This Week in Tech

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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Category: News

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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