The Year’s Best – The best TWiT highlights of the year!
Leo Laporte takes us through the past year in tech. 2021 highlights include: – Comparisons between the roaring ’20s and the NEW roaring ’20s – GameStop, meme stocks, and the revenge of the retail trader – CryptoPunks, NFTs, and the…
Smitten by 2021 – Biggest stories of the year including Meta, mRNA, Log4j, NFTs, Ransomware
Biggest stories of the year including Meta, mRNA, Log4j, NFTs, Ransomware • COVID-19’s impact on tech. • Elon Musk in 2021. • The World Is Still Short of Everything. Get Used to It. • GM’s heated seats and steering wheels…
Filters Not Included – Log4j vulnerability, YouTube & Disney make up, Tardigrades, Anti-5G necklace
Log4j vulnerability, YouTube and Disney make up, Tardigrades, Anti-5G necklace • Hackers start pushing malware in worldwide Log4Shell attacks. • The Next Wave of Log4J Attacks Will Be Brutal. • The Numbers Behind Log4j Vulnerability CVE-2021-44228. • YouTube TV Reaches…
Make It Cozy – Worst 0-day in a decade, Amazon outage, Assange extradition, Birds Aren’t Real
Worst 0-day in a decade, Amazon outage, Assange extradition, Birds Aren’t Real • Six dead, no hope of more survivors after tornadoes destroy Amazon warehouse. • Log4Shell: RCE 0-day exploit found in log4j2, a popular Java logging package. • An…
Mystery Hut on the Moon – Jack leaves Twitter, what is Web3, Bitcoin crashes again, Cyber Monday
Jack leaves Twitter, what is Web3, Bitcoin crashes again, Cyber Monday • China’s Yutu 2 rover spots cube-shaped ‘mystery hut’ on far side of the moon. • Jack is leaving Twitter and we have ~thoughts~ • Twitter Has a New…
Doomtown Rats – Black Friday, Apple sues NSO group, rats play Doom, MicroClimate AIR2
Black Friday, Apple sues NSO group, rats play Doom, MicroClimate AIR2 • Scientists Focus on Whether Omicron Variant Causes Severe Illness. • CES 2022: CES – The Most Influential Tech Event in the World. • MicroClimate AIR2. • Black Friday…
Leo, Not Leopoldo – Apple’s self-repair program, space debrid, Constitution NFT, Xbox 20 years old
Apple’s self-repair program, space debris, Constitution NFT, Xbox 20 years old • Goodbye, Staples Center. Hello, Crypto.com Arena. • Citadel CEO Kenneth Griffin Outbid a Group of Crypto Investors for Copy of U.S. Constitution. • Someone Made a Pirate Bay…
Disco Mannequin – Twitter Blue, The Golem Network, The Genesis Machine, GitHub Copilot, Rivian IPO
• Twitter launches Blue subscription service in U.S., offers ad-free access to 300 news sites. • U.S. states file updated antitrust complaint against Alphabet’s Google. • Walmart is using fully driverless trucks to ramp up its online grocery business. • Amazon’s…
Rippling Chaos – Meta trademark filing, NYC crypto, the Great Resignation, Daylight saving time
Meta trademark filing, NYC crypto, the Great Resignation, daylight saving time • Facebook’s “Meta” Trademark Application. • Meta Company lashes out at Facebook over name change in public letter. • Incoming New York mayor Eric Adams vows to take the…
Numb to Dongletown – Facebook is Meta, MacBook Pro impressions, Orbital Reef, Windows XP is 20!
• Facebook: Founder’s Letter, 2021 (introducing Meta). • Zuckerberg wants to create a make-believe world in which you can hide from all the damage Facebook has done. • Meta removing Facebook login requirement for Quest headsets by next year. •…