Podcast Episode Details

Computex 2022 laptops, Elon vs Twitter bots, and Apple ‘testing’ foldable E Ink display

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Episode 498

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Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the most interesting laptops announced this week at Computex 2022.

33:03 - Senior reporter Liz Lopatto returns to update us on Elon Musk's deal to buy to Twitter.

1:00:30 - Gadget rumors continue in segment three.

Stories discussed in this episode:

• Asus’ ROG Flow X16 is a big, powerful 2-in-1 gaming laptop
• With new Acer Swift 3, OLED marches toward the mainstream
• Acer’s new Spin 714 could be 2022’s best Chromebook
• The new Framework Laptop is another step toward a truly modular gadget
• HP’s new Spectre x360 16 laptop is all-in on Intel
• Acer’s new Chromebook Tab 510 puts LTE into a super tough, super bulky tablet
• Acer’s new Predator Helios 300 supports glasses-free 3D content
• How an Excel TikToker manifested her way to making six figures a day
• Elon Musk says Twitter deal ‘cannot move forward’ until it proves bot numbers
• ​​Elon Musk’s latest stunt: calling on the SEC to investigate Twitter’s user numbers
• Elon Musk’s silence on how he’d moderate the Buffalo shooting livestream is deafening
• Twitter CEO defends bot estimates that put Elon Musk’s acquisition on hold
• Twitter shares plummet as Musk raises new doubts about acquisition
• Twitter (TWTR) Deal Is Proceeding, Not 'On Hold,' Executives Tell Staff - Bloomberg 
• Elon Musk told us he was sending a car to space, then said he totally made it up
• Apple ‘testing’ foldable with secondary E Ink display, says analyst
• Apple will bring Live Captions to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac and more gesture control on Apple Watch
• iOS 15.5 arrives ahead of Apple’s annual developer conference
• Sony LinkBuds S review: supreme comfort doesn’t come cheap
• Published on 3 years, 7 months ago