Sep 26th 2021
This Week in Tech 842
The Ivermectin of Smartphones
Hosted by
Leo Laporte
Crackdown in China, Surface Duo 2, end of magazines, Peter Thiel
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Crackdown in China, Surface Duo 2, end of magazines, Peter Thiel
- What technology has brought since the '80s.
- Are today's students aware of how much technology has changed since the '80s?
- We the Media: Grassroots Journalism By the People, For the People New edition by Dan Gillmor.
- The importance of blogs and the state of blogs now.
- Facebook: The Inside Story by Steven Levy.
- How much has Mark Zuckerberg evolved since the beginning of Facebook?
- Facebook to testify on kids' safety as lawmakers probe a whistleblower’s revelations.
- Was the Facebook Files series a fair representation of what's going on inside the company?
- China’s central bank says all cryptocurrency-related activities are illegal, vows harsh crackdown.
- FBI held back ransomware decryption key from businesses to run operations targeting hackers.
- Apple iPhone 13 Review: The Most Incremental Upgrade Ever.
- Microsoft’s new Surface Duo 2 has all the features that were missing the first time around.
- Where does Apple go next? What is the next "perfect thing"?
- The Framework Laptop.
- The Art of the Thiel.
- Watch a raven take out a Google drone mid-air as the tech giant is forced to ground its home delivery service due to bird attacks.
- What Our Research Really Says About Teen Well-Being and Instagram.
- “Completely Running Blind.” Apple’s Power Move To Kneecap Facebook Advertising Is Working.
- Google to Buy New York City Office Building for $2.1 Billion.
- The NSA and CIA Use Ad Blockers Because Online Advertising Is So Dangerous.
- I went to Amazon's high-tech hair salon and virtually dyed my hair pink — then got the best haircut I've ever had.
- William Shatner's Going to Space on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Rocket Ship.
- Facebook introduces portable Portal Go for $199.
- Facebook Chief Technology Officer Schroepfer to Step Down.
- The Doctor Who Helped Defeat Smallpox Explains What's Coming.
- Barry Diller’s IAC in Talks to Buy Magazine Publisher Meredith.
- Phones of journalist who tracked Viktor Orban’s childhood friend infected with spyware.
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Links
- Facebook to testify on kids' safety as lawmakers probe a whistleblower’s revelations
- China’s central bank says all cryptocurrency-related activities are illegal, vows harsh crackdown
- FBI held back ransomware decryption key from businesses to run operation targeting hackers - The Washington Post
- Microsoft’s new Surface Duo 2 has all the features that were missing the first time around
- The NSA and CIA Use Ad Blockers Because Online Advertising Is So Dangerous
- The Art of the Thiel
- HOT ep 160
- Watch a raven take out a Google drone mid-air as the tech giant is forced to ground its home delivery service due to bird attack
- William Shatner's Going to Space on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Rocket Ship
- Apple iPhone 13 Review: The Most Incremental Upgrade Ever
- Google to Buy New York City Office Building for $2.1 Billion - WSJ
- I went to Amazon's high-tech hair salon and virtually dyed my hair pink — then got the best haircut I've ever had
- Facebook introduces portable Portal Go for $199 | Engadget
- Facebook Chief Technology Officer Schroepfer to Step Down
- Infamous NSO Group strikes again
- Media story: Barry Diller’s IAC in Talks to Buy Magazine Publisher Meredith
- We the Media: Grassroots Journalism By the People, For the People New edition (affiliate)
- Facebook: The Inside Story
- FB says it benefits girls
- The Doctor Who Helped Defeat Smallpox Explains What's Coming