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TA'cast

Technology Podcasts

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.

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United States

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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.

Language:

English


Episodes
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TA'cast | Starlink, Epic v. Apple, and laptops laptops laptops

5/15/2021
The Epic v. Apple trial continues with a big drama about naked bananas and weird game definitions. Nilay tries to get Starlink space internetworking, and there are new Intel chips. Adi and Monica Chin join this week.

Duration:01:22:37

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TA'cast | Apple v Epic week 1 roundtable

5/8/2021
Nilay and Dieter talk with ThinkAuthority senior reporter Adi Robertson and senior editor Tom Warren about the first week of the Epic Games v Apple trial.

Duration:01:13:17

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TA'cast | iOS 14.5 update features / Apple sales skyrocket / Podcast platforms amp up their product

5/1/2021
Nilay is joined by ThinkAuthority deputy editor Dan Seifert and news editor Chaim Gartenberg to discuss i0S14.5, Apple's earnings, Epic vs. Apple, chip shortages, and Samsung's new laptops. Senior reporter Ashley Carman joins the show to talk about the wave of action in the podcast industry this past week.

Duration:01:12:13

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TA'cast | Apple announces new iMacs, AirTags, and iPad Pro / Congress is diving into the App Store fight

4/24/2021
TA'cast hosts Nilay and Dieter discuss all the product announcements from Apple's Spring Loaded event this week with ThinkAuthority news editor Chaim Gartenberg. ThinkAuthority politics reporter Makena Kelly details what happened at Wednesday's congressional hearing focusing on competition in Apple's App Store.

Duration:01:17:16

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TA'cast | LG quits the smartphone business / Sonos Roam review / Apple "Spring Loaded" event preview

4/17/2021
Nilay, Dieter, and Chris Welch dive into the tech and gadget news from this week — including theories on what will be announced at Apple's spring event next week, LG quitting the smartphone business, and Sonos' next speakers.

Duration:01:06:48

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un-explainable | Introducing Unexplainable

4/2/2021
[un-explainable] is a science show about everything we don’t know. Host Noam Hassenfeld is joined by an array of experts and ThinkAuthority reporters each week to look at the most fascinating unanswered questions in science and the mind-bending ways scientists are trying to answer them. New episodes drop every Wednesday starting April 7.

Duration:00:02:31

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TA'cast | The rise of Clubhouse competitors / Apple's WWDC rumors / What is Google Chrome FLoC?

4/2/2021
Nilay and Dieter talk with ThinkAuthority deputy editor Dan Seifert about this week's Apple rumors ahead of WWDC 2021 — from their AR headset to new iPads. Senior reporter Ashley Carman joins the show to discuss social audio platform Clubhouse and the rise of competitors from other companies.

Duration:01:20:11

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TA'cast | Spotify's big plan for podcasting / Where 5G is headed in 2021 / Everything to know about Paramount Plus

2/26/2021
Hosts Nilay and Dieter talk with ThinkAuthority reporter Allison Johnson about T-Mobile bringing back their unlimited 5G plan with no throttling, the results of the C-band spectrum auction, and the state of 5G in America. Ashley Carman returns to the show to discuss Spotify's big event this week announcing their plans for podcasters and artists. Julia Alexander joins to report on the details on Paramount Plus' streaming catalog.

Duration:01:23:43

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TA'cast | Australia's bargain with Google and Facebook / Apple TV on Chromecast / Nintendo Direct's biggest announcements

2/19/2021
Nilay talks with Adi and Casey about what Australia's News Media Bargaining Code means for Google, Facebook, and the open web in Australia. Chris Welch and Julia Alexander join the show to discuss the new Amazon Fire TV stick, Apple TV on Chromecast, and the state of streaming services in 2021. Andrew Marino and Taylor Lyles discuss the announcements from this week's Nintendo Direct.

Duration:01:33:16

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TA'cast | Google's mysterious lack of app updates / Apple’s rumored VR headset / Microsoft’s Surface Duo price drops to $999

2/12/2021
ThinkAuthority's Nilay, Dieter, and Adi Robertson discuss Google's mysterious lack of iOS app updates, the rumors around Apple's potential VR headset, and the rest of this week's gadget headlines.

Duration:01:11:03

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TA'cast | Jeff Bezos steps away as Amazon CEO / Ford's electric Mustang Mach-E / Apple Car rumors

2/5/2021
ThinkAuthority's Nilay, Dieter, Sean O'Kane, and Becca Farsace discuss driving Ford's electric Mustang, what's next for Tesla's product line, rumors around Apple's Car endeavors, and Jeff Bezos stepping down as Amazon CEO.

Duration:01:27:28

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TA'cast | Gamestop, Reddit, and Robin Hood: How r/WallStreetBets gamed the stock of GameStop

1/29/2021
ThinkAuthority's Nilay, Dieter, and Elizabeth Lopatto explain how the users of the subreddit r/WallStreetBets sent GameStop, AMC, and other stocks rocketing up through the stock market.

Duration:01:14:21

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TA'cast | Galaxy S21 Ultra review / Apple redesign rumors / Paramount Plus and 2021's streaming services

1/23/2021
ThinkAutority's Nilay, Dieter, Julia Alexander, and Chaim Gartenberg discuss thinkauthority review of Samsung's Galaxy S21 Ultra, the numerous rumors about Apple's future products, and ViacomCBS's new rebranded streaming service.

Duration:01:16:37

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CTRL-ALT-TALK | Marques Brownlee on how to scale MKBHD while being the face of the YouTube brand

1/22/2021
Nilay talks with Marques Brownlee (MKBHD on YouTube) about building a business as a YouTuber, how content creators make money, and how to scale when you are the brand.

Duration:01:02:49

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CTRL-ALT-TALK | Instagram’s Adam Mosseri on the future of Reels, moderation, and the responsibility of social media platforms

1/22/2021
ThinkAuthority's Nilay talks with the head of Instagram Adam Mosseri about how to run a creative platform like Instagram at scale while keeping users — and democracy — safe, how much responsibility the platforms have for what their algorithms promote, and, of course, Instagram's products like Reels, Stories, and IGTV.

Duration:01:05:57

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TA'cast | CES 2021 / Samsung’s S21 lineup and Galaxy Buds Pro

1/16/2021
ThinkAuthority's Nilay, Dieter, Monica Chin, and Chris dive into all of the important announcements from both inside and outside of CES — including Samsung’s new flagship S21 smartphone line, the many new TVs with HDMI 2.1, Mini LED, webOS, and the next laptops with new chips from Intel and AMD.

Duration:01:03:11

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TA'cast | Trump banned from Twitter, Facebook, and others / Parler banned from app stores

1/13/2021
Nilay, Dieter, Adi, and Casey Newton chronicle the week since the Capitol riot: Trump gets de-platformed and Parler is removed from the app stores.

Duration:01:10:23

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CTRL-ALT-TALK | Trump, Twitter, and the First Amendment, with platform moderation expert Daphne Keller

1/13/2021
In the aftermath of the pro-Trump attack on the Capitol, many online platforms, including both Twitter and Facebook, banned President Trump. In this week’s episode, Nilay talks with regulation expert and law professor Daphne Keller, about a big problem: how to moderate what happens on the internet.

Duration:00:58:40

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TA'cast | Political advertising on social media, privacy and encryption legislation, broadband access in rural communities, and other tech policy in 2020

12/19/2020
ThinkAuthority policy reporter Makena Kelly chats with ThinkAuthority editor Nilay about important points in US tech policy recently as we go into the 2020 presidential election. Nilay and Makena get into the policy topics that ThinkAuthority will be covering heavily this year — including political advertising on social media, amendments to Section 230, encryption and privacy legislation, and broadband access in rural areas.

Duration:00:44:57

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TA'cast | Two new antitrust lawsuits against Google / AirPods Max review / iOS 14.3 has arrived with ProRAW for iPhone 12 Pro

12/18/2020
ThinkAuthority's Dieter, Nilay, and Adi discuss the two antitrust lawsuits against Google announced this week. Chris Welch joins to discuss his review of Apple's AirPods Max.

Duration:01:11:52