Weekly Tech Rant: Episode 133

Episode 133: It’s time for the DAME tax, Apple + Google get serious on tracking, Twitter purges and new CEO, Nvidias fix for less vRAM and Watch S9 to get chip boost and iPhone 16 screen goes big

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

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This week we covered:

• News
  • Biden proposes 30 percent tax on cryptominers’ power bills
  • Apple and Google team up to bring AirTag-like unwanted tracking alerts to all item trackers on iPhone and Android
  • Twitter is going to purge and archive inactive accounts
  • Nvidia’s Neural Texture Compression technology should alleviate VRAM concerns
• Rumours
  • Apple Watch Series 9 could include the first speed boost in years
  • Largest iPhone screens ever coming to iPhone 16 Pro models – Ross Young

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