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The TechCrunch Podcast

This week on The TechCrunch Podcast Managing Editor Darrell Etherington gives you a rundown of the biggest stories in tech this week and sits down with TC writers for a deep dive into a few of them. In this episode, he talks with Zack Whittaker about Apple’s latest security feature, Lockdown Mode, and Amanda Silberling about the end of former Theranos exec Sunny Balwani’s trial.

Please note, we recorded with episode before news of Elon’s attempt to terminate his deal to acquire Twitter broke. Read Taylor Hatmaker’s coverage here to stay up to date.

Articles from the episode:

• Apple says Lockdown Mode in iOS 16 will help block government spyware attacks
• Former Theranos exec Sunny Balwani is found guilty

Other news from the week:

• Elon Musk tells Twitter he is killing the deal
• Things get messy for Elon Musk with report about new twins he shares with Neuralink exec
• A huge data leak of 1 billion records exposes China’s vast surveillance state
• Hotel giant Marriott confirms yet another data breach
• Apple reportedly plans to launch an ‘extreme sports’ Apple Watch with a larger screen and metal casing

Chain Reaction

This week Lucas and Anita return to discuss the ultimate meme investing crossover episode with GameStop launching an NFT marketplace. We also break down this week’s latest drama with the liquidation of crypto hedge fund 3 Arrows Capital. It wasn’t all doom and gloom, as we discussed some of the new crypto funds injecting fresh capital into the space.

In their interview this week, Lucas and Anita chat with Naveen Jain. Naveen is the founder of web3 startup Yat, which lets people buy their own emoji URL. The marketplace saw some wildly expensive sales this year, but when can pricey emojis tell us about the future of identity?

Found

Bowery Farms founder and CEO Irving Fain wants you to taste the best strawberry you’ve ever had, grown only a few miles from your urban home. As the leading and largest vertical farming company in the U.S, their goal is to make agriculture possible in urban spaces while also making it possible to grow a wide array of crops from anywhere in the world. Darrell and Jordan talk to …read more

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