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 

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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

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 

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

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 

TWiT 803: Best of 2020 - The best TWiT highlights of the year!

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 

TWiT 802: The Year in Review - OG TWiTs discuss the year's biggest stories and trends

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 

TWiT 801: I Can't Believe It's Not Minecraft - AirPods Max, Cyberpunk 2077, US Treasury hack, Halo Band

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 

TWiT 800: It's Coming From Leo2 - Salesforce buys Slack, Warner Bros' HBO Max deal, Ajit Pai, Timnit Gebru

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 

TWiT 799: Don't Tweet the Fleet - Comcast data cap, Black Friday, Tony Hsieh, Sherwin-Williams TikTok

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 

TWiT 798: The Lighthouse Keeper and His Robot Butler - Tech hearings, streaming Windows, RCS encryption

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