This Week in Tech
Season 2018
Join the top technology journalists and pundits in a round-table discussion of the latest trends in high tech.
Where to Watch This Week in Tech • Season 2018
52 Episodes
- The Peak of Mt. StupidE36
The Peak of Mt. StupidElon Musk: Tesla's market cap goes up in smoke Apple vs Trump on tarrifs Apple's big announcement September 12th: what we expect Facebook and Twitter go to Capitol Hill, Google sits it out Twitter gives Alex Jones the boot Should Facebook be broken up? The FBI knows who hacked Sony and created WannaCry Space duct tape Theranos is finally, finally dead - are blockchain companies next? Chrome is 10, Google is 20 Pixel 3 coming October 9th - Older Than the Mini JackE39
Older Than the Mini Jack•How to tell if your Facebook account is one of the 50 million that were hacked this week •Why the founder of Instagram left Facebook •"Funding secured" tweet costs Elon Musk his chairmanship and $40 million •Google turns 20 •More leaks from Google's upcoming October 9th event •Amazon gives $1 million to Wikimedia •FCC fines robo-caller $37.5 million •Did you register to vote on Snapchat? •Web creator Tim Berners-Lee has a plan to fix the Internet - Odorless and Weightless HackersE40
Odorless and Weightless HackersBloomberg reports that China used tiny chips to spy on Apple, Amazon, and the US government. Apple and Amazon deny it. How do we know who is right? All the news from the Microsoft Surface event, plus some rumors of what was supposed to be there but wasn't. Windows 10 update deletes people's files. What we expect this Tuesday at Google's Pixel 3 Event. Amazon raises its minimum wage to $15/hr, kills stock options and bonuses. Facebook hacked by "odorless and weightless hackers." CA passes new laws restoring Net Neutrality and banning bots that pretend to be human. Presidential Alert hits phones nationwide. - Written to BingeE41
Written to Binge•Defending Bloomberg's Chinese spy chip story Google+ killed by a breach that wasn't a breach. •Facebook breach that WAS a breach hits 30 million users. In related news, Facebook now sells a video chat device with a camera that can follow your every move. •Made by Google event: what we think of the Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, and Home Hub. •Apple's TV content will be free for everyone who owns an Apple device. - Nobody Expects the Scooter InquisitionE42
Nobody Expects the Scooter Inquisition•Cognitive hacking with scale and co-ordination. •Will the newest iPad have 2 connectors? •Should keynotes for product launches go away? •Some speculation about what to expect from the upcoming Apple event. •Morgan on Twitter and his thoughts on Google+. •Google in the EU and something that isn't getting as much press. •The discussion continues around Bloomberg's article and Tim Cook's demand for a retraction. - Friends in BikinisE48
Friends in Bikinis•Black Friday was Amazon's biggest sales day ever •Marriott Hack hit half a billion Starwood guests for 4 years •Indian Microsoft scammers busted •Amazon's new machine learning racecar, quantum blockchain, and more from re:Invent •When is Amazon rolling out Prime Health? •UK grabs thousands of Facebook emails from bikini app company •Google's China woes continue •Apple at the Supreme Court •Microsoft tops Apple as world's most valuable company - I've Got Mark-Level Sign-OffE49
I've Got Mark-Level Sign-Off•What role did Facebook play in the French riots? •Tumblr bans porn, Facebook bans vague hints that sex might be a thing that exists. •Meanwhile in the UK, Parliament releases sensitive internal Facebook memos and emails. •Tik Tok is where all the youngs are at. •And then there were 5: Google tries to make sense of its Messaging platforms. Meanwhile, Apple's iMessage is the one app that could rule them all. •Microsoft puts some Chromium in their Edge. •Canada arrests Huawei's CFO for allegedly violating sanctions on Iran. •Australia passes a dangerously vague anti-encryption law. - The Big Leek CabalE50
The Big Leek CabalTaylor Swift is Watching You, Spy Chip Audit, Australian Encryption Law, and More. •Elon Musk is a terrible person to work for. •The internet is a garbage fire of hate. •It is not Google's fault that searching for "idiot" results in pictures of Donald Trump. •The Chinese are not spying on you with secret spy chips on Super Micro servers. •The Chinese are spying on you by hacking Marriott. •The Chinese may or may not be spying on you with Huawei phones and 5G infrastructure. •Taylor Swift is most definitely spying on you at her concerts. •The Australian government really, really wants to spy on you. •YouTube Rewind 2018 is awful. - A Christmas MiracleE51
A Christmas MiracleThe Best Stories of 2018 •Mark Zuckerberg promised to fix Facebook in 2018. How'd that go? •Apple hits $1 Trillion; Jeff Bezos hits $150 Billion; Amazon warhouse workers hit $15/hr. •Elon Musk's ups and downs •The biggest mergers of 2018 •Net neutrality ends, SESTA/FOSTA, and more legal news •Bloomberg's big blunder •China's social credit system and CRISPR babies •Those we lost in 2018