Weekly Tech Rant: Episode 113

Episode 113: It’s time for Layoffs and cuts, Activision hits back, Sony silence, CMA vs Broadcom, Alexa is a failure, Secret Shuttles and iPhone15 rumours

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
  • The tech industry’s moment of reckoning: layoffs and hiring freezes
  • Activision calls Epic’s latest Google lawsuit allegations ‘nonsense’
  • Xbox offered PlayStation a 10-year deal for Call of Duty, Sony declined to comment
  • Broadcom’s proposed $61B VMware acquisition scrutinized by UK regulators
  • Elizabeth Holmes has been sentenced to over 11 years in prison
  • Amazon Alexa is a “colossal failure,” on pace to lose $10 billion this year
  • The Space Force’s X-37B spaceplane returns to Earth after over two years in space
• Rumours
  • Iphone 15 Non Pro’s come with USB-C but USB2 speeds
  • iPhone 15 design to feature titanium case, may have iPhone 5C-style rounded back – leaker

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