Today

Apple doubled its biggest bug bounty reward, Chinese regulators are investigating Qualcomm, and a 65-year old computer was programmed to play Boards of Canada's 'Olson'

-Apple is updating its Security Bounty program this November to offer some of the highest rewards in the industry. It has doubled its top award from $1 million to $2 million for the discovery of "exploit chains that can achieve similar goals as sophisticated mercenary spyware att ... Show More

8m 33s

Yesterday

Apple explains how it will comply with App Store age verification requirements in Texas

Developers will have to change how their apps work in the state too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

6m 35s

Yesterday

California just passed 3 bills to boost internet privacy, Apple removed an app that archives videos of ICE arrests, and Verizon is buying Starry to expand its wireless broadband footprint

-California has passed three new bills designed to boost privacy for internet users, governor Gavin Newsom's office announced. The biggest one, AB 566, builds on a 2018 law by requiring web browsers to let users universally opt-out of allowing third parties to sell their data. -A ... Show More

7m 52s

Jul 18

Samsung’s Tri-Fold Phone is Coming!

This week, there is a bunch of news to talk about. Marques, Andrew, and David jump right into the news that ChromeOS is merging with Android before then talking about the new Sony point-and-shoot camera that's going viral for all the wrong reasons. After that, they talk about the ... Show More

1h 24m

Feb 2025

TNB Tech Minute: Apple Unveils iPhone 16e With Its First In-House Chip

Plus, electric vehicle maker Nikola files for bankruptcy. And Alphabet tells U.K. regulator that its pre-installs on Android devices are good for competition. Charlotte Gartenberg hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2m 36s

Dec 2023

Tech News: Tesla Pumps the Brakes on Cybertruck Resellers

A hidden clause in Tesla's Cybertruck contracts forbids owners from reselling their new Cybertruck within a year of purchase. Google loses an important anticompetitive lawsuit against Epic Games. And the Wi-Fi 7 standard should become official early next year. Plus lots more!See ... Show More

39m 34s

Mar 2025

Dodge Charger EV Sounds Fake 👎

This week Marques, Andrew, and David talked about the rumored Apple software redesign, Pixel 10 leaks, and the Charger EV that Marques just reviewed on Autofocus. To close it out they played a game called "Who Said That!?" where the hosts try to guess which brand posted engagemen ... Show More

1h 12m

Oct 2024

Tesla's We, Robot Event: Let’s Not Get Nuanced

This week, Marques, Andrew, and David discuss everything from the new Kindles that were just announced to the We, Robot Tesla event. We also get into the SpaceX rocket that was caught after its launch and some of the new AI Adobe features that were announced at Adobe Max. There w ... Show More

1h 41m

Aug 2024

Google lost its first antitrust case, so what happens next?

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, Alex Heath, and Lauren Feiner discuss a federal judge ruling that Google violated US antitrust law, X suing a group of major advertisers over an “illegal boycott”, and the rest of this week's wild tech news. Further reading: Judge rules that G ... Show More

1h 23m

Aug 29

The Pixel 10's AI screamed at us

The Pixel 10 is in the house, and we’ve been testing them for over a week now. Allison and Vee sit down with Jake to discuss their tests — the good, the bad, and the poorly translated. They demo the Pixel 10's live phone call translations and dive into Pro Res Zoom, which uses AI ... Show More

1h 34m

Aug 22

Tech Giants Struggle to Live Up to Affordable Housing Promises

Meta Platforms, Google and Apple pledged billions of dollars to make housing more affordable in Silicon Valley. Six years later, the results haven’t lived up to expectations. WSJ reporter Nicole Friedman joins us to explain why. And WSJ personal tech columnist Nicole Nguyen share ... Show More

12m 33s

Sep 4

Never Got Flying Cars, But We Do Have An Instagram iPad App, Finally

Mark Gurman lays out how Apple intends to jump into AI search as soon as this Spring. You’ll never guess who’s one of the biggest players in quantum computing. The Browser Company gets a soft landing, and after a decade and a half of waiting, we finally have the iPad app for Inst ... Show More

19m 43s

Sep 9

The iPhone Air

All the headlines from the iPhone event earlier today, including the new iPhone Air. The judge isn’t happy with Anthropic’s $1.5 B payday to authors. OpenAI isn’t happy with California and might leave. And despite what it’s said publicly, Google recently argued in court that the ... Show More

22m 37s

Ford will throw in a free home charger w...