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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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00:38:39

Episode 218: Dial-Up Farewells, Chip Tax Turbulence,...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2025/08/14

Episode 218: Dial‑Up Farewells, Chip Tax Turbulence, Cybertruck Explosions, and a MacBook WhisperJay and Karl dive into the week’s most surprising, strange, and speculative tech headlines — from AOL finally ending dial‑up to the USAF eyeing Cybertruck blast tests, with a spicy chip‑tax twist and a very interesting MacBook rumour along the way.Full show notes & links: techrant.online/weekly-tech-rant-episode-218/Also available on:Apple Podcasts |YouTubeIn This EpisodeNewsAOL finally shuts down

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00:47:16

Episode 217: Apple’s Epic Appeal Twist, Nvidia...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2025/08/09

Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!Available On: • Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Youtube | All Major PlatformsIn This Episode:NewsBirthright citizenship ruling now part of Apple’s appeal argument against Epic GamesChina claims Nvidia built backdoor into H20 chip designed for Chinese marketTSMC says employees tried to steal trade secrets on iPhone 18 chip processJPMorgan doubles down on iPhone Fold

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00:51:41

Episode 216: Nvidia’s ARM Ambitions Leak, Sony Sues...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2025/08/02

Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!Available On: • Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Youtube | All Major PlatformsIn This Episode:NewsNVIDIA's leaked N1x chip for ARM laptops has as many CUDA cores as an RTX 5070 — but don't expect the same performanceAnthropic is rate limiting Claude Code, blaming some users for never turning it offSony calls Tencent game ‘slavish clone’ of Horizon in new

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00:38:20

Episode 215: Apple vs. Jon Prosser, Meta Defies EU AI...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2025/07/25

Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!Available On: • Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Youtube | All Major PlatformsIn This Episode:NewsApple sues Jon Prosser for his iOS 26 YouTube leaks, Prosser respondsMeta refuses to sign EU’s AI code of practiceBritish government set to back down on secret iCloud backdoor after US pressureApple and Google singled out under new UK Digital Markets regulationMicrosoft

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00:36:28

Episode 214: Android Meets ChromeOS, MechaHitler Goes...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2025/07/18

Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!Available On: • Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Youtube | All Major PlatformsIn This Episode:NewsSwitch 2 user warns about accidental ban after playing preowned game cardsGoogle confirms it's 'combining' Chrome OS and Android into a single platformUS Defense Department awards $200 million contract to Elon Musk's Grok aka 'MechaHitler' and is

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00:41:16

Episode 213: Apple’s EU App Store Overhaul, Siri’s AI...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2025/07/11

Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!Available On: • Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Youtube | All Major PlatformsIn This Episode:NewsApple announces sweeping App Store changes in the EUApple might ditch internal AI efforts for Siri revamp, use OpenAI or Anthropic insteadTrump says he’s found a buyer for TikTokThere's still no sign of Star Citizen 1.0, but it did just get a revamped referral

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00:41:17

Episode 212: Apple vs Epic, Duke Nukem Returns, Trump...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2025/06/30

Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!Available On: • Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Youtube | All Major PlatformsIn This Episode:A Duke Nukem TV series may be coming from the producer of the Devil May Cry and Castlevania animated shows on NetflixReport: Apple held internal talks about acquiring AI search startup PerplexityApple fires back at court’s ‘punitive’ App Store order in Epic Games caseWar

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00:36:26

Episode 211: Microsoft Fooled by Fake AI, Meta Backs...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2025/06/22

Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!Available On: • Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Youtube | All Major PlatformsIn This Episode:News'700 Indian engineers posed as AI': The London startup that took Microsoft for a rideMeta wants to give evidence for Apple in UK privacy battleMicrosoft and Asus announce two Xbox Ally handhelds with new Xbox full-screen experienceTrump Mobile launches $47

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00:53:32

Episode 210: WWDC 2025 – The Year of 26… But Where’s...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2025/06/16

Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!Available On: • Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Youtube | All Major PlatformsIn This Episode:The year of 26….iOS 26macOS 26 TahoeWatchOS 26VisionOS 26tvOS 26ipadOS 26AI, where are you?!We love hearing from you! Drop us a line in the comments or tweet us at @WeeklyTechRant or @weeklytechrant.bs on Bluesky

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00:38:08

Episode 209: OpenAI and Ive’s AI Vision, Anthropic’s...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2025/06/01

Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!Available On: • Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Youtube | All Major PlatformsIn This Episode:NewsOpenAI and Jony Ive’s AI product slated for 2027 launch, per Kuo reportAnthropic’s new AI model turns to blackmail when engineers try to take it offlineValve CEO Gabe Newell’s Neuralink competitor is expecting its first brain chip this yearNvidia’s RTX 5060 review

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00:39:32

Episode 208: Nintendo Cracks Down, CarPlay Ultra...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2025/05/23

Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!Available On: • Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Youtube | All Major PlatformsIn This Episode:NewsNintendo warns that it can brick Switch consoles if it detects hacking, piracy US senator announces a bill requiring geotracking in high-end GPUsCoinbase says customers’ personal information stolen in data breachNext-gen CarPlay, branded CarPlay Ultra, starts rolling out

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00:42:44

Episode 207: GTA 6 Delayed, TikTok Fined, Fortnite...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2025/05/09

Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!Available On: • Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Youtube | All Major PlatformsIn This Episode:NewsGrand Theft Auto 6 delayed until May 2026TikTok Slammed With €530 Million GDPR Fine for Sending E.U. Data to ChinaFortnite is coming back to iPhonesA new 'Ecco the Dolphin' game and remasters are on the wayNew Surface HardwareMicrosoft shrinks its Surface Laptop

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00:46:05

Episode 206: Apple Faces Legal Heat, Xbox Dominates...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2025/05/09

Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!Available On: • Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Youtube | All Major PlatformsIn This Episode:NewsGoogle is killing software support for early Nest ThermostatsApple appealing $570M EU fine, White House says it won’t be toleratedApple referred for possible criminal contempt investigationMicrosoft: Xbox is now the "biggest publisher" on PlayStation, as PC

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00:39:11

Episode 205: Tariff Impacts on Tech, Apple’s UK...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2025/04/25

Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!Available On: • Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Youtube | All Major PlatformsIn This Episode:NewsHere’s how much it costs Apple to make an iPhone 16 Pro, and how Trump’s tariffs will change thatNintendo Delays Switch 2 Preorders Thanks to Trump’s TariffsApple's encryption row with UK should not be secret, court rulesUK officials insist 'murder prediction

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00:53:53

Episode 204: Satellite Services in the UK, Corporate...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2025/04/04

Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!Available On: • Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Youtube | All Major PlatformsIn This Episode:NewsThe UK could greenlight direct-to-phone satellite services this yearIntel and Microsoft staff allegedly lured to work for fake Chinese company in TaiwanSecurity Expert Troy Hunt Lured in by Mailchimp PhishUbisoft and Tencent are forming a new company that will take

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00:41:54

Episode 203: Europe’s RISC-V Gamble, Nvidia’s AI...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2025/03/21

Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!Available On: • Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Youtube | All Major PlatformsIn This Episode:NewsDo you DARE? Europe bets once again on RISC-V for supercomputing sovereigntyNvidia’s cute ‘Digits’ AI desktop is coming this summer with a new name and a big brotherApple Product Launch Round UpiPad 11The new iPad 11 lacks support for Apple Intelligence featuresiPad

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00:44:57

Episode 202: Microsoft’s Quantum Leap, Apple’s...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2025/03/14

Pullback, Nvidia’s Troubles, and New AI InnovationsWelcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!Available On: • Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Youtube | All Major PlatformsIn This Episode:QuantumMicrosoft’s New Majorana 1 Processor Could Transform Quantum ComputingNewsApple pulls encryption feature from UK over government spying demandsDeepSeek goes beyond “open weights” AI with plans for source code

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00:44:06

Episode 201: iPhone 16E Launch, Broadcom Eyes Intel,...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2025/02/23

Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!Available On: • Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Youtube | All Major PlatformsIn This Episode: News Apple launches the iPhone 16E Broadcom reportedly investigates acquiring Intel’s chip design biz Palmer Luckey Describes How Anduril's EagleEye Helmet Will Give Soldiers Superhuman Senses X Premium+ subscription doubled, though company is confused about its own

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00:39:29

Episode 200: OpenAI’s Nvidia Strategy, Musk’s OpenAI...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2025/02/14

and films!Available On: • Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify | Listen on Youtube | All Major PlatformsIn This Episode: News OpenAI’s secret weapon against Nvidia dependence takes shape Elon Musk tries to buy OpenAI, Sam Altman declines but says they’ll take Twitter Man wants to buy tip where he lost Bitcoin fortune Apple now lets users migrate their purchases between Apple Accounts TikTok set to return to App Store tonight ahead of new iPhone launch next week Apple teases special

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00:41:24

Episode 199: AI Market Tremors, Intel’s Strategy...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2025/02/07

Welcome to the WTR with your hosts, Jay and Karl, delving into the latest tech news, gadgets, games, and films!Available On: •Listen on Apple Podcasts |Listen on Spotify |Listen on Youtube | All Major PlatformsIn This Episode:AI UpdatesJen-Hsun Huang's net worth dropped by a reported $20,800,000,000 after DeepSeek fears shook the AI market to its core earlier this weekIntel nixes its next-gen AI GPU but still has plans to take on NvidiaDeepSeek iOS app sends data unencrypted to

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