This Week in Tech 812: Three Boof Bonsers - a podcast by TWiT
from 2021-02-28T20:48:20
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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
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