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Episodes

1. 25

   This Week in Space 141: Holiday Special 2024

   It's the holidays! This week, we are joined by producer Anthony and our old pal Ant Pruitt to celebrate and discuss a wide variety of topics, from first space memories to our favorite space toys to what spaceflight means to each of us. It's a warm "family reunion" you won't want to miss! Join us...

   Dec 20, 2024

   1h 31m
2. 24

   This Week in Google 779: White Friend in a Box

   Amazon Paid Almost $1 Billion for Twitch in 2014. It's Still Losing Money. Craig Newmark stops by Galaxy fold unboxing We know almost everything about the Google Pixel 9 series already A Few Blockbuster Podcasts Are Making All the Money Friend in a box US border agents must get warrant before…

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   Aug 1, 2024

   2h 29m
3. 23

   This Week in Google 744: Giant Red Ties

   Federal government reaches deal with Google on Online News Act Google DeepMind researchers use AI tool to find 2mn new materials Some Pixel 8 Pro displays have bumps under the glass Reflecting on 18 years at Google Google's new geothermal energy project is up and running AWS Unveils Next…

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   Nov 30, 2023

   2h 21m
4. 22

   Security Now 950: Leo Turns 67

   Adobe Flash Player Updater is (still) desperately trying to update Veracrypt password security Firefox moves to 120 with a bunch of very nice new features Do-Not-Track is back on track "ownCloud" -or- "PwnCloud" ? CrushFTP Critical Vulnerability Bypassing fingerprint authentication ApacheMQ...

   Nov 29, 2023

   2h 12m
5. 21

   This Week in Google 743: Competitive Pantomime

   From King to Exile to King Again: The Inside Story of Sam Altman's Whiplash Week OpenAI's Misalignment and Microsoft's Gain – Stratechery by Ben Thompson Ilya Sutskever on X: "I deeply regret my participation in the board's actions. I never intended to harm OpenAI. I love everything we've built...

   Nov 23, 2023

   2h 58m
6. 20

   This Week in Google 741: The Whole Muffin

   OpenAI debuts GPTs allowing companies to further optimize GPT-4 for specific domains. Article 45, an EU regulation, will roll back web security by 12 years by banning website fingerprinting used for fraud detection. GM halts production on its Cruise driverless van over safety concerns after…

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   Nov 9, 2023

   2h 49m
7. 19

   This Week in Google 739: Panic in the Cul-de-sac

   DMV suspends Cruise's robo-taxi permit in San Francisco after pedestrian accident Debate over regulating approval process for autonomous vehicles between NHTSA and NTSB Analysis of Google's disappointing Q3 financial results and advertising revenue drop Impact of dating apps like Tinder on...

   Oct 26, 2023

   2h 32m
8. 18

   This Week in Google 738: The Deorbiting Professor

   Elon Musk says charging $1 a year to Twitter users could reduce bots VC Mark Andreessen loses it in controversial tech manifesto Meta Quest 3 brings back glassholes to the wild Amazon launches satellites to compete with SpaceX Starlink Peter Norvig and Blaise Aguera y Arcas claim AGI is already...

   Oct 19, 2023

   2h 50m
9. 17

   Tech News Weekly 307: Pixel 8 Pro Review

   Adobe announces a whole host of new AI features and upgrades at its MAX conference. We review the Pixel 8 Pro and discuss its new Ultra HDR capabilities. OpenAI plans to announce new developer features at its November conference and we demonstrate the new ChatGPT voice features. • Ant Pruitt…

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   Oct 12, 2023

   1h 23m
10. 16

    This Week in Google 737: Gormless

    Google's "enshittification" memos A Note From WIRED Leadership Moonlighting comes to Hulu... starring Jeff Jarvis! Elon Musk's X Strips Article Headlines on Shared Links Did Elon Musk Endorse Biden, Come Out as Transgender and Die of Suicide? Elon Musk Is Personally Undermining X's Efforts to…

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    Oct 12, 2023

    2h 51m
11. 15

    This Week in Google 736: Socks on the Beach

    Google's Pixel hardware event and new devices Debate over adding AI to search functions - risks to accuracy? Laws challenging social media's First Amendment rights Movies released on TikTok by studios High production costs of Masterclass Streaming vs DVDs and the shrinking open web Spotify's...

    Oct 5, 2023

    2h 59m
12. 14

    This Week in Google 735: Outside of the Nerdery

    Google's 25th birthday Google killing off Google Podcasts Next week's Pixel hardware event Meta's VR/AR announcements and new Ray-Ban smartglasses with cameras Antitrust lawsuits against Google and Amazon AI voice cloning for automatic translation by YouTube, Spotify WGA writer's strike in...

    Sep 28, 2023

    2h 47m
13. 13

    Security Now 941: We told you so!

    Apple has quietly removed support for Postscript in macOS Ventura over security concerns with the outdated interpreter language. China has formally accused the NSA of hacking and maintaining access to Huawei servers since 2009, based on documents from Edward Snowden. A misconfigured Azure Shared...

    Sep 27, 2023

    2h 25m
14. 12

    This Week in Google 734: Anarchy in the Academy

    The group discusses the DOJ's antitrust case against Google's search dominance. The hosts debate whether AI will help or harm the fight against online disinformation. Leo and Joan discuss the challenges of internet safety and regulation in the UK. Google news includes: Chromebook lifespan…

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    Sep 21, 2023

    2h 34m
15. 11

    This Week in Google 733: Go, Cathy, Go!

    Google pays more than $10 billion per year for these privileged positions Trademark Genericide And One Big Way The DOJ Admits That Its Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google Is Utter Garbage YouTube under no obligation to host anti-vaccine advocate's videos, court says Google's cookie-replacing Privacy...

    Sep 14, 2023

    2h 32m
16. 10

    This Week in Google 732: Unidentified Flying Skellington

    Britain Admits Defeat in Controversial Online Safety Bill When Tech Says "No" Apple Backs Down on Its Controversial Photo-Scanning Plans The FBI secretly launched an encrypted messaging system for criminals Former Twitter Employees Charged With Spying for Saudi Arabia Jeff Jarvis Moving on From...

    Sep 7, 2023

    2h 14m
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    This Week in Google 731: Leo Saving Time

    Google announces Pixel 8 launch event for October 4th Samsung buys popular meal planning app Whisk and rebrands it as Samsung Food Google discontinues Pixel Pass subscription bundle after just one year Chrome OS 116 adding auto correct and local file search Google Chat adding voice messages and...

    Aug 31, 2023

    2h 29m
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    This Week in Google 730: Phanky Qipek

    Heritage Minister says Meta news block endangers lives as Canadians flee wildfires Canadian Media Orgs Said That Meta Linking To News Was Anticompetitive; Now They Say NOT Linking To News Is Anticompetitive The Bill C-18 Regulation Fake-Out: Setting the Record Straight on When Bill C-18 Takes...

    Aug 24, 2023

    3h 01m
19. 7

    This Week in Space 75: Our Favorite Space Conspiracies Part 2

    We still love us some space conspiracies! This week, Tariq and I discuss more of our favorites--from the "the Earth is flat!" to the deadly Planet X (or "Planet 9," as self-avowed Pluto-Killer Mike Brown calls it--though he may end up with naming rights), we'll look at, discuss, and debunk more…

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    Aug 18, 2023

    1h 13m
20. 6

    This Week in Google 729: Waffle Party

    Google's updates to NFL Sunday Ticket, including flexible billing, student plans, live chat, polls, and more Linear TV viewing falling below 50% for the first time Streaming gaining more market share, but subscription costs rising Congressional inquiry into harmful data broker practices Google...

    Aug 17, 2023

    2h 45m
21. 5

    This Week in Google 728: Stupid Dove Nests

    Leo shows off his Galaxy Z Flip 5. Judge Narrows Scope of Coming Trial Over Google Monopoly Claims. Musk's X Fined $350,000 in Secret Justice Department Fight Over Trump Records. Google Changes Name of Ad Product Amid Inventory Quality Scandal. Norway fines Meta 1M crowns per day over behavioural...

    Aug 10, 2023

    2h 40m
22. 4

    This Week in Google 727: Blame It On The Osso Buco

    Shift Happens is about to ship! Meta starts blocking news in Canada over law on paying publishers. Hollywood's Pain Is YouTube's Advertising Gain. The buttons on Zenith's original 'clicker' remote were a mechanical marvel. Facebook's ad business recovers from Apple's attack; watch out TV. A view...

    Aug 3, 2023

    3h 06m
23. 3

    Hands-On Tech: Beyerdynamic Blue BYRD (2nd-Gen) Review

    Beyerdynamic has launched the Blue Byrd ANC 2 earbuds. Ant Pruitt takes a look at these wireless earbuds with a quick review. Get the Blue Byrd ANC: https://amzn.to/4795Vtm Host: Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club…

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    Jul 28, 2023

    8m
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    This Week in Google 726: Corpora Bailiwick and Jones

    Twitter's rebrand to X may actually be happening soon. Alphabet reports better-than-expected quarterly results driven by growth in cloud. YouTube Q2 Ad Sales Rise 4.4%, Alphabet Handily Tops Earnings Estimates. Google's CFO just got a promotion. Google says 2 billion logged in monthly users are...

    Jul 27, 2023

    2h 27m
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    This Week in Google 725: But Senator Trellis...

    The White House details its IoT cybersecurity label plan. Framework Laptop 16 pre-orders are now open. Pluralistic: Why they're smearing Lina Khan (14 July 2023). Mark Lucovsky Leaves Google, Calls Company "Unstable". Meta and Microsoft Introduce the Next Generation of Llama. Apple is testing an…

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    Jul 20, 2023

    2h 36m