Jul 16

iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate Previews + OpenAI’s Mystery AI speaker

Apple finally launched the public betas for iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate and all of its other new software this week. In this episode, Devindra and Nathan Ingraham dive into their thoughts around Siri AI, as well as the performance improvements in these new releases. Siri AI seems g ... Show More

50m 33s

Jul 10

Xbox resets with layoffs (Guest: Mike Futter, co-host of the Virtual Economy Podcast)

Microsoft made its Xbox layoffs official this week, and they’re absolutely brutal. The company plans to lay off 3,200 employees, or 20 percent of its workforce, over the next year. 1,600 were immediately let go this week. To help us understand Xbox's strategy (if there’s any), we ... Show More

56m 11s

Jul 2

Who needs Valve’s Steam Machine? + Sony dumps Playstation discs

Valve’s Steam Machine is finally here! But while it lives up to much of the hype, its high price makes us wonder who it’s really for. In this episode, Senior Writer Jessica Conditt joins to talk about her experience with the Steam Machine and how it compares to consoles (which ha ... Show More

57m 55s

Apr 2024

How will the US TikTok ban affect me?

President Biden has just signed a law that says TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance has nine months to sell the app or it will be blocked in the US. We hear what TikTok users in the US think about the ban - and how it would affect them. Liv McMahon from the BBC tech team explains w ... Show More

14m 18s

Apr 2024

TikTok and its possible US ban - here’s what happens next…

Only two months ago Joe Biden joined the social media platform TikTok with a video captioned "lol hey guys". Now, the US president is poised to sign a bill that could ban the popular app - unless its parent company sells it. The country is concerned that TikTok's o ... Show More

20m 26s

Apr 2024

TikTok on the Clock + Tesla’s Flop Era + How NASA Fixed a ’70s-Era Space Computer

On Wednesday, President Biden signed a bill into law that would force the sale of TikTok or ban the app outright. We explain how this came together, when just a few weeks ago it seemed unlikely to happen, and what legal challenges the law will face next. Then we check on Tesla ... Show More

1h 11m

Mar 2024

MM145: Is TikTok Getting Banned and ByteDance's Next Moves

The House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that would require the TikTok owner ByteDance to sell the social media platform or face a total ban in the United States. In this episode, we delve into the intricate web of national security implications, asses ... Show More

32m 19s

Feb 2025

TikTok vs the U.S.A. | A Ticking Clock | 4

President Biden signs a law giving ByteDance until January 2025 to divest from TikTok or the app will be banned in the United States. TikTok decides to fight the law in court. Then the case goes all the way to the Supreme Court. But the company’s best hope to overturn the law lie ... Show More

32m 13s

Apr 2024

TikTok might get banned. For real this time.

The Senate is expected to pass a bipartisan bill that would force TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell the platform or face a national ban. How did Congress finally achieve consensus on this? Read more: <span style="background-color: tr ... Show More

23m 38s

Mar 2023

The End of TikTok?

While TikTok might be one of the world’s most popular social media apps, it has raised national security concerns among U.S. lawmakers and the Biden administration. With the app now facing a nationwide ban, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will testify before Congress amid heightened U ... Show More

37m 27s

Jan 2025

The potential US TikTok ban — and what's at stake | Clay Shirky

The clock is ticking on social media giant TikTok, which faces a nationwide ban in the United States unless its parent company, ByteDance, sells it by January 19. Social media theorist Clay Shirky unpacks why the US is trying to ban TikTok, what it means for the app's users and c ... Show More

1h 2m

Why TikTok will never be the same again