TNW 183: Biden on the Pipeline - Instagram Youths, Connectivity Standards Alliance, VR in 2021 - a podcast by TWiT

from 2021-05-13T14:00

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  • 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.

  • Facebook is planning an Instagram for kids product and Kurt Wagner from Bloomberg discusses how 44 state Attorneys General don't want that to happen.

  • Stacey Higginbotham from the IoT Podcast shares her thoughts on what the new Connectivity Standards Alliance might mean for easing smart home fragmentation.

  • HTC announced new virtual reality headsets but Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica thinks that their mission no longer includes the average consumer.


Host: Jason Howell


Guests: Roger Cheng, Kurt Wagner, Stacey Higginbotham, and Sam Machkovech


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