This Week in Tech (Audio)

I Love You Zune Much - New Mac chips, new Pixel 6, Proton Mail's big win, Squid Game rakes it in

• Samsung now lets you customize your own Galaxy Z Flip 3.
• Pixel 6: Everything to know about Google's newest phone.
• Google's Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro finally bring new camera hardware in addition to software.
• Intel slipped—and its future now depends on making everyone else's chips.
• If The Arm Deal Fails, NVIDIA Is Fine, But Arm May Struggle.
• Apple announces 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro: new design, display notch, 120Hz, M1 Pro chip, HDMI, MagSafe, more.
• Apple announces third-generation AirPods for $179.
• @PatrickMcGee_: "An *enormous thread* on alleged @Google @Facebook collusion based on the just-released *unredacted* complaint from the Texas AG."
• @fasterthanlime: "google has a secret deal with facebook called "Jedi Blue" that they knew was so illegal that it has a whole section describing how they'll cover for each other if anyone finds out"
• Why Facebook is rebranding.
• What it was like to watch Steve Jobs introduce the iPod 20 years ago.
• Proton wins appeal in Swiss court over surveillance laws.
• Squid Game Season 2? Series Worth $900 Million to Netflix So Far.
• YouTube is about to pull its apps from Roku, and the fight is going all the way to Congress.
• John Carmack pushes out unlocked OS for defunct Oculus Go headset.
• Microsoft now lets you test Android apps on Windows 11.
• A&W Turns its 'Worst Marketing Fail' Into a New Burger.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Connie Guglielmo, Louis Maresca, and Owen JJ Stone

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Hardware event preview, HTC Vive Flow, Squid Game success

• Unleashed Apple Event Focusing on New Macs to Take Place on October 18.
• MacBook Pro Display With Notch Shown in Alleged Photo Leak.
• Errol Morris Interrotron.
• In-person versus remote conversations online.
• Pixel Fall Launch: Everything to expect at the Pixel 6 keynote.
• 'Pixel Pass' allegedly bundles Pixel 6, Google Fi, YouTube Premium, and more under one bill.
• Samsung announces Unpacked 2 event for Wednesday, Oct 20th, right after Apple and Google.
• Back on Earth, Shatner and Bezos have a Kirk-Spock moment.
• The Vive Flow Is VR for Downtime; Facebook Wants AR For Your Every Waking Moment.
• I have a hard time believing your wearable is good if you had to Photoshop it onto a model.
• Teen Girls Are Developing Tics. Doctors Say TikTok Could Be a Factor.
• Instagram Struggles With Fears of Losing Its 'Pipeline': Young Users.
• Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of ink.
• Squid Game Season 2? Series Worth $900 Million to Netflix So Far.
• Fraudsters Cloned Company Director's Voice In $35 Million Bank Heist, Police Find.
• Governor Wants to Prosecute Journalist Who Clicked 'View Source' on Government Site.
• Doctor set for £100k pay-out after judge ruled neighbour's Ring doorbell cameras breached privacy.
• Apple's privacy changes create a windfall for its own advertising business.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Georgia Dow, Alex Lindsay, and Bill Detwiler

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• Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen details company's misleading efforts on 60 Minutes.
• Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp Were Down: Here's What to Know.
• Update about the October 4th outage.
• Facebook and its apps suffer another outage.
• Mark Zuckerberg - I wanted to share a note I wrote to...
• 1 Billion TikTok Users Understand What Congress Doesn't.
• Windows 11 review: The start of a new era.
• Here's the story behind the Microsoft Store for Windows 11 and how its creator thinks this time it'll work.
• The Steve Jobs deal with Michael Dell that could have changed Apple and tech history.
• Surface Laptop Studio review: Redefining what a Windows laptop can be (again)
• The iPad Air is everything that's wrong with Apple's tablets.
• Apple files appeal in Epic Games case, potentially delaying App Store changes for years.
• The Twitch Hack Is Worse for Streamers Than for Twitch.
• New ad suggests drinking Coke will destroy video games, usher in world peace.
• YouTube To Stop Making Year-End 'Rewind' Videos.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Dan Moren, Christina Warren, and Daniel Rubino

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Facebook meets 60 Minutes, what is Finsta? Rivian R1T first look, Holmes trial

• This is Facebook's internal research on the mental health effects of Instagram.
• Sen. Blumenthal: "Will you commit to ending Finsta?"
• Facebook is hitting the brakes on Instagram for kids.
• Astro home robot and more announced.
• Leaked Documents Show How Amazon's Astro Robot Tracks Everything You Do.
• Hear That? It's Your Voice Being Taken for Profit.
• Amazon is now accepting your applications for its home surveillance drone.
• Activision to pay $18 million settlement over workplace misconduct.
• Rivian R1T first drive: Easily the best pickup I've ever driven, both off-road and on.
• Tesla plans to add ~1,000 new Full Self-Driving Beta testers per day based on 'safety score'.
• Delaying Elizabeth Holmes' Theranos Fraud Trial is Paying Off For the Defense.
• First Look: iPhone 13, 13 Mini, 13 Pro, and 13 Pro Max.
• YouTube is banning Joseph Mercola and a handful of other anti-vaccine activists.
• Twitch announces new features to curb hate raids.
• New Limits Give Chinese E-Gamers Whiplash.
• Apple Doesn't Make Videogames. But It's the Hottest Player in Gaming.
• Amazon has a smash hit on its hands — a new computer game with hundreds of thousands of players.
• The 2021 List of the All-time Most Popular Netflix Shows and Series is Here.
• Planet Squid Game.
• NBCUniversal and YouTubeTV reach agreement to avoid dropped channels.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Seth Weintraub, Denise Howell, and Nicholas De Leon

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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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