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Rerun: Lighting Up the Holidays
We look at the history of incorporating lights in winter holidays like Christmas and Hanukkah and how electricity changed things dramatically. We'll …
3 years, 3 months ago
TechStuff Classic: How the Industrial Revolution Worked, Part Two
As we continue to explore the Industrial Revolution, we look at how iron helped shape the modern world. It's time to explore iron, steam engines and …
3 years, 3 months ago
The Big Tech Stories of 2022: Twitter Descends into Chaos
Twitter tells Meta "Hold my beer" as the company has a dramatic, chaotic year thanks to the former world's richest man, Elon Musk. From corporate man…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Big Tech Stories of 2022: Meta Had a Very Bad Year
2022 was a tough year for Meta. From historic earnings calls to increased regulatory scrutiny to skepticism surrounding the metaverse, the company ha…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Big Tech Stories of 2022: The Crypto Winter
Cryptocurrencies (and blockchain and NFTs and Web3) had a rough year. Things started with a boom and then went bust. What happened? What led to the c…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Big Tech Stories of 2022: The World vs Big Tech
We're going to look back over the big stories in tech this past year, and we're starting off with the trend of governments and regulators pushing bac…
3 years, 3 months ago
TechStuff Classic: How the Industrial Revolution Worked, Part One
The Industrial Revolution transformed the world. Cities grew, new jobs were created and technology transformed the world. In part one, we take a clos…
3 years, 3 months ago
Tech News: US Senate Takes Stand Against TikTok
Senators voted to ban federal employees from loading TikTok on government-owned devices -- the vote now goes to the US House of Representatives. Plus…
3 years, 3 months ago
The History of Social Networks: Twitching, Yakking and Gabbing
We conclude the epic series of episodes about the history of social networks by rushing through 2011 to present day. We look at Google+ and its failu…
3 years, 3 months ago
Tech News: FTX Co-Founder Arrested!
Sam Bankman-Fried, the co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been arrested in the Bahamas. It turns out a lot of people are very interested …
3 years, 3 months ago