TA'cast

Dieter and Nilay talk to Julia Alexander about Quibi shutting down, Adi about the US government filing antitrust charges against Google, and Josh Dzieza about his report on Wisconsin's Foxconn factory

Show Notes

Dieter and Nilay talk to Julia Alexander about Quibi shutting down, Adi about the US government filing antitrust charges against Google, and Josh Dzieza about his report on Wisconsin's empty Foxconn factory.

Stories from this week:

  • The ambitious effort to piece together America’s fragmented health data 
  • Microsoft wants to cut down pollution from its business travel  
  • Is Quibi done for?
  • Quibi is shutting down
  • 11 reasons why Quibi crashed and burned in less than a year
  • Quibi’s top executives are ready to blame themselves, not just the pandemic, for Quibi failing
  • Watch AOC play Among Us live on Twitch with HasanAbi and Pokimane
  • The US government has filed antitrust charges against Google
  • Who is Google’s market power hurting?
  • Senate committee approves subpoenas for Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey
  • How to retweet using Twitter’s new temporary format
  • Republican lawmakers are furious after Twitter asks users to read stories before retweeting
  • Facebook’s independent oversight board is now accepting cases
  • The 8th Wonder of the World
  • Exclusive: Wisconsin report confirms Foxconn’s so-called LCD factory isn’t real
  • Apple iPad Air (2020) review: take it from the Pro
  • Amazon Echo (2020) review: the music of the sphere
  • Beats Flex review: wireless earbud basics are done right

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TA'cast is the podcast you need to make sense of the week in tech news. The weekly show gives an irreverent and informative look at what's happening right now (and next) in the world of technology and gadgets.