Feb 28th 2021
This Week in Tech 812
Three Boof Bonsers
Hosted by
Leo Laporte
Super Follows, TikTok Success Secrets, Pandemic Baby Bust, Stadia's Failure
New episodes every Sunday.
Super Follows, TikTok Success Secrets, Pandemic Baby Bust, Stadia's Failure
- Google’s Stadia Problem? A Video Game Unit That’s Not Googley Enough.
- Twitter announces paid Super Follows to let you charge for tweets.
- I Will Never Charge You for My Tweets.
- The Rise of Clubhouse.
- Baby Bust: America's Pandemic Birth Declines Steeper Than Initially Believed.
- The Secret to TikTok Success is There is No Secret.
- Former SolarWinds CEO blames intern for "solarwinds123" password leak.
- Verizon support says you should turn off 5G to save your phone’s battery.
- Valve Ordered to Give Apple Information on 436 Steam Games As Part of Epic Games Legal Case.
- Amazon’s new rotating, the follow-you camera is useful — and invasive.
- A software update has caused some Roombas to misbehave, and iRobot is working on a fix.
- Facebook Is Considering Facial Recognition For Its Upcoming Smart Glasses.
- GameStop shares soar more than 100% amid executive shuffle.
- Bots hyped up GameStop on major social media platforms, analysis finds.
- Sources: Robinhood is planning to confidentially file for an IPO as soon as next month.
- Square announces it spent $170M to acquire 3,318 bitcoins at an average price of $51,236.
- CD Projekt Red delays the 'Cyberpunk 2077' 1.2 patch until March.
- PlayStation CEO says PS5 will get its own VR headset, explains console supply chain shortfall.
- HP is buying gaming accessory brand HyperX for $425 million.
- MSI GS66 Stealth review (2021): The gaming sweet spot comes to laptops.
- ‘Deep Nostalgia’ Can Turn Old Photos of Your Relatives Into Moving Videos.
- Shockingly Real Tom Cruise Deepfakes Are Invading TikTok.
- Border agents can search phones freely under the new circuit court ruling.
- Biden Orders Broad Supply-Chain Review Amid Chip Shortages.
- California can finally enforce its landmark net neutrality law, judge rules.
- F.C.C. Approves a $50 Monthly High-Speed Internet Subsidy.
- NFTs and a Thousand True Fans.
- It's the End of an Era: Fry's Calls It Quits.
- Farewell Cinefex, you unlocked the magic of VFX for everyone.
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Links
- Valve Ordered to Give Apple Information on 436 Steam Games As Part of Epic Games Legal Case
- Inside Google Stadia's failure as sources say it missed targets for controller sales and MAUs
- Amazon’s new rotating, follow-you camera is useful — and invasive
- Facebook Is Considering Facial Recognition For Its Upcoming Smart Glasses
- Twitter announces paid Super Follows to let you charge for tweets - The Verge
- Lance's article: I Will Never Charge You for My Tweets
- Lance's article: The Secret to TikTok Success is There is No Secret
- GameStop shares soar more than 100% amid executive shuffle
- Bots hyped up GameStop on major social media platforms, analysis finds
- Sources: Robinhood is planning to confidentially file for an IPO as soon as next month
- Square announces it spent $170M to acquire 3,318 bitcoins
- Former SolarWinds CEO blames intern for "solarwinds123" password leak - CNNPolitics
- Devindra's article: CD Projekt Red delays the 'Cyberpunk 2077' 1.2 patch until March
- HP is buying gaming accessory brand HyperX for $425 million
- Devindra's article: MSI GS66 Stealth review (2021): The gaming sweetspot comes to laptops
- PlayStation CEO says PS5 will get its own VR headset, explains console supply chain shortfall
- ‘Deep Nostalgia’ Can Turn Old Photos of Your Relatives Into Moving Videos
- Shockingly Real Tom Cruise Deepfakes Are Invading TikTok
- Baby Bust: America's Pandemic Birth Declines Steeper Than Initially Believed
- Border agents can search phones freely under new circuit court ruling - The Verge
- Biden Orders Broad Supply-Chain Review Amid Chip Shortages
- F.C.C. Approves a $50 Monthly High-Speed Internet Subsidy
- California can finally enforce its landmark net neutrality law, judge rules - The Verge
- NFTs and a Thousand True Fans
- It's the End of an Era: Fry's Calls It Quits
- A software update has caused some Roombas to misbehave, and iRobot is working on a fix. - The Verge
- Verizon support says you should turn off 5G to save your phone’s battery
- Farewell Cinefex, you unlocked the magic of VFX for everyone
- Echo Show 10