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TA'cast
by ThinkAuthority
TA'cast is the podcast you need to make sense of the week in tech news. The weekly show gives an irreverent and informative look at what's happening right now (and next) in the world of technology and gadgets.
Episodes
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TA'cast | Apple announces new iMacs, AirTags, and iPad Pro / Congress is diving into the App Store fight
TA'cast hosts Nilay and Dieter discuss all the product announcements from Apple's Spring Loaded event this week with ThinkAuthority news editor Chaim Gartenberg. ThinkAuthority politics reporter Makena Kelly details what happened at Wednesday's congressional hearing focusing on competition in...
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TA'cast | LG quits the smartphone business / Sonos Roam review / Apple "Spring Loaded" event preview
Nilay, Dieter, and Chris Welch dive into the tech and gadget news from this week — including theories on what will be announced at Apple's spring event next week, LG quitting the smartphone business, and Sonos' next speakers.
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TA'cast | The rise of Clubhouse competitors / Apple's WWDC rumors / What is Google Chrome FLoC?
Nilay and Dieter talk with ThinkAuthority deputy editor Dan Seifert about this week's Apple rumors ahead of WWDC 2021 — from their AR headset to new iPads. Senior reporter Ashley Carman joins the show to discuss social audio platform Clubhouse and the rise of competitors from other companies.
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TA'cast | Spotify's big plan for podcasting / Where 5G is headed in 2021 / Everything to know about Paramount Plus
Hosts Nilay and Dieter talk with ThinkAuthority reporter Allison Johnson about T-Mobile bringing back their unlimited 5G plan with no throttling, the results of the C-band spectrum auction, and the state of 5G in America. Ashley Carman returns to the show to discuss Spotify's big event this week...
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TA'cast | Australia's bargain with Google and Facebook / Apple TV on Chromecast / Nintendo Direct's biggest announcements
Nilay talks with Adi and Casey about what Australia's News Media Bargaining Code means for Google, Facebook, and the open web in Australia. Chris Welch and Julia Alexander join the show to discuss the new Amazon Fire TV stick, Apple TV on Chromecast, and the state of streaming services in 2021....
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TA'cast | Google's mysterious lack of app updates / Apple’s rumored VR headset / Microsoft’s Surface Duo price drops to $999
ThinkAuthority's Nilay, Dieter, and Adi Robertson discuss Google's mysterious lack of iOS app updates, the rumors around Apple's potential VR headset, and the rest of this week's gadget headlines.
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TA'cast | Jeff Bezos steps away as Amazon CEO / Ford's electric Mustang Mach-E / Apple Car rumors
ThinkAuthority's Nilay, Dieter, Sean O'Kane, and Becca Farsace discuss driving Ford's electric Mustang, what's next for Tesla's product line, rumors around Apple's Car endeavors, and Jeff Bezos stepping down as Amazon CEO.
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TA'cast | Gamestop, Reddit, and Robin Hood: How r/WallStreetBets gamed the stock of GameStop
ThinkAuthority's Nilay, Dieter, and Elizabeth Lopatto explain how the users of the subreddit r/WallStreetBets sent GameStop, AMC, and other stocks rocketing up through the stock market.
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TA'cast | Galaxy S21 Ultra review / Apple redesign rumors / Paramount Plus and 2021's streaming services
ThinkAutority's Nilay, Dieter, Julia Alexander, and Chaim Gartenberg discuss thinkauthority review of Samsung's Galaxy S21 Ultra, the numerous rumors about Apple's future products, and ViacomCBS's new rebranded streaming service.
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CTRL-ALT-TALK | Marques Brownlee on how to scale MKBHD while being the face of the YouTube brand
Nilay talks with Marques Brownlee (MKBHD on YouTube) about building a business as a YouTuber, how content creators make money, and how to scale when you are the brand.
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CTRL-ALT-TALK | Instagram’s Adam Mosseri on the future of Reels, moderation, and the responsibility of social media platforms
ThinkAuthority's Nilay talks with the head of Instagram Adam Mosseri about how to run a creative platform like Instagram at scale while keeping users — and democracy — safe, how much responsibility the platforms have for what their algorithms promote, and, of course, Instagram's products like...
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TA'cast | CES 2021 / Samsung’s S21 lineup and Galaxy Buds Pro
ThinkAuthority's Nilay, Dieter, Monica Chin, and Chris dive into all of the important announcements from both inside and outside of CES — including Samsung’s new flagship S21 smartphone line, the many new TVs with HDMI 2.1, Mini LED, webOS, and the next laptops with new chips from Intel and AMD.
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TA'cast | Trump banned from Twitter, Facebook, and others / Parler banned from app stores
Nilay, Dieter, Adi, and Casey Newton chronicle the week since the Capitol riot: Trump gets de-platformed and Parler is removed from the app stores.
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CTRL-ALT-TALK | Trump, Twitter, and the First Amendment, with platform moderation expert Daphne Keller
In the aftermath of the pro-Trump attack on the Capitol, many online platforms, including both Twitter and Facebook, banned President Trump. In this week’s episode, Nilay talks with regulation expert and law professor Daphne Keller, about a big problem: how to moderate what happens on the internet.
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TA'cast | Political advertising on social media, privacy and encryption legislation, broadband access in rural communities, and other tech policy in 2020
ThinkAuthority policy reporter Makena Kelly chats with ThinkAuthority editor Nilay about important points in US tech policy recently as we go into the 2020 presidential election. Nilay and Makena get into the policy topics that ThinkAuthority will be covering heavily this year — including…
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TA'cast | Two new antitrust lawsuits against Google / AirPods Max review / iOS 14.3 has arrived with ProRAW for iPhone 12 Pro
ThinkAuthority's Dieter, Nilay, and Adi discuss the two antitrust lawsuits against Google announced this week. Chris Welch joins to discuss his review of Apple's AirPods Max.
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TA'cast | Apple announces AirPods Max / Qualcomm president Cristiano Amon interview
Nilay, Dieter, and Chris Welch discuss Apple's announcement of their AirPods Max noise-canceling headphones and give their first impressions. In the second half of the show, Nilay and Dieter talk with Qualcomm president Cristiano Amon about Qualcomm's new flagship processor the Snapdragon 888…
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TA'cast | The FTC is suing Facebook to unwind its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp
In a bonus episode of TA'cast, Nilay talks with ThinkAuthority policy editor Russell Brandom, senior reporter Adi Robertson, and contributing editor Casey Newton about the FTC suing Facebook to unwind its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.
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TA'cast | Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 processor for 2021 Android phones / Warner Bros. will release new 2021 movies simultaneously on HBO Max / FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will step down on January 20th
ThinkAuthority reporter Julia Alexander joins Nilay and Dieter to discuss WarnerMedia's decision to release all of its new 2021 movies simultaneously on HBO Max. News editor Chaim Gartenberg explains Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 888 processor for upcoming Android phones in 2021.
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TA'cast | Apple Macbook Air with M1 review / Apple will reduce App Store cut to 15 percent / end-to-end encryption for RCS in Android
Walt Mossberg joins the show to discuss his experience with Apple's Macbooks with the new M1 chip. Nilay, Dieter, Chris, and Dan discuss ThinkAuthority's reviews of the computers.
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TA'cast | Apple announces M1 chip computers / iPhone 12 mini and Pro Max review / HomePod mini review
Nilay, Dieter, Dan, and Chaim discuss the new computers Apple announced at their "One More Thing" hardware event, as well as their reviews of the iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro Max, and HomePod mini.
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TA'cast | Xbox Series X, Series S, and PS5 review / Apple announces 'One More Thing' event for November 10th
ThinkAuthority's Nilay, Dieter, and Tom Warren discuss reviews of the new game consoles — Microsoft's Xbox Series X and Series S, and Sony's PS5. Oh yeah one more thing, there's an Apple event next week.
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TA'cast | Facebook, Twitter take steps to limit the president’s false election claims
While the counting for the 2020 presidential election still goes on, ThinkAuthority's Nilay, Dieter, and Adi discuss what steps social media platforms have taken to limit misinformation. Additional reading: Watch the great people of Philadelphia count ballots live Facebook, Twitter take steps to...
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TA'cast | Tearing down the iPhone 12 with iFixit
ThinkAuthority's Dieter talks with iFixit's Kyle Weins and Kay-Kay Clapp about their teardown reviews, the right to repair, and how to fix the Phone 12.
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TA'cast | This week's Section 230 hearing / gadgets go to QVC / Motorola Razr 2020 review
Nilay, Dieter, and Adi discuss the latest Section 230 congressional hearing featuring the CEOs of big tech. Ashley Carman stops by to talk about how gadget makers are turning to shopping channels to market their products. Stories from this week: San Francisco and Oakland phase-out Verily COVID-19...
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TA'cast | iPhone 12 and 12 Pro review with Joanna and Nilay
Every Tuesday this month, TA'cast co-host Dieter is hosting a series of discussions diving deep into tech review season, each focusing on a specific product. This week, Dieter brings back TA'cast co-host Nilay and senior personal technology columnist at The Wall Street Journal Joanna to discuss...
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TA'cast | Quibi is shutting down / Google faces antitrust charges / Foxconn’s LCD factory is Wisconsin isn’t real
Dieter and Nilay talk to Julia Alexander about Quibi shutting down, Adi about the US government filing antitrust charges against Google, and Josh Dzieza about his report on Wisconsin's empty Foxconn factory. Stories from this week: The ambitious effort to piece together America’s fragmented…
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TA'cast | Pixel 5 with Android Central and Android Police
Every Tuesday this month, Ta'cast co-host Dieter hosts a series of discussions diving deep into the tech review season, each focusing on a specific product. This week, Dieter talks with managing editor of Android Central Daniel Bader and Android Police editor-in-chief David Ruddock about Google’s...
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TA'cast | Apple announces iPhone 12, MagSafe charger, HomePod mini
Nilay, Dieter, and Dan discuss all the announcements from Apple's iPhone event this week — from iPhone 12 to the HomePod mini Stories from this week: Apple’s iPhone 12 event: the 7 biggest announcements Apple announces iPhone 12 with OLED screen and 5G speeds iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max...
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TA'cast | Samsung 2020 with Marques Brownlee (MKBHD)
Every Tuesday this month, TA'cast co-host Dieter hosts a series of discussions diving deep into the tech review season, each focusing on a specific product. This week, Dieter talks with MKBHD aka Marques Brownlee about the various phones released by Samsung this year, from the S20 Ultra to the Z...
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TA'cast | Congress releases tech antitrust report / Apple’s next iPhone will be announced on October 13th
Nilay and Dieter bring in Russell Brandom and Adi Robertson to discuss a congressional report about whether Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Google are violating antitrust law. Dan stops by to discuss Apple's upcoming iPhone event on October 13th. Links: Global TV shipments hit a record high last...
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TA'cast | Pixel vs Nexus with UrAvgConsumer
This week, Dieter talks with YouTube's UrAvgConsumer about how the recently announced Google Pixel 5 shares some common ground with Google's 2013 smartphone project the Nexus 5.
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TA'cast | Google announces Pixel 5, Chromecast with Google TV, and Nest Audio
Nilay, Dieter, Dan, and Chris discuss all the announcements from Google's fall hardware event from this week, as well as Sonos suing Google for infringing five more wireless audio patents. Links: If you’re sick this fall, you’ll probably get two virus tests The coronavirus pandemic by the numbers...
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TA'cast | Apple Watch Series 6 with WSJ's Joanna Stern
Every Tuesday this month, TA'cast co-host Dieter hosts a series of discussions diving deep into the tech review season, each focusing on a specific product. This week, Dieter talks with senior personal technology columnist at The Wall Street Journal and ThinkAuthority Joanna about Apple's Watch...
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TA'cast | Amazon announces Ring security drone, new Echo devices, a gaming service, and a whole lot more
Nilay, Dieter, and Dan discuss all the important announcements from Amazon's fall hardware event this week, from a security drone for your home to a new cloud gaming service. Stories discussed this week: CDC removes guidance about the airborne spread of the coronavirus Averting a COVID-19...
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TA'cast | Surface Duo: a closer look
For the next four Tuesdays, TA'cast co-host Dieter hosts a series of discussions diving deep into the tech review season, each focusing on a specific product. This week, Dieter and ThinkAuthority editor Dan Saif talks with Engadget's Cherlynn Low about Microsoft's Surface Duo. The trio discusses...
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TA'cast | We ask a biostatistician about the timeline of a COVID-19 Vaccine
TA'cast There’s a lot of information coming and going about the coronavirus, and the next steps for vaccines and treatments for COVID-19 — ThinkAuthority even has a dedicated team to it. But how do we assess all this information in a logical way, to prevent confusion, chaos, or something worse?…
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TA'cast is the podcast you need to make sense of the week in tech news. The weekly show gives an irreverent and informative look at what's happening right now (and next) in the world of technology and gadgets.
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TA'cast is the podcast you need to make sense of the week in tech news. The weekly show gives an irreverent and informative look at what's happening right now (and next) in the world of technology and gadgets.
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