Hey guys and welcome back to another episode of Tanvir Talks! Join me, your host Tanvir, and my trusted co-host, Ehsan, and our special guest, Izaan, in the latest Tanvir Talks episode where we discuss:

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Microsoft Buying Activision

Microsoft recently bought Activision Blizzard in the biggest gaming deal in history. What does this mean for gamers adn Xbox? Why should you care - do people even care about specific platforms and consoles? Izaan, Ehsan and I discuss these questions as well as whether we think Microsoft is now a monopoly, competition in the market and whether this deal will be blocked.  

Neil Young removes his music of Spotify due to Joe Rogan's podcasts

Niel Young has recently removed his whole music discography from Spotify in protest for Spotify not taking action against podcasters like Joe Rogan for spreading COVID misinformation. Izaan debates me and Ehsan, as Ehsan and I believe Spotify does have a responsibility to moderate Joe Rogan here while Izaan believes that Spotify does not have the responsibility to. 

NFT Monkeys have been stolen, again!

NFTs get further bad press due to bad programming on OpenSeas, which allows bad actors to buy NFTs for a super cheap price through an exploit! We discuss how this might damage the reputation of cryptocurrencies and blockchain. 

Theranos Trial

The Theranos trial is one of the biggest scandals in Silicon Valley, and recently the verdict from the trial was announced. Ehsan and I discuss what Theranos is and why they are in trial in the first place.

NFT Monkeys being stolen

I finally decide to bite the bullet and go into what NFTs are. I attempt to explain it quickly in 5 minutes, as well as talking about what this means for the wider industry of NFTs and decentralised technology. What are NFTs? Are they the future? Where does Blockchain come in this? Are they inherently bad things? There's a lot of jargon in this section, but we do our best to explain it as clearly as possible so you can follow along.

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