This Week in Tech 821: Bring in the Privacy Pod - a podcast by TWiT

from 2021-05-02T17:41:49

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Big quarter for big tech, AirTags and privacy, Resident Evil 3 speedrun


  • 'A Perfect Positive Storm': Bonkers Dollars for Big Tech.

  • EU Charges Apple With App Store Antitrust Violations in Spotify Case.

  • Apple Signals Hot Streak to Continue as Sales, Profit Surge.

  • Apple releases iOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.5, and watchOS 7.4, allowing Apple Watch owners to unlock with Face ID while wearing a mask.

  • Apple AirTags could enable domestic abuse in terrifying ways.

  • Bitcoin Industry Grapples With Age-Old Problem of Inheritance.

  • Warren Buffett's Deputy Calls Bitcoin 'Disgusting' And Bad For Civilization.

  • Lossless streaming option for Apple Music may launch within weeks.

  • AirTags Are Scarily Good At Tracking Items And ... People. I know Because I Tried!

  • Google Earnings Smash Sales Records as Digital Ad Market Booms.

  • Apple commits $430 billion in US investments over five years.

  • YouTube is a media juggernaut that could soon equal Netflix in revenue.

  • Brianna Wu RE3 Speedrun 54m01sec.

  • Google's Plan for the Future of Work: Privacy Robots and Balloon Walls.

  • Roku removes YouTube TV from the channel store as dispute with Google escalates.

  • Amazon's profit soars 220 percent as pandemic drives shopping online.

  • Amazon's cloud division reports 32% revenue growth.

  • Samsung's new Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360 are lightweight laptops with OLED screens.

  • Twitter stock plunges on user miss and low guidance.

  • What really happened at Basecamp.

  • Basecamp Employees Are Leaving After CEO Bans Politics at Work.

  • GM rolls out seamless EV charging across multiple networks.

  • SpaceX Capsule Returns Four Astronauts Safely to Earth in Nighttime Splashdown.

  • In a nod to Trump, Florida is set to ban 'deplatforming' by tech companies.

  • Volkswagen investigated by SEC over 'Voltswagen' prank.

  • After years as a meme, 'Disaster Girl' takes control of her image — with a hefty payoff.

  • Facebook's Oculus, EA, and Respawn Win Game Industry's First Oscar for 'Colette' Documentary Short.

  • Verizon tries to sell Yahoo and AOL after spending $9 billion on fallen giants.

  • N.Y.P.D. Robot Dog's Run Is Cut Short After Fierce Backlash.

  • Deepfake satellite imagery poses a not-so-distant threat, warn geographers.


Host: Leo Laporte


Guests: Brianna Wu, Nate Lanxon, and Tim Stevens


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