<p>Colonial Pipeline ransom, Pixel 6 leaks, Biden's Venmo, Twitter Blue </p> <ul><li>Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5 Million in Ransom.</li> <li>Elliptic Follows the Bitcoin Ransoms Paid by Colonial Pipeline and Other DarkSide Ransomware Victims.</li> <li>Old photos fuel misinformation around gas shortages.</li> <li>Apple robbed the mob's bank.</li> <li>More about Apple's walled garden.</li> <li>Amazon Sidewalk launches June 8 with support for Tile trackers.</li> <li>Dan talks about his experience covering Qanon for CBS News.</li> <li>What to expect from Google I/O 2021.</li> <li>Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro leak reveals a totally new look and hardware.</li> <li>Google Plans to Double AI Ethics Research Staff.</li> <li>Apple parts ways with employee amid backlash.</li> <li>As much as $365 billion wiped off the cryptocurrency market after Tesla stops car purchases with bitcoin.</li> <li>Private-equity firm revives zombie fossil-fuel power plant to mine bitcoin.</li> <li>'Twitter Blue' subscription service to include undo tweets feature and 'Collections,' priced at $2.99.</li> <li>Bill Gates reportedly left Microsoft's board amid probe into relationship with staffer.</li> <li>We Found Joe Biden's Secret Venmo. Here's Why That's A Privacy Nightmare For Everyone.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Host:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a> </p> <p><strong>Guests:</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/wesley83" target="_blank">Wesley Faulkner</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/DanPatterson" target="_blank">Dan Patterson</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/ohdoctah" target="_blank">Owen JJ Stone</a> </p> <p>Download or subscribe to this show at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech">https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech</a> </p> <p>Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at <a href="https://twit.tv/clubtwit" rel="payment">https://twit.tv/clubtwit</a></p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong><ul> <li><a href="http://casper.com/twit1">casper.com/twit1 - promo code: TWIT1</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.stamps.com/radio/twit/?source=si10113277">www.stamps.com - promo code: TWIT</a></li> <li><a href="http://wwt.com/twit">wwt.com/twit</a></li> <li><a href="http://expressvpn.com/twit">expressvpn.com/twit</a></li> </ul></p>
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Published: 2021-05-16 18:56:16