TMF 002 - Rising Car Prices and Exploding Phone Batteries

What the big 3 in the automotive industry doesn’t want you to know? What did YouTube Co-founder have to say about the removal of the dislike counter? and can Pandas fly??? All this and much more in this week’s edition of Tech Made Fun.
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References:
Rise of all car prices, possible reasons:

• https://www.pakwheels.com/blog/big3-kia-increased-car-prices/
• https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/31/22648372/willy-shih-chip-shortage-tsmc-samsung-ps5-decoder-interview

YouTube removes the dislike button:

• https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/update-to-youtube/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRteETs5x04&ab_channel=AltDadTech
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDqBeXJ8Zx8

Facebook Podcasts and Importance of Commenting (Currently you can't comment on podcasts anywhere):

• https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/16/22537023/facebook-podcast-rss-feed-publish-clips-pages
• https://about.fb.com/news/2021/06/live-audio-rooms-and-podcasts-on-facebook/
• https://blog.spreaker.com/how-to-promote-your-podcast-on-facebook/
• https://www.theverge.com/22743744/facebook-teen-usage-decline-frances-haugen-leaks

Foodpanda Pandafly:

• https://www.dawn.com/news/1657718
• https://www.foodpanda.com/2020/08/foodpanda-takes-to-the-skies-with-pandafly/
• https://www.dawn.com/news/1652493

Oneplus Nord Catching Fire:

• How To Take Better Care of your Battery: https://www.sknexus.com/battery-usage-and-health-for-mobile-phones/
• https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/oneplus-nord-2-battery-fire-turns-out-to-be-fake-oneplus-issues-statement-1839358-2021-08-11
• https://www.digit.in/news/mobile-phones/oneplus-nord-2-fire-explode-blast-60922.html

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:30 The rise in car prices
01:30 The real reason behind the shortage
10:12 Other reasons for the increase in car prices
14:03 Why did YouTube remove the dislike count from its platform?
19:25 What did YouTube Co-founder have to say about this
21:00 How is YouTube favouring traditional media as opposed to independent content creators
29:10 Is the new Facebook podcast feature available for users?
32:00 How can Facebook podcasts be revolutionary in comparison to other podcast platforms?
35:00 Will the youth like the new podcast feature on Facebook?
40:55 The new phenomenon of Pandas flying
42:47 Foodpanda introduces food deliveries through air
49:07 Why do food deliveries through drones seem impossible
51:50 Are phone batteries exploding?
53:46 But why are phone batteries exploding?
56:40 Tips for optimal phone battery usage
01:02:00 Where you can share your feedback with us
01:03:25 Exciting news for all listeners

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