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Tech News Weekly (Audio)

Tech News Weekly, hosted by industry expert Mikah Sargent, brings you interviews from tech journalists who make or break the top stories of the week. TNW gives you more context and perspective, with an in-depth look at the fast-paced world of technology and how it is changing our lives.

Records every Thursday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 19:00 UTC.

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TNW 314: Reverse Engineering iMessage with Beeper Mini - Tracking Software, Beeper Mini, Push Notifications from 2023-12-07T16:30

Some college students are becoming subjected to tracking "opportunities" during their daily lives on campus. How Beeper Mini works in light of news that Beeper has brought iMessage to Android ph...

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TNW 313: Busting the NameDrop FUD - Amazon Q, Gen Z Generative AI, Gmail Deletion from 2023-11-30T15:00

Amazon has entered the realm of companies offering their very own AI assistant that they've dubbed Amazon Q. How Gen Z is driving the adoption of Generative AI, in the U.K. at least. And startin...

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TNW 312: Apple Supporting RCS in 2024 - iMessage Gets RCS, Microsoft Ignite, AI Chatbots from 2023-11-16T15:00

Apple has reversed course and is adding RCS support to iMessage next year. What was announced at Microsoft Ignite 2023? And Common Sense Media has ratings for ten chatbots & AI services that...

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TNW 311: Humane Launches Its $699 AI Pin - Video Game Unions, Pixel Watch 2, OpenAI Conference from 2023-11-09T15:00

The game industry has had a year with the consolidation of organizations and the formation of gaming unions. Jason Howell shares his review of the Pixel Watch 2. And OpenAI had its first develop...

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TNW 310: Understanding Biden's AI EO - Microsoft's Phi 1.5, News Influencers, AI Revenge Porn from 2023-11-02T14:30

President Biden issued an executive order on Artificial Intelligence. How does the US government see AI today based on this executive order? What are the implications of Microsoft's breakthrough...

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TNW 309: Cell Phones: The Origin Story - Apple Event Preview, Apple/Google Search Battle, Cell Phones Turn 40 from 2023-10-26T14:47:59

This week on Tech News Weekly, Jason and Mikah go back in time to the origins of cell phones with an AT&T engineer who helped build the first network, get the inside scoop on Apple's next ev...

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TNW 308: Rebutting Andreessen's Manifesto - Humans&AI, 23AndMe Data Leak, Meta Quest 3 from 2023-10-19T15:00

How are humans involved in the overall AI process? 23andMe suffers another data leak by hacker "Golem". And the Meta Quest 3 is being used publicly for hilarious and interesting results.

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TNW 307: Pixel 8 Pro Review - Adobe MAX Announcements, Pixel 8 Pro&Ultra HDR, OpenAI&ChatGPT Voice from 2023-10-12T14:00

Adobe announces a whole host of new AI features and upgrades at its MAX conference. We review the Pixel 8 Pro and discuss its new Ultra HDR capabilities. OpenAI plans to announce new developer f...

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TNW 306: Pixel 8'ed: First Impressions - Surface Laptop Studio 2, Olivia Rodrigo, AI Skin Color from 2023-10-05T15:00

Google had their Made By Google event this month and announced the Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, and Pixel Watch 2. The Surface Laptop Studio 2 could be so much more than the device offers. How one grou...

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TNW 305: The Promise of Microsoft Copilot - AI&Authors, Net Neutrality, Galaxy Tab S9+ from 2023-09-28T15:30

A searchable database to see which author's work is being used to train AI. Microsoft had its big Surface & AI event, and its AI assistant feature, Copilot, was announced. The FCC is looking...

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TNW 304: iPhone 15 Pro vs. Google Pixel - iPhone 15 Pro Review, Google Bard Improvements, Microsoft Leaks, New Amazon Echo Devices from 2023-09-21T15:15:33

This week on Tech News Weekly, Jason and Mikah unpack Apple's new iPhone 15 Pro, improvements to Google's AI chatbot Bard, Microsoft's massive gaming leaks, and Amazon's latest product announcem...

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TNW 303: Developers Unite Against Unity - Smart Car Privacy, MGM Resorts, Google Antitrust from 2023-09-14T15:30

Game developers using the Unity Engine are crying afoul over Unity's pricing structure. Why are cars the worst product category for user privacy? A cyberattack shut down MGM Resorts for some tim...

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TNW 230: Musk's Offer To Buy Twitter - Instagram DM Harassment, Twitter NFT's Value Decline, CNN+ Stumbles from 2022-04-14T14:30

  • Imran Ahmed from the Center For Countering Digital Hate talks about the negligence of Instagram in protecting women from misogynistic harassment via direct message on the platform.
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TNW 229: Twitter's Embed Mess - Twitter's Blank Embeds, DALL•E 2, r/Place, Senate's Big Tech Bill from 2022-04-07T15:00

Along with plans for an edit button and Elon Musk joining its board, Twitter made another change recently: It changed the way deleted Tweets appear in embeds. OpenAI revealed the latest iteratio...

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TNW 228: Not So Wyze - What is Virtual Kidnapping, Deepfaked Profiles on LinkedIn, NFL+ Coming Soon from 2022-03-31T15:00

  • Ant and Jason ponder what the NFL+ streaming service might look like and if it can compare to the Sunday Ticket.
  • Author David Kushner talks about his investigation into virtual ...

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TNW 227: The Fall of Lapsus$ - ADHD Video Game, Mac Studio Teardown, Brain Implant for the Paralyzed from 2022-03-24T16:00

  • Mikah shares what the video game that was approved by the FDA to be prescribed for children with ADHD looks like and what it could mean for the games industry.
  • Joseph Cox from V...

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TNW 226: Russians Turn to Clubhouse - iPhone SE, Meta Supervision, Clubhouse in Russia, Automattic's Internet from 2022-03-17T15:30

Reviewing Apple's new lower-cost iPhone, the iPhone SE. Meta (Facebook) plans to add new parental supervision controls to its Meta Quest (Oculus Quest) headset. Russians turn to the Clubhouse ap...

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TNW 225: Gig Work Leaves Russia - Crypto Executive Order, AI and the Military, Molecular Drinks Printer from 2022-03-10T15:30

  • Nikhilesh De from Coindesk shares his thoughts on what President Biden's Executive Order might mean for crypto in the US.
  • Kate Kaye from Protocol talks about how AI is intersect...

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TNW 224: Steam Deck (In the Face) - Apple's March 8 Event, Valve Steam Deck, Twitter Birdwatch, OnePlus Buds Z2 from 2022-03-03T14:47:18

Apple's March 8 event is just around the corner, and the company is rumored to announce a few new products. Valve's Steam Deck is making its way into the hands of pre-order customers and reviewe...

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TNW 223: PlayStation VR2 Gets Real - Apple AR Headset, Astro Home Robot, Cyber Warfare, Paid Tumblr Accounts from 2022-02-24T15:00

  • Scott Stein from CNET breaks down the details of Sony's upcoming PlayStation VR2 system and touches on when Apple might release its headset to market.
  • Mark Gurman from Bloomberg...

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TNW 222: Android Privacy Sandbox Explained - Google Ad Privacy, Obsolete Bionic Eyes, DOJ Crypto, Printer DRM from 2022-02-17T15:00

Google announces plans to bring its Privacy Sandbox to Android. Retinal implant patients are faced with obsolescence. The Department of Justice creates a cryptocurrency enforcement team. Dymo ad...

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TNW 221: Galaxy Unpacked, UNPACKED! - AirTag Privacy, EARN IT Act Explained, $4.5 Billion Dollar Crypto Scheme from 2022-02-10T14:30

  • Florence Ion from Gizmodo walks through Samsung's Unpacked 2022 event and shows off the Galaxy S22 Ultra.
  • Dan Moren from Six Colors details how Apple is changing AirTags in ligh...

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TNW 220: Sony's Destiny With Bungie - Virtual Real Estate, Wordle Joins NYT, Meta Stock Plunge from 2022-02-03T15:00

Sony decides to buy Bungie, making this acquisition the latest of several high-profile game company acquisitions. Augmented reality real estate companies are probably selling your home. The New ...

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TNW 219: Fast Times at Amazon High - FLoC Replaced by Topics, IRS.gov Facial Scanning, Paltry Phone Updates from 2022-01-27T14:30

  • Issie Lapowsky from Protocol talks about Google's decision to bail on FLoC in favor of Topics. Is it better for privacy?
  • Tonya Riley from Cyberscoop shares the risks associated ...

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TNW 218: Can Microsoft Improve Activision Blizzard? - App Store Changes, Big Tech Bills, 5G Grounds Flights from 2022-01-20T15:30

Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition is underway, but can the company address the workplace concerns? Apple has made changes to its App Store rules in the Netherlands and South Korea. App...

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TNW 217: Wordle Clone Calamity - Google&Sonos Patent Battle, Wordle Copycats, RCS, Mis- and Disinformation from 2022-01-13T14:00

After taking Google to court over smart speaker patent infringement, Sonos appears to be the victor. Developer James Thomson discusses App Store copycats in the wake of the Wordle clones. Apple'...

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TNW 216: What Is Wordle? - CES 2022 Round-Up, T-Groups for Silicon Valley Leaders, Sony PlayStation VR2 Details from 2022-01-06T14:30

  • The Consumer Electronics Show for 2022 is wrapping up and Ian Sherr from CNET walks through some of the highlights from this year's event.
  • Allison Levitsky from Protocol talks a...

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TNW 215: Tech News Weekly's Best Interviews of 2021 - A Look Back at Some of the Host's Favorite Interviews of the Year from 2021-12-30T09:00

An Xbox 360 remaster of Goldeneye 007, how to become Lawyer Cat, a Peloton kerfuffle, TikTok resumes, and more!

  • A lawyer went viral when his courtroom Zoom video placed a kitten in ...

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TNW 214: Spilling the Web3 Tea - TikTok Beat Google in 2021, Lickable Screens, Text-to-Image AI, Echo Fall-Off from 2021-12-23T14:00


  • Jeff John Roberts breaks down the Twitter spat between Jack Dorsey and the Web3 bros and why he believes VC funding goes counter to decentralization.

  • Abrar Al Heeti from C...

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TNW 213: When 911 Doesn't Work - Apple Myths Debunked, The Year's Best Teardowns, Virtual Groping from 2021-12-16T14:00


  • Rene Ritchie walks through some Apple myths that are easy to debunk with a little bit of logic and research.

  • Mishaal Rahman from Esper.io walks through his forensics aroun...

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TNW 212: Tesla Games the System - Instagram's Senate Hearing, Anti-Work Hackers, Echo Can Spoil Christmas from 2021-12-09T15:30


Tesla gets video games, Instagram's Senate hearing, Anti-work hackers, Echo can spoil Christmas.


  • Karissa Bell from Engadget walks through Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri's testi...

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TNW 211: Square Embraces the Block-chain - Tech Fails of 2021, Ubiquiti Hack Fail, Miniaturized Camera Tech from 2021-12-02T14:00


  • Benjamin Pimentel from Protocol discusses Jack Dorsey's sudden departure from Twitter, Square's rebranding to Block, and how it all goes back to crypto.

  • A former developer...

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TNW 210: Apple's Answer to Right-to-Repair - Steam Deck Delayed, Amazon Data Privacy, FTC vs. Call to Cancel from 2021-11-18T15:05:20


Steam Deck Delayed, Amazon Data Privacy, FTC vs. Call to Cancel


  • Jason Snell from Six Colors talks about Apple's big self-service repair program that is a huge win for Right...

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TNW 209: YouTube Dislikes the Dislike - Apple vs. Epic, Instagram Bitcoin Scam, Qualcomm Snapdragon Spaces from 2021-11-11T14:30


  • Lance Ulanoff talks about his OneZero article that asks whether Apple should just move on already in light of recent developments in the Apple v. Epic case.

  • Joseph Cox fro...

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TNW 208: Squid Game Crypto Scam - DMCA and the blind, Amazon's Matter support, Facebook and Meta facial scanning from 2021-11-04T13:37:08


DMCA and the blind, Amazon's Matter support, Facebook and Meta facial scanning


  • Damon Beres talks about his WIRED piece that details the challenges the DMCA poses to blind r...

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TNW 207: Facebook's New Name is Meta - What is the Metaverse, Facebook Papers, Big Tech Earnings, Android 12L from 2021-10-28T13:00


  • Alex Kantrowitz from the Big Technology podcast discusses the Facebook Papers, how the consortium needs to be dissolved, and helps break the big news that the company is changing its n...

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TNW 206: Apple M1 Pro & Max and Pixel 6 - New MacBook Pro, AirPods 3, GeForce Now With RTX 3080, AT&T Uses Stadia from 2021-10-21T13:30


  • Rene Ritchie discusses the major hardware announcements from Apple's Unleashed event including the new AirPods 3 and new MacBook Pros with the M1 Pro and M1 Max chips.

  • Ben...

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TNW 205: The Quest For VR Flow - HTC Vive Flow, Amazon's Copycat Goods, Hardware Preview, AirPods for Health from 2021-10-14T14:30


  • Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica walks through HTC's Vive Flow announcement and tries to determine who this new VR headset is actually for.

  • Steve Stecklow from Reuters dis...

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TNW 204: Backup Therapy - Windows 11 Review, Twitch's Massive Data Leak, iOS Payments Systems, Backup Woes from 2021-10-07T13:30


  • Dan Ackerman from CNET shares his review of Windows 11. Is it more than a centered Start menu?

  • Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai from Vice walks through the details of the mas...

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TNW 203: Is Amazon's Astro a Spy? - Instagram Teen Safety Hearing, Solar Roofing Technology, Twitch Hate Raids from 2021-09-30T13:30


  • Facebook testified at a Senate hearing about the safety of Instagram for teens after a bombshell report by the Wall Street Journal.

  • Heather Kelly from the Washington Post ...

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TNW 202: Itty Bitty Flying Microchip - Surface Duo 2, Surface Laptop Studio, Square Outage, Files and Folders from 2021-09-23T13:30


  • John Rogers from Northwestern University talks about the creation of tiny microchips that can fly and sample the environment.

  • Cherlynn Low from Engadget shares her hands-o...

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TNW 201: Apple A15 vs. Google Tensor - California Streaming Event, Pixel 6 Pro Leaks, FTC Rules for Health Data, Laser Cannons from 2021-09-16T13:30


  • Rene Ritchie walks through Apple's California Streaming event and details the major hardware announcements that he's excited about.

  • Mishaal Rahman from XDA Developers talk...

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TNW 200: Facebook Wears Ray-Bans - iPhone Event, Ray-Ban Stories, Apple's Bug Bounty, Germany's Smartphone Law from 2021-09-09T14:30


Apple's annual iPhone event is just around the corner so it's time to predict what the company will announce, Facebook and Ray-Ban have announced a new pair of sunglasses for recording vide...

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TNW 199: Hands-on With the Z Fold 3 - App Store Concessions, 3D Printing Meat, Digital ID Storage on Smartphones from 2021-09-02T14:30


  • Dan Moren from Six Colors discusses some of the ways that Apple is changing its app store policies in reaction to legislative pressure.

  • Iain Thomson from the Register shar...

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TNW 198: OnlyFans Has Regrets - Tesla and NHTSA, Beta Testing OpenAI Codex, Galaxy Watch 4 Classic Hands-On from 2021-08-26T14:30


  • Sam Abuelsamid from the Wheel Bearings podcast talks about the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's investigation into the safety of Tesla autopilot systems.

  • A...

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TNW 197: T-Mobile Hack: 40M Records - IoT is Bad at RNG, Facebook's Most Viewed Content, Horizon Workrooms from 2021-08-19T14:30


  • T-Mobile's recently revealed hack affects incredibly sensitive data of more than 40 million customers.

  • IoT is bad at Random Number Generation according to researchers from...

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TNW 196: Not Sold on the Z Fold - Apple CSAM, Crypto Tax, Bypassing Facial Recognition, Samsung Unpacked from 2021-08-12T14:30


After Apple detailed its plans for protecting against Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), many questioned the impact such a decision could have. The U.S. is set to pass a new infrastructure...

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TNW 195: Amazon Says Get Truck'n - Apple Detects CSAM, Pixel 6 Pro First Hand Impressions, Google+ Class Action from 2021-08-05T14:00


  • Apple announced a new on-device photo hash matching system to aid in proactively identifying child abuse imagery.

  • Cherlynn Low from Engadget shares her first hand experien...

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TNW 194: Metaverse: A Virtual Certainty - Blizzard Walkout, Facebook's Metaverse, Oculus Recall, Teen Loneliness from 2021-07-29T14:30


Activision Blizzard employees staged a walkout on Wednesday in the ongoing outcry surrounding the lawsuit by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing. Facebook has plans to ...

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TNW 193: Akamai's DNS Outage - Alexa Live 2021, Right to Repair and the FTC, Wear OS 3 from 2021-07-22T14:00


  • Carolina Milanesi from Creative Strategies breaks down the biggest announcements from Amazon's Alexa Live 2021 developer conference.

  • Right to Repair got a huge boost by th...

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TNW 192: Keep Your Xbox Out of My Enterprise - New Emoji, Windows 365 & Cloud PC, Fleets, Netflix Gaming from 2021-07-15T14:00


  • World Emoji Day is here. Jeremy Burge of Emojipedia highlights new emojis approved by Unicode.

  • Microsoft announces Windows 11 for the cloud with Windows 365. Mary Jo Foley...

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TNW 191: How To Fool Facial Recognition - TikTok Resumes, Google Play Store Under Fire, Assassin's Creed Online from 2021-07-08T14:00


  • Parmy Olson from Wall Street Journal details how fraudsters are fooling modern facial recognition systems.

  • Abrar Al-Heeti from CNET shows off how TikTokers are getting hir...

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TNW 190: Turning Windows Up to 11 - Facebook Antitrust, Windows 11 In Preview, Instagram Video, Florida SB 7072 from 2021-07-01T14:00


After a federal judge dismissed two antitrust cases against Facebook, many are wondering what happens next. Windows 11 is available to developers, so here's a first look. Instagram says it'...

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TNW 189: The Lowdown on Windows 11 - App Store & Antitrust, Apple Private Relay, Peloton's Treadmill, Windows 11 from 2021-06-24T17:00


Apple has published a report on the App Store, its "trusted ecosystem" of apps in response to several antitrust cases and concerns. iOS 15 will introduce iCloud Private Relay and Universal ...

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TNW 188: E3: Gilmore Girls Meets Paperboy - Oculus Quest Gets Ads, Amazon Labor Issues, Consumers as Beta Testers from 2021-06-17T14:30


  • Jason details the ways that Facebook's Oculus hardware will begin to show ads and why that's particularly intrusive.

  • Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica shares his list of hi...

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TNW 187: The Everyday Impact of Ransomware - FBI's Anom Phone Service, WWDC Tidbits, New Pixel Buds, Ransomware from 2021-06-10T14:30


Ransomware attacks are affecting more than just big, faceless corporations. They've closed schools, delayed chemotherapy appointments, and caused panic. Jason Howell goes hands on with Goog...

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TNW 186: What's Up With HarmonyOS? - Twitter Blue, WWDC Preview, Retro Gaming With CRT Monitors from 2021-06-03T13:30


  • Dan Moren from Six Colors breaks down what he expects to see at Apple's upcoming WWDC developer conference.

  • Huawei finally launched their Android replacement, HarmonyOS, a...

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TNW 185: An Accessible Return to Work - Office Accessibility, Galaxy Upcycling, Facebook Misinfo, WFH Insights from 2021-05-27T14:00


As folks around the world plan their return to the office, advocates are pushing for a sustained — and improved — focus on accessibility. Samsung's Galaxy Upcycling program seemed promising...

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TNW 184: What's Behind the Crypto Crash? - M1 iMac, iPad Pro, Apple TV 4K, Accessibility, Google IO Ups and Downs from 2021-05-20T14:30


  • Jeff John Roberts from Decrypt talks about the many forces that led to the major crypto market sell-off.

  • Rene Ritchie has full reviews of the M1 iMac, iPad Pro, Apple TV 4...

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TNW 183: Biden on the Pipeline - Instagram Youths, Connectivity Standards Alliance, VR in 2021 from 2021-05-13T14:00


  • Roger Cheng from CNET details what is known about the ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline and what it might mean for the security of US infrastructure going forward.

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TNW 182: Signal's Facebook Ad Stunt - Epic Games vs. Apple, Signal Ads on Facebook, Google 2FA, Amazon Drivers from 2021-05-06T17:00


The Epic Games and Apple trial is underway and it's bringing loads of new information to the surface. Messaging service Signal says it tried to run some ads on Facebook, which the company t...

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TNW 181: Deepfaking Your Geography - School Content Blockers, Planned Obsolescence in Tech, Clubhousification from 2021-04-29T16:00


  • Damon Beres talks about his op-ed in the New York Times about the cognitive dissonance of Apple's hardware event compared to the simultaneous occurrence of Earth Week.

  • Tod...

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TNW 180: AirTag: A Boring Product? - Apple's April Event, VR Physical Therapy, FLoC, Teacher-Approved Apps from 2021-04-22T14:00


Apple announced a slew of new products at its April event. Physical therapists are testing VR programs for their practices. The privacy implications of Google's FLoC. Google and the FTC are...

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TNW 179: Can the FCC End Robocalls? - Apple Springtime Event, Instagram for Kids, Spotify Car Thing, Twitter AI from 2021-04-15T14:00


  • Mark Zuckerberg isn't convinced that an Instagram for kids app is actually a bad idea after all.

  • Spotify is offering a free gadget called Car Thing and it is ideal for iOS...

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TNW 178: Facebook Hack: Old News? Not Really - Dark Patterns Explained, Facebook's Breach, AR Beauty Filters from 2021-04-08T14:00


Facebook says its data breach everyone's talking about is old news, but experts disagree. How "dark patterns" online can trick people into spending more money. The impact of AR beauty filte...

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TNW 177: A Whole Lotta Hololens - Tesla and Bitcoin, NFTs and Artists, Nest Hub 2 Review, Godzilla vs Kong from 2021-04-01T14:30


Tesla and Bitcoin, NFTs and artists, Nest Hub 2 review, Godzilla vs Kong.


  • Sam Abuelsamid from Guidehouse Insights talks about Tesla's investments into Bitcoin and why it mi...

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TNW 176: Slide Into My Slack DMs - OnePlus 9 Pro Review, Amazon Drivers Peeing in Cups, LGs Phone Business from 2021-03-25T15:00


OnePlus 9 Pro review, Amazon drivers peeing in cups, LGs phone business.


  • Mishaal Rahman from XDA Developers dives into his time spent with the new OnePlus 9 Pro and whether...

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TNW 175: A Troubling SMS Hack - YouTube Shorts, Amazon's "Gamified" Warehouse Work, SMS Forwarding Attack from 2021-03-18T14:00


YouTube Shorts, Amazon's "Gamified" Warehouse Work, SMS Forwarding Attack.


YouTube takes on TikTok with YouTube Shorts. Amazon expands its program to "gamify" warehouse work. A ...

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TNW 174: Facebook's Paradoxical AI - Amazon Vesta Home Robot, Verkada Surveillance Hack, Instagram Lite in India from 2021-03-11T17:00


Amazon Vesta home robot, Verkada surveillance hack, Instagram Lite in India.


  • How big of a priority is Amazon's home robot, the Vesta? Eugene Kim from Business Insider has t...

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TNW 173: An NFT Is What Now? - Arizona Law and App Stores, Square Invests in Tidal, TALON, Piano AI from 2021-03-04T17:00


Arizona Law and App Stores, Square Invests in Tidal, TALON, Piano AI.


  • Ian Sherr from CNET breaks down the amendment to an Arizona bill that might influence the battle betwe...

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TNW 172: Net Neutrality Returns! - Facebook and Australia, Android vs iOS Updates, Twitter's Super Follow from 2021-02-25T19:00


Facebook and Australia, Android vs iOS updates, Twitter's Super Follow.


  • Alex Kantrowitz from Big Technology Podcast talks about how Facebook and Australia have made amends ...

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TNW 171: Supermicro Returns! - Supply Chain Attacks, Epic Games vs. Apple, Pandemic Screen Time from 2021-02-18T16:30


Bloomberg doubles down on its Supermicro supply chain attack story, Epic Games files an antitrust complaint against Apple in the EU, and all this pandemic screen time is affecting us.

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TNW 170: PS5 Scalpers Are People Too - Florida Water Hackers, "I'm Not a Cat" Filter, Slack for Android Security from 2021-02-11T16:00


Florida water hackers, "I'm not a cat" filter, Slack for Android security.


  • A water treatment plant in Florida was hacked and was nearly poisoned as a result. Lorenzo France...

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TNW 169: So Who Is Andy Jassy? - Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Goldeneye 007, Apple App Privacy Labels from 2021-02-04T16:00


Amazon's Jeff Bezos announced he's stepping away from the CEO role, but who's the guy replacing him? (It's Andy Jassy.) There may be a remake of Goldeneye 007 on the horizon! Apple's new Ap...

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TNW 160: Fleets Are the Mullet of Twitter - Twitter's New Fleets, Loon's Financial Trouble, macOS Woes from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Apple's macOS saw some slowdowns earlier this week — what's that all about? Apple also announced plans to reduce its App Store commission from 30% to 15% for small businesses. Loon, the Alphabe...

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TNW 158: How the Election Shapes Uber & Lyft - Prop 22, Tech Stocks, Amazon's Rural Delivery Plans from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The stock market is reacting to the election and we take a closer look at tech stocks. California's Proposition 22 has passed; what does that mean for app-based drivers and the rest of the coun...

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TNW 157: Section 230 in the Zoom-light - Biden and Big Tech, the Insect Impact Effect on Autonomous Vehicles from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Biden and big tech, the insect impact effect on autonomous vehicles.

  • Emily Birnbaum from Protocol highlights the questions that were and were not answered during the Section 230 Se...

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TNW 156: AOC is Among Us on Twitch - The Failure of Quibi, Phantom Secure, AR Mario Kart in Your Living Room from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The failure of Quibi, Phantom Secure, AR Mario Kart in your living room.

  • Joseph Cox from Motherboard details a lengthy voyage of Phantom Secure, a secure smartphone service that ca...

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TNW 155: Reddit+Twitter = Telepath? - Telepath, a Knock-off Amazon Echo Show, Apple's iPhone Event from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Telepath, a knock-off Amazon Echo Show, Apple's iPhone event.

A look at Telepath, which aims to be the kinder, gentler Twitter. An Amazon-Echo-Show-like smart display that doesn'...

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TNW 154: Nest Audio Review - Apple's iPhone 12 Event, Big Tech Antitrust Report, Waymo Safety Drivers from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Apple's iPhone 12 event, big tech antitrust report, Waymo safety drivers.

  • The House Subcommittee on Antitrust released a 450 page report on anti-competitive behavior of the biggest...

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TNW 153: Finding Joy on TikTok - TikTok's Authenticity, Facebook's App Melding, and Google's Hardware Event from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Facebook begins to merge Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Google announces the Pixel 5 with millimeter-wave 5G. TikTok gains notice as the authentic social media network.

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TNW 152: What The Social Dilemma Misses - TikTok Gives US Taste of its Medicine, California's 2035 Gas Car Ban from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

TikTok gives US taste of its medicine, California's 2035 gas car ban.

  • Jameson Dow from Electrek wonders why California's new ban on gas-powered vehicles is set for 2035 and not soo...

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TNW 151: Facebook's VR Quest - TikTok, iOS 14, and Oculus Quest 2 & PlayStation from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Oracle's bid for TikTok and Trump's response to the news. How iOS developers are responding to the launch of iOS 14. What you need to know about the Oculus Quest 2 and PlayStation 5.
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TNW 150: Xbox Series S and Series X - Console Prices, Apple vs. Epic Games Continues, The 5G Lie from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Console prices, Apple vs. Epic Games continues, the 5G lie.

  • Microsoft released the pricing information for its upcoming Xbox Series S and Series X consoles. Randy Ramsay from Games...

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TNW 149: FAA Approves Amazon Drones - Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 Hands-On, Apple Offer Codes, Technology Escape Pods from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 hands-on, Apple offer codes, technology escape pods.

  • Paris Martineau from the Information talks about Amazon delivery drones receiving FAA approval, what th...

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TNW 159: M1 Chips, Series Xs, PS5s: Oh My! - Apple's Next-Gen Macs, Reviews of All Next-Gen Game Systems! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Apple's next-gen Macs, reviews of all next-gen game systems!

  • Rene Ritchie details how Apple's M1 Chip makes the new crop of MacBook Pros, Macbook Airs, and Mac Minis so different a...

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TNW 161: Slack, May the Salesforce Be with You - The Gift of Surveillance, TikTok's Testing 3-Minute Videos from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The gift of surveillance, TikTok's testing 3-minute videos

  • Alex Wilhelm from Techcrunch discussed Salesforce's acquisition of Slack and what kind of competition they face from Micr...

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TNW 168: What's Up With Gamestop? - Nextdoor and Local Politics, Apple's Record Breaking Quarter, Galaxy S21+ from 2021-01-28T14:00


Nextdoor and local politics, Apple's record-breaking quarter, Galaxy S21+.


  • Will Oremus from OneZero shares his story about how Nextdoor directly impacted a local school ref...

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TNW 167: Crypto-Gardening - Apple VR, Galaxy S21 Ultra, Crypto-Mining & Gardening from 2021-01-21T17:00


Apple VR, Galaxy S21 Ultra, crypto-mining & gardening.


First, Rene Ritchie stops in to discuss the latest Apple rumor. The company is reportedly working on a virtual reality...

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TNW 166: Visa Won't Wear Plaid - Trump's Social Media Options, CES 2021 Recap, Apple's Racial Justice Initiative from 2021-01-14T16:30


Trump's social media options, CES 2021 recap, Apple's racial justice initiative.


  • Visa won't be buying plaid after all.

  • Will Trump snap back at social media now...

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TNW 165: Facebook Bans Trump - Social Networks Respond to Trump, XRVision, and "OK Google" the Movie from 2021-01-07T16:00


Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook take action to limit President Donald Trump's access to his social media accounts and Rebecca Black stars in a dark comedy about a rogue digital assistant. Listen

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TNW 164: The Best Interviews of 2020 - A Look Back at Some of the Host's Favorite Interviews of the Year from 2020-12-24T10:00


Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell recount a few of their favorite interviews from throughout the crazy year that was 2020.


  • Zoe Shiffer from The Verge talks about how Zoom was ...

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TNW 163: SolarWinds: What Is a Supply Chain Attack? - SolarWinds Hack, Apple Fitness+, Cash in Japan from 2020-12-17T17:00


SolarWinds hack, Apple Fitness+, cash in Japan.


  • Bruce Schneier breaks down how the SolarWinds hack was executed and talks about what it takes to pull off a supply chain att...

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TNW 162: Facebook Faces Charges - Facebook's Antitrust Charges, Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, Uber & Aurora from 2020-12-10T16:00


Facebook faces a number of antitrust charges from the FTC and state attorneys general, so what's next for the company? Many companies — including SpaceX — are vying for the FCC's Rural Digi...

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