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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...
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 verificat...
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 look...
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 s...
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 revea...
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 sai...
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 Pro...
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...
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...
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 Ca...
TWiT 998: 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 lim...
TWiT 997: 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 expe...
TWiT 996: 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 Intern...
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 ...
TWiT 994: 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 Publ...
TWiT 993: 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 ...
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 p...
TWiT 991: 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 Hat...
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 com...
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 Domain...