This Week in Tech 816: Who Owns the Clone - a podcast by TWiT

from 2021-03-28T19:22:59

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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


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