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.

TA'cast | Apple v Epic week 1 roundtable

May 9th, 2021 1h 11m

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.

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

May 1st, 2021 1h 11m

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 ab

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

Apr 24th, 2021 1h 16m

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

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

Apr 17th, 2021 1h 5m

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.

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un-explainable | Introducing Unexplainable

Apr 3rd, 2021 2m 28s

[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

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

Apr 2nd, 2021 1h 19m

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 a

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

Feb 26th, 2021 1h 22m

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 t

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

Feb 19th, 2021 1h 31m

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 Chrome

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

Feb 12th, 2021 1h 10m

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.

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

Feb 6th, 2021 1h 26m

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.

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

Jan 29th, 2021 1h 13m

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.

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

Jan 23rd, 2021 1h 15m

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.

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

Jan 23rd, 2021 1h 1m

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.

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

Jan 23rd, 2021 1h 5m

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 p

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

Jan 16th, 2021 1h 2m

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

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

Jan 13th, 2021 1h 9m

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.

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

Jan 13th, 2021 57m 32s

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

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

Dec 19th, 2020 44m 6s

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 wi

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

Dec 19th, 2020 1h 10m

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.

TA'cast | Apple announces AirPods Max / Qualcomm president Cristiano Amon interview

Dec 12th, 2020 1h 2m

Nilay, Dieter, and Chris Welch discuss Apple's announcement of their AirPods Max noise-canceling headphones and give their first impressions.In the second half of the show, Nilay and Dieter talk with Qualcomm president Cristiano Amon about Qual

TA'cast | The FTC is suing Facebook to unwind its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp

Dec 12th, 2020 47m 27s

In a bonus episode of TA'cast, Nilay talks with ThinkAuthority policy editor Russell Brandom, senior reporter Adi Robertson, and contributing editor Casey Newton about the FTC suing Facebook to unwind its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.

TA'cast | Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 processor for 2021 Android phones / Warner Bros. will release new 2021 movies simultaneously on HBO Max / FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will step down on January 20th

Dec 5th, 2020 1h 8m

ThinkAuthority reporter Julia Alexander joins Nilay and Dieter to discuss WarnerMedia's decision to release all of its new 2021 movies simultaneously on HBO Max. News editor Chaim Gartenberg explains Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 888 processor for

TA'cast | Apple Macbook Air with M1 review / Apple will reduce App Store cut to 15 percent / end-to-end encryption for RCS in Android

Nov 21st, 2020 1h 34m

Walt Mossberg joins the show to discuss his experience with Apple's Macbooks with the new M1 chip. Nilay, Dieter, Chris, and Dan discuss ThinkAuthority's reviews of the computers.

TA'cast | Apple announces M1 chip computers / iPhone 12 mini and Pro Max review / HomePod mini review

Nov 14th, 2020 1h 5m

Nilay, Dieter, Dan, and Chaim discuss the new computers Apple announced at their "One More Thing" hardware event, as well as their reviews of the iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro Max, and HomePod mini.