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The Weekly Tech Rant with Jay and Karl

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Two guys, one podcast and a whole load of the latest technology news, games and gadget reviews, film insights and the occasional rant! Join us as we review the main tech talking points of the week!

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Episode 163: It's Time for Next-Gen Water Warfare, Apple's AI Ambitions and Legal Battles, SpaceX's Secret Satellite Mission, and iPhone 17's Display Innovations

March 27, 2024 14:25 - 49 minutes - 35 MB

This week we covered: News Super Soaker spiritual successor Spyra just shrank its USB-C water blaster SpaceX is reportedly building a network of spy satellites for US intelligence Apple acquires fundamental AI smarts by buying DarwinAI Apple might use Google Gemini to power some AI features on the iPhone US sues Apple for illegal monopoly over smartphones Rumours iPhone 17 rumor: Apple developing new anti-reflective display technology As always, we'd love to hear your comments Find...

Episode 162: It's Time for the TikTok Ultimatum, Digital Security Breaches, Epic's Apple Reconciliation, and Starship's Next Leap

March 19, 2024 20:57 - 45 minutes - 32 MB

This week we covered: News House passes bill that bans TikTok unless ByteDance sells Roku hackers breach 15,000 accounts and are selling them online Epic Games just got unbanned by Apple — again Microsoft confirms Russian spies stole source code, accessed internal systems Microsoft’s AI Copilot for Security launches next month with pay-as-you-go pricing SpaceX is cleared to attempt its third Starship test flight As always, we'd love to hear your comments Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTe...

Episode 161: It's Time for the M3-Powered MacBook Air, Seasonal iPhone colours, Epic Scam Alert, VMware's New Chapter, and Apple's EU Challenge

March 12, 2024 12:02 - 46 minutes - 32.8 MB

This week we covered: News The MacBook Air gets an M3 upgrade. Here are the new iPhone case and Apple Watch band colors for spring That 189GB Epic Games "hack" may have been a scam aimed at other hackers  VMware EUC by Broadcom to be Acquired by KKR Apple hit with first-ever EU fine following Spotify complaint Bambu Lab Mini A1 Rumours New CAD renders reveal iPhone SE 4 redesign that finally ditches the Home button As always, we'd love to hear your comments Find us on Twitter @Wee...

Episode 160: It's Time for Samsung's Galaxy Ring Vision, MWC 2024 Highlights, Nvidia's AI Triumph, and the Apple Controversy Unfolds

March 03, 2024 12:26 - 56 minutes - 39.2 MB

This week we covered: News Samsung has big ambitions for the Galaxy Ring MWC 2024: all the phones, wearables, and gadgets announced in Barcelona Nvidia’s role in the AI wave has made it a $2 trillion company As $500m EU fine looms, Apple accuses Spotify of wanting ‘limitless access’ to its tools for free Killing the Apple car is depressing and sad Meta and Microsoft ask EU to reject Apple’s new app store terms Sony are officially working on PC game support for the PS VR2 headset Rum...

Episode 159: It's Time for iMessage's Legal Clearance, Nvidia's Local AI Leap, and VMware's Shift, Plus Xbox's Bold Updates and Quest 3's Zuckerberg Endorsement

February 25, 2024 14:49 - 43 seconds - 511 KB

This week we covered: News iMessage antitrust threat removed, as EU says it’s not a dominant service Nvidia’s Chat with RTX is a promising AI chatbot that runs locally on your PC Broadcom-owned VMware kills the free version of ESXi virtualization software After trying the Vision Pro, Mark Zuckerberg says Quest 3 ‘is the better product, period’ Xbox Updates Microsoft confirms new Xbox hardware will be announced this holiday season Microsoft: four Xbox-exclusive games are coming to PS5...

Episode 158: It's Time for Microsoft's Major Layoffs and Meta's AR Ambitions, Plus Apple's European App Revolution

February 01, 2024 13:48 - 45 minutes - 33.4 MB

This week we covered: News Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees Meta ‘optimistic’ about Vision Pro as it hopes to be the ‘Android’ of the AR/VR world Apple… Hell has frozen over Apple announces reduced commission structure for apps in Europe Apple announces support for third-party iPhone app stores in the EU, coming with iOS 17.4 Apple says third-party app marketplace creators must have €1,000,000 ‘letter of credit’ Apple will prompt users to set default br...

Episode 157: It's Time for Apple's Vision Pro Unveiling and Prescription Lens Revelation, iPhone's High-Altitude Survival, Intel's GPU Innovations, and iPhone 16 Rumours

January 26, 2024 15:38 - 49 minutes - 34.4 MB

This week we covered: News The Apple Vision Pro will launch in February Prescription lenses for Vision Pro to cost $149 – far less than predicted iPhone from onboard Alaska Airlines incident found; survives 16,000-foot drop Intel's next gen Battlemage GPUs are up and running in its labs, and work on its next-next generation Celestial architecture is well underway Xreal Air 2 Ultra ‘Vision Pro competitor’ has been announced – at $699 Apple CEO meets with EU competition chief to talk si...

Episode 156: It's Time for CES 2024 Tech Extravaganza and SEC's Social Media Shockwave

January 13, 2024 15:33 - 48 minutes - 34.1 MB

This week we covered: CES The Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 is the funkiest gadget mashup at CES 2024 The Wi-Fi 7 era officially begins with the introduction of certified devices Intel reveals its full 14th-gen CPU family at CES, including a powerful 24-core laptop chip AMD Unveils Ryzen 8000G Series Processors: Zen 4 APUs For Desktop with Ryzen AI AMD releases even more Ryzen 5000 CPUs, keeps its last-gen AM4 platform alive TCL came to CES 2024 with a 115-inch MiniLED Quantum Dot TV T...

Episode 155: It's Time for AI Revolution, Legal Battles, and CES 2024 Sneak Peeks

January 05, 2024 16:37 - 43 minutes - 30.7 MB

This week we covered: News Microsoft’s OpenAI-powered Copilot app comes to iPhone and iPad Microsoft’s new Copilot key is the first big change to Windows keyboards in 30 years The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement ⁠Crypto-crook Sam Bankman-Fried spared a second trial Rumours CES 2024 Rumours and thoughts! CES 2024 preview: The future of PC gaming hardware Intel's 6.2GHz uber CPU expected to launch at CES 2024 as new image emerges Kuo: 24-megapi...

Episode 154: It's time for the end of the year show 2023

December 31, 2023 13:46 - 35 minutes - 20.9 MB

This week we covered: Our picks of the best gadgets, games, films and TV of 2023! As always, we'd love to hear your comments Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

Episode 153: It's time for Epic win, Ad-free Cloud Gaming, No more WindowsVR, Apple Vision Pro in Feb, UniFi cloud issues, M3 iPads, Apple Watch X

December 22, 2023 15:53 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MB

This week we covered: News Epic decision sees jury find Google's Play store is illegal monopoly Microsoft exec hints at free ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming Microsoft is killing its Windows VR platform — announces deprecation of 'Windows Mixed Reality' Apple Has Reportedly Been Aiming To Launch Vision Pro In January UniFi devices broadcasted private video to other users’ accounts Rumours Apple may unveil M3 MacBook Airs in March alongside new iPad Pro and iPad Air models Under-screen...

Episode 152: It's time for Nvidia to rake in the cash, MSFT joins OpenAI board, iMessage EU Ruling, Amazon rides on SpaceX, Bye bye WS1 and CB, Yorkshire TeaXMSFT, Plus GTAVI reveal

December 10, 2023 20:33 - 42 minutes - 30.8 MB

This week we covered: News Nvidia sells half a million AI chips and bags $14.5 billion in just three months Microsoft joins OpenAI’s board with Sam Altman officially back as CEO EU’s iMessage antitrust investigation looks set to rule in Apple’s favor A bitter pill: Amazon calls on rival SpaceX to launch Internet satellites Broadcom to divest VMware's end-user computing and Carbon Black units Games Yorkshire Tea is now selling branded Xbox and PS5 controllers for £150 and the designs ...

Episode 151: It's time for Meta ad-free subs, Ikea new home sensors, CMA says no to Adobe, AWS unveils super AI CPUs, Google Drive loses files, and MSFT app store? Plus new GTA trailer

December 01, 2023 16:20 - 38 minutes - 29.2 MB

This week we covered: News Meta's controversial ad-free subscription is facing scrutiny from EU privacy campaigners IKEA's new smart home sensors focus on safety and avoiding water damage UK watchdog slams the brakes on Adobe’s $20 billion bid for Figma AWS unveils core-packed Graviton4 and beefier Trainium accelerators for AI Google Drive users say Google lost their files; Google is investigating Microsoft could offer one of the first third-party app stores on iPhones Games Rocksta...

Episode 150: It's time for OpenAI is Sam in or out saga, SpaceX Starship launch 2, Embracer layoffs, Bye Bye VMware, Godzilla, and The Creator plus iPhone SE4

November 25, 2023 17:05 - 48 minutes - 36.7 MB

This week we covered: Sam Altman fired as CEO of OpenAI OpenAI reportedly considering reinstating just-ousted CEO Sam Altman Microsoft hires former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Breaking: Sam Altman to return as CEO of OpenAI SpaceX’s second Starship flight test ends in an explosion minutes after launch Gearbox and Crystal Dynamics owner Embracer report 900 layoffs during "one of our strongest quarters for new releases ever Broadcom closes its $61 billion megadeal with VMware TV Monarch: Le...

Episode 149: It's time for Apple says no to 27" iMac but YES to RCS, CMA slaps Meta/Amazon, Musk unveils GROK, GTA 6 trailer incoming, OLED iPads on the way

November 17, 2023 15:47 - 41 minutes - 30.5 MB

This week we covered: News Apple says it is not making a new 27-inch iMac Apple says iPhones will support RCS in 2024 Brits make Amazon, Meta stop using third-party data to undercut rivals xAI’s ‘Grok’ chatbot will be available to X Premium+ subscribers only Qualcomm and Iridium's satellite link-up loses signal The first GTA 6 trailer will launch in early December 2023, Rockstar confirm  Rumours Kuo: Apple to update all iPad models next year, including OLED iPad Pro and new 12.9-inc...

Episode 148: It's time for SBF convicted, Apple launches M3, New X subscriptions, Smart Meter worries, Snapdragon X Elite, Apple BNPL, Forza Motorsport

November 03, 2023 16:12 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MB

This week we covered: News Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty of fraud All the news from Apple’s ‘Scary Fast’ Mac event X launches two new subscriptions to boost your replies Millions of smart meters will brick it when 2G and 3G turns off Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite looks like the Windows world’s answer to Apple Silicon Apple decides to launch Apple Pay Later now, no longer ‘early access’ Games Forza Motorsport Rumours NVIDIA and AMD reportedly gearing up to offer ARM CPUs for Windows...

Episode 147: It's time for Meta and Google Hardware updates

October 24, 2023 10:47 - 48 minutes - 35.2 MB

This week we covered: Meta Meta’s $499.99 Quest 3 headset is all about mixed reality and video games Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to Meta Quest 3 in December Google The Google Pixel 8 is official with 7 years of updates The Pixel Watch 2 is official with a Snapdragon W5 chip Google's Tensor G3 chip is focused on speeding up AI for the Pixel 8 phones Rumours Folding iPad as soon as 2024, says report – but 2025 more likely As always, we'd love to hear your comments Find us on Twitter...

Episode 146: It's time for MSFT + Blizzard deal go/no-go, Mr PS Jim Ryan hangs up his controller, Cisco splunks $28bn, NASA brings back space dust, Epic layoffs and new MS Console

October 08, 2023 10:18 - 40 minutes - 28.6 MB

This week we covered: News Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal gets preliminary approval from UK regulator Game on: FTC tries again to block Microsoft Activision merger Another console dad hangs up his spurs as PlayStation boss Jim Ryan announces he's retiring from Sony next year Cisco to acquire Splunk in $28B mega deal Online Safety Bill passes in the UK w/o iMessage impact, but government not giving up NASA collected a sample from an asteroid for the first time — here’s why it mat...

Episode 145: It's time for UK voter hack, FSR3, Intel Super CPU and ULTRARAM, Thunderbolt5, Razzlekhan and Apple Watch X rumours, XBOX redesign

September 26, 2023 07:42 - 44 minutes - 31.7 MB

This week we covered: News Hackers had access to UK voter data for over a year before anyone noticed AMD’s FPS-doubling FSR 3 is coming soon, and not just to Radeon graphics cards Intel shows off 8-core, 528-thread processor with 1TB/s of co-packaged optics Intel confirms Thunderbolt 5 name, 120Gbps tech arrives in 2024 Razzlekhan and husband guilty of $4.5bn Bitcoin launder ULTRARAM may be a silly name but it's the holy grail for memory tech and means your PC could hibernate for over...

Episode 144: It's time for the annual Apple iPhone event roundup

September 17, 2023 12:25 - 59 minutes - 42.8 MB

This week we covered: iPhone 15 IPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max Watch 9 Watch Ultra 2 iOS 17 MacOS Sonoma As always, we'd love to hear your comments Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

Episode 143: It's time for what we are looking forward to Games/Films/TV/Tech update

September 05, 2023 13:40 - 56 minutes - 40.5 MB

What we’re looking forward to TV/Movies Foundation S2 Lower Decks S4 The Continental Gen V Dune 2 - March 2024 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - May 2024 Beetlejuice 2!! - September 2024 Games Forza Motorsport Starfield Payday 3 Tech Apple Watch Ultra 2 Meta Quest 3 As always, we'd love to hear your comments Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

Episode 142: It's time for WorldCoin, Elon legal fund, Telsa jailbreak, Amazon loves ARM, DPRK hacks Russia and M3 Max all the cores

August 18, 2023 00:25 - 48 minutes - 36.2 MB

This week we covered: News Hundreds sign up to ponder OpenAI founder's eye-scanning crypto orb despite data concerns Elon Musk’s ‘fund your legal bill’ tweet is a brand new level of bullshit 'Unpatchable' vulnerability in Tesla's AMD chips allows free access to the cars' paywalled features Amazon has more than half of all Arm server CPUs in the world $5 billion Google lawsuit over ‘incognito mode’ tracking moves a step closer to trial North Korean hackers had access to Russian missile...

Episode 141: It's time for Apple slams UKGOV, Meta says no to ad choice, We remember Kevin Mitnick, Tesla silence to NHSTA, Musk asks Apple for a deal, FBI uses NSO spyware and new Apple Watch colours

August 06, 2023 13:36 - 46 minutes - 33.5 MB

This week we covered: News Apple slams UK surveillance-bill proposals UK privacy watchdog warns Meta over plan to keep denying Brits a choice over its ad tracking Kevin Mitnick, Once the ‘Most Wanted Computer Outlaw,’ Dies at 59 Fed’s deadline comes and goes without Tesla’s reply to Autopilot questions Elon Musk says he’ll ask Tim Cook to lower App Store fees for X subscriptions FBI found out who illegally used NSO spyware: It was the FBI Rumours Rumor: Apple Watch Series 9 to be av...

Episode 140: It's time for X sues its law firm, Meta blocks VPNs and gets big Nordic fine, No more Netflix Basic, Li-Fi or Wi-Fi you choose, Sony gets COD deal and Russia iDevice ban

July 31, 2023 16:14 - 49 minutes - 37.3 MB

This week we covered: News Musk sues law firm for overcharging Twitter when Twitter was suing Musk Meta blocking VPN access to Threads in EU Meta facing a $100,000 daily fine if it doesn't fix privacy issues in Norway Netflix Basic gone in the US and UK, doubling price of dumping ads Infrared may no longer be a punchline, as IEEE approves 9.6Gbps wireless light Sony agrees to 10-year Call of Duty deal with Microsoft Russian security service bans all Apple devices, repeats nonsensical...

Episode 139: It's time for EU probes MS, Twitter doesn't pay up, Telsa autopilot woes, Razer breach, Meta Threads launches (except in the EU) and iPhone15 batt boost

July 14, 2023 16:17 - 54 minutes - 39.8 MB

This week we covered: News EU antitrust team closer to full-blown Microsoft probe, say sources Twitter refuses to pay for arbitration it forced on 891 ex-employees, suit says Tesla ordered to cough up data for Autopilot probe or face heavy fines Razer is investigating a ‘potential breach’ after hacker tries to sell ‘encryption keys, database, backend access logins’ and more for $100,000 Threads Meta's Threads races to 100 million users in under a week Threads profiles can’t be delete...

Episode 138: It's time for Sony didn't care about COD, Plex layoffs, MacOS gaming, Meta App store, Twitter rate limit and Crimson iPhone

July 07, 2023 08:16 - 46 minutes - 34.6 MB

This week we covered: News Private email shows PlayStation chief unworried about Xbox-exclusive Call of Duty Plex lays off more than 20 percent of its staff Here’s why Apple’s latest effort to bring games to macOS is a big deal The Mac Pro’s biggest problem is the MacBook Meta wants to turn Facebook into an App Store replacement, at least in the EU Musk annoys Twitter users by capping number of tweets they can view each day Rumours iPhone 15 Pro again said to come in new ‘crimson’ c...

Episode 137: It's time for more Apple VR, Giphy sold, DMCA notices, Sonos layoffs, Meta Quest 3, Neuralink get FDA ok, Intel drops "i"

June 29, 2023 07:43 - 52 minutes - 36.5 MB

This week we covered: News Apple has bought an AR headset startup called Mira Meta sells Giphy to Shutterstock at a loss following UK order Nintendo sends Valve DMCA notice to block Steam release of Wii emulator Dolphin Sonos announces it needs to layoff 7% of employees and reduce real estate Neuralink receives FDA clearance to begin human trials of its brain-computer interface Meta Quest 3 Ships This Fall, Starting At $500 AMD's Ryzen 8000 CPU with Navi 3.5 graphics could kill low-e...

A quick announcement on latest Episode

June 19, 2023 16:27 - 43 seconds - 511 KB

A quick announcement on the delays with the latest Episode. Thanks

Episode 136: It's time for the annual WWDC roundup

June 08, 2023 17:10 - 1 hour - 44.2 MB

This week we covered: Hardware MacBook Air 15 Mac Studio Mac Pro Software: iOS 17 iPadOS 17 tvOS 17 WatchOS 10 macOS Sonoma AR/VR Vision Pro As always, we'd love to hear your comments Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

Episode 135: It's time for Crypto crackdown, Meta mega fine, GTA6 coming, Musk vs MSFT, Bezos to the Moon, Sony shows us the Q and Pixel temp sensor

May 29, 2023 08:42 - 41 minutes - 30 MB

his week we covered: News EU passes world's first regulatory framework for cryptocurrency Meta hit with record-breaking $1.3 billion fine over Facebook data transfers to the US There's good reason to believe that GTA 6 will release next year Elon Musk's lawyer just accused Microsoft of violating the Twitter developer agreement NASA picks Blue Origin to make a second human-crewed lunar lander Sony’s new Q handheld is official: 8-inch screen, streams PS5 games Rumours Google's Pixel 8...

Episode 134: It's time for MSFT goes Nuclear, EU green lights merger, Intel iGPU rockets, Google I/O Hardware and AI updates and M3 news

May 21, 2023 11:46 - 1 hour - 43.7 MB

This week we covered: News Microsoft just made a huge, far-from-certain bet on nuclear fusion Microsoft's Activision takeover approved by EU after UK veto Intel's Meteor Lake iGPU is set to shake up the entry level GPU market Google IO Google Pixel Fold: The thinnest foldable (with the biggest battery) in the US Pixel Tablet hands-on: Basically a $500 smart display with a detachable screen Google announces Pixel 7A with 90Hz display and wireless charging Rumours Apple’s Reality Pro...

Episode 133: It's time for the DAME tax, Apple + Google get serious on tracking, Twitter purges and new CEO, Nvidias fix for less vRAM and Watch S9 to get chip boost and iPhone 16 screen goes big

May 12, 2023 13:58 - 46 minutes - 35.2 MB

This week we covered: News Biden proposes 30 percent tax on cryptominers' power bills Apple and Google team up to bring AirTag-like unwanted tracking alerts to all item trackers on iPhone and Android Twitter is going to purge and archive inactive accounts Nvidia's Neural Texture Compression technology should alleviate VRAM concerns Rumours Apple Watch Series 9 could include the first speed boost in years Largest iPhone screens ever coming to iPhone 16 Pro models – Ross Young As alwa...

Episode 132: It's time for CMA says no to MSFT, Apple wins appeal, UKGOV goes in all AI, Lookout sells up, ARM floats, Musk legal woes and Action buttons

May 08, 2023 19:15 - 41 minutes - 30.9 MB

This week we covered: News UK regulators block Microsoft's Activision acquisition in potentially fatal surprise blow Apple’s App Store can stay closed but developers can link to outside payments, says appeals court That's cute. UK.gov gathers up £100M for AI super-models Lookout sells its consumer cybersecurity business to F-Secure for $223M and goes all-in on the enterprise UK chip giant Arm files for blockbuster US share listing Judge knocks back Elon Musk's ridiculous claim in fata...

Episode 131: It's time for Flawed Online Safety Bill, MSFT says no to API costs, ChatGPT costs a lot, IBM gets sued, Red Cross upset at MP games and ARM Surface and new Pixel

April 27, 2023 15:13 - 45 minutes - 33.2 MB

This week we covered: News WhatsApp, Signal, and other encrypted messaging apps urge UK to rethink ‘flawed’ legislation Microsoft rejects $42k+ Twitter API subscription, pulls it from ads platform ChatGPT costs $700,000 per day to run, which is why Microsoft wants to make its own AI chips GlobalFoundries sues IBM for flogging chip secrets to Intel, Rapidus Please stop doing war crimes in multiplayer games, it's upsetting the Red Cross Rumours Microsoft is reportedly working on a smal...

Episode 130: It's time for more FTX chaos, Musk AI fears and AI spending, Sega Sammy gets the Birds, Section 31 is a go, Apple ARV Glasses in 2026 and Sideloading in iOS17

April 21, 2023 12:36 - 46 minutes - 33.9 MB

This week we covered: News Inside FTX: Jokes about misplaced funds, diabolical IT, poor oversight, and worse Calling for a pause on AI experimentation then spending millions on GPUs for a new AI project has real Musk energy Sega Sammy launches $772 million offer for Angry Birds-maker Rovio Films/TV/Games Michelle Yeoh is beaming back into Star Trek Rumours Apple AR glasses might not launch before 2026 iOS 17 will reportedly set the stage for sideloading apps on iPhone As always, we...

Episode 129: It's time for no more E3, Amazon opens up Sidewalk, Is it the end for Google Assistant, More Twitter Chaos, 4G on the Moon, Steve Jobs book and a new iPod?

April 14, 2023 16:36 - 49 minutes - 34.6 MB

This week we covered: News E3 2023 has been cancelled Amazon just opened up its Sidewalk network for anyone to build connected gadgets on Google Assistant might be doomed: Division “reorganizes” to focus on Bard More Google Assistant shutdowns: Third-party smart displays are dead Twitter’s $1,000 checkmark will be free for the 10,000 most-followed companies 4G internet is set to arrive on the moon later this year New Steve Jobs Archive ebook now available as a free download Rumours ...

Episode 128: It's time for your own ChatGPT, Coinbase in hot water, Linus gets hacked, Frameworks does gaming, Twitter chaos, NCA DDoS fakes and iPhone 15 action button

April 03, 2023 08:46 - 54 minutes - 38.5 MB

This week we covered: News Nvidia DGX Cloud: train your own ChatGPT in a web browser for $37K a month The SEC has put Coinbase on notice for allegedly breaking securities laws How hackers took over Linus Tech Tips Framework’s first gaming laptop features upgradeable GPUs, swappable keyboards Twitter to un-verify people who don’t pay $8/month starting on April Fools’ Day Twitter will soon only recommend paid users in its For You feed UK Sets Up Fake Booter Sites To Muddy DDoS Market ...

Episode 127: It's time for Bluesky beta, Musk and Anti-woke AI, Quantum crypto woes, CMA publishes update, Xbox Mobile gaming, FTX heist and Quest 3 leaks

March 24, 2023 17:22 - 51 minutes - 36.5 MB

This week we covered: News Jack Dorsey’s Twitter alternative Bluesky is now available in closed beta Elon Musk yearns for AI devs to build 'anti-woke' rival ChatGPT bot NIST's Quantum-Proof Algorithm Has a Bug, Analysts Say The UK published 7 responses to the Microsoft-Activision Xbox deal — only one company opposes Microsoft’s new Xbox mobile gaming store may launch in 2024 FTX inner circle helped itself to $3.2B, liquidators say Rumours Quest 3 Reportedly Much Thinner And Twice As...

Episode 126: It's time for the one from Vegas! ChatGPT updates, Twitter staffing issues, MSFT charms the EU and a 7" Homepod!

March 19, 2023 12:22 - 35 minutes - 52.4 MB

This week we covered: A special live recording of the Weekly Tech Rant from Las Vegas, USA! News EU tells Elon Musk to hire more staff to moderate Twitter Microsoft's charm offensive with COD deals has reportedly paid off with the EU Rumours Apple could release HomePod with 7-inch panel early next year, says analyst As always, we'd love to hear your comments Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

Episode 125: It's time for Meta verified, Dresden Fab, FBI cyber incident, Go-Daddy Hacked, MS nerfs Bing, $64k iPhone and iMessage voice msg

March 06, 2023 12:55 - 46 minutes - 33.2 MB

This week we covered: News Following Twitter’s lead, Meta launches its own blue checkmark subscription for Facebook and Instagram, costs $14.99/mo on iOS Infineon given the green light for €5B Dresden chip fab FBI says it has 'contained' a cybersecurity incident on its network GoDaddy says a multi-year breach hijacked customer websites and accounts VMware, Broadcom, extend deadline for acquisition to be signed, sealed, and delivered Microsoft is reportedly already planning to bring ad...

Quick Episode Update February 2023!

February 27, 2023 19:20 - 31 seconds - 372 KB

A quick update on this weeks episode (or lack of!). Feb 2023

Episode 124: It's time for No deleting Twitter DMs, Why Stadia died, Bing gets ChapGPT'd, iPhone 15s odd USB port, Lockbit update and back to Egypt and a 15'5" MB Air

February 20, 2023 06:58 - 49 minutes - 35.6 MB

This week we covered: News Want to Delete Your Twitter DMs? Good Luck With That Well, now we know why Google closed Stadia Microsoft announces new Bing and Edge browser powered by upgraded ChatGPT AI iPhone 15 USB-C port may have some features limited to Apple certified cables and accessories Royal Mail refused to pay ‘absurd’ LockBit ransom, chat logs say Games Pharaoh a New Era Rumours 15.5-inch MacBook Air could arrive in April As always, we'd love to hear your comments Find u...

Episode 123: It's time for Meta hypocrisy, Twitter kills API but charges $1000 P/M for Gold, Voodoo GFX, Its the AI Chat wars, Lockbit bites Royal Mail and really Britcoin

February 11, 2023 11:35 - 55 minutes - 39.3 MB

This week we covered: News Meta, which pays for web scraping, sues to stop web scraping Twitter to end free access to its API in Elon Musk’s latest monetization push Twitter will let businesses keep their gold checkmarks — for $1,000 per month For a small fortune you too can buy a piece of PC gaming graphics history Google takes first shot in AI search engine wars, announces Bard competitor to ChatGPT LockBit ransomware group threatens to publish stolen Royal Mail data Bank of Englan...

Episode 122: It's time for FF7 Day, Sony isn't truthful, Apple vs NLRB, PSVR2 sales, Jony Ive's Red Nose and a folding iPad - maybe

February 06, 2023 13:30 - 44 minutes - 30.2 MB

This week we covered: News Japan officially designates today Final Fantasy 7 Day Microsoft says Sony isn't telling the truth to EU regulators about Call of Duty Apple’s leaked email about stopping leaks violated labor laws, officials rule Sony's expecting a severe drop in PSVR 2 sales from a projected 2 million Jony Ive designed a 'perfect' Red Nose for the Comic Relief charity Gadgets/Media/Games GoldenEye 007 is now available on Nintendo Switch and Xbox Microsoft, Nintendo, and So...

Episode 121: It's time for War Thunder again, T-Mobile breached again, Royals vs Musk, Apple debates Shall, Trump could be back, India brews an OS and Snow Crash, iPhone 15 rumours

January 30, 2023 08:52 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MB

This week we covered: News Wait, again? War Thunder fans just can't help themselves when it comes to posting sensitive military documents T-Mobile Breached Again, This Time Exposing 37M Customers' Data British monarchy goes after Twitter, alleges rent not paid for UK base Apple antitrust appeal comes down to the legal meaning of the word ‘shall’ Well that escalated quickly: India demos homebrew mobile OS Meta allows Trump back on Facebook and Instagram Gadgets/Media Snow Crash M1 i...

Episode 120: It's time for more Tech layoffs, MS deal woes, War Thunder intel blunder, MSI Secure boot fail, Twitter breaks API, New MacBooks and Mini and maybe no AR glasses

January 22, 2023 11:48 - 58 minutes - 42 MB

This week we covered: News Google and Nvidia offer objections to FTC over Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard Microsoft faces EU antitrust warning over Activision deal - sources Microsoft announces big job cuts that will affect 10,000 employees Nearly 300 MSI motherboards will run any code in Secure Boot, no questions asked More restricted military intel ends up on the War Thunder forums UK lawmakers vote to jail tech execs who fail to protect kids online Twitter admits it’s breakin...

Episode 119: It's time for the CES2023 round up, Apple VR/AR headset delays, xrOS eats resources and Gurman backtracks on Apple Mac Pro release

January 16, 2023 10:03 - 1 hour - 45.5 MB

This week we covered: News The tech that went too far at CES 2023 Retail PCIe Gen 5 SSDs finally break cover at CES 2023 Razer's new soundbar is tracking my head in the name of better audio Samsung gives 5K Studio Display competition, somehow includes 4K webcam unlike Apple Samsung makes Mini LED even bigger with the Odyssey Neo G9 A first look at Withings' toilet bowl urine analyzer Lenovo Yoga Book 9i hands-on: A huge leap for dual-screen laptops The Aroma Shooter Skyted noise-ca...

Episode 118: It's time for InfraGard hack, Epic fined (again), Sony vs MSFT round xx, FTX dumpster fire, Apple ponders big changes

January 07, 2023 15:43 - 55 minutes - 39.8 MB

This week we covered: News FBI’s Vetted Info Sharing Network‘InfraGard’ Hacked Epic Games, at war with the App Store, fined $520M by FTC for violating children’s privacy Xbox boss: Sony wants to‘grow by making Xbox smaller’ Crypto! FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas SEC charges FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried with'defrauding investors’ Celebrities that promoted Bored Ape NFTs are now facing a class action lawsuit Apple Apple mulls opening browser engine, NFC...

Episode 117: It's time for our yearly roundup of the best tech, gadgets, games and films from 2022

December 22, 2022 15:16 - 59 minutes - 42.9 MB

This week we covered: Games Starfield Forza Horizon 5 Sniper Elite 5 Forza Motorsport Jedi Survivor KSP 2 Robocop: Rogue City Films Prey Nope Troll Bullet Train Top Gun: Maverick Gadgets Foodmarble Aire2 Steam Deck One Remote Remarkable2 Amazon Scribe As always, we'd love to hear your comments Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

Episode 116: It's time for Apple to go all in on Encryption, Apple meet FIDO, TSMC spends big in AZ, CMA fuel enquiry, Thoma Bravo boosts fund, More Musk madness and a folding iPad

December 16, 2022 20:39 - 51 minutes - 36.5 MB

This week we covered: News Apple announces sweeping changes to App Store pricing Apple debuts Advanced Data Protection to bring end-to-end encryption to Messages in iCloud, Photos, device backups, much more Apple announces physical Security Key support for Apple ID two-factor, new iMessage verification technology Apple confirms that it has stopped plans to roll out CSAM detection system TSMC triples spending on Arizona advanced chip site with extra 3nm fab CMA review finds fuel prices...

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