This Week in Tech 798: The Lighthouse Keeper and His Robot Butler - a podcast by TWiT
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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'OreĢal'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
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