Tag: Gear / Gadget Lab Podcast

Can the Metaverse Thrive if It’s Fully Owned by Facebook?

This week, we step into the social network’s vision of the metaverse, where reality and the simulated world become one. Kinda. Source

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The New Pixel Is Raising the Bar for Cheap Phones

This week, we talk about the Google Pixel 5A and how it’s changing our expectations of sub-$500 phones. Source

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Apple’s iCloud Photo-Scanning Tech Explained

This week, we dissect the technology Apple is using to protect children from sexual abuse on its messaging and photo-storage platforms. Source

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How Memes Became Weapons in the Culture Wars

This week, we talk about the history of memes, where they originate, and how they influence politics and society. Source

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Why the History of Black Twitter Needed to Be Told

This week, Jason Parham takes us inside one of the most influential communities on the internet and shares their stories in their own words. Source

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What Bezos’ Big Day Means for Commercial Spaceflight

This week, Steven Levy fills us in on the Blue Origin launch, its implications, and why so many billionaires are obsessed with space travel. Source

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