This Week in Tech 812: Three Boof Bonsers - a podcast by TWiT

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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