Weekly Tech Rant: Episode 49

Episode 49: It’s time for Big money bonanza, 1Password tops $2bn, Windows 11 drops its first beta, Windows365 is how much, and sorry Jeff NASA says no, plus we Snipe some contracts

Welcome back to the WTR as Karl and I discuss the latest tech news, gadgets, games, & films!

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This week we covered:

• News
  • Earnings calls – Big money ahoy:
    • Apple
      • Fortune Global 500 list: Apple now the world’s most profitable company
      • Latest IDC numbers reiterate Apple’s dominance of tablet market
    • Google
    • Microsoft
  • Apple warns supply constraints will impact iPhone and iPad this fall
  • 1Password raises $100 million in funding based on a $2 billion valuation to continue Enterprise expansion
  • Facebook’s next hardware launch will be its Ray-Ban ‘smart glasses’
  • Windows 11 now has its first beta release
  • Microsoft’s Cloud PCs debut – priced between $20 and $158 a month
  • US government watchdog rejects Blue Origin’s protest over lunar lander contract
  • Games
    • Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2

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