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This Week in Tech is the top-ranked flagship tech podcast from TWiT.tv. Every Sunday, Leo Laporte and a roundtable of insiders explore the week's hottest tech news from AI to robots, and PCs to privacy. When it comes to tech, TWiT is IT.Records live every Sunday at 5:15pm Eastern / 2:15pm Pacific / 21:15 UTC.
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TWiT 1048: Tiny Steering Wheel - Unpacking Google's Antitrust Ruling & AI's Impact
Google walks away from another monopoly ruling with barely a scratch, while tech giants gather at the White House to praise a president who holds their futures in the balance. Inside, our panel questions whether "playing the game on the field" is killing tech innovation and U.S. privacy for good. Google avoids harshest penalties in landmark search monopoly ruling Google fined $3.5 billion by EU over ad-tech business Probe finds Houston police using surveillance tool like a search engine iPhone 17 specifications leak, 'Air' model rumors, and what to expect at Apple's Awe Dropping' event Instagram coming to iPad after 15 years Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to settle author copyright claims Apple accused of training AI models on pirated books Trump hosts tech CEOs at first event in newly renovated Rose Garden Postal traffic to the US down over 80% amid tariffs, UN says Satellite companies like SpaceX ignore astronomers' calls to save the night sky Microsoft says Azure service affected by damaged Red Sea cables Meta still hasn't given up on the Facebook poke after 21 years Fake celebrity chatbots send risqué messages to teens on top AI app First brain-wide map of decision-making charted in mice NVIDIA's sale-and-leaseback chip schemes raise questions about AI bubble Tesla changes meaning of 'full self-driving' and gives up on autonomy promise Atlassian agrees to acquire The Browser Co. for $610 million Warner Bros. Discovery sues AI company Midjourney for copyright infringement in major legal battle Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Alex Wilhelm and Harry McCracken Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: zscaler.com/security miro.com smarty.com/twit ZipRecruiter.com/twit canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT
TWiT 1047: Nerd Harder! - From Cloudflare's Internet Gatekeeping to AI's Labor Threat
Cloudflare's latest moves to police who can access the internet and governments' push for age verification set off alarms for the future of the open web, as panelists debate the hidden costs of centralization and regulation. Microsoft fires four workers for on-site protests over company's ties to Israel Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 water Nvidia says two mystery customers accounted for 39% of Q2 revenue FBI cyber cop: Salt Typhoon pwned 'nearly every American Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification law UK's Online Safety Act censors the internet — a preview of US proposal Meta updates chatbot rules to avoid inappropriate topics with teen user Meta reportedly allowed unauthorized celebrity AI chatbots on its service UK's demand for Apple backdoor may have been broader than previously though Bluesky now platform of choice for science community SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket nails critical 10th test flight in stunning comeback FCC rejects calls for cable-like fees on broadband providers The web does not need gatekeepers Intel warns a US equity stake could trigger "adverse reactions" US firms are racing through a $1 trillion buyback spree in record time Microsoft reveals two in-house AI models Authors celebrate "historic" settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action A rule exempting small packages from tariffs is ending today Framework is working on a giant haptic touchpad, Trackpoint nub, and eGPU for its laptops Germany fines economist Thomas Vierhaus €16,100 for sarcastic X posts Google wants to make sideloading Android apps safer by verifying developers' identities South Korea bans smartphones in all middle and elementary school classrooms Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Shoshana Weissmann, Cory Doctorow, and Louis Maresca Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: shopify.com/twit ZipRecruiter.com/twit NetSuite.com/TWIT zscaler.com/security smarty.com/twit
TWiT 1046: Shrimpspiracy - Musk Trolls Microsoft With Macrohard
You should buy a faster CPU The Trump-Intel deal is official Trump signals fourth delay of TikTok ban Trump to tap Airbnb co-founder as first government design chief Meet Macrohard, Elon Musk's AI simulation of Microsoft Google announces Pixel 10 lineup with heavy AI integration Gemini for Home is Google's biggest smart home play in years Copilot app gets a glowup, new features, for Windows 11 Apple explores using Google Gemini AI to power revamped Siri Bluesky blocks service in Mississippi over age assurance law 4chan will refuse to pay daily online safety fines, lawyer tells BBC Sports streaming enters a bold new era Waymo can now test its self-driving vehicles in New York City Oura secures decisive legal victory with ITC patent ruling T-Mobile claimed selling location data without consent is legal—judges disagree Developer gets prison time for sabotaging former employer's network with a 'kill switch' Nonprofit search engine Ecosia offers $0 for control of Chrome Perplexity's Comet AI browser tricked into buying fake items online Agentic browser security: indirect prompt injection in Perplexity Comet New zero-day startup offers $20 million for tools that can hack any smartphone YouTuber Mark Rober is getting a Netflix series German court revives case that could threaten ad blockers Satya Nadella says Microsoft must move beyond Bill Gates' software factory vision More frozen shrimp recalled for possible radioactive contamination Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Daniel Rubino and Paris Martineau Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: zscaler.com/security expressvpn.com/twit canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT smarty.com/twit helixsleep.com/twit
TWiT 1044: Elephants on the Moon - Apple and the AI Race
GPT-5: Overdue, overhyped and underwhelming. And that's not the worst of it. Guy Gives Himself 19th Century Psychiatric Illness After Consulting With ChatGPT Disney Scraps Deepfake Dwayne Johnson After Lawyers Panic About The Public Domain Perplexity gives Apple new reason not to acquire the AI company Trump's Threat to Hit Chips With 100% Tariffs Raises Big Questions Apple chipmaker TSMC says it too is exempt from US tariffs - 9to5Mac Oracle 21 Better Faster Cheaper Apple is reportedly working with Samsung to build iPhone image sensors in Texas Apple's bid to close the AI gap could be hampered by AI brain drain Didn't Take Long To Reveal The UK's Online Safety Act Is Exactly The Privacy-Crushing Failure Everyone Warned About Amazon Cuts 100 Wondery Jobs Amid Podcast Strategy Shift Nuclear reactor on the moon is actually kind of doable? Hubble Network plans massive satellite upgrade to create global Bluetooth layer San Francisco metro area's unemployment hits highest level since 2024 Tesla withheld data, lied, and misdirected police and plaintiffs to avoid blame in Autopilot crash Dial-up Internet to be discontinued Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Owen Thomas, Doc Rock, and Wesley Faulkner Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: bitwarden.com/twit oracle.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit NetSuite.com/TWIT shopify.com/twit
TWiT 1043: It All Starts With Baby Shark - Tesla's $240 Million Bill for FSD Crash
A jury orders Tesla to pay more than $240 million in Autopilot crash Apple reports biggest revenue growth since December 2021 Apple's New 'Answers' Team Eyes ChatGPT-Like Product in AI Push Apple says DOJ's antitrust lawsuit would 'reduce consumer choice' Alphabet beats earnings expectations, raises spending forecast Australia widens teen social media ban to YouTube, scraps exemption YouTube rolls out age-estimation tech to identify US teens and apply additional protections Amazon to Pay New York Times $20 Million a Year in AI Deal A.I. Researchers Are Negotiating $250 Million Pay Packages. Just Like N.B.A. Stars. Anthropic studied what gives an AI system its 'personality' — and what makes it 'evil' AI Capex is Eating the Economy Will data centers crash the economy? What content strategy looks like in the age of AI Inside the LG G5's shocking last-place finish at the 2025 TV Shootout Senate confirms Sean Cairncross to be national cyber director under Trump How Podcast-Obsessed Tech Investors Made a New Media Industry Y2K38 bug? Debian switching to 64-bit time for everything Lina Kahn Takes a Victory Lap for Figma IPO Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Richard Campbell, Brian McCullough, and Mike Elgan Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT ZipRecruiter.com/twit zscaler.com/security miro.com uscloud.com
TWiT 1042: Well Played Astronomer - The Stats Behind Google's AI Mode Search
OpenAI prepares to launch GPT-5 in August Trump's AI Action Plan Is a Crusade Against 'Bias'—and Regulation UN tech chief pleads for global AI regulatory cooperation Trump, who promised to save TikTok, threatens to shut down TikTok Google AI Mode has 100M users, 2.5 Pro & Deep Search rolls out FDA's New Drug Approval AI Is Generating Fake Studies: Report Tesla is set to face off with the California DMV over claims it exaggerated Autopilot's and FSD's capabilities and misled consumers, in a five-day Oakland trial Google, Microsoft say Chinese hackers are exploiting SharePoint zero-day A look at Tea, a woman-only safety app with 4M users that lets users anonymously assign red or green flags to local men, as it goes viral with 900K new signups People in the UK now have to take an age verification selfie to watch porn online Intel is laying off tens of thousands and cancelling factories AMD CEO Sees Chips From TSMC's US Plant Costing 5%-20% More Spotify Publishes AI-Generated Songs From Dead Artists Without Permission DJI couldn't confirm or deny it disguised this drone to evade a US ban FCC approves Skydance-Paramount merger Gwyneth Paltrow is the new face of a kiss-cam tech scandal Julian LeFay, 'Father of The Elder Scrolls,' Has Died Aged 59 Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Molly White, Janko Roettgers, and Jacob Ward Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: smarty.com/twit zscaler.com/security expressvpn.com/twit uscloud.com spaceship.com/twit
TWiT 1041: A $4 Bill - DOGE Kills Free Tax Tool
Coldplay kiss-cam flap proves we're already our own surveillance state Amazon Ring Cashes in on Techno-Authoritarianism and Mass Surveillance OpenAI LLM's gold medal-level performance on the world's most prestigious math competition Thinking Machines Lab Raises $2 Billion at $10 Billion Valuation The Epic Battle for AI Talent—With Exploding Offers, Secret Deals and Tears Trump Signs Stablecoin Bill, Delivering Win for Crypto Industry Engadget Podcast: Ancestra director Eliza McNitt defends AI as a creative tool DOGE staffer with access to Americans' personal data leaked private xAI API key DOGE Put Free Tax Filing Tool on Chopping Block After One Meeting With Lobbyists EU backs down on Big Tech tax ahead of US trade deal Reddit begins age verification checks for UK users Roblox will require a facial scan or government ID to have unfiltered chats EU to test age-check app under new child safety rules - 9to5Mac Trump administration to spend $1 billion on 'offensive' hacking operations | TechCrunch A Little-Known Microsoft Program Could Expose the Defense Department to Chinese Hackers Uber to invest in Lucid and Nuro in massive robotaxi deal YouTuber leaked iOS secrets via friend spying on dev's phone, Apple lawsuit claims This Is the Commodore Comeback Fans Have Waited for—but the Odds Are Still Against It I Tested the Galaxy Z Fold 7: It's Slim, Powerful and Surprisingly Practical Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Abrar Al-Heeti, Iain Thomson, and Devindra Hardawar Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: ZipRecruiter.com/twit helixsleep.com/twit uscloud.com zscaler.com/security storyblok.com/twittv-25 code TWIT25
TWiT 1023: This is Not Tax Advice - The Electric State, Kill Switches, Baidu's AI
The Electric State, Kill Switches, Baidu's AI, Scopely, Careless People, Gemini Robotics An arbitrator instructs a former Meta employee to stop promoting and publishing her book alleging company misconduct; publisher Flatiron Books earlier objected DeepMind's latest AI model can help robots fold origami and close Ziploc bags Future Today Strategy Group, or FTSG. Intel has a new CEO Russo Brothers' Busy, Boring Netflix Sci-Fi Directors Anthony and Joe Russo say they're building a high-tech studio aiming to help artists use AI as a creative tool to make films, shows, and video games Baidu launches two new versions of its AI model Ernie Startup Claims Its Upcoming (RISC-V ISA) Zeus GPU is 10X Faster Than Nvidia's RTX 5090 Pokemon Go is getting a new owner after almost 9 years with Niantic Developer convicted for "kill switch" code activated upon his termination TikTok will play 'calming music' to remind teens to stop using the app F-35 kill switch concerns non-US countries Firmware update bricks HP printers, makes them unable to use HP cartridges Sonos Cancels Its Streaming Video Player - Slashdot Everything You Say To Your Echo Will Be Sent To Amazon Starting On March 28 Musk-led cuts drive US consumer protection agency to ask for Amazon trial delay Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Amy Webb, Glenn Fleishman, and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: zscaler.com/security shopify.com/twit joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT ZipRecruiter.com/Twit uscloud.com
TWiT 1022: Chatting With MrBabyMan - Spring Forward, MWC 2025, AI Poisoning
'Spring forward' no more: Trump and Musk want to end Daylight Saving Time changes. Here's what health experts say The $100 Trillion Disruption: The Unforeseen Economic Earthquake Apple Is Delaying the 'More Personalized Siri' Apple Intelligence Features An audit found that 10 top AI chatbots, including ChatGPT, Copilot, and Gemini, repeated false claims from a pro-Kremlin disinformation network 33% of the time Digg is getting another revival, this time with an injection of AI The Weird and Wacky Gadgets We Saw at MWC 2025 AMD finally has a decent NVIDIA killer with the Radeon 9070 + 9070 XT Sources: there haven't been negotiations between ByteDance and prospective TikTok US buyers, amid confusion over who's leading Trump administration negotiations Crony Crypto Capitalism Utah Passes First US App Store Age Verification Law The modern era of low-flying satellites may begin this week YouTube Premium and Music Surpass 125 Million Subscribers America's Justice Department Still Wants Google to Sell Chrome Remembering 'Space Ghost' Voice Actor George Lowe Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Devindra Hardawar, Mike Elgan, and Louis Maresca Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: threatlocker.com for This Week in Tech bitwarden.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit NetSuite.com/TWIT coda.io/twit
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' model | TechCrunch Rabbit R1 and Pebble Apple's AI and AR Struggles Show It Has Lost Some of Its Product Edge Elon Musk's X begins its push into financial services with Visa deal Elon Musk's X sues Lego, Nestlé and more brands, accusing them of advertising boycott Thousands of U.S. Government Web Pages Have Been Taken Down Since Friday Musk aides lock workers out of OPM computer systems Elon Musk seizes computer system, locks out senior government officials Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps app after government updates Comcast unveils ultra-low lag Internet connection 23andMe might sell itself as it runs out of money Streaming prices climb in 2025 after already surpassing inflation rates Super Bowl Sundays are really noisy everywhere in the US Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Shoshana Weissmann, Christina Warren, and Dan Patterson Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: uscloud.com canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT ZipRecruiter.com/Twit joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT zscaler.com/security
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, not securities Trump's Crypto Venture Divides the Industry He Aims to Support Paul McCartney calls on UK government to protect artists from AI | TechCrunch Sony Japan ends production of recordable Blu-rays with 'no successor' planned Startups are built on dreams. This one is just more literal about it. When S.F. fought 'Pac-Man' Interview with Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz Bill Gates: Trump, Musk and how my neurodiversity made me Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Ed Bott, Sam Abuelsamid, and Owen Thomas Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: oracle.com/twit zscaler.com/security expressvpn.com/twit Melissa.com/twit ZipRecruiter.com/Twit
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 Big Tech. • Trump has named entrepreneur and investor David Sacks as the White House AI and Crypto Czar. Sacks is an Elon Musk ally who has been critical of OpenAI. • The Hak Tuah cryptocurrency project suffered a 90% price crash shortly after launch amid controversy, in what may have been a "rug pull" scam. • Trump's pick to lead NASA, private astronaut Jared Isaacman, is expected to push the agency to partner more with SpaceX and the commercial space industry. But his close ties to Elon Musk could face political hurdles. • TikTok's future remains murky as U.S courts uphold a potential ban. The crew discusses the free speech implications and the role of geopolitics. EU also probes TikTok over Russian election interference. • Entrepreneur Frank McCourt's Project Liberty consortium is reportedly advancing a bid to acquire TikTok's U.S. operations, positioning it as a "people's bid." • The U.S. House is set to approve an additional $3 billion to fund the removal of Chinese telecom equipment like Huawei and ZTE from domestic networks. • Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger is departing after a challenging 3-year stint. The chip giant's future strategy is up in the air as it faces intensifying competition, but the chip company did outline breakthroughs at a conference in advanced transistors, packaging, and interconnects that could help it regain a manufacturing edge. • OpenAI is running a "12 Days of OpenAI" promotion highlighting new AI models and services. The TWiT panel debated whether it's mainly a technical showcase or a monetization push. • Google unveiled a weather forecasting AI model that it says outperforms the leading U.S. and European forecast systems, especially for predicting extreme events. • ElevenLabs launched a beta product that allows users to create and edit entire AI-generated podcast episodes, sparking discussions about the impact on human podcast creators. • With the rise of AI, could we see a new generation of AI-infused web browsers that better understand our behavior? A long blog post by tech guru Om Malik explored the possibilities. • In the wake of China's "Salt Typhoon" hacks of telecom networks, the FCC is proposing new cybersecurity rules - but with a twist that would allow law enforcement backdoor access. • In the latest twist in the CSAM scanning saga, Apple is being sued for abandoning the controversial child abuse image detection feature, after previously being pilloried for trying to implement it. • A sleeker, more accurate definition of a "second" based on atomic clocks using Strontium instead of Cesium atoms could be coming by 2030, enabling new scientific breakthroughs. • Just in time for Christmas, a pair of the iconic ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz sold at auction for a whopping $28 million, a new record for movie memorabilia. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Harry McCracken, Christina Warren, and Louis Maresca Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT expressvpn.com/twit lookout.com veeam.com ZipRecruiter.com/Twit
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, Nicholas De Leon, and Amy Webb 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 Sponsors: bitwarden.com/twit lookout.com NetSuite.com/TWIT ZipRecruiter.com/Twit canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT
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 The Main Complaint Being 'Kids Like It' Two Scientists Share Physics Nobel for Machine Learning Three Scientists Get Chemistry Nobel for Research Into Proteins This AI Pioneer Thinks AI Is Dumber Than a Cat Unmasking Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto—Again How a UK treaty could spell the end of the .io domain A closer look at Nintendo's adorable Alarmo alarm clock Samsung is turning your Galaxy phone into a smart door key Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Sam Abuelsamid and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 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 Sponsors: e-e.com/twit lookout.com expressvpn.com/twit ziprecruiter.com/twit mintmobile.com/twit
TWiT 992: 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 Judge tosses challenge to Louisiana's age verification law aimed at porn websites CNET to Be Sold to Ziff Davis in Sign of Possible Media Deals to Come Intel announces two extra years of warranty amid chip crashing and instability issues — longer warranty applies to 13th- and 14th-Gen Core processors Canadian news engagement down significantly one year after Meta's ban: study Microsoft's AI Can Be Turned Into an Automated Phishing Machine 'The Godmother of AI' says California's well-intended AI bill will harm the U.S. ecosystem Scoop: X files antitrust lawsuit against ad industry group GARM Scientists Say Secret to Fusion May Lie in Hellmann's Mayonnaise Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Abrar Al-Heeti, Shoshana Weissmann, and Andrew Chow 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 Sponsors: ziprecruiter.com/twit mintmobile.com/twit bitwarden.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit NetSuite.com/TWIT
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 SpaceX misjudged the risks from reentering space junk The White House will host a conference for social media creators Meta's Threads hits 175 million users one year after launch Google emissions jump nearly 50% over five years as AI use surges Judge blocks Mississippi law that required age verification on social media Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Paris Martineau, Allyn Malventano, and Larry Magid 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 Sponsors: panoptica.app expressvpn.com/twit NetSuite.com/TWIT 1password.com/twit
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 Competition Commissioner says Apple's decision to pull AI from EU shows anticompetitive behavior Microsoft says it's okay to steal content published on the web Microsoft's Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC is finally the best clamshell laptop on the market after 8 years of iterations Tested: Don't buy a Snapdragon X Elite laptop for PC gaming Signal 65 Snapdragon battery testing The RIAA's lawsuit against generative music startups will be the bloodbath AI needs Wherein The Copia Institute Asks The Second Circuit To Stand Up For Fair Use, The Internet Archive, And Why We Bother To Have Copyright Law At All Redbox's owner files for bankruptcy after repeatedly missing payments and payroll Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Cathy Gellis, Ryan Shrout, and Doc Rock 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 Sponsors: lookout.com 1password.com/twit
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 Newsom calls for statewide action EU Council has withdrawn the vote on Chat Control US sues Adobe for hiding termination fees and making it difficult to cancel subscriptions Apple Won't Roll Out AI Tech In EU Market Over Regulatory Concerns AT&T can't hang up on landline phone customers, California agency rules Amazon mulls $5 to $10 monthly price tag for unprofitable Alexa service, AI revamp What Game of Thrones did to the media Elon Musk Tweeted a Thing This Old House' Pays Tribute to Creator Russell Morash Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Amanda Silberling, Louise Matsakis, and Ed Bott 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 Sponsors: NetSuite.com/TWIT eufy.com canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT wix.com/studio expressvpn.com/twit
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 discovered Successful phishing attack at LA County Department of Public Health exposes PID of 200k + people Bot Farm that attacked Ukrainian phones is shut down Nokia CEO makes world's first 'immersive' phone call Elon Musk drops suit against OpenAI and Sam Altman Talking about Mark Zuckerberg The Stanford Internet Observatory is being dismantled T-Mobile users thought they had a lifetime price lock—guess what happened next Games that the panel members are playing Lynn Conway, a true pioneer, passes away at 86 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Daniel Rubino, Devindra Hardawar, and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ 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 Sponsors: ziprecruiter.com/twit mintmobile.com/twit IntouchCX.com/twit panoptica.app bitwarden.com/twit
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 projects, for free Adobe has clarified controversial shrinkwrap license terms, but the damage may have already been done Samsung sues Oura preemptively to block smart ring patent claims I watched NVIDIA's Computex 2024 keynote and it made my blood run cold TSMC says it has discussed moving fabs out of Taiwan but such a move impossible Intel CEO Takes Aim at NVIDIA in Fight for AI Chip Dominance This is Lunar Lake — Intel's utterly overhauled AI laptop chip that ditches memory sticks Instagram confirms test of 'unskippable' ads Gurman's Epic Pre-WWDC Leak Report New York passes legislation that would ban 'addictive' social media algorithms for kids Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Louis Maresca, Stacey Higginbotham, and Brian McCullough 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 Sponsors: NetSuite.com/TWIT zscaler.com/zerotrustAI kolide.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit