Apr 24th 2022
This Week in Tech 872
From The People Who Brought You Lickable TV
Hosted by
Leo Laporte
Netflix declines, CNN+ folds, Pixel Watch rumors, Moonbirds NFT, salty chopsticks
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Netflix declines, CNN+ folds, Pixel Watch rumors, Moonbirds NFT, salty chopsticks
- Netflix Q1 net subscribers unexpectedly decline, revenue misses expectations.
- Hedge Fund Manager Bill Ackman Sells Entire Netflix Stake, Taking $400 Million Loss.
- Netflix Says 100 Million+ Non-Paying Households Use Shared Passwords.
- CNN+ streaming service pulls a Quibi and will shut down a month after launch.
- Rupert's Age, Apple/NFL, and the Bomb of the Pandemic.
- Puzzle over Elon Musk Twitter plan after cryptic ‘moving on’ tweet.
- Elon Musk, Baloney King.
- House Republicans demand Twitter’s board preserve all records about Musk’s bid to buy the company.
- Apple warns developers it will pull apps without recent updates from the App Store.
- Google files a trademark application for 'Pixel Watch'
- Google's Rumored Smartwatch Should Take a Page From Its Pixel Phones.
- Google Pixel Watch: Exclusive leaked images seem to show Google's first smartwatch.
- Google’s AI-Powered 'Inclusive Warnings' Feature Is Very Broken.
- Uber lifts mask mandate for drivers and riders.
- Shanghai Reports Record Daily Covid Deaths in Current Outbreak.
- What is the Moonbirds NFT collection, and why did it surge so quickly?
- HBO Max backs 'Minecraft' movie with 'Aquaman' star Jason Momoa.
- "Oreology" investigates the mystery of why Oreo creme filling usually sticks to one side.
- Watching TV from behind the wheel of a self-driving car is allowed under UK law.
- A Tesla vehicle using ‘Smart Summon’ appears to crash into a $3.5 million private jet.
- Americans are drowning in spam.
- The lickable-TV guy created electric chopsticks to make food taste saltier.
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Links
- Netflix Q1 net subscribers unexpectedly decline, revenue misses expectations
- Netflix Says 100 Million+ Non-Paying Households Use Shared Passwords - Variety
- Puzzle over Elon Musk Twitter plan after cryptic ‘moving on’ tweet | Elon Musk | The Guardian
- House Republicans demand Twitter’s board preserve all records about Musk’s bid to buy the company
- CNN+ streaming service pulls a Quibi, will shut down a month after launch | TechCrunch
- Apple warns developers it will pull apps without recent updates from the App Store | AppleInsider
- Google files a trademark application for 'Pixel Watch' | Engadget
- Google's Rumored Smartwatch Should Take a Page From Its Pixel Phones
- Google Pixel Watch: Exclusive leaked images seem to show Google's first smartwatch
- Rupert’s Age, Apple/NFL, and the Bomb of the Pandemic - Puck
- Google’s AI-Powered ‘Inclusive Warnings’ Feature Is Very Broken
- Uber lifts mask mandate for drivers and riders - Protocol
- What is the Moonbirds NFT collection, and why did it surge so quickly? | Fortune
- HBO Max backs ‘Minecraft’ movie with ‘Aquaman’ star Jason Momoa | TechCrunch
- “Oreology” investigates mystery of why Oreo creme filling usually sticks to one side | Ars Technica
- Americans are drowning in spam
- Watching TV from behind the wheel of a self-driving car to be allowed under UK law
- The lickable-TV guy created electric chopsticks to make food taste saltier