This Week in Tech 827: Weather Balloons and Swamp Gas - a podcast by TWiT

from 2021-06-13T17:16:03

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WWDC highlights, Big Tech regulation, flying cars


  • Apple Lists 'M1X MacBook Pro' in YouTube Tags for WWDC Keynote Video.

  • Rene picks privacy and extensibility as his favorite announcements during WWDC.

  • WWDC 2021: macOS Monterey further blurs lines between Mac, Catalyst, and iPad apps.

  • Jason picks Unified platform and Mac shortcuts as his favorite announcements during WWDC.

  • WWDC 2021: I love it when a platform comes together.

  • iOS 15 and macOS Monterey — Apple's walled garden just got even higher.

  • FaceTime is coming to Android and Windows via the web.

  • Philip picks SharePlay API as his favorite announcement during WWDC.

  • Apple employees push back against returning to the office in an internal letter.

  • Leo picks Apple ID reform as his favorite announcement during WWDC.

  • Public reaction to Amazon Sidewalk.

  • Jeff Bezos and his brother will fly on Blue Origin's first human spaceflight with auction winner.

  • House lawmakers introduce five bipartisan bills to unwind tech monopolies.

  • Biden revokes Trump bans on TikTok and WeChat.

  • The hard truth about ransomware: we aren't prepared, it's a battle with new rules, and it hasn't near reached peak impact.

  • The U.S. Retrieves Millions in Ransom Paid to Colonial Pipeline Hackers.

  • GameStop stock falls sharply amid 5M-share sales plan, SEC investigation.

  • Microsoft looks ready to launch Windows 11.

  • FBI and Australian police ran an encrypted chat platform to catch criminal gangs.

  • Apple says it didn't know Trump's DOJ was asking for Democrats' data.

  • Some Apple Suppliers in China Tell Ethnic Minorities: Don't Bother Applying For Jobs.

  • iPhone 13 release date, price, specs, and leaks.

  • Billionaire Larry Page's Kitty Hawk Is Making An All-In Bet On Robot Air Taxis. Its Program Head Is Out In Disagreement Over It.

  • What Is a Flying Car?

  • Facebook plans its first smartwatch for next summer with two cameras, heart rate monitor.

  • Twitter to add a newsletter 'subscribe' button to profiles for simple sign-ups.

  • Happy 42nd Anniversary to the Original Intel 8086 and the x86 Architecture.

  • El Salvador becomes the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender after passing a law.

  • Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) asks whether the Forest Service or the BLM can alter the orbit of the moon or the Earth in order to fight climate change.

  • Chipmaker SiFive Is Said to Draw Intel Takeover Interest.


Host: Leo Laporte


Guests: Rene Ritchie, Jason Snell, and Philip Michaels


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