This Week in Tech

Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal, 5G improvements, Intel's Ohio factory
Microsoft set to purchase Activision Blizzard in a $68.7 billion deal.
Over 100 Activision Blizzard employees stage...

E3 goes virtual, microdosing in the metaverse.
CES through the years.
Oversized future USPS delivery truck on display at CES in Las Vegas.
BMW debuts its new color-changing paint technology at...

The future of finance, Web3, NASA Webb Telescope, synthetic biology, CES 2022
Amy introduces the Futurist episode.
The Future Today Institute's 14th Annual Tech Trends Report.
Moxie Marlinspike -...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I Love You Zune Much - New Mac chips, new Pixel 6, Proton Mail's big win, Squid Game rakes it in
Samsung now lets you customize your own Galaxy Z Flip 3.
Pixel 6: Everything to know about...

Hardware event preview, HTC Vive Flow, Squid Game success
Unleashed Apple Event Focusing on New Macs to Take Place on October 18.
MacBook Pro Display With Notch Shown in Alleged Photo Leak.
Errol...

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen details company's misleading efforts on 60 Minutes.
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp Were Down: Here's What to Know.
Update about the October 4th outage.
Facebook...

Facebook meets 60 Minutes, what is Finsta? Rivian R1T first look, Holmes trial
This is Facebook's internal research on the mental health effects of Instagram.
Sen. Blumenthal: "Will you commit to...

Crackdown in China, Surface Duo 2, end of magazines, Peter Thiel
What technology has brought since the '80s.
Are today's students aware of how much technology has changed since the '80s?
We the...

iPhone 13, iPad Mini, Microsoft Surface preview, Inspiration4
The Moose and the Showgirl.
Arctic Adventure!
Apple's iPhone 13 sports better battery and improved cameras, starting at $799.
Apple...

Apple event preview, Apple vs. Epic, Proton gets Tim Berners-Lee
Remembering 9/11.
Apple must allow other forms of in-app purchase, rules judge in Epic v. Apple.
Texas governor signs bill...