Jay + Karl

The Weekly Tech Rant

Technology EN ↓ 257 episodes

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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Jay + Karl

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Episode 131: It's time for Flawed Online Safety Bill, MSFT says no to API costs, ChatGPT costs a lot, IBM gets sued, Red Cross upset at MP games and ARM Surface and new Pixel 27.04.2023 45:13

This week we covered: News WhatsApp, Signal, and other encrypted messaging apps urge UK to rethink ‘flawed’ legislation Microsoft rejects $42k+ Twitter API subscription, pulls it from ads platform ChatGPT costs $700,000 per day to run, which is why Microsoft wants to make its own AI chips GlobalFoundries sues IBM for flogging chip secrets to Intel, Rapidus Please stop doing war crimes in multiplay...

Episode 130: It's time for more FTX chaos, Musk AI fears and AI spending, Sega Sammy gets the Birds, Section 31 is a go, Apple ARV Glasses in 2026 and Sideloading in iOS17 21.04.2023 46:20

This week we covered: News Inside FTX: Jokes about misplaced funds, diabolical IT, poor oversight, and worse Calling for a pause on AI experimentation then spending millions on GPUs for a new AI project has real Musk energy Sega Sammy launches $772 million offer for Angry Birds-maker Rovio Films/TV/Games Michelle Yeoh is beaming back into Star Trek Rumours Apple AR glasses might not launch before...

Episode 129: It's time for no more E3, Amazon opens up Sidewalk, Is it the end for Google Assistant, More Twitter Chaos, 4G on the Moon, Steve Jobs book and a new iPod? 14.04.2023 49:10

This week we covered: News E3 2023 has been cancelled Amazon just opened up its Sidewalk network for anyone to build connected gadgets on Google Assistant might be doomed: Division “reorganizes” to focus on Bard More Google Assistant shutdowns: Third-party smart displays are dead Twitter’s $1,000 checkmark will be free for the 10,000 most-followed companies 4G internet is set to arrive on the moon...

Episode 128: It's time for your own ChatGPT, Coinbase in hot water, Linus gets hacked, Frameworks does gaming, Twitter chaos, NCA DDoS fakes and iPhone 15 action button 03.04.2023 54:07

This week we covered: News Nvidia DGX Cloud: train your own ChatGPT in a web browser for $37K a month The SEC has put Coinbase on notice for allegedly breaking securities laws How hackers took over Linus Tech Tips Framework’s first gaming laptop features upgradeable GPUs, swappable keyboards Twitter to un-verify people who don’t pay $8/month starting on April Fools’ Day Twitter will soon only reco...

Episode 127: It's time for Bluesky beta, Musk and Anti-woke AI, Quantum crypto woes, CMA publishes update, Xbox Mobile gaming, FTX heist and Quest 3 leaks 24.03.2023 51:08

This week we covered: News Jack Dorsey’s Twitter alternative Bluesky is now available in closed beta Elon Musk yearns for AI devs to build 'anti-woke' rival ChatGPT bot NIST's Quantum-Proof Algorithm Has a Bug, Analysts Say The UK published 7 responses to the Microsoft-Activision Xbox deal — only one company opposes Microsoft’s new Xbox mobile gaming store may launch in 2024 FTX inner...

Episode 126: It's time for the one from Vegas! ChatGPT updates, Twitter staffing issues, MSFT charms the EU and a 7" Homepod! 19.03.2023 35:02

This week we covered: A special live recording of the Weekly Tech Rant from Las Vegas, USA! News EU tells Elon Musk to hire more staff to moderate Twitter Microsoft's charm offensive with COD deals has reportedly paid off with the EU Rumours Apple could release HomePod with 7-inch panel early next year, says analyst As always, we'd love to hear your comments Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechR...

Episode 125: It's time for Meta verified, Dresden Fab, FBI cyber incident, Go-Daddy Hacked, MS nerfs Bing, $64k iPhone and iMessage voice msg 06.03.2023 46:25

This week we covered: News Following Twitter’s lead, Meta launches its own blue checkmark subscription for Facebook and Instagram, costs $14.99/mo on iOS Infineon given the green light for €5B Dresden chip fab FBI says it has 'contained' a cybersecurity incident on its network GoDaddy says a multi-year breach hijacked customer websites and accounts VMware, Broadcom, extend deadline for acquisition...

Quick Episode Update February 2023! 27.02.2023 0:31

A quick update on this weeks episode (or lack of!). Feb 2023

Episode 124: It's time for No deleting Twitter DMs, Why Stadia died, Bing gets ChapGPT'd, iPhone 15s odd USB port, Lockbit update and back to Egypt and a 15'5" MB Air 20.02.2023 49:49

This week we covered: News Want to Delete Your Twitter DMs? Good Luck With That Well, now we know why Google closed Stadia Microsoft announces new Bing and Edge browser powered by upgraded ChatGPT AI iPhone 15 USB-C port may have some features limited to Apple certified cables and accessories Royal Mail refused to pay ‘absurd’ LockBit ransom, chat logs say Games Pharaoh a New Era Rumours 15.5-inch...

Episode 123: It's time for Meta hypocrisy, Twitter kills API but charges $1000 P/M for Gold, Voodoo GFX, Its the AI Chat wars, Lockbit bites Royal Mail and really Britcoin 11.02.2023 55:27

This week we covered: News Meta, which pays for web scraping, sues to stop web scraping Twitter to end free access to its API in Elon Musk’s latest monetization push Twitter will let businesses keep their gold checkmarks — for $1,000 per month For a small fortune you too can buy a piece of PC gaming graphics history Google takes first shot in AI search engine wars, announces Bard competitor to Cha...

Episode 122: It's time for FF7 Day, Sony isn't truthful, Apple vs NLRB, PSVR2 sales, Jony Ive's Red Nose and a folding iPad - maybe 06.02.2023 44:28

This week we covered: News Japan officially designates today Final Fantasy 7 Day Microsoft says Sony isn't telling the truth to EU regulators about Call of Duty Apple’s leaked email about stopping leaks violated labor laws, officials rule Sony's expecting a severe drop in PSVR 2 sales from a projected 2 million Jony Ive designed a 'perfect' Red Nose for the Comic Relief charity Gadgets/Media/Games...

Episode 121: It's time for War Thunder again, T-Mobile breached again, Royals vs Musk, Apple debates Shall, Trump could be back, India brews an OS and Snow Crash, iPhone 15 rumours 30.01.2023 59:58

This week we covered: News Wait, again? War Thunder fans just can't help themselves when it comes to posting sensitive military documents T-Mobile Breached Again, This Time Exposing 37M Customers' Data British monarchy goes after Twitter, alleges rent not paid for UK base Apple antitrust appeal comes down to the legal meaning of the word ‘shall’ Well that escalated quickly: India demos homebrew mo...

Episode 120: It's time for more Tech layoffs, MS deal woes, War Thunder intel blunder, MSI Secure boot fail, Twitter breaks API, New MacBooks and Mini and maybe no AR glasses 22.01.2023 58:55

This week we covered: News Google and Nvidia offer objections to FTC over Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard Microsoft faces EU antitrust warning over Activision deal - sources Microsoft announces big job cuts that will affect 10,000 employees Nearly 300 MSI motherboards will run any code in Secure Boot, no questions asked More restricted military intel ends up on the War Thunder forums UK lawma...

Episode 119: It's time for the CES2023 round up, Apple VR/AR headset delays, xrOS eats resources and Gurman backtracks on Apple Mac Pro release 16.01.2023 1:03:29

This week we covered: News The tech that went too far at CES 2023 Retail PCIe Gen 5 SSDs finally break cover at CES 2023 Razer's new soundbar is tracking my head in the name of better audio Samsung gives 5K Studio Display competition, somehow includes 4K webcam unlike Apple Samsung makes Mini LED even bigger with the Odyssey Neo G9 A first look at Withings' toilet bowl urine analyzer Lenovo Yoga B...

Episode 118: It's time for InfraGard hack, Epic fined (again), Sony vs MSFT round xx, FTX dumpster fire, Apple ponders big changes 07.01.2023 55:06

This week we covered: News FBI’s Vetted Info Sharing Network ‘InfraGard’ Hacked Epic Games, at war with the App Store, fined $520M by FTC for violating children’s privacy Xbox boss: Sony wants to ‘grow by making Xbox smaller’ Crypto! FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas SEC charges FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried with 'defrauding investors’ Celebrities that promoted Bored Ape...

Episode 117: It's time for our yearly roundup of the best tech, gadgets, games and films from 2022 22.12.2022 59:17

This week we covered: Games Starfield Forza Horizon 5 Sniper Elite 5 Forza Motorsport Jedi Survivor KSP 2 Robocop: Rogue City Films Prey Nope Troll Bullet Train Top Gun: Maverick Gadgets Foodmarble Aire2 Steam Deck One Remote Remarkable2 Amazon Scribe As always, we'd love to hear your comments Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

Episode 116: It's time for Apple to go all in on Encryption, Apple meet FIDO, TSMC spends big in AZ, CMA fuel enquiry, Thoma Bravo boosts fund, More Musk madness and a folding iPad 16.12.2022 51:21

This week we covered: News Apple announces sweeping changes to App Store pricing Apple debuts Advanced Data Protection to bring end-to-end encryption to Messages in iCloud, Photos, device backups, much more Apple announces physical Security Key support for Apple ID two-factor, new iMessage verification technology Apple confirms that it has stopped plans to roll out CSAM detection system TSMC tripl...

Episode 115: It's time for Meta fined again, Google Adtech privacy woes, LastPass breach, Eufy not so secure, MS battles on, M2 Max speedtests and xrOS or is it 12.12.2022 1:00:34

This week we covered: News $275M Fine for Meta After Facebook Data Scrape Meta faces lawsuit for harvesting financial data from tax prep websites Adtech antitrust class damages claim filed against Google in UK — seeking up to $16.3BN LastPass' latest data breach exposed some customer information Anker’s Eufy lied to us about the security of its security cameras Microsoft vows to bring...

Episode 114: It's time for more Twitter craziness, FTX crypto meltdown, ESA Class of 2022, Intel goes SDS, Mercedes does subs, Brazil nabs iPhones and what a Marker 03.12.2022 53:57

This week we covered: News Elon Musk says Twitter is done with layoffs and ready to hire again Musk emails remaining Twitter staff to find “anyone who actually writes software” George Hotz, hacker and long-time frenemy of Elon Musk, signs on for 12 weeks at Twitter I f****** up,’ says FTX founder in public apology FTX files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as CEO Sam Bankman-Fried resigns FTX says ‘unaut...

Episode 113: It's time for Layoffs and cuts, Activision hits back, Sony silence, CMA vs Broadcom, Alexa is a failure, Secret Shuttles and iPhone15 rumours 25.11.2022 1:03:49

This week we covered: News The tech industry’s moment of reckoning: layoffs and hiring freezes Activision calls Epic's latest Google lawsuit allegations 'nonsense’ Xbox offered PlayStation a 10-year deal for Call of Duty, Sony declined to comment Broadcom’s proposed $61B VMware acquisition scrutinized by UK regulators Elizabeth Holmes has been sentenced to over 11 years in prison Amazon Alexa is a...

Episode 112: It's time for the most EPYC CPUs, Google coughs up in Privacy case, Apple sued in Privacy case, Amazon layoffs, Twitter layoffs and Musk crazy actions, Google Pixel Fold leaks 18.11.2022 59:44

This week we covered: News AMD 4th Gen EPYC 9004 “Genoa Zen 4” CPUs Launched: Up To 96 Cores, 192 Threads, 384 MB L3 Cache & Crushing All Other Server Chips Google will pay $392 million to 40 states in largest-ever US consumer privacy settlement Apple sued for collecting user data despite opt-outs Amazon mass layoffs will reportedly ax 10,000 people this week Twitter lays off 5K contractors in...

Episode 111: It's time for the Elon show and Twitter meltdown, EU DMA, AMD Radeon updates, PS VR2 launch and RTX 4070 or is it 14.11.2022 48:36

News EU could force third-party app stores on Apple after USB-C iPhone mandate PlayStation VR2 launches on February 22nd for $549.99 AMD Reveals Radeon RX 7900 XTX and 7900 XT: First RDNA 3 Parts To Hit Shelves in December Twitter Elon Musk Has Fired Twitter’s ‘Ethical AI’ Team Twitter delays rollout of $8/month blue checks; Musk warns of permanent bans for impersonation Ten days of Twitter chaos...

Episode 110: It's time for Twilio hack reports, Tesla lawsuits, EU probes MSFT, Meta revenue drops, Arm threatens Qualcomm and iPhone 15 button(less) drama! 04.11.2022 59:11

This week we covered: News Twilio hack investigation reveals second breach, as the number of affected customers rises Tesla reportedly faces criminal probe into self-driving hype Apple confirms it will leave Lightning behind in future iPhones EU is about to launch an 'advanced probe' into the Microsoft Activision deal, sources say Meta posts another revenue decline as investors voice metaverse con...

Episode 109: It's time for 4080 rewind, Musk in trouble (again), More fast fibre, MS+Sony spat gets nasty, Giphy off, Amazon fine and Apple tech and price rises 30.10.2022 1:14:29

This week we covered: News Nvidia says it’s ‘unlaunching’ the 12GB RTX 4080 after backlash Elon Musk is under federal investigation for merger conduct, Twitter tells judge Google Fiber will offer 5Gbps and 8Gbps internet plans in early 2023 Brazil court orders Apple to reimburse customers for charger-less iPhones Microsoft says a Sony deal with Activision stops Call of Duty coming to Game Pass Met...

Episode 108: It's time for Acquisitions, Deals, Crash (detection), Intel Leaks, Meta(awful) worlds, new VR headsets and Console upgrades, and Apple VR with legs 21.10.2022 1:04:14

This week we covered: News Thoma Bravo buys third identity company this year with $2.3B ForgeRock acquisition KnowBe4 to Be Acquired for $4.6B by Private Equity Firm Vista Microsoft Responds to UK Regulator’s ‘Misplaced’ Concerns Over Activision-Blizzard Megadeal; States that Sony Still Has the Ability to Adapt and Compete The iPhone 14 keeps calling 911 on rollercoasters Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake...