Mar 17th 2024
This Week in Tech 971
The Element of Chaos
Hosted by
Devindra Hardawar
SpaceX Spy Satellites, New Apple Carplay
Records live every Sunday at 5:15pm Eastern / 2:15pm Pacific / 21:15 UTC.
- The Panel discusses video Formats and aspect ratios
- House of Reps pass bill that could ban TikTok
- TechDirt: TikTok ban would be unconstitutional and doesn't actually help with threats
- TikTok estimated to be worth $100B, or $40B if it doesn't include the algorithm
- US wants to ban TikTok for the sins of every social media company
- What social media is the panel using?
- Musk's SpaceX is building spy satellite network for US intelligence agency, sources say
- Musk dumps Don Lemon after sitting through one interviuew
- "Gurman: CarPlay is now all Apple has left, should they charge for the more advanced version? + Apple planning for the biggest AirPods push yet with new low-end, mid-range models"
- Microsoft is hosting its Surface/AI event next week, what do we think about Microsoft's current PC and AI ambitions?
- FCC raises broadband minimums to 100Mbps/20Mbps, up from 25Mbps/3Mbps
- Pornhub says adios to Texas
- Profile of the UberCheats dev, who created an app to see how the Uber algorithm was screwing over workers
- What media is the panel watching?
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Links
- House of Reps pass bill that could ban TikTok
- TechDirt: TikTok ban would be unconstitutional and doesn't actually help with threats
- TikTok estimated to be worth $100B, or $40B if it doesn't include the algorithm
- US wants to ban TikTok for the sins of every social media company
- Musk's SpaceX is building spy satellite network for US intelligence agency, sources say
- Musk dumps Don Lemon after sitting through one interviuew
- "Gurman: CarPlay is now all Apple has left, should they charge for the more advanced version?"
- Microsoft is hosting its Surface/AI event next week, what do we think about Microsoft's current PC and AI ambitions?
- FCC raises broadband minimums to 100Mbps/20Mbps, up from 25Mbps/3Mbps
- Pornhub says adios to Texas
- Profile of the UberCheats dev, who created an app to see how the Uber algorithm was screwing over workers
- Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen on Netflix is a ton of fun