This Week in Tech 848: Rippling Chaos - a podcast by TWiT

from 2021-11-07T20:06:04

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Meta trademark filing, NYC crypto, the Great Resignation, daylight saving time


  • Facebook's "Meta" Trademark Application.

  • Meta Company lashes out at Facebook over name change in public letter.

  • Incoming New York mayor Eric Adams vows to take the first three paychecks in bitcoin.

  • NYC Mayor-Elect Adams Says Crypto Should Be Taught in Schools.

  • House Sends Infrastructure Bill With Crypto Tax Provision to US President.

  • The crypto conundrum: Is that hot meme coin a Shiba Inu or a squid?

  • Len Sassaman and Satoshi: a Cypherpunk History.

  • Global Chip Shortage 'Is Far From Over' as Wait Times Get Longer.

  • I'm A Twenty-Year Truck Driver, I Will Tell You Why America's "Shipping Crisis" Will Not End.

  • The debate over daylight saving time drags on in Europe.

  • Gastronomad: The art of living everywhere and eating everything!

  • Leo's time with the Pixel 6 Pro.

  • Faulty DRM breaks dozens of games on Intel's Alder Lake CPUs.

  • Apple's New Screen Repair Trap Could Change the Repair Industry Forever.

  • Apple's Federighi delivers a dramatic speech on the dangers of sideloading.

  • The Great Resignation.

  • The 'lying flat' movement standing in the way of China's innovation drive.

  • TikTok owner ByteDance shortens China work hours, discouraging the notorious '996' routine.

  • Google News to relaunch in Spain after mandatory payments to newspapers scrapped.

  • Tesla recalls nearly 12,000 U.S. vehicles over software communication error.

  • Microsoft fixes Windows 11 features failing due to an expired certificate.

  • Apple Wants iPhones to Detect Car Crashes, Auto-Dial 911.


Host: Leo Laporte


Guests: Evan Brown, Louise Matsakis, and Owen Thomas


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