hair, Or Wife Back.

Joe Rogan Apologizes for 'Shameful' Past Use of Racial Slur.

Why is Joe Rogan So Popular?

What is the current state of COVID and WFH?

GoFundMe removes the donation page for the Canadian trucker protest.

Silicon Valley loves mafias and you should, too.

Wordle Is Joining The New York Times Games.

Apple blasted over a paltry 3% fee reduction for external payments in the Netherlands.

Tesla recall: 'Full Self-Driving' software runs stop signs.

Mapping the celebrity NFT complex.

We Found The Real Names Of Bored Ape Yacht Club's Pseudonymous Founders.

Report: Stadia deprioritized as white-label 'Google Stream' aims for Bungie, Capcom deals.

North Korea Hacked Him. So He Took Down Its Internet.

BlackBerry to sell patents related to mobile devices, messaging for $600 million.

House OKs bill to boost US chip fabrication and R&D.

Car companies stand to make billions by charging you monthly fees for add-on features like heated seats.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Nicholas De Leon, Dan Patterson, and Owen Thomas

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January 30, 2022TWiT 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
January 23, 2022TWiT 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
January 16, 2022TWiT 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
January 09, 2022TWiT 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

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