This Week in Tech 842: The Ivermectin of Smartphones - a podcast by TWiT

Crackdown in China, Surface Duo 2, end of magazines, Peter Thiel

• What technology has brought since the '80s.


• Are today's students aware of how much technology has changed since the '80s?


• We the Media: Grassroots Journalism By the People, For the People New edition by Dan Gillmor.


• The importance of blogs and the state of blogs now.


• Facebook: The Inside Story by Steven Levy.


• How much has Mark Zuckerberg evolved since the beginning of Facebook?


• Facebook to testify on kids' safety as lawmakers probe a whistleblower's revelations.


• Was the Facebook Files series a fair representation of what's going on inside the company?


• China's central bank says all cryptocurrency-related activities are illegal, vows harsh crackdown.


• FBI held back ransomware decryption key from businesses to run operations targeting hackers.


• Apple iPhone 13 Review: The Most Incremental Upgrade Ever.


• Microsoft's new Surface Duo 2 has all the features that were missing the first time around.


• Where does Apple go next? What is the next "perfect thing"?


• The Framework Laptop.


• The Art of the Thiel.


• Watch a raven take out a Google drone mid-air as the tech giant is forced to ground its home delivery service due to bird attacks.


• What Our Research Really Says About Teen Well-Being and Instagram.


• "Completely Running Blind." Apple's Power Move To Kneecap Facebook Advertising Is Working.


• Google to Buy New York City Office Building for $2.1 Billion.


• The NSA and CIA Use Ad Blockers Because Online Advertising Is So Dangerous.


• I went to Amazon's high-tech hair salon and virtually dyed my hair pink — then got the best haircut I've ever had.


• William Shatner's Going to Space on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Rocket Ship.


• Facebook introduces portable Portal Go for $199.


• Facebook Chief Technology Officer Schroepfer to Step Down.


• The Doctor Who Helped Defeat Smallpox Explains What's Coming.


• Barry Diller's IAC in Talks to Buy Magazine Publisher Meredith.


• Phones of journalist who tracked Viktor Orban's childhood friend infected with spyware.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Steven Levy, Jeff Jarvis, and Dan Gillmor

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