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.

Hosted by Saqib Tahir and Khayyam Jafri

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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