#SGGQA 232: AirTags for Car Thieves, NVIDIA vs FTC, Pixel 6a Rumors!

2021 might be winding down, but the news just keeps on coming! Apple is having a rough week. Employees are pushing back against NDAs, AirTags are being used to steal cars, iPhone orders are being reduced, and iMessage is one of the more “open” messengers for giving your data to the feds. Also, the FTC is pushing back against NVIDIA buying ARM. We have ANOTHER Google watch rumor, and we can start chatting about the Pixel 6a leaks! Let’s get our tech week started right! Stories This Week: The Bagnell 2021 Thanksgiving Food Prep Video!  https://www.patreon.com/posts/59390664 Juan’s More Concise Road-Trip Report Card write up! https://www.patreon.com/posts/59335151 Some thoughts on Steam Deck, Snapdragon G3X, and mobile gaming https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/12/03/snapdragon-g3x-steam-deck-delays-and-some-thoughts-on-mobile-gaming/ Sony vs Vivo vs Google BIG camera showdown! https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/11/29/the-big-phone-camera-photo-showdown-pixel-6-pro-vs-xperia-pro-i-vs-vivo-x70-pro/ Some Thoughts on the TCL 6-Series TV https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/11/29/tcl-6-series-4k-qled-and-google-tv-to-the-rescue/ RODE AI-Micro: TINY USB Audio Interface https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/11/29/rode-ai-micro-the-tiniest-way-to-hook-up-two-mics/ SomeGadgetGuy Merch! https://teespring.com/stores/somegadgetguy Apple Investigated by the SEC over employee NDAs https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/apple-sec-response-under-scrutiny-after-whistleblower-comes-forward iMessage and WhatsApp give the most messaging data to the FBI https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/whatsapp-imessage-facebook-apple-fbi-privacy-1261816/ FTC Sues to stop NVIDIA’s acquisition of ARM https://www.pcworld.com/article/557139/ftc-sues-to-halt-nvidia-arm-purchase.html Researchers make camera as small as a grain of salt https://engineering.princeton.edu/news/2021/11/29/researchers-shrink-camera-size-salt-grain TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK ON r/GLOWINGRECTANGLES https://www.reddit.com/r/glowingrectangles/top/?t=week Apple cutting iPhone orders, finally admits demand is slowing https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/12/report-apple-has-cut-iphone-13-production-plans-amidst-supply-constraints/ Thieves are using airtags to steal cars https://arstechnica.com/cars/2021/12/apple-airtags-being-used-by-thieves-to-track-high-end-cars-to-steal/ Google Pixel 6A Leaks https://impulkits.com/google-pixel-6a-with-tensor-soc-12-2-megapixel-sony-imx363-primary-sensor-tipped-online/ Juan Rambles on about leak culture and Apple fanboys… Support SomeGadgetGuy! The complete list of how you can contribute to production on this channel AND get yourself some cool stuff! Patreon, Amazon, Humble Bundle, OnePlus, Audible, Merch, and MORE! https://somegadgetguy.com/2012/07/15/support-somegadgetguy-get-cool-stuff/ SomeGadgetGuy’s Gear List: Panasonic G9 https://amzn.to/2E95rKM Panasonic 15mm f/1.7 http://amzn.to/2qWH0UZ Panasonic 25mm f/1.7 http://amzn.to/2ohTzsd Audio-Technica Lavalier https://amzn.to/2WywofM Focusrite 6i6 Audio Interface http://amzn.to/2p5l7py Shure SM57 Microphone http://amzn.to/2oypnLm Cloudlifter CL1 http://amzn.to/2oKN9G5 LED Light Panels http://amzn.to/2oy60ls AJA U-TAP HDMI http://amzn.to/2wfprBF Elgato HD S http://amzn.to/2p95Unu SUBSCRIBE TO #SGGQA! SGGQA Podcast RSS: http://goo.gl/oSUjvi SGGQA Podcast on Spotify: https://goo.gl/uyuSsj SGGQA Podcast Google Play https://goo.gl/ABF7Up SGGQA Podcast iTunes: https://goo.gl/YUcyS7 SGGQA Podcast on Stitcher: http://goo.gl/cyazfY SGGQA Podcast on PlayerFM: https://goo.gl/34B8SG Juan Carlos Bagnell on Twitch – http://Twitch.tv/SomeGadgetGuy Juan Carlos Bagnell on Twitter – http://Twitter.com/SomeGadgetGuy Juan on Instagram – http://instagram.com/somegadgetguy Support SomeGadgetGuy Production: http://amzn.com/w/34V1TR2551P6M Links on this page may be affiliate links which help support production on this website. A part of this commentary made possible thanks to a #GiftFromGoogle. Support Talking Tech with SomeGadgetGuy by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/talking-tech-with-somegadgetgu Find out more at https://talking-tech-with-somegadgetgu.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-c117ce for 40% off for 4 months, and support Talking Tech with SomeGadgetGuy.