This Week in Tech (Video)

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This Week in Tech (Video) episodes

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
September 27, 2020TWiT 790: The Snaggletooth Network - TikTok Ban, Amazon Drone Camera, Pixel 5
TikTok Ban, Amazon Drone Camera, Pixel 5
Galaxy Z Fold 2 Review
Is TikTok banned yet?
The Palantir IPO is coming up. Should you invest?
Amazon Sidewalk is a terrifying sci-fi security network
Amazon's new Ring security cam flies around your house and lets you know if you left your stove on
Google Pixel 5 preview - We already know everything about it, except the price. Will it be an inexpensive premium phone?
5G is still BS. When will that change?
Epic Games, Spotify, and Tile form a Rebel Alliance to fight Apple. Europe and Facebook are fighting them too. When will Apple come around?
Streaming gaming is the future. Physical media will die. Get over it.
Microsoft buys Bethesda for $7.5 BILLION dollars
GTA is the most valuable media series in the world
Quibi is a failure. They are up for sale 6 months after their launch.
Republicans hate the Three-Body Problem and want Netflix to drop it.
The upcoming Foundation TV series and Dune movie make us want to re-read our childhood favorites. Should we?
Rent a goat for your next Zoom call!

Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Dwight Silverman, Brian McCullough, and Peter Rojas
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2 hr 39 min
September 20, 2020TWiT 789: TikTok Dough - Trump OKs TikTok, Apple Watch and iPad Air, Oculus Quest 2
Trump OKs TikTok, Apple Watch and iPad Air, Oculus Quest 2
Trump OKs Oracle/Walmart/TikTok deal
Apple Watch focuses on fitness and family
Apple Fitness+ expands Apple's empire
Apple One subscription bundle gets you all the things
Where does Apple One go from here?
How can Apple avoid getting slapped for anti-trust?
The new iPad Air is practically a Pro
The iPhone will come when the iPhone comes. What about AirTags? Apple Silicon?
How could Apple make a better presentation? Was Tim Cook on a green screen?
Everything you need to know about the Oculus Quest 2
Playstation 5 announces price and availability
Xbox announces Game Pass details
Peacock lands on the Roku. Will anyone watch?
The Mandalorian wins Disney+ its first Emmy awards

Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Jim Dalrymple, Alex Lindsay, and Georgia Dow
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2 hr 31 min
September 13, 2020TWiT 788: Seems Like a Nice Young Man - Microsoft Won't Buy TikTok, Nvidia buys ARM, Surface Duo Review
Microsoft Won't Buy TikTok, Nvidia buys ARM, Surface Duo Review
Microsoft out of the running for TikTok
Will the TikTok sale go through before Trump's deadline?
Nvidia buys ARM
Microsoft Surface Duo review: twice the screens, half as good
Microsoft Surface Neo: when is the next two screen Microsoft device coming?
Apple event: Apple Watch 6, iPad Air, maybe Apple Silicon?
TWiT finally got invited to an Apple event after our ten-year ban
Viacom wants to sell CNET
The Office of Technology Assessment: what government needs
US DOJ may file an anti-trust complaint against Google this week
$36 toilet paper? Wasn't me, says Amazon. Blame the algorithm
The Social Dilemma - Zuck "hopes" Facebook won't destroy the world
Android 11 update is pretty much just 3 features - iOS 14 is a much bigger deal
The fastest mobile networks in 2020 are not 5G
37% of households don't have cable
Fortnite launches a concert series

Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Lory Gil, Ed Bott, and Bill Detwiler
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2 hr 40 min
September 06, 2020TWiT 787: Dreamliner - TikTok Sale, Trump YouTube Ads, Apple Announcement
TikTok Sale, Trump YouTube Ads, Apple Announcement
Rob Reid's Ted Talk on synthetic biology and pandemics from 2019
The Privileged Have Entered their Escape Pods
Microsoft Duo reviews coming September 10th
A guy in a jetpack sited by planes near LAX
Facebook bans political ads the week before the election
Pinterest bans political ads
Trump stops advertising on TV, switches to YouTube
Cable TV is the rotary phone of the 21st century
Political polling has utterly changed in the past 10 years
China government will ban the sale of TikTok's algorithm
We still don't know who will buy TikTok
Apple announcement coming 9/8?
AG Barr wants to go after Google for anti-trust now
Amazon furious over JEDI contract going to Microsoft
Amazon Halo fitness band uses AI to judge your tone of voice, records your conversations, and takes naked selfies of you
US court rules that the NSA surveillance revealed by Edward Snowden is illegal
California's assembly kills effort to expand broadband to all Californians
CableCARD nearing its end
Biden/Harris signs coming to Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Fisher-Price baby controller toy understands the Konami Code
It takes Google Maps users 24 years to walk 1 light year
Nvidia RTX 3080 coming soon for $1499

Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Rob Reid, Dan Patterson, and Louis Maresca
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2 hr 17 min

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