Thu. 04/08 – Now The Chip Shortage Has Come For Apple?

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🗓️ 8 April 2021

⏱️ 21 minutes

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If the chip shortage is now biting even Apple, things are getting real, y’all. Twitter apparently took a run at buying Clubhouse. Facebook has a new Clubhouse like product called Hotline. Lenovo’s new phone convinces me gaming phones are truly a thing. And are there signs we’re finally gonna see those Apple AirTags… or do the tea leaves reveal the exact opposite? Sponsors: Calderalab.com code TECHMEME at checkout Blockchain.com Links: MacBook and iPad production delayed as supply crunch hits Apple (NikkeiAsia) Apple MacBook and iPad production may be delayed over global chip shortage (AppleInsider) Twitter Held Discussions for $4 Billion Takeover of Clubhouse (Bloomberg) Facebook tests Hotline, a Q&A product that’s a mashup of Clubhouse and Instagram Live (TechCrunch) Lenovo’s Legion Phone Duel 2 has not one but two cooling fans (The Verge) YouTube is social media’s big winner during the pandemic (CNBC) Uber and Lyft ‘throwing money’ at US drivers to ease shortage (FT) Google I/O 2021 will be virtual and free to attend from May 18-20 (9to5Google) Apple Announces Find My Network With Support for Third-Party Devices (MacRumors) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:36.0	Welcome to the tech meme ride home for Thursday, April 8th, 2021. I'm Brian McCullough today.
0:46.0	If the chip shortage is now biting even apple, things are getting real, y'all.
0:51.0	Twitter apparently took a run at buying Clubhouse. Facebook has a new
0:54.2	clubhouse like product called Hotline. Lenova's new phone convinces me
0:58.5	gaming phones are truly a thing and there are signs we're finally going to
1:02.3	see those Apple air tags or do the tea leaves
1:05.2	reveal the exact opposite.
1:07.1	Here's what you miss today in the world of tech.
1:12.4	Nike Asia is reporting this morning that production of some Macbooks and iPads has
1:19.0	been postponed due to the global component shortage, a sign that the chip issues are growing more serious.
1:27.0	Yes, Apple is absolutely famously ruthless about securing its own supply chain, often signing contracts to
1:35.2	lock down components years and years ahead of time. So if even Apple is
1:39.5	starting to feel the pinch, stuff is getting real, quoting and gadget. For the Macbook, the the on printed circuit boards before the laptop's final assembly.
1:53.9	Meanwhile, iPad production has been pushed back due to the shortage of displays and display
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