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Recent Episodes
Fri. 06/18 – Cell Networks Security Deliberately Nerfed?
Were some of the base encryption algorithms on cell networks deliberately nerfed? The first ever mass arrest of a ransomware gang…
Thu. 06/17 – How About Some Ads On Your Oculus?
Facebook is bringing ads to Virtual Reality cause, why not, right? Stories are coming to the Xbox. Why is Google downsizing it’s …
Wed. 06/16 – A Nightmare FTC Chair For Big Tech?
Lina Khan has not only been confirmed as FTC commissioner, she’s also been named FTC chair. Waymo raises a big new round, which i…
Tue. 06/15 – Automattic Acquires Day One
Automattic acquires the popular iOS and iPad OS journaling app, Day One. Everybody wants a piece of Stripe. Stripe wants to be th…
Mon. 06/14 – An “Extreme” Apple Watch?
Could we get an extreme sports Apple Watch soon? Google makes Workspace and Chat available to all. Bitcoin’s first major overhaul…
Fri. 06/11 – Now The Hackers Have Come For Our Hamburgers
Moar… hacking news. McDonalds. Electronic Arts. Le sigh. Apple wants to do away with passwords too. Elon Musk unveils the Model S…
Thu. 06/10 – Another Payoff To Ransomware Hackers
Another payoff to Ransomware hackers. Facebook to launch a smartwatch? Microsoft to launch a dedicated game streaming device? Sam…
Wed. 06/09 – The First Country To Adopt Bitcoin As Legal Tender
El Salvador becomes the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. Biden reverses the TikTok and WeChat bans. Did one single…
Tue. 06/08 – Fastly Takes Down The Internet
Fastly takes down the internet, highlighting how the internet is still really centralized. The US seized most of the bitcoins tho…
Mon. 06/07 - WWDC 2021
All the headlines from WWDC 2021. Bezos in space! France brings the first hammer down on this round of anti-competitive action, t…
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A sampler of four different spaces from our new feed SpaceCasts! Search your podcast app for SpaceCasts and subscribe!
Fri. 06/04 – iPad Pro Rumors And WWDC Pre-Hype
Is MagSafe charging coming to iPads? Is the Biden administration actually cracking down harder on China than the Trump administra…
Thu. 06/03 – Twitter Launches Twitter Blue!
Twitter takes the wrapping off its subscription product, Twitter Blue. Multi-device support hints at a future WhatsApp app for iP…
Wed. 06/02 – Facebook’s F8 Refresh
All the headlines from Facebook’s F8 Refresh. Etsy buys a used clothes marketplace. Another ransomware attack shutting down a maj…
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