Jun 18th 2023
This Week in Tech 932
There's Always a Cow Level
Hosted by
Leo Laporte
Reddit CEO, Diablo 4, Esports struggle, "Hey Disney!", Twitter eviction
Records live every Sunday at 5:15pm Eastern / 2:15pm Pacific / 21:15 UTC.
Guests:
Ashley Esqueda,
Alex Wilhelm
Reddit CEO, Diablo 4, Esports struggle, "Hey Disney!", Twitter eviction
- Twitter is being evicted from its Boulder office over unpaid rent.
- Twitter stiffs Google.
- Will Elon Lose Control of Twitter?
- Reddit Aims for IPO in Second Half as Market’s Gears Quietly Turn.
- One of Reddit's largest communities is protesting changes to the platform by posting only photos of John Oliver 'looking sexy'.
- Google Domains is yet another useful service to get the ax in favor of “focus”.
- TIKTOK’S ENSHITTIFICATION.
- WHIPPED.
- ‘The Flash’ Disappoints With $55 Million Debut, Pixar’s ‘Elemental’ Flops With $29.5 Million in Battle of Box Office Lightweights.
- Google’s Ads Violate Antitrust Laws, E.U. Says.
- The streamer who spent $1M on an esports team says esports is a terrible business: ‘Everyone is losing a lot of money’
- Nintendo shuts down Smash World Tour ‘without any warning’.
- Whoopi Goldberg is Still Upset About Diablo 4, Calls for Blizzard's Response.
- Baldur's Gate 3.
- Apple's Secret Weapon to Getting PC Games on Mac.
- FCC chair to investigate exactly how much everyone hates data caps.
- Meta Lowers Age Requirement for Quest VR Headsets to Allow Preteens.
- How many Star Wars movies are there? In order of chronology, release date and 'machete.'
- Amazon’s ‘Hey Disney!’ voice assistant is now available.
- Meta scientist Yann LeCun says AI won't destroy jobs forever.
- Comcast complains to FCC that listing all of its monthly fees is too hard.
- RowdySkeleton.com
- FTC reportedly seeks an injunction to stop Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal.
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Links
- One of Reddit's largest communities is protesting changes to the platform by posting only photos of John Oliver 'looking sexy'
- Google Domains is yet another useful service to get the ax in favor of “focus”“ | Ars Technica
- Google’s Ads Violate Antitrust Laws, E.U. Says - The New York Times
- Apple's Secret Weapon to Getting PC Games on Mac
- FCC chair to investigate exactly how much everyone hates data caps | Ars Technica
- Meta Lowers Age Requirement for Quest VR Headsets to Allow Preteens | PCMag
- Amazon’s ‘Hey Disney!’ voice assistant is now available | TechCrunch
- Meta scientist Yann LeCun says AI won't destroy jobs forever - BBC News
- Comcast complains to FCC that listing all of its monthly fees is too hard | Ars Technica
- FTC reportedly seeks injunction to stop Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal | TechCrunch