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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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00:36:26

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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00:42:30

Episode 198: Epic’s Fee Fight, Google’s HTC Deal,...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2025/02/02

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 Platforms In This Episode: News Epic Games to cover some iOS fees in ongoing war with Apple Google buys part of HTC's Vive VR team for $250 million TikTok Perplexity submits a new bid for TikTok President Trump confirms that Microsoft is in talks to buy up TikTok, as the social

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00:48:18

Episode 197: UK’s Regulatory Crackdown, TikTok’s...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2025/01/29

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 Platforms In This Episode: News UK’s CMA slaps Google Search and its 90%+ market share with an antitrust investigation UK competition authority formally investigating iPhone App Store monopoly UK launching digital driving ID later this year, but no word on Apple Wallet support Tiktok - is

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00:46:41

Episode 196: TikTok’s Legal Hurdles, UK’s AI...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2025/01/17

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 Platforms In This Episode: News TikTok still seems headed for a ban after its Supreme Court arguments UK PM plans to 'unleash AI' across UK to boost growth Nintendo’s next Lego console will be a Game Boy Valve's Steam page currently lists a second mystery game alongside

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01:13:36

Episode 195: Ringing in 2025 with Android XR, CES...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2025/01/10

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 Platforms In This Episode: News Google announces Android XR, a new OS for headsets and smart glasses Qualcomm wins a legal battle over Arm chip licensing UK watchdog launches inquiry into IBM's HashiCorp acquisition Meta will appoint Republican Joel Kaplan to lead global policy team, as

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00:52:25

Episode 194: Reflecting on 2024’s Games, Films, and...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2024/12/20

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 Platforms In This Episode: - A look back at the best of 2024 and forward to 2025 - Games - Films - Tech - Rumours - WSJ: iPhone 17 Air to be cheaper than expected; foldable iPhone on track for 2026 - Apple reportedly releasing foldable iPad in 2028, potentially

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00:43:05

Episode 193: It’s Time for China’s Chip Restrictions,...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2024/12/13

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 Platforms In This Episode: News China limits US export of chipmaking materials following sanctions Apple-designed 5G modem coming to 2025 iPhones will be worse than Qualcomm’s Apple Vision Pro Could Soon Support PlayStation VR2's Controllers OpenAI is charging $200 a month for an

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00:38:58

Episode 192: It’s Time for Intel’s Leadership...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2024/12/09

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 Platforms In This Episode: News Intel’s CEO hasn’t turned the company around, and now he’s no longer CEO Gelsinger departs Intel with $9.7M handshake Intel announces $249 Arc B580 and $219 Arc B570 ‘Battlemage’ graphics cards Judge confirms decision to sink Elon Musk’s $56B pay package

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