Colonial Pipeline ransom, Pixel 6 leaks, Biden's Venmo, Twitter Blue • Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5 Million in Ransom. • Elliptic Follows the Bitcoin Ransoms Paid by Colonial Pipeline and Other DarkSide Ransomware Victims. •  Old photos fuel misinformation around gas shortages. •  Apple robbed the mob's bank. •  More about Apple's walled garden. •  Amazon Sidewalk launches June 8 with support for Tile trackers. •  Dan talks about his experience covering Qanon for CBS News. •  What to expect from Google I/O 2021. •  Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro leak reveals a totally new look and hardware. •  Google Plans to Double AI Ethics Research Staff. •  Apple parts ways with employee amid backlash. •  As much as $365 billion wiped off the cryptocurrency market after Tesla stops car purchases with bitcoin. •  Private-equity firm revives zombie fossil-fuel power plant to mine bitcoin. •  ‘Twitter Blue’ subscription service to include undo tweets feature and ‘Collections,’ priced at $2.99. •  Bill Gates reportedly left Microsoft's board amid probe into relationship with staffer. •  We Found Joe Biden’s Secret Venmo. Here’s Why That’s A Privacy Nightmare For Everyone. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Wesley Faulkner, Dan Patterson, Owen JJ Stone This Week in Tech episode 823 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/823 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Join our TWiT Community on Discourse: https://www.twit.community/ Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce over 30 hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, All About Android, and more.