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 

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TWiT 807: The Shuffle Button for Food - Biden and big tech, the end of Loon, Apple stock soaring, Clubhouse

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 

TWiT 818: The Tunnel That Bored Vegas - Google vs Oracle, Elon Musk's Boring Tunnel, Google IO 2021

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 

TWiT 817: TVPhreak997 - MS Build 2021, Hololens & US Army, ACLU's privacy letdown, Google's Pixel 6 chip

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 

TWiT 816: Who Owns the Clone - CryptoPunks and NFTs, Chrissy Teigan quits Twitter, Microsoft buying Discord?

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 

TWiT 815: Never Go to the Second Location - Twitter hacker sentenced, a sting Apple event, Instagram for kids

$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 

TWiT 814: Imbued With Musk - $69 Million JPG, rural internet gets a boost, Netflix password sharing crackdown

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 

TWiT 813: Zoom Dating - Fighting Zoom fatigue, major Microsoft hack, ending 3rd party cookies, Dorsey's NFT

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 

TWiT 812: Three Boof Bonsers - Super Follows, TikTok Success Secrets, Pandemic Baby Bust, Stadia's Failure

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 

TWiT 811: Big Brick Energy - Facebook abandons Australia, pictures from Mars, Salesforce and work from home.

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 

TWiT 810: In a Room With Oprah - Crypto legitimacy, Facebook wearable, Twitter's Bluesky, Supermicro hack

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 

TWiT 809: I'm Only 10 Minutes Away - Clubhouse, a Kia + Apple car, Section 230

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 

TWiT 808: Shorting the Turnips - GameStop stock, Apple's blowout quarter, Apple Watch growth opportunity

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 

TWiT 806: Make Hella Happen - CES 2021, Samsung Galaxy S21, Section 230, escaping big tech, Clubhouse

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 

TWiT 805: Come Together Like Voltron - Social media Trump ban, Section 230 in Biden era, nationalizing Alibaba

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 

TWiT 804: The Bento Box Satellite - CES 2021 preview, streaming video in 2020, goodbye FarmVille

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TWiT 807: The Shuffle Button for Food - Biden and big tech, ...