TWiG 676: The CB of the 80's - Amazon buys iRobot, Musk sells Tesla shares, Samsung Unpacked
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TWiT TV
Media Type |
audio
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News
Tech News
Technology
Publication Date |
Aug 11, 2022
Episode Duration |
02:32:50
  • Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip 4 lets you do more while it's closed.
  • Wear OS is getting a revamped Play Store and offline Google Maps later this year.
  • Political Chips by Ben Thompson.
  • Biden signs $280 billion CHIPS and Science Act.
  • Yes, the Inflation Reduction Act Is a Big Effing Deal.
  • Bill Gates: A Clean Energy Future is in the Hands of Congress.
  • Amazon announces deal to buy Roomba maker for $1.7 billion.
  • Maps, mops and Matter: Why Amazon wants iRobot.
  • What Amazon's Roomba and One Medical Deals Have in Common.
  • The smart home doesn't need a robot — it should be a robot.
  • The Radical Scope of Tesla's Data Hoard Logs and records of its customers' journeys fill out petabytes—and court case dockets.
  • Barney McCallum - Pickleball Hall of Fame.
  • More with Barney McCallum.
  • Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment.
  • This Is the Data Facebook Gave Police to Prosecute a Teenager for Abortion.
  • Google Set to Face DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit Over Ad Market Monopoly.
  • Android amps up campaign to push Apple into adopting RCS.
  • Google Sues Sonos Over Voice Control Technology.
  • Elon Musk challenges Twitter CEO to a 'public debate' about bots.
  • Elon Musk sells nearly $7 billion in Tesla shares.
  • Scientists hid encryption key for Wizard of Oz text in plastic molecules.
  • NASA is sending an iPad to the moon.
  • If you're having problems with Google search, you're not alone.
  • Meta's AI Chatbot Has Election-Denying, Antisemitic Bugs to Work Out.
  • Will Europe Force a Facebook Blackout?
  • Man who built ISP instead of paying Comcast $50K expands to hundreds of homes.
  • Google launches new website for kids learning to read.
  • Google Fiber Blog: What's next for Google Fiber.
  • Google Meet live sharing brings shared YouTube watching, Spotify listening, and games.
  • Google rolling out GPS fix for Pixel 6/Pro and 6a, August update coming.
  • @PessimistsArc: 1983 debate about home PC, with comparisons to hula hoop fad.

Picks:

  • Stacey - Eve Aqua Smart Water Controller.
  • Stacey - B-Hyve Smart Wi-Fi Irrigation Controller.
  • Jeff - Teens, Social Media and Technology 2022.
  • Ant - Vegas Pro 20 Launched.
  • Ant - Send Me Your Photography "Ooops" Moments for Hands-On Photography.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt

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