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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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00:42:30

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...

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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...

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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,...

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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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00:44:21

Episode 191: It’s Time for Google’s Chrome...

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2024/11/30

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 Platforms In This Episode: News DOJ says Google must sell Chrome to crack open its search monopoly Apple ebooks antitrust investigation closed, likely because it was irrelevant Sony’s making a handheld console to compete with Nintendo and Microsoft How a digital “you” can sit through your

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00:42:22

Episode 190: It’s Time for FTX’s Billion-Dollar...

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2024/11/22

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 Platforms In This Episode: News FTX is suing Binance to recover nearly $1.8 billion Apple gets EU warning for prohibited ‘geo-blocking practices’ on the App Store and other services Steam tighten up rules for games with season pass DLC: "you have to commit to completing that content on

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00:49:27

Episode 189: It’s Time for EU’s Apple Probes, New...

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2024/11/15

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 EU commission assessing whether the iPad offers sufficient interoperability with third-party headphones and ‘smart pens’ Apple to be fined for breaching EU’s Digital Markets Act, Bloomberg reports NRO chief: “You can’t hide” from our new swarm of

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00:49:19

Episode 188: It’s Time for Concord’s Final Bow,...

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2024/11/08

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: Concord isn't coming back, and the developer is done for too Apple expands iPhone satellite services deal, commits $1.1bn to expand capacity Apple is snapping up one of the best non-Adobe image editors, Pixelmator Nvidia's 'high-end' Arm-based chip for PCs will

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00:38:53

Episode 187: It’s Time for Patent Battles, Licensing...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2024/11/01

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 Platforms In This Episode: News Jury rules Masimo smartwatches infringe Apple design patents Report: Arm cancels Qualcomm’s architecture license, endangering its chip business Elon Musk finally admits Tesla’s HW3 might not support full self-driving Russia has fined Google

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00:43:19

Episode 186: It’s Time for Altman’s New Crypto...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2024/10/26

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 Sam Altman’s eyeball-scanning crypto project has a new Orb and a new name Sophos to snatch Secureworks in $859M buyout: Why fight when you can just buy? A satellite made by Boeing just fell apart in space Apple teases new Macs in a 'week of announcements'

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00:42:09

Episode 185: It’s Time for Flight Simulator’s...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2024/10/18

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 Platforms In This Episode: News Beware: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024's jaw-dropping bandwidth demand peaks at 81GB/Hour Elon Musk's X isn't important enough to feel the full force of EU regulation Apple announces new iPad mini with A17 Pro chip, Pencil Pro and Apple Intelligence

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00:38:39

Episode 184: It’s Time for X’s Legal Setback, M4 Mac...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2024/10/11

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 Platforms In This Episode: News Elon Musk's X mashed by Australian court for evading child protection reporting Gurman: New M4 Macs and iPad mini 7 to launch on November 1 Epic judge orders Google to let rivals set up app stores Rumours iPhone SE 4 to feature Apple’s first 5G modem,

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00:42:45

Episode 183: It’s Time for a VR Headset Showdown,...

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2024/10/07

VR Headset Roundup Meta Quest 3s Meta Quest 3 HTC Focus Vision Pico 4 Ultra News Microsoft’s more secure Windows Recall feature can also be uninstalled by users Nvidia’s RTX 5090 will reportedly include 32GB of VRAM and hefty power requirements Rumours Alleged M4 MacBook Pro packaging leak highlights a few new upgrades Report: HomePod with display and homeOS to launch next year with Apple Intelligence

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00:40:25

Episode 182: It’s Time for TikTok’s Courtroom Drama,...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2024/09/28

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 faces a skeptical panel of judges in its existential fight against the US government Intel is separating its ailing foundry business from the main company Trump jumps into cryptocurrency, appears to know nothing about it EU compels Apple to improve

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00:49:15

Episode 181: It’s Time for Apple’s ‘Glowtime’...

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2024/09/17

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: Apple Watch 10 AirPods 4 & AirPods Max iPhone 16 iPhone 16 Pro What didn't we get We love hearing from you! Drop us a line in the comments or tweet us at @WeeklyTechRant

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00:40:41

Episode 180: It's Time for OpenAI's $100 Billion...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2024/09/06

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 Microsoft, Apple, and NVIDIA will reportedly bail out OpenAI from the shackles of bankruptcy, pushing the ChatGPT maker’s market valuation to over $100 billion Concord Is Suddenly Getting Pulled Offline With Sony Promising Full Refunds Elon Musk's

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00:39:07

Episode 179: It’s Time for ARM and AMD’s Bold Moves...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2024/08/31

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 Arm reportedly spooling up major new GPU architecture to take on Nvidia AMD signs $4.9 billion deal to challenge Nvidia’s AI infrastructure lead EU iPhones will be able to change the default phone and messaging apps soon Meta pulls plug on plans for

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