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TWiT 1019: Nickel for Your Thoughts - DOGE Hacked, IRS Supercomputer, Alexa Delayed
TikTok is back on the App Store and the Play Store in the U.S.
Elon Musk's DOGE Website Is Already Getting Hacked
IRS Acquiring Nvidia Supercomputer
Elon's bid for OpenAI is about making the for-profit transition as painful as possible for Altman,
Intel has spoken with the Trump administration and TSMC over the past few months about a deal for TSMC to take control of Intel's foundry business
Broadcom Joins TSMC In Considering Deals For Parts of Intel
Arm to start making server CPUs in-h
TWiT 1018: Self-Driving Government - Meta Torrents Books, Sideloading TikTok, Xbox Sales
UK orders Apple to give it access to encrypted cloud data
Google rolls back DEI efforts, including hiring goals
Brits Want to Ban 'Smarter Than Human' AI
Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl 'Trades' Pit State Regulators Against Feds
Google pulls incorrect Gouda stat from its AI Super Bowl ad
"Torrenting from a corporate laptop doesn't feel right": Meta emails unsealed
Amazon's AI revamp of Alexa assistant nears unveiling
Google starts testing new Search 'AI Mode' internally – Here's an early look
TWiT 1017: Yellow-Bellied Marmots - Return of Pebble, O3-Mini, Apple AI
Takeaways From a Monumental Week for AI
Sam Altman: OpenAI has been on the 'wrong side of history' concerning open source | TechCrunch
DeepSeek's AI success is overshadowed by a serious security breac
AI systems with 'unacceptable risk' are now banned in the EU | TechCrunch
OpenAI partners with U.S. National Laboratories on scientific research, nuclear weapons security
The NTSB chooses Elon Musk's X to update the press on plane crashes
OpenAI launches o3-mini, its latest 'reasoning' mod
TWiT 1016: Marc or Marx? - Copilot Launch Disaster, DeepSeek, Sir Paul vs. AI
The Microsoft 365 Copilot launch was a total disaster
Satya Nadella says he's 'good for $80 billion' after Elon Musk claims Stargate Project doesn't have the cash
How Chinese AI Startup DeepSeek Made a Model that Rivals OpenAI
Tesla brand value drops $15B in 2024
Wall Street Banks Prepare to Sell Billions of Dollars of X Loans
Mark Zuckerberg post re: Llama 4
Hundreds of Subreddits Are Considering Banning All Links to X
Crypto czar David Sacks says NFTs and memecoins are collectibles,
TWiT 1015: Smarter Than a House Cat - TikTok, Trumpcoin, Samsung Unpacked 2025
Supreme Court Upholds Law That Threatens US TikTok Ban
Trumpcoin
Texas Sues Allstate Over Its Collection of Driver Data
Skyrocketing car-insurance premiums are pushing inflation higher
Behind the Curtain — Coming soon: Ph.D.-level super-agents
4 surprise products we could see at Samsung Unpacked 2025
Apple suspends error-strewn AI generated news alerts
US Finalizes Rule Banning Smart Cars With Russian, Chinese Tech
Natrium 'advanced nuclear' power plant wins Wyoming permit - WyoFile
TWiT 1014: Just Say It's Capitalism - CES 2025, Meta News, Newag DRM
The panel discusses CES 2025
How Watch Duty's wildfire tracking app became a crucial lifeline for LA
Worst in Show awards 2025
Aaron Swartz v Sam Altman
We've not been trained for this: life after the Newag DRM disclosure
All the Meta stuff (fact checking, etc.)
Heritage Foundation plans to 'identify and target' Wikipedia editors
The Government Wants to Protect Robux From Hackers
Twitch Streamers Come Home After Big-Money Contracts at Rivals Dried Up
Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPa
TWiT 1013: Calamari in Crisis - Touching the Sun, Fake Spotify Artists, Banished Words
Touching the Sun, Fake Spotify Artists, Banished Words
AI Needs So Much Power, It's Making Yours Worse
How many billions Big Tech spent on AI data centers in 2024
NASA Spacecraft 'Touches Sun' In Defining Moment For Humankind
Elon Musk Calls Out NASA's Moon Ambitions: 'We're Going Straight to Mars'
Elon Musk and the right's war on Wikipedia
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Pause Law Threatening TikTok Ban
US Treasury says Chinese hackers stole documents in 'major incident'
Judge blocks parts
TWiT 1012: Our Best Of 2024 - The Best Moments From TWiT's 2024
TWiT wishes all listeners and viewers a Happy New Year and peaceful 2025!
Padre's CES 2024 haul
Cory Doctorow's infamous ensh*ttification term
Tesla teases a robotaxi
Last in-studio audience for TWiT
Padre on the AI priest
Google Search gets worse
Christina Warren's Rabbit R1
Snowflake and the AT&T breach
Crowdstrike's big outag
Last in-studio episode before moving out
Salt Hank shows off his new cookbook
TWiT's 1000th episode brings back old friends
The State of X/Twitter unde
TWiT 1011: The Year in Review - A Look at the Top Stories of 2024
What's behind the tech industry's mass layoffs in 2024? : NPR
Rabbit R1 AI Assistant: Price, Specs, Release Date | WIRED
Stealing everything you've ever typed or viewed on your own Windows
PC is now possible with two lines of code — inside the Copilot+ Recall disaster.
Microsoft delays Recall after security concerns, and asks Windows Insiders for help
The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Architecture Deep Dive: Getting To Know Oryon and Adreno X1
Elon Musk: First Human Receives Neuralink Brain Ch
TWiT 1010: The Densest State in the US - TikTok Ban, Drones Over Jersey, GM Quits Robotaxis
So You Want to Solve the NJ Drone Mystery? Our Expert Has Some Ideas
Infowars Sale to The Onion Rejected by Federal Bankruptcy Judge
Federal appeals court declines to temporarily block ban on TikTok, teeing up showdown at SCOTUS over controversial law
WordPress parent company must stop blocking WP Engine, judge rules
Crypto's Legacy Is Finally Clear
Tech Industry and CEOs Curry Favor With Trump Ahead of His Inauguration
AI Is Detecting More Breast Cancer Cases, Study Suggests
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TWiT 1009: Andy Giveth & Bill Taketh Away - Trump's Tech Titans, Crypto Boom, TikTok's US Ban, Intel CEO Exits
Leo Laporte, Harry McCracken, Christina Warren, and Lou Maresca discuss the evolving relationship between the tech industry and the incoming Trump administration, the future of TikTok in the U.S., advances in AI and its impact on everything from weather forecasting to web browsing, and much more.
• Elon Musk and other tech billionaires are playing a major role in shaping President-elect Trump's transition team. The panel debated what this could mean for issues like antitrust regulation of Bi
TWiT 1008: Internet Legal - Australia's Social Media Ban for Kids, Smart Home Nightmare, Bluesky's Ascent
In this week's episode of This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte and guests Devindra Hardawar, Doc Rock, and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy discuss a wide range of topics including Australia's ban on social media for under 16s, the latest in smart home technology and Matter protocol, CES 2024 expectations, Black Friday sales records, Elon Musk's legal battles, the FTC's efforts to protect consumers, and the growing threat of infrastructure sabotage. The panel also touches on the lifespan of smart devices, the
TWiT 1007: All the Hotdogs in the World - China's "Salt Typhoon" Hack, Google on the Chopping Block, Recall AI
In this episode of This Week in Tech, the panel tackles the "biggest hack in US history," the future of AI, and the role of government in tech. From the Chinese hack's implications to Microsoft's AI-powered Recall, the Supreme Court's tech-related cases, and the push for social media age verification, Leo Laporte, Patrick Beja, Wesley Faulkner, and Alex Wilhelm provide insightful analysis and lively discussion on the most pressing issues facing the industry today.
China's "Salt Typhoon" hack,
TWiT 1006: Underwater Alien Civilizations - Bluesky Growth, Tyson Vs. Paul, AI Granny
How Bluesky, Alternative to X and Facebook, Is Handling Explosive Growth
Netflix's Live Mike Tyson Vs. Jake Paul Fight Battling Sound & Streaming Glitches In Lead-Up To Main Event
Biden Asked Microsoft to "Raise the Bar on Cybersecurity." He May Have Helped Create an Illegal Monopoly.
CFPB looks to place Google under federal supervision, setting up clash
Apple's Tim Cook Has Ways to Cope With the Looming Trump Tariffs
Apple Removes Another RFE/RL App At Request Of Russian Regula
TWiT 1005: $125,000 in Baguettes - iPod Turns 23, The $1.1M AI Painting, Roblox
Apple launched the iPod 23 years ago, and changed the world
Apple Quietly Introduced iPhone Reboot Code Which is Locking Out Cops
How the 2024 US presidential election will determine tech's future
Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman, Tim Cook and other tech leaders congratulate Trump on election win
AI didn't sway the election, but it deepened the partisan divide
YouTube dominated Election Day as viewers guzzled 84 million hours of presidential news
The other election night winner: Perplexity
TWiT 1004: Embrace Uncertainty - Political Texts, Daylight Saving Time, Digital Ad Market
The panel discusses the implications of the 2024 US elections to the tech industry
Alexa's New AI Brain Is Stuck in the Lab
Why do we keep changing our clocks?
ChatGPT Search
Online political ads--we're almost done!
Elon Musk Wants You to Think This Election's Being Stolen
Open-source AI must reveal its training data, per new OSI definition
Chinese sanctions hit US drone maker supplying Ukraine
Digital ad market booms for Big Tech
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Shoshana Weissmann
TWiT 1003: CrabStrike - Delta Sues Crowdstrike, Hospital AI, Surge Pricing
Delta Sues Crowdstrike, Hospital AI, Surge Pricing
Foreign Election Interference
North Korean hackers and bitcoin
Linus Torvalds affirms expulsion of Russian maintainers
Delta actually sues Crowdstrike
Researchers say an AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said
Anthropic publicly releases AI tool that can take over the user's mouse cursor
Video game preservationists have lost a legal fight to study games remotely
Apple S
TWiT 1002: Maximum Iceland Scenario - Data Caps, 3rd Party Android Stores, Nuclear Amazon
Google must crack open Android for third-party stores, rules Epic judge
Google asks 9th Circuit for emergency stay, says Epic ruling 'is dangerous'
Canceling subscriptions is about to get easier
The FCC is looking into the impact of broadband data caps and why they still exist
Wyden: CALEA Hack Proves Dangers Of Government-Mandated Backdoors
Elon Musk's X is changing its privacy policy to allow third parties to train AI on your posts
X Will Soon Let Users See Tweets From People Who Bloc
TWiT 1001: The Anti-Force Entruster - Tesla's Cybercab, Hacked Robovacs, Mario Alarm Clock
Elon Musk makes bold claims about Tesla robotaxi in Hollywood backlot
The Optimus robots at Tesla's Cybercab event were humans in disguise
How to send messages via satellite on your iPhone or Pixel
US Weighs Google Breakup in Historic Big Tech Antitrust Case
Hackers took over robovacs to chase pets and yell slurs
More than a dozen states sue TikTok, alleging it harms kids and is designed to addict them
A Whole Bunch Of States File Garbage Grandstanding Lawsuits Against TikTok With
TWiT 1000: The Reunion Episode - Catching up With the Original Twits
On this 1000th episode of TWiT, Leo has his old pals Patrick Norton, Robert Heron, Roger Chang, and David Prager on the show to reminisce about the TechTV days, discuss the future of AI, and get caught up on each other's lives.
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Patrick Norton, Robert Heron, David Prager, and Roger Chang
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TWiT 999: Bananas and Browsers - CA AI Bill Veto, Meta's Orion, FTC Vs. Fake Reviews
CA AI Bill Veto, Meta's Orion, FTC Vs. Fake Reviews
Sam Altman's AI Manifesto
News from Meta Connect
Gavin Newsom vetoes sweeping AI safety bill, siding with Silicon Valley
The Panel discusses CoPilot
The Panel debates AGI
James Cameron Joins Board of Stability AI in Coup for Tech Firm
SAG-AFTRA Calls Strike Against 'League of Legends'
Rabbit says only 5,000 people use the R1 daily
Orion: True AR Glasses Have Arrived
AI smackdown: How a new FTC ruling just protected the free
Artisanal Locally-Sourced Dopamine - Amazon Returns to Office, CA AI Bill, Elon Backs Down
Amazon Returns to Office, CA AI Bill, Elon Backs Down
Discussion of the iPhone 16
Qualcomm Approached Intel About a Takeover in Recent Days
Hezbollah Pagers Explode in Apparent Attack Across Lebanon
Elon Musk's X Backs Down in Brazil
Bluesky tops 10 million users
Newsom signs California bill to limit 'addictive' social media feeds for kids
The AI bill driving a wedge through Silicon Valley
Microsoft Would Restart Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant to Power AI
Bill requiring AM rad
Put an OLED on it - iPhone Event 2024, $700 PS5, AI in AU
iPhone Event, $700 PS5, AI in AU
Of course: Everything Apple announced at the iPhone 16 event
VR vs AR
Taylor Swift endorses Harris/Walz, mentions AI imagery pushed her to be public
No, Kamala Harris wasn't wearing earing headphones, and those things barely even exist
PS5 Pro is real and crazy expensive at $700
Meta admits to scraping every Australian's account to train its AI, with no opt out
Australia's PM wants to ban social media for kids, potentially those between 14-16
What
The Quiet Office Crackdown - Starlink Backtracks, AI Royalty Heist
Starlink Backtracks, AI Royalty Heist
The US Navy Is Going All In on Starlink
Starlink backtracks, complies with order blocking X in Brazil, says regulator
Elon Musk and the rise of supranational oligarchs
Telegram quietly updates website to allow abuse reports following founder's arrest
The Internet Archive just lost its appeal over ebook lending
FBI busts musician's elaborate AI-powered $10M streaming-royalty heist
PwC tells employees it will use location data to police 'back-to-
TWiT 995: The Story of Us - AnandTech Shuts Down, Brazil Bans X, Alexa Revamp
AnandTech Shuts Down, Brazil Bans X, Alexa Revamp
Ask Claude: Amazon turns to Anthropic's AI for Alexa revamp
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Held Over Alleged Child Protection Failures on App
Telegram founder Pavel Durov transferred from police custody to court after arrest in France
Brazil judge orders suspension of Elon Musk's X
Elon Musk, Tesla (TSLA) Beat Suit Over Promoting Dogecoin 'Pyramid Scheme'
End of the Road: An AnandTech Farewell
Oprah, Sam Altman, and MKBHD walk into a TV s
Time Moves On, but I Don't - Pavel Durov Arrested, Hacking Bikes, Apple Event Rumors
Pavel Durov Arrested, Hacking Bikes, Apple Event Rumors
Martin Shkreli must surrender his Wu-Tang album copies
Telegram messaging app CEO Durov arrested in France
Elon Musk to the Rescue
Tesla purging old blog posts claiming all cars have level 5 automated driving hardware
National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords – Krebs on Security
Ten additional US states join DOJ antitrust lawsuit looking to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster -
Olympics talk
Black Myth: Wukong Makes
The Save Money Button - Pixel 9, Dell Layoffs, Apple Robotics
Hackers leak 2.7 billion data records with Social Security numbers
Troy Hunt: Inside the "3 Billion People" National Public Data Breach
The English Premier League Will Ditch Its Hated VAR Offside Tech for a Fleet of iPhones
Pixel 9 Pro and Pro XL: Satellite SOS, Android 14, $999 start price
Google Team Pixel "reviews" controversy
DOJ Considers Seeking Google (GOOG) Breakup After Major Antitrust Win - Bloomberg
Dell announces second massive set of layoffs to employees
The first p
Why Not Pudding? - Google's Monopoly, Net Neutrality, AI Phishing
Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki dies after 2 years with lung cancer
Google (GOOGL) Loses DOJ Antitrust Suit Over Search Engine on Phone Browsers
Will Google's historic monopoly lawsuit be the death knell for Mozilla and Firefox?
Google pulls Olympics AI ad 'Dear Sydney'
Brands should avoid this popular term. It's turning off customers
US court blocks Biden administration net neutrality rules
The KOSA Internet Censorship Bill Just Passed The Senate—It's Our Last Chance To Stop It
Judg
This Show is Securities Fraud - Intel Layoffs, KOSA, Don Lemon
Existential thoughts about Apple services revenue.
Intel announces two extra years of warranty amid chip crashing and instability issues — longer warranty applies to 13th- and 14th-Gen Core processors.
Intel plans to lay off 15% of workforce -- at least 15,000 people.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway cuts stake in Apple by nearly 50%.
Amazon paid almost $1 billion for Twitch in 2014. It's still losing money.
Google Chrome warns uBlock Origin may soon be disabled.
Artist and musician
TWiT 990: Dogecoin Fort Knox - AI Cheese, SearchGPT, "Free" Facebook
CrowdStrike Outage Has Roots in Microsoft's Antitrust Problems
Trump proposes strategic national crypto stockpile at Bitcoin Conference
An AI-built vegan cheese went viral. Here's what happened next
AT&T February wireless outage blocked more than 92 million calls, agency says
Secure Boot is completely broken on 200+ models from 5 big device makers
Russia Throttles YouTube Access in Latest Attack on US Social Media (GOOGL)
Video game performers to strike over AI concerns
EU threaten
TWiT 989: Executive Laundry Folding Disorder - Crowdstrike, Prime Day, Streaming the Olympics
Biden drops out of the race via tweet
"CrowdStrike update that caused global outage likely skipped checks, experts say
Amazon's Prime Day causes worker injuries, Senate probe finds
Kaspersky Lab Closing U.S. Division; Laying Off Workers
Researchers: Weak Security Defaults Enabled Squarespace Domains Hijacks
The Paris Olympics Will Show Us the Future of Sports on TV
Judge dismisses much of SEC suit against SolarWinds over cybersecurity disclosures
FBI Used New Cellebrite Software to Acc
TWiT 988: Flaming Corn Maze - AT&T Breach, Galaxy Z Fold6, Olympic Disinfo
Galaxy Z Fold 6 launches for $1,899 with wider displays
FTC bans anonymous messaging app NGL from hosting children
AT&T says criminals stole phone records of 'nearly all' customers in new data breach
EU accuses Elon Musk's X of deceptive practices over blue 'checkmark'
After 41 years Microsoft quietly adds spellchecking and autocorrect to Windows Notepad
AI PCs: Qualcomm (QCOM), Microsoft (MSFT) Turn to AI to Revive PC Market
Goldman Sachs: AI Is Overhyped, Wildly Expensive, a
TWiT 987: Often Plagiarized, Never Equalled - Sapce Junk, Threads Hits 175M Users, AIndependence
Why Surgeon General's Social Media Warning Label is a Bad Idea
Russia says Apple blocks 25 VPN apps in Russia, IFX reports
Microsoft MSFT Tells Texas Agencies They Were Exposed in Russian Hack
Microsoft says it's okay to steal content published on the web
Declare your AIndependence: block AI bots, scrapers and crawlers with a single click
Perplexity's grand theft AI
The Julian Assange Saga Is Finally Over
Zotac's Big Mistake | Consumer Warranty & Business Data Exposure
NASA and Sp
TWiT 986: Our Dope GPS! - Supreme Court Decisions, Snapdragon X Elite Tests
Supreme Court Decisions, Snapdragon X Elite Tests
Murthy Decision Should Not Foreclose Cases Against Actual First Amendment Violations
What SCOTUS just did to broadband, the right to repair, the environment, and more
Nearly 4,000 arrested in global police crackdown on online scam networks
Mark Cuban's public email was hacked after receiving call from a fake Google rep
The Julian Assange Saga Is Finally Over
Microsoft's bundling of Office and Teams breaks antitrust law, EU says
EU C
TWiT 985: TikTok With Wings - AT&T Landlines, US Bans Kaspersky and DJI
AT&T Landlines, US Bans Kaspersky and DJI
Microsoft delays Recall after security concerns, and asks Windows Insiders for help
I just ordered the cheapest Surface Pro option - why I (probably) won't regret it
Biden bans US sales of Kaspersky software over Russia ties
The DJI Drone Ban: A Uniquely American Clusterf*ck
Surgeon General: Social Media Platforms Need a Health Warning
The Surgeon General Is Wrong. Social Media Doesn't Need Warning Labels
LAUSD approves cellphone ban as
TWiT 984: Fifty-three Clicks - Bot Farms in Ukraine, LA Public Health Dept. Phished
Ukranian Bot Farms, LA Public Health Dept. Phished
MS Recall and Apple AI
Congress grills Microsoft boss Brad Smith after 'cascade' of security errors
Microsoft Refused to Fix Flaw Years Before SolarWinds Hack
Exclusive: MediaTek designs Arm-based chip for Microsoft's AI laptops
Apple set to be first Big Tech group to face charges under EU digital law
Apple, Meta set to face EU charges under landmark tech rules, sources say
Malicious VSCode extensions with millions of installs disc
TWiT 983: Digital Snackwells - NVIDIA's Thor, Adobe's TOS, Insta's Unskippable Ads
How to Kill a Smart Device: Spotify Car Thing Post Mortem
Stealing everything you've ever typed or viewed on your own Windows PC is now possible with two lines of code — inside the Copilot+ Recall disaster.
Windows won't take screenshots of everything you do after all — unless you opt in
NVIDIA Drive Thor with 2,000 TOPS to be implemented by Li Auto
Oral-B Sold a $230 Alexa Toothbrush—and Then Pulled the Plug
Adobe's new terms of service unacceptably gives them access to all of your
TWiT 982: International Trash - Startup Chaos, Breaking Ticketmaster, Ultrasonic Coffee
Startup Chaos, Breaking Ticketmaster, Ultrasonic Coffee
Spotify says it will refund Car Thing purchases
VC Says "Chaos" Coming for Startups, Ads, and Online Business as Generative AI Eats Web
Perplexity AI's new feature will turn your searches into shareable pages
Who's having kids?
The panel discusses Ticketmaster
T-Mobile to acquire most of U.S. Cellular in $4.4 billion deal; U.S. Cellular shares surge
Ticketmaster hacked. Breach affects more than half a billion users.
Internet
TWiT 981: Grab Your Rabbit - Sky's voice, Copilot+ Surface devices, Car Thing's discontinuation
Sky's voice, Copilot+ Surface devices, Car Thing's discontinuation
OpenAI didn't copy Scarlett Johansson's voice for ChatGPT, records show
China's latest answer to OpenAI is 'Chat Xi PT'
Microsoft unveils Copilot+ PCs with generative AI capabilities baked in
Pioneering instant messaging program ICQ is finally shutting down after nearly 30 years
Google scrambles to manually remove weird AI answers in search
Rabbit Holed
Elon Musk says AI will take all our jobs
A jury hands Bungie a victo
TWiT 980: Hed Dek Lede and Nut Graf - OpenAI and Reddit, Signal Smear Campaign
OpenAI and Reddit, Signal Smear Campaign
GPT-4o (omni) + new "Her"-style AI assistant (it's nuts)
It's Time to Believe the AI Hype
The panel discusses their experiences with Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude
OpenAI strikes deal to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT
OpenAI Superalignment team is gone
2023 Was the Worst Year for Internet Shutdowns, Report Finds
Taiwan, on China's Doorstep, Is Dealing With TikTok Its Own Way
French TikTok block in overseas territory sets 'dangerous precedent,' c
TWiT 979: Musk-stache - Solar Storms, Apple and OpenAI, Tesla Layoffs
Solar Storm Knocks Out Farmers' Tractor GPS Systems During Peak Planting Season
Apple Closes in on Deal With OpenAI to Put ChatGPT on iPhone
Apple Will Revamp Siri to Catch Up to Its Chatbot Competitors
Google is getting even worse for independent sites
Musk Plans More Layoffs as Two Senior Tesla Executives Depart
At Tesla, a Wild Week That Defined the Company's Future
TikTok Sues US Government Over Potential Ban
Telegram vs. Signal
Sony reverses unpopular Helldivers 2 decision after
TWiT 978: Baptized in Gatorade - AI Priest, FCC Fines, Jack Dorsey Leaves Bluesky
In this episode of This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte is joined by Georgia Dow, Shoshana Weissmann, and Fr. Robert Ballecer, tackling a wide range of thought-provoking topics, from the ethical implications of AI in sensitive fields to the challenges of creating and consuming content in an increasingly commercialized digital landscape.
The panel grapples with the potential risks and benefits of AI-powered therapists and priests, stressing the need for human empathy and discernment in these emotiona
TWiT 977: Gahoo Yoogle - TikTok Ban, Intel's Struggles, Google's Ensh*ttification
TikTok Ban, Intel's Struggles, Google's Ensh*ttification
'Thunder Run': Behind Lawmakers' Secretive Push to Pass the TikTok Bill
A Chinese Firm Is America's Favorite Drone Maker. Except in Washington.
The panel taks about AI
With YouTube Booming, Podcast Creators Get Camera-Ready
A new California bill would restrict line-skipping service 'Clear' at airports in the name of equity
The Man Who Killed Google Search
Google search boss Raghavan warns employees of 'new operating reality'
TWiT 976: Serial Churners - Netflix Earnings, Cybertruck Recall, FISA
Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules
TikTok 'ban' passes in the House again
Senate reauthorizes FISA spy program, but not before its midnight expiration
Surveillance Law Section 702 Keeps Us Safe
Netflix (NFLX) earnings Q1 2024
Americans' New TV Habit: Subscribe. Watch. Cancel. Repeat.
How One Author Pushed the Limits of AI Copyright
Amazon Prime Memberships in US Gain 8% to New High After Lull
Tesla recalls all 3,878 Cybertrucks over faulty accelerat
TWiT 975: You Don't Want to Make Gandhi Mad - AI Music, Broadband Nutrition Labels
AI Music with Suno and Udio
Google's DeepMind finds 2.2M crystal structures in materials science win
Vana plans to let users rent out their Reddit data to train AI
How I Built an AI-Powered, Self-Running Propaganda Machine for $105
AI's Victories in Go Inspire Better Human Game Playing
Why the California Journalism Preservation Act is putting support of the news ecosystem at risk
Google and the CJPA
Consumers will finally see FCC-mandated 'nutrition labels' for most broadband plans
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TWiT 974: Get at the Young Youngs - Tesla Robotaxi, Marissa Mayer's Sunshine
House, Senate leaders nearing deal on landmark online privacy bill
Marissa Mayer's eternal Sunshine
Elon Musk says Tesla will unveil its robotaxi on Aug. 8; shares pop
Amazon's Grocery Stores to Drop Just Walk Out Checkout Tech
X's 'complimentary' Premium push gives people blue checks they didn't ask for
President Biden is now posting into the fediverse
Yahoo is acquiring Artifact to bring its AI features to Yahoo News
MrBeast calls for slowing down video editing styles
A TikTok Whist
TWiT 973: The Inverted Goldilocks Zone - Gmail turns 20, AI PC definition, xz Utils backdoor
Gmail turns 20, AI PC definition, xz Utils backdoor
20 years of Gmail
Backdoor found in widely used Linux utility breaks encrypted SSH connections
An Accidental Discovery of a Backdoor Likely Prevented Thousands of Infections
EU probes Apple, Meta and Alphabet under landmark new law
Google Podcasts service shuts down in the US next week
Daniel Kahneman, Who Plumbed the Psychology of Economics, Dies at 90 - The New York Times
The great rewiring: is social media really behind an epid
TWiT 972: Judicial Whimsy - US vs. Apple, The ELVIS Act
U.S. versus Apple: A first reaction
Critics of the TikTok Bill Are Missing the Point
Tennessee becomes first US state with law protecting musicians from AI
In One Key A.I. Metric, China Pulls Ahead of the U.S.: Talent
Murthy v Missouri at SCOTUS
Unpatchable vulnerability in Apple chip leaks secret encryption keys
Windows 11, Tesla, and Ubuntu Linux hacked at Pwn2Own Vancouver
Vernor Vinge (1944-2024)
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Cathy Gellis, Rob Pegoraro, and Brianna Wu
Downloa
TWiT 971: The Element of Chaos - SpaceX Spy Satellites, New Apple Carplay
The Panel discusses video Formats and aspect ratios
House of Reps pass bill that could ban TikTok
TechDirt: TikTok ban would be unconstitutional and doesn't actually help with threats
TikTok estimated to be worth $100B, or $40B if it doesn't include the algorithm
US wants to ban TikTok for the sins of every social media company
What social media is the panel using?
Musk's SpaceX is building spy satellite network for US intelligence agency, sources say
Musk dumps Don Lemon after
TWiT 970: Where Does Jazz Come From? - TikTok Ban, Creepy AI, Practical Fusion
TikTok Ban, Creepy AI, Practical Fusion
Why Trump now opposes banning TikTok
Spain tells Sam Altman, Worldcoin to shut down its eyeball-scanning orbs
OpenAI announces new members to the board of directors
OpenAI Responds to Elon Musk's Lawsuit
Palantir wins US Army contract for battlefield AI
Welcome to the Valley of the Creepy AI Dolls
AI Marilyn Monroe Marks Another Step Forward In Extending Celebrity Brand Value Beyond The Grave
The Panel discusses Bluesky and general social m
TWiT 969: Chasing Shadows in the Digital Abyss - Doomed Apple Car, Chinese EVs, MWC Roundup
Apple's Car Was Doomed by Its Lofty Ambitions to Outdo Tesla
Frame glasses
Elon Musk sues OpenAI over AI threat
Why Elon Musk's OpenAI Lawsuit Leans on A.I. Research From Microsoft
Elon Musk Asks Satya Nadella for Tech Support: 'I Don't Mean to be a Pest'
Yahoo lays off the leaders of Engadget
South Korean streamers struggle with Twitch's sudden exit
TikTok Begins Removing Universal Music Publishing Songs
Progressive Web Apps in the EU will work fine in iOS 17.4
Push alerts
TWiT 968: Don't Tell the Moon - NVIDIA Dominates, Gemini Taken Down
How Exactly NVIDIA Is Pulling This Off
Google takes down Gemini AI image generator. Here's what you need to know
AT&T restores service after hours of outage
AT&T is giving customers a bill credit following massive outage
Police arrest LockBit ransomware members, release decryptor in global crackdown
Walmart agrees to buy Vizio to grow ad business
Walmart isn't buying Vizio for its hardware. It wants the TV maker's ad business
Wyze sent camera thumbnails from 13,000 systems to o
TWiT 967: I'll Be Your Shabbos Goy - KOSA, French Public Scrolling Ban
Zuckerberg says Quest 3 is 'the better product' vs. Apple's Vision Pro
Apple to be fined over $500 million under EU antitrust law
Fighting the smartphone 'invasion': the French village that voted to ban scrolling in public
2 Twitter books are coming out
Bluesky opens up to the public
The Reply Guy Constitution
Kids Online Safety Act secures enough support to pass Senate
Leak of Russian 'Threat' Part of a Bid to Kill US Surveillance Reform, Sources Say
Intel accused of inflating CPU be
TWiT 966: He's Got a Huge Corpus - Bluesky Goes Public, Zuck's AI plans
Bluesky Goes Public, Zuck's AI plans
The panel discusses the Apple Vision Pro
Transcribe Glass
X rival Bluesky launches to public with option to pick your algorithm
Tech layoff tracker - layoffs.fyi
A general discussion on AI
Zuckerberg's Plan for AI Hinges on Your Facebook and Instagram Data
The panel looks back at the proto-internet
Reddit Doesn't Have to Share IP-Addresses of Piracy Commenters, Court Rules
David Kahn, Leading Historian of Codes and Code Breaking, Dies at 93
TWiT 965: Baby's First Layoff - Apple Vision Pro, Google Retires Cache links
The panel gives their thoughts on the Apple Vision Pro
Online safety hearing gets skeptical response from kids, advocates
Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake 'chief financial officer'
Amazon Drops $1.4 Billion iRobot Deal; Vacuum Maker Cuts Jobs
There Are 14 Billion Videos on YouTube
Elon Musk: First Human Receives Neuralink Brain Chip
Google Search officially retires cache link
The panel discusses the recent spat of tech industry layoffs
Japan f
TWiT 964: No One Talks to the Faucet Anymore - AI Investing Trends, Taylor Swift Deepfakes
AI Investing Trends, Taylor Swift Deepfakes
160-180k Apple Vision Pros sold
Ben Parr's 110+ Page Slide report I came out with on AI investing trends + predictions in 2023/2024
George Carlin AI Lawsuit: Estate Sues Creators Over Comedy Special
Nightshade, the tool that 'poisons' data, gives artists a fighting chance against AI
Google News Is Boosting Garbage AI-Generated Articles
Taylor Swift explicit AI finally blocked on X after days
Tim Sweeney on Europe's new Digital Markets Act
TWiT 963: Low-Key Clippy - Verizon Fees, AI Translations, Microsoft Hack
Verizon Fees, AI Translations, Microsoft Hack
The panel talks about the Apple Vision pro
The Apple Google Duopoly
Verizon To Keep Charging Controversial Fee Despite $100 Million Settlement
Javier Milei Special Address WITH AI
Sam Altman says ChatGPT will evolve in "uncomfortable" ways
Sports Illustrated Thrown Into Chaos With Mass Layoffs
Origins and definition of "Ensh*ttification"
Beeper users say Apple is now blocking their Macs from using iMessage entirely
The Quiet Death o
TWiT 962: CES Recap - Padre's CES Haul, Google Layoffs, AI Battery
Padre's CES Haul, Google Layoffs, AI Battery
The panel discusses what they saw at CES
Padre shows off some toys from CES
Volkswagen says it's putting ChatGPT in its cars for 'enriching conversations'
Mercedes-Benz's best-in-class voice assistant is getting an AI boost
AI-Generated 'George Carlin' Comedy Blasted by Comedian's Daughter
SAG-AFTRA strikes deal for AI voice acting licensing in video games at CES 2024
Google Is Laying Off Hundreds of Workers in Its Voice Assistant, AR Teams
M
TWiT 961: A Nation of Nerds - CES Preview, NYT vs. OpenAI
CES preview
The NY Times Lawsuit Against OpenAI
A New Kind of AI Copy Can Fully Replicate Famous People. The Law Is Powerless.
Elon Musk Has Used Illegal Drugs, Worrying Leaders at Tesla and SpaceX
Microsoft's keyboards and mice will live on under a unique new partnership
A physical keyboard for your iPhone
RIP: Software design pioneer Niklaus Wirth
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Amy Webb, Christina Warren, and Devindra Hardawar
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/
Best of 2023 - This Week in Tech's Best Moments in 2023
Looking back at some of This Week in Tech's best moments from 2023:
Rating Google's AI Music Tool MusicLM
What is Plaguing Google?
Xerox Alto: 50 Year Later
Lessons Learned By the SVB Collapse
Is Copyright Good For Authors?
What's Your (Microsoft) Copilot?
Goodbye, Computer Magazines
UK Emergency Alert Test
A Look At WiFi Pineapple and Flipper Zero
Ten Years Since Snowden's Revelations Were Revealed
The Seven Deadly Sins and Tech
Blind: Anonymous Workplace Gossip
Earthquake!
Why A
TWiT 959: The Old Farts Gather - A Retrospective Journey through 2023 and Beyond
In this festive end-of-year episode, Leo gathers some of the veteran hosts of the TWiT network, dubbed "old farts," to reflect on the major tech stories and trends of 2023 while looking ahead to 2024. They debate AI and tech's impact on society, discuss the ups and downs of companies like Twitter, Apple, and SpaceX, reminisce about the early days of computing and the Internet, and more, all with good humor and insight gained from decades in tech.
Topics Discussed:
The explosion of AI in 202
TWiT 958: Never Look a Gift Mouse in the Horse - AI Math, Zuck's Lair, E3's Demise
AI Math, Zuck's Lair, E3's Demise
The panel talks about pinball machines
Mark Zuckerberg's underground lair
Cox admits to invading your privacy
Google Maps gets an update to stop authorities from accessing location history data
Apple now requires a judge's consent to hand over push notification data
Epic Games wins it's lawsuit, Google ruled as an illegal monopoly
Beeper Mini is back, but for how long?
Running Signal Will Soon Cost $50 Million a Year
Tesla recalls 2 million cars
FCC d
TWiT 957: Put It In a Red Envelope - EU AI Act, 23andMe Hack, Woke Grok
EU AI Act, 23andMe Hack, Woke Grok
Financial Difficulties and Layoffs at Twit
AI's Potential and Misleading Demonstrations
Regulating Artificial Intelligence and Self-Driving Vehicles
Debate on AI Augmentation and Regulation
Beeper's Impersonation of Apple's Server'
Privacy Risks and Public Benefits
Technology Misuse, Cameo Scandal, Criticism
AI, Grock, and Free Money Impact
The Potential of AI in Advertising
Memories of 1000 Van Ness Theater
Discussion on Podcasts and Potluck Etique
TWiT 956: A Giant Rolling Brick - Cybertruck is out, ChatGPT turns 1, Black Friday & Cyber Monday, NameDrop
Cybertruck is out, ChatGPT turns 1, Black Friday & Cyber Monday, NameDrop
ChatGPT's 1st birthday and mainstream AI adoption
Microsoft joins OpenAI's board as a non-voting observer
Pika raises $55 million for AI video generation tool
Amazon launches Q chatbot service for companies
Concerns over Q hallucinating responses and leaking data
Rethinking reactions to Tesla's Cybertruck design
Police warn about issues with NameDrop social media app
Why Apple adding RCS may not resolve green
TWiT 955: Marmite or Nothing - Altman returns to OpenAI, X sues Media Matters, Church of AI, Manifest V3
Sam Altman returns as CEO after staff threatened mass resignation
Microsoft's role and attempts to hire OpenAI staff
Concerns over OpenAI's technology and capabilities
Speculation over what caused the OpenAI board member revolt
Impact and future of OpenAI as a non-profit and for-profit entity
Musk sues Twitter shareholders, sued over ads next to hate speech
Musk's behavior on Twitter concerning hate speech and anti-Semitism
Truth Social finances and Trump lawsuit against media companie
TWiT 954: Waiting For the Pope Smoke - OpenAI fires Altman, Apple RCS support, PlayStation Portal, The Abyss 4K
Discussion of the surprise firing of Sam Altman as CEO of OpenAI by the board
Explanation of the complicated structure of OpenAI as a nonprofit with a for-profit subsidiary
Debate around the board's goals to slow down AI development versus Altman's push for progress
Analysis of the ripple effects on Microsoft and partners who invested heavily in OpenAI
Thoughts on cautions versus opportunities with generative AI and large language models
News about Apple supporting RCS for higher quality
TWiT 953: Deadly Competent - OpenAI GPTs, Humane AI Pin, privacy in cars, Amazon ditching Android
OpenAI GPTs, Humane AI Pin, privacy in cars, Amazon ditching Android
OpenAI allowing independent developers to create their own GPTs ("little agents")
Agreement between Writers Guild and motion picture producers on use of AI in movies
Microsoft investing in OpenAI and implications for cloud services
China's investment in AI compared to the US
AI appliances like Humane pin and rewindai pendant
Dangers of deep fakes and advanced technologies
Innovations in pinball like Venom
Implications
TWiT 952: A Gathering of the Protons - AI Executive Order, Epic vs. Google, Goodbye Mint, Meta Ray-bans
AI Executive Order, Epic vs. Google, Goodbye Mint, Meta Ray-bans
Ray-Ban Meta audio quality, cost, battery life, and polarized vs transition lenses
Exploring Elon Musk's XAI concept GROK AI
How Twitter's declining engagement impacts content creators and prompts API use
Concerns about President Biden's executive order on AI regulation and innovation
International AI declaration signed at Bletchley Park meeting with Harris and Musk
Epic's antitrust lawsuit against Google's Android monopoly
TWiT 951: Cali Sober - Cruise suspended in California, UK's Online Safety Bill, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite
Cruise suspended in California, UK's Online Safety Bill, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite
Debate around self-driving car standards and implications after recent SF accident
Controversy over Mark Andreessen's anti-regulation manifesto and risks of stifling progress
Taxes paid by tech moguls vs. average people and Microsoft's $29B IRS bill
Generational differences in tech use and changes in media landscape
Bug bounty programs incentivizing ethical hacking, payouts by Intel and others
Social medi
TWiT 950: Happy Sink Day - Net Neutrality, AI Homer Simpson, Meta Glassholes, Jon Stewart Cancelled by Apple
Net Neutrality, AI Homer Simpson, Meta Glassholes, Jon Stewart Cancelled by Apple
Mark Andreson's manifesto and tech accelerationism
Political consequences of facial recognition
Social media's role in war crimes and spreading misinformation
Facial recognition technology on social media
Spread of misinformation by verified accounts on Twitter
John Stewart's departure from Apple TV+ over China-related content
Implications of AI on art and voice acting
Social media's impact on publ
TWiT 949: Security Spatula - Microsoft Activision Deal, AI Deciphers Scrolls, OpenAI Core Values
Microsoft's completed acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
How political tension in Israel affects the tech sector.
Debating disinformation and First Amendment rights.
The influence of articles posted on social media.
Legal implications of AI-generated content and copyright.
Using AI to scan ancient scrolls and unlock texts.
The potential of nuclear power and fusion reactors.
Genetic data privacy breach and ethical concerns.
Massive botnet DDoS attack on Google.
Social media addiction
TWiT 948: Schrödinger's Server - Google's hidden search, Spotify and audiobooks, X removes headlines
Google's hidden search, Spotify and audiobooks, X removes headlines
Elon Musk removing headlines from Twitter posts and how that enables fake news
Concerns about Twitter misinformation affecting the 2024 election
Apple considered DuckDuckGo for Safari private search before deciding against it
Microsoft close to acquiring Activision Blizzard pending UK regulatory approval
Google accused of secret changes to search queries to maximize ad revenue
Ransomware attack on MGM hotels and casinos
TWiT 947: Speaking of the Roman Empire - Bye red envelope, Zuckerberg avatar, Microsoft certificate apocalypse
The end of Netflix's DVD mailing service
Meta's new AI avatars and the uncanny valley
Microsoft's massive certificate breach
FTC's antitrust lawsuit against Amazon
X CEO Linda Yaccarino not having Twitter on her phone
AI regulation and safety concerns
Differences between books and magazine fact-checking
Walter Isaacson's Elon Musk biography and fact checking
Twitter ruled biggest source of disinformation by EU
Supreme Court to review Florida and Texas social media laws
Apple's compl
TWiT 946: AI is Number Two - iPhone 15 hands on, Amazon hardware event, Instacart IPO, Unity blinks
iPhone 15 hands on, Amazon hardware event, Instacart IPO, Unity blinks
Discussion on hype cycle of AI; evaluating current state
Defining artificial intelligence vs regular computation
AI winters and peaks of inflated expectations for AI
Evaluating strengths and weaknesses of chatbots like ChatGPT
AI's role in computational photography and new iPhones
Microsoft's focus on AI with OpenAI partnership
Multimodal AI and challenges like hallucination
Apple's secretive approach to developi
TWiT 945: The iPhone in the Freezer - New Apple iPhone 15 Announced, Google Antitrust Trial
New Apple iPhone 15 Announced, Google Antitrust Trial
iPhone 15 event: all the news on Apple's new phone
Apple iPhone 15 hands-on: New features left me with no Pro model envy at all
The WeWork Guy is Pivoting to Carbon Credits
Flowcarbon
Book Review: 'Elon Musk,' by Walter Isaacson - The New York Times
DOJ's Latest Case Against Google Is Intricate But Important
This Is the True Scale of New York's Airbnb Apocalypse
Unity rushes to clarify price increase plan, as game developers
TWiT 944: Shilling SponCon - Elon Musk Biography, Google Anti-trust, Clubhouse
Elon Musk Biography, Google Anti-trust, Clubhouse
Clubhouse is BACK
Book Review: 'Elon Musk' by Walter Isaacson
Elon Musk biographer moves to 'clarify' details about Ukraine and Starlink after backlash
Senate votes to approve Anna Gomez as 5th FCC Commissioner
Margrethe Vestager is Stepping Aside to Bid on a New Job
Meta May Allow Instagram and Facebook Users in Europe to Pay to Avoid Ads
In Its First Monopoly Trial of Modern Internet Era, U.S. Sets Sights on Google
FTC Antitrust Suit A
TWiT 943: You're the Xenu I Want - Adult site verification, right to repair vs Scientology, NFT hype
Thousands stuck in mud at Burning Man festival
Australia and Texas overturn laws requiring age verification for adult websites
Right to repair advocates score victory in California with Apple now supporting it
NFT sales and prices plummeting showing the downfall of the once-hyped digital assets
Twitter to lift ban on political ads ahead of 2024 election
Social media companies failing to curb Russian propaganda says EU report
Arkansas law requiring parental consent for minors' social med
TWiT 942: Dark Brandon's Twitch - Right to Repair, Tesla wins in Texas, Instagram drug ads, Baldur's Gate
Most of My Instagram Ads Are for Drugs, Stolen Credit Cards, Hacked Accounts, Counterfeit Money, and Weapons
Following Elon Musk's lead, Big Tech is surrendering to disinformation
Elon Musk's Shadow Rule
Exclusive: Tesla wins as Texas requires state-backed charging stations to include its plug
Mike Moritz, Reid Hoffman and Other Silicon Valley Titans Said to Be Behind Mysterious Land Deals
We're Winning': Apple Formally Endorses Right to Repair Legislation After Spending Millions Fightin
TWiT 941: Hurriquake! - Chokepoint Capitalism, America COMPETES Act, Google Topics, Internet Archive
This episode of TWiT explores the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) on creative industries like writing, the monopolistic practices of Big Tech, and the concepts of open-washing and chokepoint capitalism.
Cory Doctorow discusses his upcoming appearance in a Futurama episode inspired by his book Chokepoint Capitalism
The downsides of Twitter under Elon Musk as an example of chokepoint capitalism unwinding
Brewster Kahle and the Internet Archive's copyright disputes over digitized b
TWiT 940: Chia Fresca - Black Hat, DEF CON, AI Bill of Rights, BlueJeans, Zoom AI disclosure, Snoopers' Charter
Black Hat, DEFCON, AI Bill of Rights, BlueJeans, Zoom AI disclosure, Snoopers' Charter
Oppenheimer and IMAX.
AI Causes Real Harm. Let's Focus on That over the End-of-Humanity Hype.
Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights.
The Feds showed up in force at Black Hat.
The U.K. Government Is Very Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide .
America's original hacking supergroup creates a free framework to improve app security.
Electoral Commission apologises for security breach involving UK voters' data
TWiT 939: The Immortal Cell - AI in Hollywood, Alphabet antitrust lawsuit, Amazon earnings, Exorcist VR
AI in Hollywood, Alphabet antitrust lawsuit, Amazon earnings, Exorcist VR
An Internet Veteran's Guide to Not Being Scared of Technology.
'Barbie' joins $1 billion club, breaks another record for female directors.
Movie extras worry they'll be replaced by AI. Hollywood is already doing body scans.
Hollywood's Pain Is YouTube's Advertising Gain.
Meta starts blocking news in Canada over law on paying publishers.
Amazon (AMZN) Q2 earnings report 2023.
Alphabet's Google (GOOGL) to Face Slimme
TWiT 938: Shifting the Ovaltine Window - Blind app, Starlink dominance, NSA surveillance, NASA+
Blind app, Starlink dominance, NSA surveillance, NASA+
Elon Musk's New Flashing X Sign Is Infuriating Neighbors: 'It's Hard to Describe How Bright It Is.'
Is anyone still using Threads?
With Starlink, Elon Musk's Satellite Dominance Is Raising Global Alarms.
Lindsey Graham and Elizabeth Warren: We Must Regulate Big Tech.
Licensing Social Media Companies Makes No Sense.
Turn Every Page – The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb.
The NSA Is Lobbying Congress to Save a Phone Survei
TWiT 937: Elon's Little Chisel - Twitter to X, FedNow, Meta's LLaMA 2, riding in a Waymo, Kevin Mitnick
Twitter to X, FedNow, Meta's LLaMA 2, riding in a Waymo, Kevin Mitnick
Elon Musk says Twitter to change logo, adieu to 'all the birds'.
Threads use is down to about 6 minutes a day.
Fed launches long-awaited instant payments service, modernizing system.
Microsoft-Activision $69B Deal Poised to Close Later Than Planned.
Pluralistic: Why they're smearing Lina Khan (14 July 2023).
Spain antitrust watchdog fines Amazon, Apple $218 million.
Apple can delay App Store changes to file
TWiT 936: Leo is Awful - Microsoft Activision victory, Amazon Prime Day, writer's strike, Taylor Swift
Microsoft Activision victory, Amazon Prime Day, writer's strike, Taylor Swift
FTC loses appeals court bid to temporarily block Microsoft-Activision deal.
Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard.
Amazon Prime Day Drives Online Sales Up 6.1%, Lags Estimate.
Here's what shoppers bought on Amazon Prime Day 2023.
Amazon sues EU in first US challenge to Digital Services Act.
Elon Musk says Twitter cash flow is still negative amid 50% drop in ad revenue.
Congressional Report Finds M
TWiT 935: Gotta Sleep 'Em All - Threads by Meta, TweetDeck returns, Causal AI, thumbs-up emoji lawsuit
Threads by Meta, TweetDeck returns, Causal AI, thumbs-up emoji lawsuit
What to know about Threads.
Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads.
Elon Musk Is Making Mark Zuckerberg Seem Cool Again.
The good version of TweetDeck is back, but for how long?
Why We Don't Recommend Ring Cameras.
Your School's Next Security Guard May Be an AI-Enabled Robot.
Robotaxi haters in San Francisco are disabling the AVs with traffic cones.
Gizmodo used AI to write a Star Wars story.
TWiT 934: The Scrollbar is Jiggling - Twitter self-DDoS, Flipper, Ethernet 50 years old, SCOTUS cyberstalking
Twitter self-DDoS, Flipper, Ethernet 50 years old, SCOTUS cyberstalking
Twitter bug causes self-DDOS tied to Elon Musk's emergency blocks and rate limits
Apple is a $3 trillion company — again.
The Reddit app-pocalyse is here: Apollo, Sync, and BaconReader go dark.
Twitch Star xQc Signs $100 Million Deal With Kick, a Rival Platform.
Flipper hacking device on track to make $80M worth of sales.
Padre talks all about the Vatican.
An update on Canada's Bill C-18 and our Search and News prod
TWiT 933: The Iliad Flow - Amazon vs Walmart, Prime dark patterns, Canadian link tax, Zuck+Musk cage match
Amazon vs Walmart, Prime dark patterns, Canadian link tax, Zuck Musk cage match
A new book reveals how Amazon used 'shady' strategies at its bookstores to drive up Prime subscriptions.
Trader Oooh's.
FTC Sues Amazon Over 'Manipulative' Tactics Used to Enroll Millions in Prime.
Deceptive Patterns: Hall of Shame.
Sony's PlayStation chief privately said Microsoft's Activision deal wasn't about Xbox exclusives.
Amazon will hold Prime Day 2023 on July 11-12, adding invite-only deals
TWiT 932: There's Always a Cow Level - Reddit CEO, Diablo 4, Esports struggle, "Hey Disney!", Twitter eviction
Reddit CEO, Diablo 4, Esports struggle, "Hey Disney!", Twitter eviction
Twitter is being evicted from its Boulder office over unpaid rent.
Twitter stiffs Google.
Will Elon Lose Control of Twitter?
Reddit Aims for IPO in Second Half as Market's Gears Quietly Turn.
One of Reddit's largest communities is protesting changes to the platform by posting only photos of John Oliver 'looking sexy'.
Google Domains is yet another useful service to get the ax in favor of "focus".
TIKTOK'S
TWiT 931: Pork Pie For Your Ears - Apple Vision Pro, Reddit API fallout, Tesla Autopilot casualties, UFOs
Apple Vision Pro, Reddit API fallout, Tesla Autopilot casualties, UFOs
What are the guests driving?
Apple's Vision Pro Isn't the Future.
Reddit's users and moderators are revolting against its CEO.
Lemmy.world
17 fatalities, 736 crashes: The shocking toll of Tesla's Autopilot.
Nicole and Sam ride around Austin in a Cruise Robotaxi. \
Cruise faces backlash after self-driving car appears to block crews responding to SF's Mission District shooting.
Mercedes first to sell vehicles in Califo
TWiT 930: Can You Smell What Tim is Cooking? - WWDC preview, AI scientist statement, virtual kidnapping
WWDC preview, AI scientist statement, virtual kidnapping
Microsoft Build 2023 - Panos Panay Keynote.
Why AI Scientists Are Freaking Us Out.
AI Makes Mistakes But Could It Destroy Us?
A Chatbot Was Designed to Help Prevent Eating Disorders. Then It Gave Dieting Tips.
Everything Apple Plans to Show at WWDC: XR Headset, iOS 17 and More.
Meta announces its Quest 3 VR headset, which will cost $499.99.
Millions of PC motherboards were sold with a firmware backdoor.
Fancy Bear Goes Phishing: T
TWiT 929: Soused Women and $4 Potatoes - AI Spoof, Twitter and DeSantis
AI Spoof, Twitter and DeSantis
Twitter Cut Key Software Before DeSantis Audio Glitch
Elon Musk's Neuralink says has FDA approval for study of brain implants in humans
Here's What Happens When Your Lawyer Uses ChatGPT
Just Calm Down About GPT-4 Already
The Seven Deadly Sins of AI Predictions
'Verified' Twitter accounts share fake image of 'explosion' near Pentagon, causing confusion
An A.I.-Generated Spoof Rattles the Markets
Politicians cheating (AI)
Top 5 announcements from Microsoft
TWiT 928: SCOTUS Didn't Read My Briefs - TikTok Montana ban, Instagram's Twitter clone, Tears of the Kingdom
TikTok Montana ban, Instagram's Twitter clone, Tears of the Kingdom, and more.
Everything we know about Instagram's Twitter clone, due this summer.
How Apple's headset could be a $3,000 flop—and a success.
Pixel Fold.
TikTok Users Sue Montana, Calling State Ban Unconstitutional.
Dear Section 230 Critics: When Senators Hawley And Cruz Are Your Biggest Allies, It's Time To Rethink.
Tears of the Kingdom sold 10 million copies in just three days.
Supreme Court sides against Andy Warhol Found
TWiT 927: The Cheese Tax - AI ethics, Google IO, Absci, Replika, AM radio in cars, Spotify rejects AI songs
AI ethics, Google IO, Absci, Replika, AM radio in cars, Spotify rejects AI songs
The Big Nine: How the Tech Titans and Their Thinking Machines Could Warp Humanity by Amy Webb.
Google IO saw the introduction of many of the company's AI efforts.
A Charge of Bots — The Tech World As We Know It Is About To Be Rewritten.
BS Jobs: A Theory by David Graeber.
ChatGPT Plugins And Web Browsing Beta Rollout For Plus Users.
What about "The Singularity"?
Google is changing up Search. What does that m
TWiT 926: Bias, Hallucinations, and Jail Breaks - AI chatbots, Writer's Guild strike, Pluto ad-supported TV
AI chatbots, Writer's Guild strike, Pluto ad-supported TV
AI is already writing books, websites, and online recipes.
AI Chatbots Have Been Used to Create Dozens of News Content Farms.
Google Adding AI Chatbot, More Video to Stay On Top of Search.
Amnesty International criticized for using AI-generated images.
I Cloned Myself With AI. She Fooled My Bank and My Family.
Larry Magid: Voice cloning makes virtual kidnapping more convincing.
DEF CON to set thousands of hackers loose on LLMs.
S
TWiT 925: Gradually Then Suddenly - Bluesky, the end of Twitter, Flipper Zero, Supreme Court and AI
Bluesky, the end of Twitter, Flipper Zero, Supreme Court and AI
Bluesky buzz: Why the social media platform is being called the next Twitter.
Jack Dorsey says Elon Musk shouldn't have bought Twitter after all.
More on moderation and security challenges of social media.
What would Alex do if we were to start from scratch with social media?
Nostr is a simple, open protocol that enables global, decentralized, and censorship-resistant social media.
Alex talks about the WiFi Pineapple.
Flippe
TWiT 924: Three Spiders a Night - Musk risk intensifies, UK emergency alert, Google AI panic, Parrots on Zoom
Musk risk intensifies, UK emergency alert, Google AI panic, Parrots on Zoom
Elon Musk Figured Out the Media's Biggest Weakness.
In 24 Hours, Elon Musk Reignited His Reputation for Risk.
Twitter Blue nets 28 signups so far since legacy checkmark purge.
There Is No A.I.
How My AI Image Won a Major Photography Competition.
Emergency alert test fails to sound on some phones.
School Chromebooks are creating huge amounts of e-waste.
Can Parrots Talk Over Video Chat? Experiment Shows How They
TWiT 923: Intelligence Explosion - Substack Notes, AI guardrails, WWDC, Meta morale, HBO Max, X Corp
Substack Notes, AI guardrails, WWDC, Meta morale, HBO Max, X Corp
Substack unveils the product that got it banned from Twitter.
Substack CEO Chris Best Doesn't Realize He's Just Become The Nazi Bar.
Biden Administration Weighs Possible Rules for AI Tools Like ChatGPT.
European privacy watchdog creates ChatGPT task force.
China Mandates Security Reviews for AI Services Like ChatGPT.
AI is already taking video game illustrators' jobs in China.
Twitter Isn't a Company Anymore.
Elon Musk Cr
TWiT 922: AI Hustlers - Bloomberg's large language model, Twitter open source code, E3 Cancelled, Sony Q Lite
Bloomberg's large language model, Twitter open source code, E3 Cancelled, Sony Q Lite
Biden eyes AI dangers, says tech companies must ensure products are safe.
A viral image of the Pope in a white coat was faked with AI.
Bloomberg builds its own LLM, trained on financial data.
What if ChatGPT was trained on decades of financial news and data? BloombergGPT aims to be a domain-specific AI for business news.
Italian privacy regulator bans ChatGPT.
Midjourney Ends Its Free Trial After Fake Im
TWiT 921: The Swiftie Panel - Apple Pay Later, Twitter Alternative, April Fool's
Apple Pay Later, Twitter Alternative, April Fool's
Best of April Fool's Pranks
GM is cutting off access to Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for its future EVs
The Open Letter to Stop 'Dangerous' AI Race Is a Huge Mess
3 things everyone's getting wrong about AI
Apple announces WWDC 2023 for June 5-9
At Apple, Rare Dissent Over a New Product: Interactive Goggles
Apple Releases iOS 16.4 With New Emoji, Safari Web Push Notifications, Beta Changes, Voice Isolation for Calls and More
Apple Pay
TWiT 920: Biological Bootloaders - Apple VR Goggles, TikTok Ban, Twitter Source Code Leak
Cory Doctorow's Red Team Blues: Another audiobook that Amazon won't sell
Red Team Blues
The Internet Archive has lost its first fight to scan and lend e-books like a library
Book Publishers Won't Stop Until Libraries Are Dead
Gordon Moore, Intel Co-Founder, Dies at 94
Bill Gates: The Age of AI has begun
Richard Stallman's thoughts on ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence and their impact on humanity
How Forcing TikTok To Completely Separate Its US Operations Could Actually Undermine Nationa
TWiT 919: Hallucinating Bagels - GPT-4, TikTok's looming fate, Internet Archive vs Libraries, Olympic Esports
GPT-4, TikTok's looming fate, Internet Archive vs Libraries, Olympic Esports
OpenAI announces GPT-4 AI language model.
Librarians should stand with the Internet Archive.
Here's how to participate in Monday's oral arguments.
TikTok's plan to stave off government intervention: Flood D.C. with influencers.
The FBI And DOJ Are Investigating ByteDance's Use Of TikTok To Spy On Journalists.
Why are the Olympic Esports Series games so strange? We asked the IOC.
Meta's place in the social media
TWiT 918: Rational Minds Have Prevailed - Silicon Valley Bank collapse, FCC nominee Gigi Sohn, Apple headset
Silicon Valley Bank collapse, FCC nominee Gigi Sohn, Apple headset
Hedge funds are offering to buy startups' deposits stuck at Silicon Valley Bank.
Etsy is delaying seller payouts following Silicon Valley Bank's collapse.
FDIC to Silicon Valley Bank workers. We'll give you a 50% raise or double-time OT, but you'll lose your job in 45 days.
U.S. officials weigh protecting all deposits at Silicon Valley Bank.
Silicon Valley Bank profit squeeze in tech downturn attracts short sellers.
Meta t
Pwn Not Bone - AI as parlor trick, LastPass hack detailed, Xerox Alto, TikTok ban, blogger registry
AI as parlor trick, LastPass hack detailed, Xerox Alto, TikTok ban, blogger registry
Bing Chat has a secret 'Celebrity' mode to impersonate celebrities.
@emollick: Bing, write the first chapter of Genesis as a corporate memo.
CNET editor-in-chief Connie Guglielmo steps down for AI-generated content role.
Father Robert defines the Singularity.
LastPass: DevOps engineer hacked to steal password vault data in 2022 breach.
Microsoft set to win EU nod on Activision with licensing offer, source