This week, Google’s getting sued, Amazon gets MGM, and who knew CDs are still a thing!

Show Notes:

• Google is getting sued
• Amazon acquires MGM
• CD sales rose
• Netflix wants you to pay for sharing your password
• Verizon makes Fios free for low-income households
• Pete Davidson will not be on the next Blue Origin flight
• Tesla employee fired
• Amazon drivers staged a protest
• Russian try selling Big Macs

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This week, Samsung is setting a standard, 4 AG’s are suing Google and John Stankey says to its competitors, “Go ahead and raise your prices.”

Show Notes:

• Samsung’s next Unpacked event
• Google is being sued
• John Stankey suggests Netflix’s price hike is great news for HBO Max
• Amazon Ambassadors no longer on Twitter
• HBO Max Q4
• Apple obtains restraining order against a woman 
• Reddit tests allowing users to set any NFT as their profile picture
• Verizon Q4
• The SAT will now be digital 
• Warner Music Group is building a “musical theme park” in the metaverse
• Minnie Mouse now wears a pantsuit

And don’t forget about our CES swag/TPN merch giveaway to enter is here

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This week,  Microsoft buys Activision for billons, Apple balloons its market share in the smartphone market and the CEO of Airbnb is living in Airbnb plus we’ll recap on all that went down from CES 2022

Show Notes:

• Microsoft buys Blizzard
• Apple retakes top spot in Q4 2021
• CEO of Airbnb will live on the platform
• Apple’s rumored mixed reality headset could be priced over $2,000
• Pichai and Zuckerberg personally oversaw an illegal deal
• Democrats unveil bill to ban online “surveillance advertising”
• Amazon is being sued
• Galaxy S22 Ultra
• Cracker Barrel ordered to pay $9.4 million to a customer in a lawsuit

Continue reading Our 100th Episode! #100 →

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This week is a special GNC Week In Review as we are going to give a special early preview of our live coverage of CES 2022 from Las Vegas!  And this is our last episode for the year, Chris Jordan from the Talking Sounds Podcast is our guest and he’ll join us on this special episode discussing past CES’s and what we will see at CES 2022

As we are less than 2 weeks away from CES 2022 and GNC Week In Review along with the Tech Podcasts Network will be heading to Las Vegas for live coverage of CES 2022, covering all of the action of the latest tech and what better way to support the Tech Podcasts Network by scoring some merch, you will support us and you can get some cool stuff! It’s a win-win! So check it out here to this link.

Also be sure to follow along on the GNC Week In Review YouTube channel with behind the scenes of CES 2022 from the studio, the show floor, and more.

Scott and Kirk will be back on January 14th, 2022 with episode 100 and there will be a lot of changes that you will all see from a new logo, intro music, and a lot more. As always big thank you all to all of the listeners and viewers of the podcast this past year and we all hope that you all stay on the ride as bigger and better things come.

We hope you all have a great holiday season and a happy and healthy 2022!

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This week,  the Pixel 6 has problems, Boost Mobile introduces their Carrier Crusher plan, and guess who else doesn’t like the removal of the YouTube dislike button?

Show Notes:

• Problems with battery life on the Google Pixel 6
• Problems with the fingerprint scanner on the Google Pixel 6 
• Boost Mobile’s Carrier Crusher Plan
• Starbucks team up with Amazon
• YouTube Co-Founder opposes the removal of the dislike button
• FCC and the National Suicide Prevention Hotline
• We read Twitter for entertainment
• T-Mobile says it hits in goal in 2021 with 5G
• Apple to begin do-it-yourself repair program for iPhones
• Walmart and Zipline
• Crypto collective firm loses bid 
• Hulu launches a store
• Reeses giant peanut butter pie

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This week,  Google was valued almost at $2 trillion dollars, Congress approves a broadband plan for billions and MoviePass is making a comeback?

Show Notes:

• Google briefly hit a market cap of $2 trillion dollars
• Congress OKs 42 billion to deploy 100 Mbps broadband 
• MoviePass may return in 2022
• DOJ sues Uber
• Apple’s original computer fetches $400,000 at auction
• YouTube says will be hiding public dislike counts
• Samsung’s display chief’s call to action on climate change
• Most Americans now aware of cryptocurrency
• You shall not pinch to zoom
• Disney+ Q4
• Arby’s 80-proof fry flavored vodka

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This week, Apple unleashes its MacBook’s, Google shows off its new Pixels and Facebook possibly is changing their name

Show Notes:

• Apple’s Unleashed Event
• Google Pixel 6 and Google Pixel 6 Pro
• Facebook reportedly changing their name
• CFPB probes Apple, Google, and others over payment systems
• Walgreens deploy drones
• AT&T 3Q
• Verizon 3Q
• Comcast XClass TV
• New union deal for streaming production crews
• Netflix says 142 million households watched “Squid Games”
• What’s new on Netflix in November 2021

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This week, Twitter pays millions, Google pays billions and Apple TV+ has a few million subscribers

Show Notes:

• Twitter will pay over $800 million dollars
• Google buys a building for $2.1 billion dollars
• Apple TV+ and its subscribers
• Microsoft Surface event
• Apple reportedly working on mental health
• Mobile Museum
• GoodRx Health
• Google will give you more info about ads
• Amazon will hold on an event on September 28th
• GM and OnStar
• Documentary on DC Comics on HBO Max
• What’s new on Netflix in October
• What’s new on Hulu in October
• You use emoji to search for food on Uber Eats

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This week, Samsung is flipping and folding again, Amazon is paying customers and Reddit is valued at over $10 billion dollars

Show Notes:

• Samsung Unpacked
• Amazon to pay customers
• Reddit is now valued at $10 billion
• Verizon integrates Apple Health
• T-Mobile is selling fiber internet
• Amazon palm print investigation
• eBay Q2
• Disney+ hits 116 million subscribers
• Tik Tok Frozen Honey challenge

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This week,  Google is going Pro, Zoom is going to settle and Amazon is selling a smart soap dispenser.

Show Notes:

• Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro
• Zoom settles lawsuit over “Zoombombing”
• Amazon’s smart soap dispenser
• Amazon is offering $10 in credit for your palm print
• Microsoft announces the new “Super Duper Secure Mode” for Edge
• Uber Q2
• Roku Q2
• Apple places female engineering program manager on administrative leave
• Spotify testing a new subscription
• The FCC releases its first mobile broadband map
• New beach cleaning robot

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