Dan Moren from Six Colors walks through the details of Apple's rollout of Emergency SOS features for iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro. Jason details Qualcomm's next-gen augmented reality chip, the Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1. Mikah shows the heat ID.me is facing from house committees based on unemployment fraud claims it made. Devindra Hardawar from Engadget talks about why he may be moving on from Evernote after it announced it's being acquired. Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent Guests: Dan Moren and Devindra Hardawar Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: ZipRecruiter.com/tnw Code Comments podium.com/twit

Meta announced a huge round of layoffs in its company. Gerrit De Vynck from The Washington Post joins the show to discuss some of the layoffs' details. Stephen Shankland from CNET stops by to talk about Mastodon, what he liked about the social network, and what he has struggled with the alternative to Twitter so far. Ant Pruitt talks about how Twitter's new for-purchase verification badge has been abused already since its launch earlier this week. Finally, Mikah Sargent talks about a new cost-cutting review program launched by Amazon to reevaluate specific sectors in the company that hasn't been profitable. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Ant Pruitt Guests: Gerrit De Vynck and Stephen Shankland Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: hover.com/twit barracuda.com/tnw wealthfront.com/twit

Elon Musk is dominating the news space with his acquisition of Twitter last week. Russell Brandom from The Verge joins the show to discuss what Elon has done with the company since then. Janko Roettgers from Protocol comes back to the show to talk about Holoride and how it seeks to let you use virtual reality in your car. Jason talks about the arrival of PlayStations' VR2 headset on February 22nd. Finally, Mikah talks about the decentralized social network Mastodon and the sudden surge of its userbase since Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter. Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent Guests: Russell Brandom and Janko Roettgers Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: CDW.com/DellClient itpro.tv/tnw promo code TNW30 expressvpn.com/tnw

Kari Paul from The Guardian joins the show to talk about The Guardian's guide on TikTok and the influence TikTok can have on aspects of people's lives, including the upcoming 2022 elections. Jason Koebler of Vice talks about Ticketmaster and why the cost of buying tickets through the company is so expensive. Mikah shares his story of the week about YouTube letting licensed healthcare professionals apply to be labeled as a reliable source on the platform. Finally, Jason talks about the rising costs of various streaming platforms such as Netflix, Disney+, and possibly even Spotify down the road? Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent Guests: Kari Paul and Jason Koebler Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: CDW.com/DellClient Blueland.com/TNW ZipRecruiter.com/tnw

Jason Howell talks with Zac Hall of 9to5Mac about the new iPads announced this week, what is making people excited about the new base model iPads, and why some people are a bit confused and disappointed about the new iPad Pro. Jason talks about a new tool that allows you to search old CDs and Floppy Disks for lost media and why that's so relevant to him currently. Samantha Goldheart of iFixit talks about the new Pixel Watch and what Sam discovered when conducting a teardown of the device. Finally, Janko Roettgers of Protocol talks with Jason about Netflix's earnings this week, how it's planning on cracking down on account sharing, and how it's looking into cloud gaming as another avenue for its service. Host: Jason Howell Guests: Zac Hall, Samantha Goldheart, and Janko Roettgers Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: podium.com/twit Secureworks.com/twit Compiler - TNW