Aug 1st 2021
This Week in Tech 834
Bimbo Squalo
Hosted by
Leo Laporte
Blizzard mess, China tech crackdown, quarterly earnings, Rickroll hits 1 billion
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Bimbo Squalo - Blizzard mess, China tech crackdown, quarterly earnings, Rickroll hits 1 billion
- Review: A deep new history of Tesla takes the shine off Elon Musk.
- Apple Watch lead Kevin Lynch reportedly transferred to 'Apple Car' team.
- Apple's Mac and iPad sales break quarterly records.
- Facial recognition technology faces a crackdown in China.
- Why is China smashing its tech industry?
- Kotick apologizes for the “tone deaf” response, promises action following a lawsuit.
- Inside The Cosby Suite From The Activision Blizzard Lawsuit.
- 2010 Blizzcon panel in which a fan was brave enough to ask a panel full of men whether there's scope for some of WoW's female characters to be less sexualized.
- First ‘Time Crystal’ Built Using Google’s Quantum Computer.
- TSMC 2nm chip plans are announced, a day after Intel said it could catch up.
- Mark Zuckerberg is betting Facebook’s future on the metaverse.
- Thanks to the Rickroll, ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ hits 1 billion YouTube plays.
- U.S. Government Sells Wu-Tang Clan Album Once Owned By Martin Shkreli.
- Sony has sold 10 million PS5 consoles.
- Scarlett Johansson sues Disney, says Disney+ release of Black Widow broke contract.
- YouTube Q2 Ad Revenue Hits Record $7 Billion, Alphabet Beats Estimates.
- Spotify Misses Overall Q2 User Target, Ad Revenue Jumps 110%.
- 3G-only Kindles begin their long, slow death this year.
- Olympics Broadcaster Announces His Computer Password on Live TV.
- Techdirt Is Now Entirely Without Any Google Ads Or Tracking Code.
- Lucasfilm hires the YouTube deepfaker who put its Luke, Leia, and Tarkin cameos to shame.
- Phantom Warships Are Courting Chaos in Conflict Zones.
- With help from Google, impersonated Brave.com website pushes malware.
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Links
- Kotick apologizes for “tone deaf” response, promises action following lawsuit | Ars Technica
- Facial recognition technology faces crackdown in China
- Inside The Cosby Suite From The Activision Blizzard Lawsuit
- Why is China smashing its tech industry? - by Noah Smith - Noahpinion
- First ‘Time Crystal’ Built Using Google’s Quantum Computer | Quanta Magazine
- Mark Zuckerberg is betting Facebook’s future on the metaverse - The Verge
- U.S. Government Sells Wu-Tang Clan Album Once Owned By Martin Shkreli : NPR
- Sony has sold 10 million PS5 consoles - The Verge
- Scarlett Johansson sues Disney, says Disney+ release of Black Widow broke contract | Ars Technica
- New book claims Elon Musk demanded to be made Apple CEO during Tesla buyout talks in 2016
- Apple's Mac and iPad sales break quarterly records | AppleInsider
- YouTube Q2 Ad Revenue Hits Record $7 Billion, Alphabet Beats Estimates - Variety
- Spotify Misses Overall Q2 User Target, Ad Revenue Jumps 110% - Variety
- Apple Watch lead Kevin Lynch reportedly transferred to 'Apple Car' team
- 3G-only Kindles begin their long, slow death this year | Ars Technica
- With help from Google, impersonated Brave.com website pushes malware | Ars Technica
- Techdirt Is Now Entirely Without Any Google Ads Or Tracking Code | Techdirt
- 2010 Blizzcon panel question
- Thanks to the Rickroll, ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ hits 1 billion YouTube plays