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Feb 21, 2021
TWiT 811: Big Brick Energy - Facebook abandons Australia, pictures from Mars, Salesforce and work from home.
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
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Feb 14, 2021
TWiT 810: In a Room With Oprah - Crypto legitimacy, Facebook wearable, Twitter's Bluesky, Supermicro hack
* Tesla buys $1.5 billion in bitcoin, plans to accept it as payment.
* Jack Dorsey and Jay Z invest 500 BTC to make Bitcoin 'internet's currency'.
* Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI).
* One of the World's Most Prolific Cybercriminals Has Retired - And May Well Be a Bitcoin Billionaire.
* Facebook Plans Smartwatch With Focus on Messaging, Health — The Information.
* Facebook's Internet.org.
* Facebook Meets Apple in Clash of the Tech Titans—'We Need to Inflict Pain'.
* Twitter's Jack Dorsey imagines an app store for social media algorithms.
* Hyundai and its affiliate Kia say they are not in talks with Apple to develop an autonomous vehicle.
* Clubhouse is now blocked in China after a brief uncensored period.
* Clubhouse in China: Is the data safe?
* Clubhouse Is Suggesting Users Invite Their Drug Dealers and Therapists.
* Mark Cuban is co-founding a podcast app where hosts can talk to fans live and monetize their conversations.
* Supermicro Hack: How China Exploited a U.S. Tech Supplier Over Years.
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Brian McCullough, and Wesley Faulkner
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Feb 7, 2021
TWiT 809: I'm Only 10 Minutes Away - Clubhouse, a Kia + Apple car, Section 230
Clubhouse, a Kia + Apple car, Section 230
* Clubhouse's moment arrives
* Elon Musk busts Clubhouse limit, fans stream to YouTube, he switches to interviewing Robinhood CEO
* Jeff Bezos stepping down as Amazon CEO
* Amazon To Pay $61.7 Million to Settle FTC Charges It Withheld Some Customer Tips from Amazon Flex Drivers
* The Relentless Jeff Bezos
* Digitization and the Demand for Physical Works: Evidence from the Google Books Project
* Google Stadia Shuts Down Internal Studios, Changing Business Focus
* Amazon's Next CEO Says He's Committed to Making Video Games
* New Apple Mixed-Reality Headset Details: Swappable Headbands, Eye-Tracking
* Apple to Invest $3.6 Billion in Kia Motors for Apple Car Production
* Ford and Google sign six-year deal for in-car connectivity and cloud services
* Morgan Stanley Sees Ford Reaping $5 Billion From Google Deal
* Ford says 'millions' of its vehicles will run on Google's Android starting in 2023
* As Google eyes Australia exit, Microsoft talks Bing with PM
* Now It's The Democrats Turn To Destroy The Open Internet: Mark Warner's 230 Reform Bill Is A Dumpster Fire Of Cluelessness
* Jeff Jarvis's open letter video to Joe Scarborough explaining Section 230
* Nevada bill would allow tech companies to create governments
* 23andMe Goes Public as $3.5 Billion Company With Branson Aid
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Owen Thomas, Jeff Jarvis, and Mike Elgan
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Jan 31, 2021
TWiT 808: Shorting the Turnips - GameStop stock, Apple's blowout quarter, Apple Watch growth opportunity
GameStop stock, Apple's blowout quarter, Apple Watch growth opportunity
* GameStop, meme stocks, and the revenge of the retail trader.
* Elizabeth Warren slams SEC over GameStop chaos.
* Keith Gill Drove the GameStop Reddit Mania. He Talked to the Journal.
* GameStop and Apple: What's the connection?
* AOC talks GameStop and Reddit on Twitch: How to watch or rewatch
* The Nightmare Awaiting the News Industry.
* Nextdoor Is Quietly Replacing the Small-Town Paper.\
* Andreessen Horowitz Looks to Launch Opinion Publication as Its Media Ambition Grows.
* Apple's blowout December 2020 quarter in five easy charts.
* Apple in 2020: The Six Colors report card.
* Microsoft Cloud Strength Drives Second Quarter Results.
* Apple Exec Shuffle: Dan Riccio Takes Secret Position; John Ternus Now SVP of Hardware.
* Apple Watch blood sugar sensor 'coming in Series 7'.
* Inside Hyundai: What they're saying about Apple.
* Time to Walk: An inspiring audio walking experience comes to Apple Fitness+.
* Blogging business model: To grow Apple 3.0's subscriber base I doubled my monthly fee.
* Facebook's 'Oversight Board' overturns 4 cases in the first rulings.
* Tim Cook condemns Facebook's business model, says valuing engagement over privacy leads to 'polarization' and 'violence'.
* AT&T eats a $15.5 billion impairment charge as the DirecTV debacle continues.
* Letter from Susan Wojcicki, YouTube CEO, to Creators.
* Amazon's Alexa can now act on its own hunches to turn off lights and more.
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Alex Wilhelm, Christina Warren, and Philip Elmer-DeWitt
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Jan 24, 2021
TWiT 807: The Shuffle Button for Food - Biden and big tech, the end of Loon, Apple stock soaring, Clubhouse
Biden and big tech, the end of Loon, Apple stock soaring, Clubhouse
* What the new Biden administration brings to the tech sphere.
* Biden Has a Chance to Reshape Tech. Will He?
* Biden names Slaughter to lead FTC, Rosenworcel to chair FCC.
* Biden SEC pick is no stranger to crypto.
* Google threatens to shut down Search in Australia if digital news code goes ahead.
* Donald Trump pardons ex-Waymo, Uber engineer Anthony Levandowski.
* Google is investigating the actions of another top AI ethicist.
* Alphabet Pops Loon's Balloons—but Won't Call It a Failure.
* Apple's Stock Closed at All-Time High Today Ahead of Earnings Results Next Week.
* Apple Elaborates on Potential for iPhone 12 and MagSafe Accessories to Interfere With Implantable Medical Devices.
* Clubhouse has secured a new round of funding led by Andreessen Horowitz.
* Parler Reappears With Help From Russian-Owned Service.
* Oversight Board accepts case on former US President Trump's indefinite suspension from Facebook and Instagram.
* Netflix shares rise on strong subscriber growth considers share buybacks.
* Netflix's 'Shuffle Play' feature will roll out to all users worldwide this year.
* Microsoft invests in Cruise in the new $2 billion round.
* As Adobe Flash stops running, so do some railroads in China.
* The cutthroat war to dominate China's grocery delivery industry.
* Instacart cuts 1,877 jobs, including its only union roles.
* Put Bernie Anywhere!
* Retiring Tucows Downloads.
* LG considers exiting smartphones in 2021.
* Raspberry Pi Foundation launches $4 microcontroller with a custom chip.
* Pebble founder promises iMessage on Android and Windows with a universal chat app.
* TikTok star behind 'Wellerman' sea shanty craze quits job as a mailman.
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Louise Matsakis, Patrick Beja, and Nate Lanxon
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Jan 17, 2021
TWiT 806: Make Hella Happen - CES 2021, Samsung Galaxy S21, Section 230, escaping big tech, Clubhouse
CES 2021, Samsung Galaxy S21, Section 230, escaping big tech, Clubhouse
* Misinformation has slowed now that Trump is off Twitter.
* Denise describes the effects of Section 230 on big tech.
* Is it possible for someone to escape big tech if they want to?
* Germany and France don't agree with Trump's deplatforming.
* Is CES 2021 the model for trade shows going forward?
* IoT at the Consumer Electronics Show.
* Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S21 series smartphone.
* Galaxy S21 will not support MST payments.
* Samsung Galaxy SmartTag with UWB support.
* Justine and David spot the biggest trends from CES 2021.
* GM announced BrightDrop for commercial electric vehicles.
* Google's acquisition of Fitbit is complete.
* Apple might soon charge for certain podcasts.
* Justine introduces Leo to Clubhouse.
* Are TikTok's new age limitations good for users?
* Differences between Huawei and Xiaomi in the eyes of the US.
* Intel CEO Bob Swan is out, Pat Gelsinger is in.
* Walmart's e-commerce chief's city of the future.
* Bill Gates and all of his collection of farmland.
* From petabytes to hellabytes.
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Justine Ezarik, Denise Howell, and David Ruddock
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Jan 10, 2021
TWiT 805: Come Together Like Voltron - Social media Trump ban, Section 230 in Biden era, nationalizing Alibaba
Social media Trump ban, Section 230 in Biden era, nationalizing Alibaba
* Social networks begin to ban President Trump.
* Should a few giant enterprises decide which speech is heard?
* China is nationalizing Jack Ma's Alibaba.
* Signal sees an uptick in light of the WhatsApp controversy.
* Stripe stops payment processing for the Trump campaign.
* Happy birthday to Wikipedia.
* Happy 13th anniversary of the iPhone unveiling.
* Hyundai announces it's in talks with Apple.
* Facebook's smart glasses are coming "sooner than later."
* Ajit Pai announced he would not move forward with Section 230.
* Will Section 230 see less of a threat in the Biden era?
* SolarWinds hired Chris Krebs, Trump's former cybersecurity chief.
* The Cybersecurity and Emerging Technologies bureau is set.
* Bitcoin and Tesla's performance is a win for day-traders.
* Father of Fiber Optics Narinder S. Kapany dies at 94.
* Roku acquires Quibi assets for less than $100M.
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Alex Kantrowitz, Amy Webb, and Dan Gillmor
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Jan 3, 2021
TWiT 804: The Bento Box Satellite - CES 2021 preview, streaming video in 2020, goodbye FarmVille
CES 2021 preview, streaming video in 2020, goodbye FarmVille
* A preview of the virtual CES 2021 event.
* LG to unveil bendable OLED and 8K QNED.
* 2020 was an amazing year for streaming services.
* Comparing the roaring 20's to the next decade.
* Brexit deal calls out some interesting tech inclusions.
* Amazon's purchase of Wondery and its podcasts.
* Are some shows better binged and others better waited for?
* Adobe Flash and FarmVille both said goodbye for good.
* Analyzing the "Facebook Menace."
* Tesla delivered on its two-year-old promise.
* Quad Father makes sense of the new FAA drone rule.
* Bitcoin reaches record heights and it's all speculative.
* Japan created wooden satellites to cut down on space junk.
* A radio signal hints at extraterrestrial life.
* Ticketmaster to pay out $10 million for hacking its competitor.
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Dwight Silverman, Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, and Iain Thomson
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Dec 27, 2020
TWiT 803: Best of 2020 - The best TWiT highlights of the year!
Leo Laporte takes us through the past year in tech. 2020 highlights include:
* CES 2020 roundup.
* Location privacy.
* iPad ten years later.
* The power of Deepfakes.
* Zoom usage explodes.
* Elon Musk's child X AE A-12.
* Apple silicon.
* Big tech goes to Washington.
* Bytedance faces a US ban.
* Fortnite kicked from mobile app stores.
* The chickenization of America.
* Black Lives Matter, live blogging.
Host: Leo Laporte
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Dec 20, 2020
TWiT 802: The Year in Review - OG TWiTs discuss the year's biggest stories and trends
SolarWinds, COVID-19, Zoom, Big Tech, Social Media, Elon Musk, 5G, Amazon
* SolarWinds, the biggest case of cyber-espionage yet.
* COVID-19 and the dramatic effect of it on the tech industry.
* How effective has Contact Tracing been?
* The brilliance of mRNA for the vaccine.
* Will WFH be permanent going forward?
* The "real" threat of TikTok.
* Facebook's attack on Apple.
* The benefactors of COVID-19.
* The many times big tech went to Washington.
* How Section 230 could change the Internet.
* 5G and the promises that haven't been fulfilled.
* How Intel lost ground to ARM.
* The many products released during 2020.
* A summary of predictions for 2021.
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Jeff Jarvis, Paul Thurrott, and Steve Gibson
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