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Your first podcast of the week is the last word in tech. Join the top tech pundits in a roundtable discussion of the latest trends in high tech. Records live every Sunday at 5:15pm Eastern / 2:15pm Pacific / 22:15 UTC.
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TWiT 806: Make Hella Happen - CES 2021, Samsung Galaxy S21, Section 230, escaping big tech, Clubhouse
CES 2021, Samsung Galaxy S21, Section 230, escaping big tech, Clubhouse
- Misinformation has slowed now that Trump is off Twitter.
- Denise describes the effects of Section 230 on big tech.
- Is it possible for someone to escape big tech if they want to?
- Germany and France don't agree with Trump's deplatforming.
- Is CES 2021 the model for trade shows going forward?
- IoT at the Consumer Electronics Show.
- Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S21 series smartphone.
- Galaxy S21 will not support MST payments.
- Samsung Galaxy SmartTag with UWB support.
- Justine and David spot the biggest trends from CES 2021.
- GM announced BrightDrop for commercial electric vehicles.
- Google's acquisition of Fitbit is complete.
- Apple might soon charge for certain podcasts.
- Justine introduces Leo to Clubhouse.
- Are TikTok's new age limitations good for users?
- Differences between Huawei and Xiaomi in the eyes of the US.
- Intel CEO Bob Swan is out, Pat Gelsinger is in.
- Walmart's e-commerce chief's city of the future.
- Bill Gates and all of his collection of farmland.
- From petabytes to hellabytes.
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Justine Ezarik, Denise Howell, and David Ruddock
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Posted on 18 Jan 2021
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TWiT 805: Come Together Like Voltron - Social media Trump ban, Section 230 in Biden era, nationalizing Alibaba
Social media Trump ban, Section 230 in Biden era, nationalizing Alibaba
- Social networks begin to ban President Trump.
- Should a few giant enterprises decide which speech is heard?
- China is nationalizing Jack Ma's Alibaba.
- Signal sees an uptick in light of the WhatsApp controversy.
- Stripe stops payment processing for the Trump campaign.
- Happy birthday to Wikipedia.
- Happy 13th anniversary of the iPhone unveiling.
- Hyundai announces it's in talks with Apple.
- Facebook's smart glasses are coming "sooner than later."
- Ajit Pai announced he would not move forward with Section 230.
- Will Section 230 see less of a threat in the Biden era?
- SolarWinds hired Chris Krebs, Trump's former cybersecurity chief.
- The Cybersecurity and Emerging Technologies bureau is set.
- Bitcoin and Tesla's performance is a win for day-traders.
- Father of Fiber Optics Narinder S. Kapany dies at 94.
- Roku acquires Quibi assets for less than $100M.
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Alex Kantrowitz, Amy Webb, and Dan Gillmor
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Posted on 11 Jan 2021
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TWiT 804: The Bento Box Satellite - CES 2021 preview, streaming video in 2020, goodbye FarmVille
CES 2021 preview, streaming video in 2020, goodbye FarmVille
- A preview of the virtual CES 2021 event.
- LG to unveil bendable OLED and 8K QNED.
- 2020 was an amazing year for streaming services.
- Comparing the roaring 20's to the next decade.
- Brexit deal calls out some interesting tech inclusions.
- Amazon's purchase of Wondery and its podcasts.
- Are some shows better binged and others better waited for?
- Adobe Flash and FarmVille both said goodbye for good.
- Analyzing the "Facebook Menace."
- Tesla delivered on its two-year-old promise.
- Quad Father makes sense of the new FAA drone rule.
- Bitcoin reaches record heights and it's all speculative.
- Japan created wooden satellites to cut down on space junk.
- A radio signal hints at extraterrestrial life.
- Ticketmaster to pay out $10 million for hacking its competitor.
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Dwight Silverman, Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, and Iain Thomson
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Posted on 04 Jan 2021
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TWiT 803: Best of 2020 - The best TWiT highlights of the year!
Leo Laporte takes us through the past year in tech. 2020 highlights include:
- CES 2020 roundup.
- Location privacy.
- iPad ten years later.
- The power of Deepfakes.
- Zoom usage explodes.
- Elon Musk's child X AE A-12.
- Apple silicon.
- Big tech goes to Washington.
- Bytedance faces a US ban.
- Fortnite kicked from mobile app stores.
- The chickenization of America.
- Black Lives Matter, live blogging.
Host: Leo Laporte
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Posted on 27 Dec 2020
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TWiT 802: The Year in Review - OG TWiTs discuss the year's biggest stories and trends
SolarWinds, COVID-19, Zoom, Big Tech, Social Media, Elon Musk, 5G, Amazon
- SolarWinds, the biggest case of cyber-espionage yet.
- COVID-19 and the dramatic effect of it on the tech industry.
- How effective has Contact Tracing been?
- The brilliance of mRNA for the vaccine.
- Will WFH be permanent going forward?
- The "real" threat of TikTok.
- Facebook's attack on Apple.
- The benefactors of COVID-19.
- The many times big tech went to Washington.
- How Section 230 could change the Internet.
- 5G and the promises that haven't been fulfilled.
- How Intel lost ground to ARM.
- The many products released during 2020.
- A summary of predictions for 2021.
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Jeff Jarvis, Paul Thurrott, and Steve Gibson
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Posted on 21 Dec 2020