This Week in Tech (Video LO)

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen details company's misleading efforts on 60 Minutes. Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp Were Down: Here's What to Know. Update about the October 4th outage. Facebook and its apps suffer another outage. Mark Zuckerberg - I wanted to share a note I wrote to... 1 Billion TikTok Users Understand What Congress Doesn't. Windows 11 review: The start of a new era. Here's the story behind the Microsoft Store for Windows 11 and how its creator thinks this time it'll work. The Steve Jobs deal with Michael Dell that could have changed Apple and tech history. Surface Laptop Studio review: Redefining what a Windows laptop can be (again) The iPad Air is everything that's wrong with Apple's tablets. Apple files appeal in Epic Games case, potentially delaying App Store changes for years. The Twitch Hack Is Worse for Streamers Than for Twitch. New ad suggests drinking Coke will destroy video games, usher in world peace. YouTube To Stop Making Year-End 'Rewind' Videos. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Dan Moren, Christina Warren, and Daniel Rubino Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Stamps.com promo code TWiT checkout.com/twit business.eset.com/twit itpro.tv/twit promo code TWIT30

Facebook meets 60 Minutes, what is Finsta? Rivian R1T first look, Holmes trial This is Facebook's internal research on the mental health effects of Instagram. Sen. Blumenthal: "Will you commit to ending Finsta?" Facebook is hitting the brakes on Instagram for kids. Astro home robot and more announced. Leaked Documents Show How Amazon's Astro Robot Tracks Everything You Do. Hear That? It's Your Voice Being Taken for Profit. Amazon is now accepting your applications for its home surveillance drone. Activision to pay $18 million settlement over workplace misconduct. Rivian R1T first drive: Easily the best pickup I've ever driven, both off-road and on. Tesla plans to add ~1,000 new Full Self-Driving Beta testers per day based on 'safety score'. Delaying Elizabeth Holmes' Theranos Fraud Trial is Paying Off For the Defense. First Look: iPhone 13, 13 Mini, 13 Pro, and 13 Pro Max. YouTube is banning Joseph Mercola and a handful of other anti-vaccine activists. Twitch announces new features to curb hate raids. New Limits Give Chinese E-Gamers Whiplash. Apple Doesn't Make Videogames. But It's the Hottest Player in Gaming. Amazon has a smash hit on its hands — a new computer game with hundreds of thousands of players. The 2021 List of the All-time Most Popular Netflix Shows and Series is Here. Planet Squid Game. NBCUniversal and YouTubeTV reach agreement to avoid dropped channels. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Seth Weintraub, Denise Howell, and Nicholas De Leon Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT mintmobile.com/twit CrowdStrike.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit

Crackdown in China, Surface Duo 2, end of magazines, Peter Thiel What technology has brought since the '80s. Are today's students aware of how much technology has changed since the '80s? We the Media: Grassroots Journalism By the People, For the People New edition by Dan Gillmor. The importance of blogs and the state of blogs now. Facebook: The Inside Story by Steven Levy. How much has Mark Zuckerberg evolved since the beginning of Facebook? Facebook to testify on kids' safety as lawmakers probe a whistleblower's revelations. Was the Facebook Files series a fair representation of what's going on inside the company? China's central bank says all cryptocurrency-related activities are illegal, vows harsh crackdown. FBI held back ransomware decryption key from businesses to run operations targeting hackers. Apple iPhone 13 Review: The Most Incremental Upgrade Ever. Microsoft's new Surface Duo 2 has all the features that were missing the first time around. Where does Apple go next? What is the next "perfect thing"? The Framework Laptop. The Art of the Thiel. Watch a raven take out a Google drone mid-air as the tech giant is forced to ground its home delivery service due to bird attacks. What Our Research Really Says About Teen Well-Being and Instagram. "Completely Running Blind." Apple's Power Move To Kneecap Facebook Advertising Is Working. Google to Buy New York City Office Building for $2.1 Billion. The NSA and CIA Use Ad Blockers Because Online Advertising Is So Dangerous. I went to Amazon's high-tech hair salon and virtually dyed my hair pink — then got the best haircut I've ever had. William Shatner's Going to Space on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Rocket Ship. Facebook introduces portable Portal Go for $199. Facebook Chief Technology Officer Schroepfer to Step Down. The Doctor Who Helped Defeat Smallpox Explains What's Coming. Barry Diller's IAC in Talks to Buy Magazine Publisher Meredith. Phones of journalist who tracked Viktor Orban's childhood friend infected with spyware. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Steven Levy, Jeff Jarvis, and Dan Gillmor Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: wwt.com/twit podium.com/twit Modern Finance www.stamps.com - promo code: TWIT

iPhone 13, iPad Mini, Microsoft Surface preview, Inspiration4 The Moose and the Showgirl. Arctic Adventure! Apple's iPhone 13 sports better battery and improved cameras, starting at $799. Apple unveils redesigned iPad Mini with an 8.3-inch display and 5G connectivity. Apple Watch Series 7 delivers larger screens and more durability. iPhone 13's cinematic mode will let you manipulate focus like a pro. Tim Cook Faces Surprising Employee Unrest at Apple. Supply chains, labor costs, consumer apathy: Why 'Made in America' is a tricky idea to sell. What Amazon's $18 average hourly wage means for other employers. Amazon fights high warehouse turnover with offer of free college tuition. OpenSea confirms executive used insider knowledge when buying NFTs. YouTube takes down the Ig Nobel show because of a 1914 recording. Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show. Instagram chief faces backlash after an awkward comparison between cars and social media safety. How Facebook Hobbled Mark Zuckerberg's Bid to Get America Vaccinated. The Week Nicki Minaj's Cousin's Friend's Balls Dominated Twitter. Facebook's first smart glasses are the Ray-Ban Stories Google and Apple, Under Pressure From Russia, Remove Voting App Telegram Messenger Blocks Navalny's Bot During Vote. Inspiration4 Astronauts Beam After Return From 3-Day Journey to Orbit. Tesla will open controversial FSD beta software to owners with a good driving record. Surface Pro 8 leaks with 120Hz display and Thunderbolt support. Galaxy Fold-style Pixel foldable, 'Jumbojack,' spotted in Android 12.1. Woolly mammoths could walk the Earth again by 2027 if CRISPR startup succeeds. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Devindra Hardawar, Jason Hiner, and Harry McCracken Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: nureva.com/twit wealthfront.com/twit podium.com/twit CrowdStrike.com/twit

Apple event preview, Apple vs. Epic, Proton gets Tim Berners-Lee Remembering 9/11. Apple must allow other forms of in-app purchase, rules judge in Epic v. Apple. Texas governor signs bill prohibiting social media giants from blocking users based on viewpoint. Apple Event Announced: 'California Streaming' on September 14 With iPhone 13, Apple Watch Series 7 Expected. Why the iPhone 13 Mini could be Apple's last Mini for a while. Google Pixel 6 teaser gives first real-world look at the upcoming phone. ProtonMail Under Fire For Sharing ClActivist Data With French Authorities. Proton welcomes Sir Tim Berners-Lee to its advisory board – as ProtonMail suffers a privacy backlash. New Data Says More Communities Built Their Own Broadband Because of COVID. U.S. Broadband Wireless Speeds Climb to Pathetic 14th Place Globally. Starlink Review: Broadband Dreams Fall to Earth SpaceX's Inspiration4 all-civilian spaceflight: When to watch and what to know Apple Warns Vibrations Like Those From High-Power Motorcycle Engines Can Harm iPhone Cameras. Aliens: Fireteam Elite review: Finally, co-op action worthy of this franchise. Amazon slams SpaceX, tells FCC that Musk-led companies are rule-breakers. Why top streamers are leaving Twitch. Amazon Launches Its First TVs: Fire TV Omni Series with 4K Ultra HD. Facebook sent flawed data to misinformation researchers. Twitter wants you to tweet to interest-based communities, not just followers. Twitter is testing an official 'soft block' feature. TikTok overtakes YouTube for average watch time in US and UK. Brazil's Bolsonaro Bans Social Networks From Removing Some Posts. Ray-Ban Stories: These are Facebook's first mass-market smart glasses. Facebook's smart Ray-Ban glasses are disappointingly familiar. El Salvador Buys Its First 200 BTC a Day Before Its Bitcoin Law Becomes Effective. Cryptocurrency prices tumble and exchange trading falters as snags crop up. Revealed: LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every civilian they stop. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Brianna Wu, Karl Bode, and Lisa Eadicicco Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: ZipRecruiter.com/Twit att.com itpro.tv/twit promo code TWIT30 casper.com/twit1 - promo code: TWIT1

Apple's CSAM reversal, Big Tech pushback in Texas, a spying Lightning cable Apple delays rollout of CSAM detection system and child safety features. Benefits of Apple's Image Abuse Scanning Outweigh Risks. Apple keeps shutting down employee-run surveys on pay equity. Google, Apple Hit by First Law Threatening Dominance Over App-Store Payments. Report suggests that an 'ad' for Microsoft Teams may have broken the Windows 11 desktop and taskbar. Broadcasters Score Big Legal Win Against App Streaming Network TV. Apple Plans to Add Satellite Features to iPhones for Emergencies. The Texas abortion ban could force tech to snitch on users. Lyft, Uber will cover legal fees for drivers sued under Texas abortion law. TikTok Users and Coders Flood Texas Abortion Site With Fake Tips. Senior's Guide to TikTok. China Slashes Kids' Gaming Time to Just Three Hours a Week. Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro Launching October 28th. Google Delays Return to Office to 2022 on Covid Surge. Facebook's WhatsApp Fined Around $270 Million for EU Privacy Violations. Twitter launches Super Follows on iOS. This Seemingly Normal Lightning Cable Will Leak Everything You Type. US govt warns orgs to patch massively exploited Confluence bug. Qualcomm debuts lossless Bluetooth audio streaming with aptX Lossless. Amazon is close to launching its own TV in the US. Apple acquires classical music streaming service Primephonic. House Committee Investigating January 6th Capitol Invasion Goes On Social Media Fishing Expedition. House Republicans wrote a letter to Yahoo 'Chief Executive Officer' Marissa Mayer, but she hasn't been CEO since 2017 AI Machines Can't Not Be Granted Patents on Inventions: Judge. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Alex Kantrowitz, Larry Magid, and Dan Patterson Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: udacity.com/TWiT offer code TWIT75 expressvpn.com/twit molekule.com promo code twit Modern Finance

OnlyFans about-face, Tim Cook 10th anniversary, Elizabeth Holmes trial First Look at Leo's Galaxy Watch 4 Classic and Galaxy Z Flip 3. The All-Seeing "i": Apple Just Declared War on Your Privacy. EU agency advises against using search & browsing history for credit scores. From Pearl to Pegasus: Bahraini Government Hacks Activists with NSO Group Zero-Click iPhone Exploits. T-Mobile Hacker Who Stole Data on 50 Million Customers: 'Their Security Is Awful'. Norton and Avast are merging into an $8 billion antivirus empire. Tim Cook's Run as Apple CEO Could End as Early as 2025. Who Will Replace Him? Analyst: Chipset Shortage Now Affects 'Everybody But Apple' Elizabeth Holmes: from Silicon Valley's female icon to disgraced CEO on trial. OnlyFans no longer plans to ban porn, saying in abrupt U-turn that it wants to be a 'home for all creators'. OnlyFans' policy change is a tale as old as the internet. Microsoft is threatening to withhold Windows 11 updates if your CPU is old. Microsoft Promotes Product Chief Panay to Senior Leadership Team. Microsoft won't stop you from installing Windows 11 on older PCs. The remote work argument has already been won by startups. Scientists add human fat gene into potatoes to make them grow huge. Amateur gardener grows world's biggest potato. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Owen JJ Stone, Dwight Silverman, and Alex Wilhelm Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: podium.com/twit CrowdStrike.com/twit wordtune.com/twit ZipRecruiter.com/Twit

T-Mobile hack, OnlyFans policy change, Cloudflare DDoS, Tesla's humanoid robot T-Mobile Investigating Claims of Massive Customer Data Breach. Why there are so many different cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin Knocks on Door of $50,000 After Rising Above Resistance. OnlyFans shares its new policy banning sexually explicit content. @PostCultRev: A lot of people are getting the OnlyFans story wrong... Court: CA's Prop. 22 on Uber, Lyft drivers unconstitutional. End of the line for Uber. After criticism, Apple to only seek abuse images flagged in multiple nations. Cloudflare says it mitigated a record-breaking 17.2M rps DDoS attack. Apple Delays Office Return to at Least January on Covid Rise. The Remote Work–Fertility Connection. Disney Touts $125 Million in Online Revenue From 'Black Widow' How Peter Thiel turned $2,000 in a Roth IRA into $5,000,000,000. Girl Scout digital leadership badge. Elon Musk says Tesla is working on humanoid robots. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Kevin Rose, Lisa Schmeiser, and Nate Lanxon Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: mintmobile.com/twit wwt.com/twit wealthfront.com/twit

IBM's PC turns 40, Senate plan to open Apple's App Store, where Countach got its name Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 unveiled: This wedge is a hybrid. "Blue" hydrogen is worse for the climate than coal, study says. The real reason everyone hates Apple's child porn idea (it has nothing to do with privacy). Apple and Google Are Gearing Up to Fight a New App Store Bill. TikTok overtakes Facebook as world's most downloaded app. Beige Against the Machine: The IBM PC turns 40 August 12. Nvidia Reveals Its CEO Was Computer Generated in Keynote Speech. The Ethics of a Deepfake Anthony Bourdain Voice. On the banality of our deepfake future. Nikola founder charged with securities fraud over allegedly fake truck demo. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 Announced With S Pen Support and Water Resistance. Xiaomi announces Mix 4 with under-display camera. Huawei Accused in Suit of Installing Data' Back Door' in Pakistan Project. T-Mobile Investigating Claims of Massive Customer Data Breach. Excerpt: How Google bought Android—according to folks in the room. YouTube, Google Launch New Protections for Kids Under 18. How YouTube's Crackdown on Unboxing Videos Could Play Out. Pay cut: Google employees who work from home could lose money. Old-fashioned business travel is dead (but don't blame the pandemic). Aston Martin's 217 mph convertible. Bugatti's 1,500 hp Bolide. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Tim Stevens, Mike Elgan, and Owen Thomas Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: expressvpn.com/twit podium.com/twit itpro.tv/twit promo code TWIT30 CrowdStrike.com/twit

Apple's proposed CSAM protections, Google Pixel 6, Firefox declines Apple explains how iPhones will scan photos for child-sexual-abuse images. Daring Fireball: Apple's New 'Child Safety' Initiatives, and the Slippery Slope. Pixel 6 Preview: Google Confirms Its First Smartphone Chip. Google Pixel 5A Launching Later This Month at $450. Google Tensor debuts on the new Pixel 6 this fall. Google+ class action starts paying out $2.15 for G+ privacy violations. How Biden's E.V. Plan Could Help Tesla and Squeeze Toyota. Stacey gets advice on buying a new electric vehicle. Super Electric Scooter Looks To Zapp Urban Mobility Market. Buy a Rolley. Firefox Lost Almost 50 million Users: Here's Why It is Concerning. Elon Musk and Apple deny the wild story that he tried to replace Tim Cook. Apple Sinks 'Submarine Patent,' Escapes $308.5 Million Verdict. Google revamps its camera devices but could do more with AI. Swarm Eval Kit. A Look Back At The Very First Website Ever Launched, 30 Years Later. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Stacey Higginbotham, Doc Rock, and Sam Abuelsamid Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Modern Finance ZipRecruiter.com/Twit udacity.com/TWiT offer code TWIT75 att.com/activearmor

Bimbo Squalo - Blizzard mess, China tech crackdown, quarterly earnings, Rickroll hits 1 billion Review: A deep new history of Tesla takes the shine off Elon Musk. Apple Watch lead Kevin Lynch reportedly transferred to 'Apple Car' team. Apple's Mac and iPad sales break quarterly records. Facial recognition technology faces a crackdown in China. Why is China smashing its tech industry? Kotick apologizes for the "tone deaf" response, promises action following a lawsuit. Inside The Cosby Suite From The Activision Blizzard Lawsuit. Here's a 2010 Blizzcon panel in which a fan was brave enough to ask a panel full of men whether there's scope for some of WoW's female characters to be less sexualized. First 'Time Crystal' Built Using Google's Quantum Computer. TSMC 2nm chip plans are announced, a day after Intel said it could catch up. Mark Zuckerberg is betting Facebook's future on the metaverse. Thanks to the Rickroll, 'Never Gonna Give You Up' hits 1 billion YouTube plays. U.S. Government Sells Wu-Tang Clan Album Once Owned By Martin Shkreli. Sony has sold 10 million PS5 consoles. Scarlett Johansson sues Disney, says Disney+ release of Black Widow broke contract. YouTube Q2 Ad Revenue Hits Record $7 Billion, Alphabet Beats Estimates. Spotify Misses Overall Q2 User Target, Ad Revenue Jumps 110%. 3G-only Kindles begin their long, slow death this year. Olympics Broadcaster Announces His Computer Password on Live TV. Techdirt Is Now Entirely Without Any Google Ads Or Tracking Code. Lucasfilm hires the YouTube deepfaker who put its Luke, Leia, and Tarkin cameos to shame. Phantom Warships Are Courting Chaos in Conflict Zones. With help from Google, impersonated Brave.com website pushes malware. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Wesley Faulkner, Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, and Carolina Milanesi Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: CrowdStrike.com/twit wordtune.com/twit podium.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit

Billionaires in space, Right to Repair, Akamai outage, NSO Spyware Amazon's New World is reportedly bricking RTX 3090 cards. Jeff Bezos and Sir Richard Branson not yet astronauts, US says. Report Finds Big Telecom Spends $320,000 on Lobbying Every Day. The FTC Votes Unanimously to Enforce Right to Repair. iFixit CEO names and shames tech giants for right to repair obstruction. Framework | The Framework Laptop is now shipping, and press reviews. Alexa finally gets a masculine-sounding voice option. 'Call Her Daddy' Host Alex Cooper Wants to Have the Biggest Podcast in the World. Google pushed a one-character typo to production, bricking Chrome OS devices. Akamai DNS outage knocks many major websites and services offline: PSN, Steam, Fidelity, more. A Defunct Video Hosting Site Is Flooding Normal Websites With Hardcore Porn. BritBox Customers Stunned When Billed 100 Times Their Monthly Fee. Twitter shares a first look at the 'big overhaul' coming to TweetDeck. Twitter reveals surprisingly low two-factor auth (2FA) adoption rate. Tennessee man died from heart attack after 'Swatting' over Twitter handle. Elon Musk confirms Tesla will not offer a regular steering wheel on new Model S/X. Tesla Full-Self Driving Software Alarms Safety Advocates. Pegasus spyware seller: Blame our customers, not us, for hacking. Top U.S. Catholic Church official resigns after cellphone data used to track him on Grindr and to gay bars. ROUTERS! ROUTERS!! ROUTERS!!! Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Georgia Dow, Owen JJ Stone, and Iain Thomson Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: wealthfront.com/twit Amazon.com/TWITRX wwt.com/twit business.eset.com/twit

Windows 365, Windows on iPad Targets of spyware revealed Retail stores packed with unchecked Facial Recognition So Long, Twitter Fleets Twitter for iOS now lets you edit (who can reply to your old) tweets Running Windows 3.1 and TRS-80 emulation on an iPad! Facebook Has Fired Dozens Over Abusing Access to User Data, New Book Says Surgeon General's Warning for Facebook Social Warming (book) Windows 365 puts PCs in the cloud The new Steam Deck for Gaming Lots of apps use your personal contacts. Few will tell you what they do with them. Tesla FSD beta v9, Not So Great Apple Watch and Health exec Kevin Lynch joining the Apple Car team Dyson EV Anthony Bourdain AI narration Val Kilmer comparison Tech Workers Who Swore Off the Bay Area Are Coming Back Where Lorem Ipsum Comes From Host: Jason Snell Guests: Harry McCracken, Rosemary Orchard, and Andy Ihnatko Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: checkout.com/twit itpro.tv/twit use the code TWIT30 mintmobile.com/twit Endava Podcast - Tech Reimagined

Branson in Space, Amazon, Kaseya Hack GitHub Copilot · Your AI pair programmer AI voice actors sound more human than ever—and are ready to hire Trump Sues Facebook, Twitter & YouTube, Claiming His Own Government Violated The Constitution Larry Magid: Trump's misguided social media lawsuit (mercurynews.com) Hello! You've Been Referred Here Because You're Wrong About Section 230 Of The Communications Decency Act Richard Branson and Crew React To Space Flight Blue Origin Tweets about "Space" Travel FTC Opens Probe of Amazon's MGM Purchase, Signaling a Lengthy Inquiry Apple has reportedly requested streaming rights for NFL Sunday Ticket games The First Camera Phone and photo by Phillipe Kahn Kaseya Failed to Address Security Before Hack, Ex-Employees Say Microsoft Teams is bringing back Clippy and all your old favorites The Yahoo! Brand Is Still Worth $1.6 Billion to Masayoshi Son Microsoft Teams is bringing back Clippy and all your old favorites Meet the Switch Pro: $350 "OLED Model" launches on October 8 Pentagon cancels $10 billion JEDI cloud contract Pokémon GO Catches $5 Billion in Lifetime Revenue in Five Years Zuck's flag-waving Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Christina Warren, Larry Magid, and Devindra Hardawar Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: molekule.com promo code twit expressvpn.com/twit casper.com/twit1 - promo code: TWIT1 ourcrowd.com/twit

Amazon and the FTC, REvil ransomware, GitHub Copilot, Pokémon Go FTC votes to expand antitrust enforcement powers FTC charges computer chip supplier Broadcom with illegal monopolization Amazon Wants FTC Chair Khan Recused Over Past Criticism The Jeff Bezos Paradox Amazon Primed Andy Jassy to Be CEO. Can He Keep What Jeff Bezos Built? Amazon Revises Corporate Values Days Before Bezos Steps Down REvil ransomware hits 200 companies in MSP supply-chain attack Supermarket chain Coop closes 800 stores following Kaseya ransomware attack Russian hackers are trying to brute-force hundreds of networks Apps with 5.8 million Google Play downloads stole users' Facebook passwords Microsoft warns of Windows' PrintNightmare' vulnerability that's being actively exploited Another 0-Day Looms for Many Western Digital Users Judge blocks Florida law aimed at punishing social media GitHub Copilot · Your AI pair programmer Microsoft's Blue Screen of Death is changing to black in Windows 11 Stars and Stripes - Soldiers watch the US withdrawal from Bagram Airfield through the lens of Pokemon Go Amazon Plans' Rebel Alliance' With Slack, Dropbox to Fight Microsoft Tim Berners-Lee sells web source code NFT for $5.4m The Tim Berners-Lee NFT that sold for $5.4M might have an HTML error Meat Grown in Israeli Bioreactors Is Coming to American Diners Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Brianna Wu and Amy Webb Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Windows 11 unveiled - can your PC run it? China bans Bitcoin and other crypto mining, gig app for open-source intel gathering, and more. Microsoft makes Windows 11 official, and it's coming this fall. Microsoft will let devs keep every penny their Windows app makes — unless it's a game. Fret not, you can sideload Android APKs directly onto Windows 11. Will your PC run Windows 11? Even Microsoft can't say for sure. Windows 11 will integrate Chat from Microsoft Teams in the Taskbar. New GitHub app details precisely why your PC cannot upgrade to Windows 11. DirectStorage on Windows 11: Next-gen gaming performance, with PC requirements. "I'm totally screwed." WD My Book Live users wake up to find their data deleted. Tech giants, fearful of proposals to curb them, blitz Washington with lobbying. This year's Prime Day broke sales records. Apple says allowing sideloading on iPhone would expose users to serious privacy and security risks. Google delays Chrome's cookie-blocking privacy plan by nearly 2 years. Sundar Pichai faces internal criticism at Google. App taps unwitting users abroad to gather open-source intelligence. John McAfee was not suicidal, says widow of antivirus software magnate. Real estate mogul Frank McCourt has a $100 million plan to replace Facebook. Court rules for high school cheerleader in First Amendment dispute over Snapchat profanity. China to shut down over 90% of its Bitcoin mining capacity after local bans. South African brothers vanish, and so does $3.6 billion in Bitcoin. UK watchdog bans cryptocurrency exchange Binance. If you're thinking about suicide, are worried about a friend or loved one, or would like emotional support, the Lifeline network is available 24/7 across the United States. https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/talk-to-someone-now/ 1-800-273-8255 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Ed Bott, Daniel Rubino, and Denise Howell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Endava Podcast - Tech Reimagined podium.com/twit

Five Anti-Big Tech bills, Windows 11 leak, WWW as an NFT, Right to repair Read The Five Big Tech Bills Congress Just Introduced. Lina Khan Named F.T.C. Chair by Biden. Pros and Cons of Amazon's Sidewalk Network. Plus, How to Opt Out. Will Apple Mail threaten the newsletter boom? A top tech journalist shares the pitch deck he uses to sell ads on his Substack newsletter and podcast. Windows 11 leak reveals new UI, Start menu, and more. We investigated whether digital contact tracing actually worked in the US. New York Senate Passes Electronics Right-to-Repair Legislation. FTC Comes Out in Favor of Right to Repair. Drought-stricken communities push back against data centers. Amazon confirms it removed RavPower, a popular phone battery and charger brand. Amazon blames social media for struggle with fake reviews. The web's source code is being auctioned as an NFT by inventor Tim Berners-Lee. Bitcoin Taproot upgrade: what it means. Consumer Reports: Prime Days best deals. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Nicholas De Leon, Alex Kantrowitz, and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: wwt.com/twit udacity.com/TWiT offer code TWIT75

WWDC highlights, Big Tech regulation, flying cars Apple Lists 'M1X MacBook Pro' in YouTube Tags for WWDC Keynote Video. Rene picks privacy and extensibility as his favorite announcements during WWDC. WWDC 2021: macOS Monterey further blurs lines between Mac, Catalyst, and iPad apps. Jason picks Unified platform and Mac shortcuts as his favorite announcements during WWDC. WWDC 2021: I love it when a platform comes together. iOS 15 and macOS Monterey — Apple's walled garden just got even higher. FaceTime is coming to Android and Windows via the web. Philip picks SharePlay API as his favorite announcement during WWDC. Apple employees push back against returning to the office in an internal letter. Leo picks Apple ID reform as his favorite announcement during WWDC. Public reaction to Amazon Sidewalk. Jeff Bezos and his brother will fly on Blue Origin's first human spaceflight with auction winner. House lawmakers introduce five bipartisan bills to unwind tech monopolies. Biden revokes Trump bans on TikTok and WeChat. The hard truth about ransomware: we aren't prepared, it's a battle with new rules, and it hasn't near reached peak impact. The U.S. Retrieves Millions in Ransom Paid to Colonial Pipeline Hackers. GameStop stock falls sharply amid 5M-share sales plan, SEC investigation. Microsoft looks ready to launch Windows 11. FBI and Australian police ran an encrypted chat platform to catch criminal gangs. Apple says it didn't know Trump's DOJ was asking for Democrats' data. Some Apple Suppliers in China Tell Ethnic Minorities: Don't Bother Applying For Jobs. iPhone 13 release date, price, specs, and leaks. Billionaire Larry Page's Kitty Hawk Is Making An All-In Bet On Robot Air Taxis. Its Program Head Is Out In Disagreement Over It. What Is a Flying Car? Facebook plans its first smartwatch for next summer with two cameras, heart rate monitor. Twitter to add a newsletter 'subscribe' button to profiles for simple sign-ups. Happy 42nd Anniversary to the Original Intel 8086 and the x86 Architecture. El Salvador becomes the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender after passing a law. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) asks whether the Forest Service or the BLM can alter the orbit of the moon or the Earth in order to fight climate change. Chipmaker SiFive Is Said to Draw Intel Takeover Interest. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Rene Ritchie, Jason Snell, and Philip Michaels Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Amazon.com/TWITRX Indeed.com/TWIT ourcrowd.com/twit

WWDC preview, hacking Tamagotchi, Nigeria suspends Twitter El Salvador looks to become the world's first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. Hacking Group Anonymous Issue Veiled Threat to Elon Musk Over Crypto Market Trolling. USA Today resists FBI subpoena seeking data of those who read story on agents' shooting. Amazon Prime Day is June 21 and June 22. meh: A new deal every day at midnight. Huawei launches its own operating system on smartphones in challenge to Google Android. Twitter launches its first subscription service. Tesla Failed to Oversee Elon Musk's Tweets, SEC Argued in Letters. In Response to Oversight Board, Trump Suspended for Two Years; Will Only Be Reinstated if Conditions Permit. Facebook reverses policy protecting politicians from engaging in harmful speech. Trump blog page shuts down for good. Nigeria suspends Twitter operations, says platform 'undermines its corporate existence'. New iPad Pro: Amazing hardware in search of equally amazing software. WWDC 2021 preview: iOS 15, macOS 12, Macs, and much more Google Will Let You Opt Out of Being Tracked by Apps in Android 12. How I Hacked My Tamagotchi, Cheated Death, and Became a God. Google Pixel Buds A-Series Review: Price is Everything. FBI Director Compares Ransomware Challenge to 9/11. U.S. says ransomware attack on meatpacker JBS likely from Russia; cattle slaughter resuming. Colonial Pipeline Cyber Attack: Hackers Used Compromised Password. The Pentagon wants to use private rockets like SpaceX's Starship to deliver cargo around the world. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Florence Ion, Roberto Baldwin, and Harry McCracken Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: podium.com/twit itpro.tv/twit promo code TWIT30 expressvpn.com/twit Indeed.com/TWIT

Rideshare surges, Ford F-150 Lightning, Amazon antitrust Amazon to acquire MGM Studios for $8.5 billion Uber and Lyft Surges: What to Know McDonald's in Illinois Offering Free iPhones to New Recruits Amazon Introduces Tiny 'ZenBooths' for Stressed-Out Warehouse Workers Amazon sued by DC attorney general on antitrust grounds Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighbors Helium Networking Paris's article: More State AGs Considering Antitrust Action Against Amazon Google employees admit in a lawsuit that the company made it nearly impossible for users to keep their location private GCHQ's mass data interception violated the right to privacy, court rules Florida's New Pro-Disney, Anti-Facebook, and Twitter Law Twitter Confirms Plans for 'Twitter Blue' $2.99 Monthly Subscription Service 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro Gets Ready For Work Ford Targets Real (Not Cyber) Truck Users With Its Electric F-150 Lightning, Priced From $40,000 SolarWinds Hackers Launching New Attacks, Microsoft Warns 'Charlie Bit My Finger' sold as an NFT, could vanish from YouTube forever Feeling blue: drug dealer's 'love of stilton' leads to his arrest | Cheese | The Guardian Apple Delaying Podcasts Subscriptions until June, Promises Improvements to the Podcasts App Amazon ad revenue now twice as big as Snap, Twitter, Roku, and Pinterest combined Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Brian McCullough, Sam Abuelsamid, and Paris Martineau Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Indeed.com/TWIT Melissa.com/twit podium.com/twit

Google IO recap, Windows 10X gets dumped, Bitcoin collapse, Twitter verified LaMDA: our breakthrough conversation technology. Google made AI language the centerpiece of I/O while ignoring its troubled past at the company. DeepMind reportedly lost a yearslong bid to win more independence from Google. Google's Project Starline Videoconference Tech Wants to Turn You Into a Hologram. Android 12 preview: First Look at Google's Radical New Design. Google and Samsung unite to reboot Android watches, with a dose of Fitbit too. Chrome testing RSS-powered 'Follow' button & feed that keeps the Google Reader dream alive. 12 Google Workspace updates for better collaboration: Smart Canvas. Google plans to build a commercial quantum computer by 2029. An ex-Googler brings Silicon Valley thinking to Sacramento. Bill Gates Left Microsoft Board Amid Probe Into Prior Relationship With Staffer. Triangulation 428 - Andy Weir's 'Project Hail Mary'. Microsoft hits Alt-F4 on Windows 10X: OS designed for dual-screen PCs axed. Microsoft is finally retiring Internet Explorer in 2022. Microsoft Teams launches for friends and family with free all-day video calling. Snap CEO Evan Spiegel: We're happy to pay Apple 30% — without Apple we wouldn't exist. Tim Cook plays innocent in Epic v Apple's culminating testimony. Apple's macOS is sub-par for security, Apple exec Craig Federighi tells Epic trial. Apple Music announces Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio. HomePod and HomePod mini to support Apple Music Lossless in a future software update. Amazon Music Unlimited plans now include HD streaming at no extra cost. Leaked Emails Show Crime App Citizen Is Testing On-Demand Security Force. Blue Origin sets its price: $1.4m minimum for trip into space. Twitter is letting anyone apply for verification for the first time since 2017. Mike's article: How holograms, deepfakes, and AR are raising the dead. Bitcoin plunges 30% to $30,000 at one point in wild session, recovers somewhat to $40,000. Netflix Seeks Executive to Expand Game Efforts. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Mike Elgan, Jason Howell, and Iain Thomson Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: mintmobile.com/twit udacity.com/TWiT offer code TWIT75 ZipRecruiter.com/Twit casper.com/twit1 - promo code: TWIT1

Colonial Pipeline ransom, Pixel 6 leaks, Biden's Venmo, Twitter Blue Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5 Million in Ransom. Elliptic Follows the Bitcoin Ransoms Paid by Colonial Pipeline and Other DarkSide Ransomware Victims. Old photos fuel misinformation around gas shortages. Apple robbed the mob's bank. More about Apple's walled garden. Amazon Sidewalk launches June 8 with support for Tile trackers. Dan talks about his experience covering Qanon for CBS News. What to expect from Google I/O 2021. Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro leak reveals a totally new look and hardware. Google Plans to Double AI Ethics Research Staff. Apple parts ways with employee amid backlash. As much as $365 billion wiped off the cryptocurrency market after Tesla stops car purchases with bitcoin. Private-equity firm revives zombie fossil-fuel power plant to mine bitcoin. 'Twitter Blue' subscription service to include undo tweets feature and 'Collections,' priced at $2.99. Bill Gates reportedly left Microsoft's board amid probe into relationship with staffer. We Found Joe Biden's Secret Venmo. Here's Why That's A Privacy Nightmare For Everyone. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Wesley Faulkner, Dan Patterson, and Owen JJ Stone Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: casper.com/twit1 - promo code: TWIT1 www.stamps.com - promo code: TWIT wwt.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit

Facebook Oversight Board, Google vs. Roku, Epic vs. Apple, Musk on SNL SNL and Elon Musk: Dogecoin takes center stage. What's wrong with Doge? 'Tiger King' star Carole Baskin explains why she's releasing a 'purr-ency' crypto coin. Oversight Board upholds former President Trump's suspension, finds Facebook failed to impose a proper penalty. Twitter account sharing posts from Trump's new blog is already banned. Fortnite made more than $9 billion in revenue in its first two years. Apple's App Store Had 78% Margin in 2019, Epic Expert Says. App Store review process has over 500 human experts; less than 1% of rejections are appealed. Emails reveal 128 million iOS users were affected by 'XcodeGhost' malware. 96% of US users opt-out of app tracking in iOS 14.5, analytics find. Signal Tries to Run the Most Honest Facebook Ad Campaign Ever, Immediately Gets Banned. Google goes nuclear against Roku by adding YouTube TV to the main YouTube app. Google Wants to Make Everyone Use Two Factor Authentication. Introducing Tip Jar. Twitter is buying Scroll, the subscription service that removes ads from news sites. IBM Creates First 2nm Chip. What a Crossword AI Reveals About Humans' Way With Words. Digging in the dust of AOL and Yahoo's lost internet empires. Biggest ISPs paid for 8.5 million fake FCC comments opposing net neutrality. Study Finds No Link Between Time Teens' Spend On Tech Devices And Mental Health Problems. Noah Bought $2,619 Worth of SpongeBob Popsicles. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Owen Thomas, Christina Warren, and Alex Wilhelm Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: ourcrowd.com/twit Molekule.com promo code TWIT120 itpro.tv/twit promo code TWIT30 podium.com/twit

Big quarter for big tech, AirTags and privacy, Resident Evil 3 speedrun 'A Perfect Positive Storm': Bonkers Dollars for Big Tech. EU Charges Apple With App Store Antitrust Violations in Spotify Case. Apple Signals Hot Streak to Continue as Sales, Profit Surge. Apple releases iOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.5, and watchOS 7.4, allowing Apple Watch owners to unlock with Face ID while wearing a mask. Apple AirTags could enable domestic abuse in terrifying ways. Bitcoin Industry Grapples With Age-Old Problem of Inheritance. Warren Buffett's Deputy Calls Bitcoin 'Disgusting' And Bad For Civilization. Lossless streaming option for Apple Music may launch within weeks. AirTags Are Scarily Good At Tracking Items And ... People. I know Because I Tried! Google Earnings Smash Sales Records as Digital Ad Market Booms. Apple commits $430 billion in US investments over five years. YouTube is a media juggernaut that could soon equal Netflix in revenue. Brianna Wu RE3 Speedrun 54m01sec. Google's Plan for the Future of Work: Privacy Robots and Balloon Walls. Roku removes YouTube TV from the channel store as dispute with Google escalates. Amazon's profit soars 220 percent as pandemic drives shopping online. Amazon's cloud division reports 32% revenue growth. Samsung's new Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360 are lightweight laptops with OLED screens. Twitter stock plunges on user miss and low guidance. What really happened at Basecamp. Basecamp Employees Are Leaving After CEO Bans Politics at Work. GM rolls out seamless EV charging across multiple networks. SpaceX Capsule Returns Four Astronauts Safely to Earth in Nighttime Splashdown. In a nod to Trump, Florida is set to ban 'deplatforming' by tech companies. Volkswagen investigated by SEC over 'Voltswagen' prank. After years as a meme, 'Disaster Girl' takes control of her image — with a hefty payoff. Facebook's Oculus, EA, and Respawn Win Game Industry's First Oscar for 'Colette' Documentary Short. Verizon tries to sell Yahoo and AOL after spending $9 billion on fallen giants. N.Y.P.D. Robot Dog's Run Is Cut Short After Fierce Backlash. Deepfake satellite imagery poses a not-so-distant threat, warn geographers. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Brianna Wu, Nate Lanxon, and Tim Stevens Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: expressvpn.com/twit ZipRecruiter.com/Twit mintmobile.com/twit

Apple event roundup, Big Tech Antitrust action, Signal CEO hacked Celebrite 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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Audible.com mintmobile.com/twit Amazon.com/TWITRX ziprecruiter.com/twit

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: itpro.tv/twit promo code TWIT30 wwt.com/twit podium.com/twit Uber.com/TWIT

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: ziprecruiter.com/twit Amazon.com/TWITRX podium.com/twit barracuda.com/twit

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: ZipRecruiter.com/Twit expressvpn.com/twit Gabi.com/TWIT extrahop.com/TWIT

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: Babbel.com code TWIT udacity.com/twit coupon code TWiT mintmobile.com/twit Molekule.com promo code TWIT10

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: Uber.com/TWIT wwt.com/twit www.stamps.com - promo code: TWIT extrahop.com/TWIT

$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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: forwardnetworks.com/twit podium.com/twit extrahop.com/TWIT expressvpn.com/twit

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: extrahop.com/TWIT ZipRecruiter.com/Twit barracuda.com/twit Uber.com/TWIT

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: udacity.com/twit coupon code TWiT extrahop.com/TWIT Gabi.com/TWIT mintmobile.com/twit

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: WWT.COM/TWIT www.stamps.com - promo code: TWIT newtek.com/tricaster Amazon.com/TWITRX

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: podium.com/twit casper.com/twit1 - promo code: TWIT1 Melissa.com/twit business.eset.com/twit

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: expressvpn.com/twit ZipRecruiter.com/Twit barracuda.com/twit Babbel.com code TWIT

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: mintmobile.com/twit canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT Molekule.com promo code TWIT10 udacity.com/twit coupon code TWiT

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: Amazon.com/TWITRX WWT.COM/TWIT www.stamps.com - promo code: TWIT casper.com/twit1 - promo code: TWIT1

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: www.stamps.com - promo code: TWIT itpro.tv/twit use the code TWIT30 casper.com/twit1 - promo code: TWIT1

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: barracuda.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit mintmobile.com/twit newtek.com/tricaster

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: newtek.com/tricaster mintmobile.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsor: Zendesk.com/twit

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: expressvpn.com/twit twit.cachefly.com Zendesk.com/twit forwardnetworks.com/twit

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: Stamps.com promo code TWiT Zendesk.com/twit mintmobile.com/twit LastPass.com/twit

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: WWT.COM/TWIT barracuda.com/twit casper.com/twit1 - promo code: TWIT1 manscaped.com/twit

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: barracuda.com/twit manscaped.com/twit forwardnetworks.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: tibco.com/podcast LastPass.com/twit twit.cachefly.com itpro.tv/twit promo code TWIT30

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: mintmobile.com/twit casper.com/twit1 - promo code: TWIT1 privacy.com/twit ZipRecruiter.com/Twit

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: itpro.tv/twit promo code TWIT30 WWT.COM/TWIT Wasabi.com offer code TWIT NetSuite.com/twit

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: NetSuite.com/twit www.stamps.com - promo code: TWIT barracuda.com/petsmart

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 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Shira Lazar, Heather Kelly, and Brianna Wu Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: NetSuite.com/twit LastPass.com/twit ZipRecruiter.com/Twit twit.cachefly.com