Each week I join Jack Tame on New Zealand’s NewstalkZB to talk about the big technology news stories of the week. We also cover some of the fun bits from across the internet too.
The latest episode can be found here, via Spotify:
Latest:
- Figma, by Adobe
- An emergency locator beacon in your iPhone
- Edit your tweet; Snapchat layoffs
- Emergency Apple updates; Google Search tricks
- Amazon takes control of your Roomba
- It’s been a rough week for Meta
- Amazon invests further into health
- Wordle is coming to a table near you; Starlink goes on-the-move
- Elon Musk wants to walk away from Twitter
- Training Alexa to sound like your dead relative; Gmail’s new look
- Netflix getting ads, Abortion laws and data collection
- Internet Explorer has been retired; How to use Photoshop for free
- Apple’s 2022 goodies
- Sheryl Sandberg is leaving Meta / Facebook
- Don’t watch the road, watch TV instead
- The dramatic battle for Twitter is on!
- Elon Musk grabs 9% of Twitter
- Dyson’s air purifying mask, with noise cancelling headphones
- Proposed law could force WhatsApping on iMessage; Change how you view Instagram
- Paying for Netflix; Microsoft Office starts thinking hybrid
- Print the perfect lipstick; Apple’s ‘affordable’ monitor
- Live data removed from maps in Ukraine; Crypto helps skirt sanctions
- War in the TikTok-age
- Breaking down your Uber passenger rating; Y2K 2.0
- Samsung’s new mobile lineup is out; Apple wants to stop Airtag misuse
- Facebook’s disastrous day on the stock market
- Twitter shuts down a Wordle spoiler; Apple’s $124 billion quarter
- The US Government’s COVID-19 test win; Netflix is having a rough start to 2022
- The worst software vulnerability security researchers have seen
- An Amazon outage shows how dependent we are
- How would you feel if your phone’s camera was always watching?
- Lush turns off their social media; Samsung to open $17 billion factory in Texas
- Fix your iPhone at home; Call 988 for mental health emergencies
- Calculating your body fat via your watch; Delta ruining return to office plans
- Amazon FireTV let’s you Zoom from the couch; Mandatory COVID vaccinations to return to the office
- Joe Biden wants you to be able to fix your iPhone
- Critical security flaw in Windows patched; Branson blasts off Sunday
- Windows 11 announced; The Tamagotchi returns as a watch
- What’s coming to your iPhone, iPad and Mac
- Facebook bans Donald Trump for two years
- Learning from the Waikato DHB hack; Password protect your Google activity
- Biden takes the new electric F-150 for a spin; Pfizer’s vaccine will now be easier to distribute
- Gas prices spike and supply slows following hack; Clubhouse creates structured content
- Trump’s Facebook ban is upheld.. for now
- Lime launches Mopeds in NYC; Word’s new font; Amazon adds billions in profit
- Apple’s launched a brand new product: AirTag
- Microsoft’s Edge browser is rolling out a kids edition; Spotify introduces the ‘Car Thing’
- Pick Siri’s voice; Tech giants are circling Clubhouse
- Remember the Casio G-Shock? It’s back!; Space-X shows off its passenger spacecraft
- Zoom wants to power the next generation of live video apps
- Instagram for kids; Powerpoint gives presentation pointers; YouTube launches Shorts
- A Federal Vaccine Finder is coming; Digital artwork sells for $69 million
- Becoming a Twitter “Super Follower”; Captions on Zoom; Phone Lyft for a ride
- My experience with Covid-19; Facebook & Google & Australia go to battle
- Apple’s secret plans for the iCar; Enjoy the atmosphere of a virtual bar
- Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos is stepping down from CEO; Uber’s now delivering booze
- Gamestop blows up Robinhood; Amazon’s vaccine delivery offer
- Biden’s Twitter reset; Trump’s Facebook ban heads for a review
- How the US government was hacked; Protecting your accounts from hackers
- Apple’s $550 headphone surprise; Driverless cars are on San Francisco roads
- Digital license plates; Apple’s M1 processor is blazing fast
- Elon Musk now second richest in the world; Amazon’s online pharmacy
- Fleets are the new way to Tweet; Instagram’s home screen gets a redesign
- Playstation 5 pranks; Free Google storage to be limited; SpaceX to lift-off
- Tesla’s building Australia’s second big battery; Disappearing WhatsApp messages
- Find a bathroom on-demand; Tech giants still up, despite the pandemic
- Iran sends emails to intimidate voters; Checkouts at the Apple Store; Tracking McBroken ice-cream machines
- Introducing the iPhone 12 and HomePod Mini; Voting from overseas
- Paying with your palm; A new iPhone is coming
- Donald Trump goes to hospital; Google doesn’t want you to wait on hold
- David Attenborough’s Instagram record; iOS 14’s widgets; a flying drone security system
- Trump’s Tik Tok ban takes shape; Apple’s new Watch and iPad announced
- Facebook has invented.. Facebook; Xbox’s pricing announced
- Facebook will pay you to get off Facebook, Laptops are selling like crazy
- Amazon wants to tell you how fat you are, The NZX under attack
- Apple’s incredible valuation, Adobe’s app update deletes photos
- Fortnite and Apple’s battle royale
- What’s going on with TikTok?
- SpaceX’s milestone bringing Astronauts back to Earth, the App bringing 00’s internet glory back
- Slack sues Microsoft, a more durable cellphone, Twitter looks at subscriptions
- Twitter’s internal tools hacked, ‘Zoom for Home’
- The pandemic is forcing video conferencing innovation
- Bezos richer post-divorce, Facebook’s push to wear masks, Removing race from tech vocab
- What you’ll find in Apple’s iOS14 & iPadOS 14
- “Hey Siri, I’m being pulled over”
- What to expect from PlayStation 5, Facebook makes it easier to delete old posts
- Taking 8 minutes and 46 seconds to reflect
- Understanding Section 230 and why it won’t help Trump
- Samsung’s outdoor TV and SpaceX is taking people to the ISS
- Are offices dead now we’re working from home? A new way to manage your Tabs
- A possible robot cleaner invasion, Elon Musk’s baby has a bizarre name
- Making your iPhone work when wearing a mask, Oscars for home release movies
- Wifi 6 and Wifi speed tips, and a COVID-19 Facebook reaction
- Benefits of the iPhone SE, Legacy systems slowing down US unemployment cash
- Bring the office sounds to WFH, 2021 Emoji delayed, Webcam delays
- Keeping your Zoom secure and how to make it fun
- How much toilet paper do you need? There’s an app for that..
- Cleaning your iPhone, Coronavirus stock bump
- Fleets come to Twitter, Visiting the ISS, Coronavirus cancellations
- Viewing your emails differently, Jeff Bezos on a spending spree