This Week in Tech 823: My Sequel Injection - a podcast by TWiT

from 2021-05-16T18:56:16

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Colonial Pipeline ransom, Pixel 6 leaks, Biden's Venmo, Twitter Blue


  • Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5 Million in Ransom.

  • Elliptic Follows the Bitcoin Ransoms Paid by Colonial Pipeline and Other DarkSide Ransomware Victims.

  • Old photos fuel misinformation around gas shortages.

  • Apple robbed the mob's bank.

  • More about Apple's walled garden.

  • Amazon Sidewalk launches June 8 with support for Tile trackers.

  • Dan talks about his experience covering Qanon for CBS News.

  • What to expect from Google I/O 2021.

  • Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro leak reveals a totally new look and hardware.

  • Google Plans to Double AI Ethics Research Staff.

  • Apple parts ways with employee amid backlash.

  • As much as $365 billion wiped off the cryptocurrency market after Tesla stops car purchases with bitcoin.

  • Private-equity firm revives zombie fossil-fuel power plant to mine bitcoin.

  • 'Twitter Blue' subscription service to include undo tweets feature and 'Collections,' priced at $2.99.

  • Bill Gates reportedly left Microsoft's board amid probe into relationship with staffer.

  • We Found Joe Biden's Secret Venmo. Here's Why That's A Privacy Nightmare For Everyone.


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Guests: Wesley Faulkner, Dan Patterson, and Owen JJ Stone


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