Jun 13th 2021
This Week in Tech 827
Weather Balloons and Swamp Gas
Hosted by
Leo Laporte
WWDC highlights, Big Tech regulation, flying cars
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WWDC highlights, Big Tech regulation, flying cars
- Apple Lists 'M1X MacBook Pro' in YouTube Tags for WWDC Keynote Video.
- Rene picks privacy and extensibility as his favorite announcements during WWDC.
- WWDC 2021: macOS Monterey further blurs lines between Mac, Catalyst, and iPad apps.
- Jason picks Unified platform and Mac shortcuts as his favorite announcements during WWDC.
- WWDC 2021: I love it when a platform comes together.
- iOS 15 and macOS Monterey — Apple’s walled garden just got even higher.
- FaceTime is coming to Android and Windows via the web.
- Philip picks SharePlay API as his favorite announcement during WWDC.
- Apple employees push back against returning to the office in an internal letter.
- Leo picks Apple ID reform as his favorite announcement during WWDC.
- Public reaction to Amazon Sidewalk.
- Jeff Bezos and his brother will fly on Blue Origin’s first human spaceflight with auction winner.
- House lawmakers introduce five bipartisan bills to unwind tech monopolies.
- Biden revokes Trump bans on TikTok and WeChat.
- The hard truth about ransomware: we aren’t prepared, it’s a battle with new rules, and it hasn’t near reached peak impact.
- The U.S. Retrieves Millions in Ransom Paid to Colonial Pipeline Hackers.
- GameStop stock falls sharply amid 5M-share sales plan, SEC investigation.
- Microsoft looks ready to launch Windows 11.
- FBI and Australian police ran an encrypted chat platform to catch criminal gangs.
- Apple says it didn't know Trump's DOJ was asking for Democrats' data.
- Some Apple Suppliers in China Tell Ethnic Minorities: Don’t Bother Applying For Jobs.
- iPhone 13 release date, price, specs, and leaks.
- Billionaire Larry Page’s Kitty Hawk Is Making An All-In Bet On Robot Air Taxis. Its Program Head Is Out In Disagreement Over It.
- What Is a Flying Car?
- Facebook plans its first smartwatch for next summer with two cameras, heart rate monitor.
- Twitter to add a newsletter 'subscribe' button to profiles for simple sign-ups.
- Happy 42nd Anniversary to the Original Intel 8086 and the x86 Architecture.
- El Salvador becomes the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender after passing a law.
- Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) asks whether the Forest Service or the BLM can alter the orbit of the moon or the Earth in order to fight climate change.
- Chipmaker SiFive Is Said to Draw Intel Takeover Interest.
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Links
- WWDC 2021: I love it when a platform comes together
- WWDC 2021: macOS Monterey further blurs lines between Mac, Catalyst, and iPad apps
- Philip's article: iOS 15 and macOS Monterey — Apple’s walled garden just got even higher
- FaceTime is coming to Android and Windows via the web - The Verge
- Apple Lists 'M1X MacBook Pro' in YouTube Tags for WWDC Keynote Video
- House lawmakers introduce five bipartisan bills to unwind tech monopolies - The Verge
- Apple says it didn't know Trump's DOJ was asking for Democrats' data
- FBI and Australian police ran an encrypted chat platform to catch criminal gangs
- Biden revokes Trump bans on TikTok and WeChat
- Jeff Bezos and his brother will fly on Blue Origin’s first human spaceflight with auction winner
- Some Apple Suppliers in China Tell Ethnic Minorities: Don’t Bother Applying For Jobs
- Apple employees push back against returning to the office in internal letter
- Philip's article: iPhone 13 release date, price, specs and leaks
- Billionaire Larry Page’s Kitty Hawk Is Making An All-In Bet On Robot Air Taxis. Its Program Head Is Out In Disagreement Over It.
- Facebook plans first smartwatch for next summer with two cameras, heart rate monitor
- Twitter to add a newsletter 'subscribe' button to profiles for simple sign-ups
- Microsoft looks ready to launch Windows 11
- El Salvador becomes first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender after passing law
- GameStop stock falls sharply amid 5M-share sales plan, SEC investigation
- U.S. Retrieves Millions in Ransom Paid to Colonial Pipeline Hackers - WSJ
- The hard truth about ransomware: we aren’t prepared, it’s a battle with new rules, and it hasn’t near reached peak impact.
- Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) asks whether the Forest Service or the BLM can alter the orbit of the moon
- Happy 42nd Anniversary to the Original Intel 8086 and the x86 Architecture
- What Is a Flying Car?