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The Weekly Tech Rant

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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00:44:28

Episode 122: It's time for FF7 Day, Sony isn't...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2023/02/06

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 Sony are

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00:59:58

Episode 121: It's time for War Thunder again,...

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2023/01/30

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 iPad Pro 11”

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00:58:55

Episode 120: It's time for more Tech layoffs, MS deal...

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2023/01/22

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 breaking third-party

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01:03:29

Episode 119: It's time for the CES2023 round up,...

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2023/01/16

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-cancelling

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00:55:06

Episode 118: It's time for InfraGard hack, Epic fined...

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2023/01/07

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,

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00:59:17

Episode 117: It's time for our yearly roundup of the...

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2022/12/22

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

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00:51:21

Episode 116: It's time for Apple to go all in on...

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2022/12/16

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 not falling

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01:00:34

Episode 115: It's time for Meta fined again, Google...

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2022/12/12

This week we covered: News $275M Fine for Meta After Facebook Data Scrape Meta faces lawsuit for harvesting financial data from tax prep websites Adtech antitrust class damages claim filed against Google in UK — seeking up to $16.3BN LastPass' latest data breach exposed some customer information Anker’s Eufy lied to us about the security of its security cameras Microsoft vows to bring'Callof Duty' to Nintendo consoles Apple’s New M2 Max Leaks Performance Online Rumours iPhone

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00:53:57

Episode 114: It's time for more Twitter craziness,...

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2022/12/03

This week we covered: News Elon Musk says Twitter is done with layoffs and ready to hire again Musk emails remaining Twitter staff to find “anyone who actually writes software” George Hotz, hacker and long-time frenemy of Elon Musk, signs on for 12 weeks at Twitter I f****** up,’ says FTX founder in public apology FTX files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as CEO Sam Bankman-Fried resigns FTX says ‘unauthorized transactions’ drained millions from the exchange ESA Presents new generation of

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01:03:49

Episode 113: It's time for Layoffs and cuts,...

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2022/11/25

This week we covered: News The tech industry’s moment of reckoning: layoffs and hiring freezes Activision calls Epic's latest Google lawsuit allegations 'nonsense’ Xbox offered PlayStation a 10-year deal for Call of Duty, Sony declined to comment Broadcom’s proposed $61B VMware acquisition scrutinized by UK regulators Elizabeth Holmes has been sentenced to over 11 years in prison Amazon Alexa is a “colossal failure,” on pace to lose $10 billion this year The Space Force’s X-37B spaceplane returns

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00:59:44

Episode 112: It's time for the most EPYC CPUs, Google...

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2022/11/18

This week we covered: News AMD 4th Gen EPYC 9004 “Genoa Zen 4” CPUs Launched: Up To 96 Cores, 192 Threads, 384 MB L3 Cache & Crushing All Other Server Chips Google will pay $392 million to 40 states in largest-ever US consumer privacy settlement Apple sued for collecting user data despite opt-outs Amazon mass layoffs will reportedly ax 10,000 people this week Twitter lays off 5K contractors in surprise 2nd wave of cuts, more mods lost Musk fires Twitter engineers for correcting, criticizing

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00:48:36

Episode 111: It's time for the Elon show and Twitter...

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2022/11/14

News EU could force third-party app stores on Apple after USB-C iPhone mandate PlayStation VR2 launches on February 22nd for $549.99 AMD Reveals Radeon RX 7900 XTX and 7900 XT: First RDNA 3 Parts To Hit Shelves in December Twitter Elon Musk Has Fired Twitter’s ‘Ethical AI’ Team Twitter delays rollout of $8/month blue checks; Musk warns of permanent bans for impersonation Ten days of Twitter chaos Elon Musk has discussed putting all of Twitter behind a paywall Twitter’s solution for ruining

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00:59:11

Episode 110: It's time for Twilio hack reports, Tesla...

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2022/11/04

This week we covered: News Twilio hack investigation reveals second breach, as the number of affected customers rises Tesla reportedly faces criminal probe into self-driving hype Apple confirms it will leave Lightning behind in future iPhones EU is about to launch an 'advanced probe' into the Microsoft Activision deal, sources say Meta posts another revenue decline as investors voice metaverse concerns Meta Quest 3 Launches ‘Later Next Year’ Leaked RTX 4080 12GB Benchmarks Seemingly Justify

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01:14:29

Episode 109: It's time for 4080 rewind, Musk in...

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2022/10/30

This week we covered: News Nvidia says it’s ‘unlaunching’ the 12GB RTX 4080 after backlash Elon Musk is under federal investigation for merger conduct, Twitter tells judge Google Fiber will offer 5Gbps and 8Gbps internet plans in early 2023 Brazil court orders Apple to reimburse customers for charger-less iPhones Microsoft says a Sony deal with Activision stops Call of Duty coming to Game Pass Meta will have to sell Giphy after losing UK appeal Amazon hit with $1bn claim that secretive Buy Box

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01:04:14

Episode 108: It's time for Acquisitions, Deals, Crash...

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2022/10/21

This week we covered: News Thoma Bravo buys third identity company this year with $2.3B ForgeRock acquisition KnowBe4 to Be Acquired for $4.6B by Private Equity Firm Vista Microsoft Responds to UK Regulator’s ‘Misplaced’ Concerns Over Activision-Blizzard Megadeal; States that Sony Still Has the Ability to Adapt and Compete The iPhone 14 keeps calling 911 on rollercoasters Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake CPU Source Code Reportedly Leaked Following Hack Horizon Worlds metaverse app so bad that Meta has

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00:55:05

Episode 107: It's time for new Micron megafab,...

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2022/10/13

This week we covered: News Micron Has Pledged To Invest Up To $100 Billion To Establish a Gigantic Fab Unit in New York State Elon Musk says he’ll buy Twitter, again, for $54.20 a share, again Russian government collides with reality, rejects plans to fund a 'national game engine’ Tachyum Publishes Prodigy Universal Processor Whitepaper: Up To 6x Faster Than NVIDIA H100 & 30x Faster Than Intel Xeon 8380, Available In 2H 2023 More than half a billion dollars stolen from world's largest crypto

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01:07:45

Episode 106: It's time for new Intel CPUs, Russian...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2022/10/06

This week we covered: News Intel Raptor Lake CPUs will launch October 20 with prices largely to match 12th Gen Russian campaign spent $100,000 on anti-Ukraine propaganda, Meta says Google is shutting down Stadia Google challenges US ISPs with 100Gbps fiber broadband USB kills off SuperSpeed branding as it tries to simplify its ubiquitous connector EU Passes Law to Switch iPhone to USB-C by End of 2024 YouTube has begun asking users to subscribe to Premium to watch 4K videos Rumours Alleged

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00:55:05

Episode 105: It's time for Our Apple product...

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2022/09/29

This week we covered: News Nvidia RTX 4090 'the new heavyweight champ' launches October 12 for $1599 Nvidia RTX 40-series to deliver 'up to 2–3 times increase in ray tracing' performance Nvidia unveils DLSS 3 promising 4x frame rate increases for RTX 40-series GPUs EVGA is reportedly so sick of working with Nvidia that it's going to stop making graphics cards altogether Facebook users sue Meta for bypassing beefy Apple security to spy on millions UK launches competition probe into cloud giants in

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00:55:16

Episode 104: It's time for breaches galore, big tech...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2022/09/23

This week we covered: A bad few weeks for big tech! Google fails to overturn EU Android antitrust ruling but reduces its fine by 5 percent Google and Meta fined over $70m for privacy violations in Korea Google faces fines of up to $25.4b in UK and EU ad tech case Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard will face ‘in-depth’ UK investigation ARM sues Qualcomm, alleging its subsidiary breached a licensing agreement The SEC revealed today that it charged VMWare with fraud . . . then

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01:16:27

Episode 103: It's time to go Far Out as we cover the...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2022/09/14

This week we covered: Event Impressions Watch Watch 8 Watch SE Watch 8 Ultra AirPods Pro 2 iPhone 14/14 Plus 14 Pro/14 Max iOS 16 Dynamic Island video What Apple Didn’t Announce As always, we'd love to hear your comments Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

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