This Week in Tech 820: Hide the Pickle - a podcast by TWiT

from 2021-04-25T15:47:44

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Apple event roundup, Big Tech Antitrust action, Signal CEO hacked Cellebrite device


  • Apple announces a new iPad Pro with an M1 chip, Thunderbolt, 5G, XDR display.

  • Time for Apple to pull off the Band Aid and merge the iPad and Mac—at least their operating systems.

  • Ransomware gang tries to extort Apple hours ahead of Spring Loaded event.

  • Apple announces thinner iMac with M1 chip and bright colors.

  • Apple announces $29 AirTag, a new Tile-like item tracker.

  • Apple in the hot seat.

  • Apple antitrust hearing: Tile likens Find My network to a 'hostage' program, App Store scam apps, more.

  • How Big Tech got so big: Hundreds of acquisitions.

  • App Stores in Congress, Apple's Arguments, Meta Points.

  • No, The Original Siri Remote Doesn't Suck – If You Do This.

  • Apple announces the new Apple TV 4K.

  • Someone deciphered the Ted Lasso shortbread recipe from Apple's Spring Loaded event.

  • Apple Must Face Lawsuit Over iTunes "Buy" Button.

  • Facebook-backed Diem aims to launch a digital currency pilot in 2021.

  • Chat App Discord Ends Takeover Talks With Microsoft.

  • Signal's CEO Just Hacked the Cops' Favorite Phone Cracking Tool and Became a Legend.

  • Artificial Intelligence, Facial Recognition Face Curbs in New EU Proposal.

  • The Florida mystery of dormant Pentagon IP addresses.

  • The Slander Industry.

  • Over $200 billion wiped off the cryptocurrency market in a day as bitcoin plunges below $50,000.

  • NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flies Faster, Farther on Third Flight.

  • Security Researcher Dan Kaminsky Has Died.


Host: Leo Laporte


Guests: Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Rene Ritchie, and Dwight Silverman


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