Category: SGGQA Podcast

Happy Monday!

Facebook is going to stop supplying news in Canada. Netflix also pulls cheapest ad-free plan from Canada. Musk faces more fines in Australia over hate speech. ISPs lobby for more money from the government. Apple violated the rights of their employees interested in unionizing. Asus ROG Ally gets a proper tear down. Sony and Qualcomm continue phone partnership. Vampire Survivors gets a MAJOR update.

And can YouTube become the next game streaming platform after Stadia’s departure?

Let’s get our tech week started right!

Continue reading “#SGGQA 304: Facebook Wont Pay for News, More Twitter Fines, Apple Union Busting, YouTube to Replace Stadia?”

Social media continues it’s decline.

Reddit is looking at forcing communities to go public by removing volunteer moderators. Twitter is being sued by music publishers, and is getting evicted from their Colorado office. The FCC is asking if people hate cable broadband data caps.

And the EU just passed sweeping regulations on batteries.

Let’s get our tech week started right!

Continue reading “#SGGQA 303 – Reddit Stays Dark, FCC Ask About Data Caps, EU Battery Regulations, Twitter Wont Pay Its Bills”

What a strange time we live in.

There’s a LOT of tech news firing up around the web! Reddit’s moderators are pulling popular subreddits down in protest of API changes. Twitter still refuses to pay their bills. Tesla’s autopilot might be responsible for more accidents than previously thought. YouTube has stopped removing misinformation about the last election. We say goodbye to Blue Microphones.

And we can dig into some of the rumors about the upcoming Pixel 8!

Let’s get our tech week started right!

Continue reading “#SGGQA 302 – Reddit Goes Dark, Pixel 8 Camera Upgrades, Netflix Password Crackdown, YouTube Election Misinformation”

HAPPY MONDAY!

SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS IS HOT RIGHT NOW! Meta facing fines. DoorDash overcharging iPhone users. Grownups are walking away from Twitter.

Also, Right to Repair is heating up in France, and what should we expect from Apple’s Mixed Reality Headset?

Let’s get our tech week started right!

Continue reading “#SGGQA 300: Meta Fined $1 Billion, DoorDash Charges iPhone Users More, Adults Don’t Use Twitter, Right to Repair in France”

HAPPY MONDAY!

The XPERIA 1 V is here! We can chat about Sony’s new powerhouse phone! The Poco F5 is here! We can chat about Poco’s new powerhouse phone!

Also, Apple is under investigation in Italy. almost 50% of web traffic on the internet comes from bots now. Former employee accuses ByteDance of content theft. Peloton issues a safety warning for 2 million bikes.

And it’s been a pretty bad week for Oppo in the EU.

Let’s get our tech week started right!

Continue reading “#SGGQA 299: XPERIA 1 V, Poco F5, A Bad Week for Oppo, Apple Italian Antitrust Probe, Bots Rule the Internet”

HAPPY MONDAY!

Social media is MELTING down right now. Twitter’s subscriptions are tanking. Bluesky won’t accommodate heads of state. Verified Facebook pages are getting hacked.

Plus, Samsung is working on their new chips. An Apple accessory maker walks away from Apple.

And we have to chat about what we might see at Google I/O this week!

Let’s get our tech week started right!

Continue reading “#SGGQA 298: The Calm Before Google I/O, Twitter Blue is a Flop, Bluesky off to slow start, Facebook Pages Hacked”

HERE WE GO! Tons of stories to cover this week!

Senators propose a law to ban AI from launching nukes. Samsung profits are down 95%! NYC’s Transit Authority has pulled their alerts from Twitter. Microsoft’s AR goggles are still causing headaches and eye strain. Asus launches a Steam Deck killer.

Sony is teasing the Sony XPERIA 1V, and we HAVE t o talk about the OnePlus Pad and the Xiaomi 13 Ultra!

Let’s get our tech week started right!

Continue reading “#SGGQA 297: Xiaomi 13 Ultra, OnePlus Pad, Sony XPERIA 1V Teaser, Samsung Profits Down 95%, Law Against AI Launching Nukes”