This Week in Tech (Audio)
211 episodes - English - Latest episode: 19 days ago - ★★★★ - 2.4K ratingsThis 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.
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TWiT 974: Get at the Young Youngs - Tesla Robotaxi, Marissa Mayer's Sunshine
April 08, 2024 02:25 - 2 hours - 73.7 MBHouse, 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 Whi...
TWiT 973: The Inverted Goldilocks Zone - Gmail turns 20, AI PC definition, xz Utils backdoor
April 01, 2024 04:02 - 3 hours - 87 MBGmail 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 ...
TWiT 972: Judicial Whimsy - US vs. Apple, The ELVIS Act
March 25, 2024 00:59 - 2 hours - 77.4 MBU.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 Downl...
TWiT 971: The Element of Chaos - SpaceX Spy Satellites, New Apple Carplay
March 18, 2024 01:00 - 3 hours - 85.1 MBThe 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 afte...
TWiT 970: Where Does Jazz Come From? - TikTok Ban, Creepy AI, Practical Fusion
March 11, 2024 00:38 - 2 hours - 66.1 MBTikTok 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 soci...
TWiT 969: Chasing Shadows in the Digital Abyss - Doomed Apple Car, Chinese EVs, MWC Roundup
March 04, 2024 01:24 - 2 hours - 77.7 MBApple'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 alert...
TWiT 968: Don't Tell the Moon - NVIDIA Dominates, Gemini Taken Down
February 26, 2024 01:39 - 2 hours - 68.6 MBHow 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 other u...
TWiT 967: I'll Be Your Shabbos Goy - KOSA, French Public Scrolling Ban
February 19, 2024 03:53 - 2 hours - 67.7 MBZuckerberg 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 ...
TWiT 966: He's Got a Huge Corpus - Bluesky Goes Public, Zuck's AI plans
February 11, 2024 23:05 - 2 hours - 64.9 MBBluesky 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...
TWiT 965: Baby's First Layoff - Apple Vision Pro, Google Retires Cache links
February 05, 2024 04:02 - 2 hours - 58.9 MBThe 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...
TWiT 964: No One Talks to the Faucet Anymore - AI Investing Trends, Taylor Swift Deepfakes
January 29, 2024 01:27 - 2 hours - 71.5 MBAI 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...
TWiT 963: Low-Key Clippy - Verizon Fees, AI Translations, Microsoft Hack
January 22, 2024 02:29 - 2 hours - 77 MBVerizon 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 Dea...
TWiT 962: CES Recap - Padre's CES Haul, Google Layoffs, AI Battery
January 15, 2024 01:04 - 2 hours - 76.1 MBPadre'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 Team...
TWiT 961: A Nation of Nerds - CES Preview, NYT vs. OpenAI
January 08, 2024 03:45 - 2 hours - 68.7 MBCES 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/show...
TWiT 960: Best of 2023 - This Week in Tech's Best Moments in 2023
December 31, 2023 17:00 - 2 hours - 76.7 MBLooking 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! W...
TWiT 959: The Old Farts Gather - A Retrospective Journey through 2023 and Beyond
December 24, 2023 17:00 - 2 hours - 63 MBIn 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 2...
TWiT 943: You're the Xenu I Want - Adult site verification, right to repair vs Scientology, NFT hype
September 04, 2023 02:43 - 2 hours - 66.5 MBThousands 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 m...
TWiT 942: Dark Brandon's Twitch - Right to Repair, Tesla wins in Texas, Instagram drug ads, Baldur's Gate
August 28, 2023 02:43 - 2 hours - 76.5 MBMost 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 Fight...
TWiT 941: Hurriquake! - Chokepoint Capitalism, America COMPETES Act, Google Topics, Internet Archive
August 21, 2023 02:37 - 2 hours - 71.6 MBThis 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 digitiz...
TWiT 940: Chia Fresca - Black Hat, DEF CON, AI Bill of Rights, BlueJeans, Zoom AI disclosure, Snoopers' Charter
August 14, 2023 00:11 - 2 hours - 69.4 MBBlack 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' ...
TWiT 939: The Immortal Cell - AI in Hollywood, Alphabet antitrust lawsuit, Amazon earnings, Exorcist VR
August 07, 2023 03:01 - 2 hours - 70.8 MBAI 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 Sl...
TWiT 938: Shifting the Ovaltine Window - Blind app, Starlink dominance, NSA surveillance, NASA+
July 31, 2023 02:12 - 2 hours - 78.8 MBBlind 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 Su...
TWiT 937: Elon's Little Chisel - Twitter to X, FedNow, Meta's LLaMA 2, riding in a Waymo, Kevin Mitnick
July 24, 2023 01:04 - 2 hours - 63.3 MBTwitter 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 ...
TWiT 936: Leo is Awful - Microsoft Activision victory, Amazon Prime Day, writer's strike, Taylor Swift
July 17, 2023 00:05 - 2 hours - 69.7 MBMicrosoft 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 Fin...
TWiT 935: Gotta Sleep 'Em All - Threads by Meta, TweetDeck returns, Causal AI, thumbs-up emoji lawsuit
July 10, 2023 01:49 - 2 hours - 68.4 MBThreads 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. It was fill...
TWiT 934: The Scrollbar is Jiggling - Twitter self-DDoS, Flipper, Ethernet 50 years old, SCOTUS cyberstalking
July 03, 2023 02:32 - 3 hours - 86.3 MBTwitter 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 ...
TWiT 911: You Toot Too, Right? - Twitter API fallout, Section 230, TikTok ban, tech layoffs, AmazonSmile RIP
January 23, 2023 02:42 - 2 hours - 73 MBTwitter API fallout, Section 230, TikTok ban, tech layoffs, AmazonSmile RIP Twitter's new developer terms ban third-party clients. Twitterrific: End of an Era. In Memory of Tweetbot. Extremely Hardcore. Looming Twitter interest payment leaves Elon Musk with unpalatable options. Google has been sued and is involved in a lawsuit over YouTube algorithms. Supreme Court allows Reddit mods to anonymously defend Section 230. R Street Institute signs onto amicus brief in Gonzalez v. Google....
TWiT 910: It's a Myrkl - CES 2023 Recap, ChatGPT and Plagiarism, Twitter API, 2016 Election and Twitter
January 16, 2023 03:01 - 3 hours - 85.5 MBCES 2023 Recap, ChatGPT and Plagiarism, Twitter API, 2016 Election and Twitter CES 2023 Recap A government watchdog spent $15,000 to crack a federal agency's passwords in minutes Twitter is blocking third-party clients like Tweetbot and Twitterrific CNET Is Experimenting With an AI Assist. Here's Why A Writer Used AI To Plagiarize Me. Now What? Acer 516 Gaming Chromebook Neeva Ad-free Search Engine NFL Playoffs 2023: Fox Sports Details 1080p/HDR Production Efforts Apple rumored to ...
TWiT 909: So Many Beans - CES 2023, Lastpass hack, Meta's EU fine, FCC's robocall fine, Tesla autopilot
January 09, 2023 01:27 - 2 hours - 66.9 MBCES 2023, Lastpass hack, Meta's EU fine, FCC's robocall fine, Tesla autopilot Adorable Rice Balls Reimagine Japan's Cutest Bird as Anime-Style Delinquents. Yo-Kai To Debut Desktop Ramen Robot For Space-Constrained Retail Formats at CES 2023. Stacey sets the stage for CES 2022. CES 2023 kicks off with more than 112,000 attendees. There was a lot of pee on the CES 2023 show floor. The tech that went too far at CES 2023. Surprise: Samsung is making SmartThings hardware again! M-Pwr By ...
TWiT 908: Best of 2022 - Highlights from throughout the year
January 01, 2023 17:00 - 2 hours - 70.1 MBHighlights from throughout the year Remember SECOND LIFE? Its Founder is Back For The METAVERSE! Neil Young's Spotify Ultimatum. Fidonet vs. the Internet. Apple Studio Display Doesn't Cut It. How To Remove Personally Identifiable Info From Google Search. Apple Supports FIDO Passkey. Google's LAMDA AI "Sentient"? Attorney's iPhone Seized in January 6th Investigation. Audiophiles Fall For MoFi's Digital Tricks. Why Did Cable Lose Broadband Market Share? LastPass hack. How Do You R...
TWiT 907: The Old Guys Look Back - 2022 year in review, Crypto, Artificial Intelligence, Ukraine, Elon Musk
December 25, 2022 17:00 - 2 hours - 81.5 MB2022 year in review, Crypto, Artificial Intelligence, Ukraine, Elon Musk Spotify Boycott War in Ukraine Crypto crash & FTX Acquisitions Twitter and Elon Musk The Metaverse Apple Tech worker revolt Hacking Government Passkeys Streaming Wars AI Revolution In Memoriam Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Paul Thurrott, Steve Gibson, Jeff Jarvis, and Doc Searls Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twi...
TWiT 906: A Bad Year for Billionaires - Twitter Trust and Safety Council firing, TikTok ban, FTX SBF arrested
December 19, 2022 06:15 - 2 hours - 73.8 MBAlex Barredo: @joinmastodon official account has been banned on Twitter. Impulsive and Unjustified: CNN Slams Twitter for Suspending Journalists – Including Its Own Donie O'Sullivan. Elon Musk Launches a Manhunt After Alarming Incident. Twitter dissolves Trust and Safety Council, Yoel Roth flees home. Elon Musk, Management Guru? Senate votes to ban TikTok use on government devices. What is TikTok & is TikTok Safe? TikTok may push potentially harmful content to teens within minutes, s...
TWiT 905: The Last Helicopter - Microsoft's Activision deal, Esports fading, Twitter Files, Apple car delays
December 12, 2022 06:49 - 2 hours - 70.9 MBMicrosoft's Activision deal, Esports fading, Twitter Files, Apple car delays Lina Khan, Aiming to Block Microsoft's Activision Deal, Faces a Challenge. TikTok National-Security Deal Faces More Delays as Worry Grows Over Risks. The Hype Around Esports Is Fading as Investors and Sponsors Dry Up. Musk calls to prosecute Fauci, drawing swift backlash. Twitter HQ is putting office supplies up for sale in a big auction. Musk's 'Twitter Files' offer a glimpse of the raw, complicated and than...
TWiT 904: Bon Bons and Football - Musk and Ye, chatting with ChatGPT, SF killer robots, Apple China protests
December 05, 2022 03:07 - 2 hours - 75.9 MBMusk and Ye, chatting with ChatGPT, SF killer robots, Apple China protests Elon Musk explains why Ye was suspended from Twitter. EU warns Musk that Twitter faces ban over content moderation. Twitter reinstates account of Daily Stormer's infamous neo-Nazi creator. Elon Musk's Boring Company Ghosts Cities Across America. Which VR headset does Georgia prefer? China pledges to slowly exit 'zero covid'. Apple to Lose 6 Million iPhone Pros From Tumult at China Plant. Inside the Covid revo...
TWiT 903: Opt In For Fun - Apple chaos in China, Robocall crackdown, NFT nightclubs, Black Friday slump
November 28, 2022 04:21 - 2 hours - 67.3 MBApple chaos in China, Robocall crackdown, NFT nightclubs, Black Friday slump The Top Tech and Tools You Need for Taking Digital Notes. Ford Mustang Mach-E loses its Consumer Reports recommendation. Musk will restore Twitter accounts banned for harassment, misinformation. Twitter new user signups at an 'all-time high,' says Elon Musk. Protests Erupting Across China. Mass resignations of iPhone workers; report of 30% production hit China Covid: Protests continue in major cities across ...
TWiT 902: May Contain Nuts - Evernote bought, Trump on Twitter, Holmes sentencing, FTX mess, Artemis launch
November 21, 2022 05:25 - 2 hours - 77.4 MBElon Musk restores Donald Trump's Twitter account. Twitter Locks Its Office and Suspends Badge Access. I Was the Head of Trust and Safety at Twitter. This Is What Could Become of It. Elizabeth Holmes Is Sentenced to More Than 11 Years for Theranos Fraud. Nigerian Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Launder Tens of Millions of Dollars from Online Scams. How Much Trouble Is FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried In? Evernote's Next Move: Joining the Bending Spoons Suite ...
TWiT 901: Weaponized FOMO - Twitter brand chaos, Meta job cuts, FTX fiasco, Apple sued, Kevin Conroy RIP
November 14, 2022 03:56 - 2 hours - 77.5 MBTwitter brand chaos, Meta job cuts, FTX fiasco, Apple sued, Kevin Conroy RIP Casey Newton on Twitter: "Update: company sources tell me that yesterday Twitter eliminated ~4,400 of its ~5,500 contract employees". Twitter CISO flies the coop. Elon Musk is putting Twitter at risk of billions in fines, warns company lawyer. Twitter Users Create Havoc by Impersonating Brands. What is Elon really up to in all of this? Is centralization good for end users? Nearly half of Meta job cuts were i...
TWiT 895: Eastern Blocks - Stadia is done, Zuck's UFC appearance, General AI, OG App, Amazon event
October 03, 2022 00:14 - 2 hours - 75.3 MBStadia is done, Zuck's UFC appearance, General AI, OG App, Amazon event Stadia is issuing refunds - How to get yours. Red Dead Redemption 2 fan with nearly 6,000 hours on Stadia begs Rockstar for character transfer. Adobe can't Photoshop out the fact its $20bn Figma deal is a naked land grab. Penpot inks $8M as signups for its open source spin on Figma jump 5600% after Adobe's $20B acquisition move. Is Mark Zuckerberg Fighting at This Weekend's UFC Show? Texts show roll call of tech f...
TWiT 894: Juking the Stats - Apple Watch Ultra, YouTube dislike button, Serial podcast, AI and Getty Images
September 26, 2022 04:15 - 2 hours - 73.8 MBApple Watch Ultra, YouTube dislike button, Serial podcast, AI and Getty Images Leo talks about his new Apple Watch Ultra. How Fitbit helped me lose 15 pounds. YouTube's 'dislike' and 'not interested' buttons barely work, study finds. Adobe's Aquisition of Figma is a Land Grab. Slack's Canvas feature puts a document editor in your chat window. TwistedWave, an Audio Editor. Word Jazz by Fred Katz and Ken Nordine. Ken Nordine - Levis Ad. Adnan Syed, Subject of 'Serial,' Is Released Fr...
TWiT 893: She's a Gorgy - Ethereum merge, GPU demand shifts, Adobe's Figma deal, GTA 6 hack
September 19, 2022 03:11 - 3 hours - 83.1 MBEthereum merge, GPU demand shifts, Adobe's Figma deal, GTA 6 hack Ethereum activates The Merge as it shifts to proof of stake. No One Is Profitable': GPU Mining Faces Dark Days After Ethereum Merge. GeForce GPUs are 80% of EVGA's revenue—but it's cutting ties with Nvidia anyway. Farthest Frontier on Steam. Nvidia is about to make a big announcement during a difficult time. Some iPhone 14 Pro customers are getting their preorders delayed by Apple. The iPhone 14 Index: How much of a y...
TWiT 892: You're In Newton's Hands Now - Apple iPhone 14, Dynamic Island, Intel Optane, ETH merge, Atari 2600
September 12, 2022 01:59 - 2 hours - 80.5 MBApple iPhone 14, Dynamic Island, Intel Optane, ETH merge, Atari 2600 News of Queen Elizabeth II's death broke on Twitter before the BBC. The Steve Jobs Archive. The Church of Apple Is a Religion Because We Made It One. Tim Cook would rather have you buy an iPhone than use RCS. Underestimating Apple's bold moves. Why the Soviet Union wanted to nuke this hot dog stand. Apple picks Globalstar for emergency satellite service on iPhone 14. iPhone 14 is eSIM-only in the US: Here's what yo...
TWiT 891: Use a Rivian? That's Nuts - Apple event preview, USB 4, Stable Diffusion AI, fit CEOs
September 05, 2022 05:04 - 2 hours - 82.4 MBChecking in on The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Checking in on House of the Dragon. Sweeping Children's Online Safety Bill Is Passed in California. 'I turned my back on my film career to protect children online'. Kiwi Farms removed by Cloudflare. He used AI to win a fine-arts competition. Was it cheating? @negar_rz: Can't believe Stable Diffusion is out there for public use and that's considered as "ok"!!! Exploring 12 Million of the 2.3 Billion Images Used to Train Stable ...
TWiT 890: Jail or Olympics - Twitter whistleblower, LastPass hack, Ethereum merge, Artemis 1, Zuck meets Rogan
August 29, 2022 02:40 - 3 hours - 87.1 MBTwitter whistleblower, LastPass hack, Ethereum merge, Artemis 1, Zuck meets Rogan Twitter whistleblower says the platform was unable to guard against insider threats on January 6. Twitter Whistleblowing Report Actually Seems To Confirm Twitter's Legal Argument, While Pretending To Support Musk's. Apple's 'Far out' iPhone event will be held on September 7. SpaceX, T-Mobile to Connect Satellites to Cellphones in Remote Areas. Nichelle Nichols' ashes will head to space on a rocket. Scien...
TWiT 889: The Thin Green Line - Streaming TV is winning, House of the Dragon, Zuckerberg's avatar, Pixy RIP
August 22, 2022 04:43 - 2 hours - 65.6 MBGame of Thrones' v. 'Lord of the Rings': The Biggest Battle in Fantasy TV History Is Here. How About We Just Don't Watch the 'Game of Thrones' Prequel? HBO Max to Remove 36 Titles, Including 20 Originals, From Streaming. Regal Owner Cineworld Nears Bankruptcy as Theater Comeback Lags. U.S. Streaming Tops Cable TV Viewing for First Time, Nielsen Says. Amazon's 'Thursday Night Football' Coverage to Be Tracked by Nielsen. Mark Zuckerberg responds to metaverse memes with a redesign. Do W...
TWiT 888: Frolic and Detour - FTC's privacy push, the fall of social media, Excel esports, Netflix gaming
August 15, 2022 02:49 - 2 hours - 77.1 MBFTC's privacy push, the fall of social media, Excel esports, Netflix gaming AngledDesigners on Etsy. This Is the Data Facebook Gave Police to Prosecute a Teenager for Abortion. Meta Just Happens to Expand Messenger's End-to-End Encryption. The FTC has kicked off its massive push to regulate the data economy. Guide to Competitive Programming: Learning and Improving Algorithms Through Contests. Excel esports on ESPN show world the pain of format errors. Android amps up campaign to push...
TWiT 887: Chorizo in Spaaaaaaaaace! - Amazon buys iRobot, Mofi vinyl controversy, Cybertruck cost increase
August 08, 2022 06:32 - 2 hours - 67.6 MBAmazon buys iRobot, Mofi vinyl controversy, Cybertruck cost increase Amazon announces deal to buy Roomba maker for $1.7 billion. Amazon's iRobot Deal Would Give It Maps Inside Millions of Homes. Ring, Google, and the Police: What to Know About Emergency Requests for Video Footage. Facial recognition smartwatches to be used to monitor foreign offenders in UK. Disney could soon lose exclusive rights to Mickey Mouse. California Regulator Accuses Tesla of Falsely Advertising Autopilot. U...
TWiT 886: The Barn Has Left the Horse - CHIPS Act, earnings week, FTC sues Meta, Twitter Blue price hike
August 01, 2022 04:37 - 2 hours - 67.7 MBCHIPS Act clears Congress, ensuring $52 billion boost to US foundries. Intel (INTC) earnings Q2 2022. Intel Kills Optane Memory Business Entirely. Apple's $83B quarter by the numbers. FY22 Q4 - Press Releases - Investor Relations - Microsoft. Amazon (AMZN) Q2 2022 earnings. Peacock's paid subscribers stayed flat at 13 million, losses widen to $467 million. Why Big Tech Is Making a Big Play for Live Sports. Collect and Trade NFL Highlights As NFTs. Spotify has 188 million Premium us...
TWiT 885: St Jeff's Memorial Hospital - Amazon Buys One Medical, Google Glass AR, Netflix Ad-Supported
July 24, 2022 21:19 - 2 hours - 70.1 MBAmazon Buys One Medical, Google Glass AR, Netflix Ad-Supported Twitter-Musk trial on $44 billion deal set to begin in October after Musk loses effort to delay Snap shares plunge 25% on disappointing second-quarter results and plans to slow hiring House panel advances landmark federal data privacy bill Fad or frenzy, BeReal is having a real moment right now Amazon is buying primary care tech provider One Medical for $3.9B OpenAI expands access to DALL-E 2, its powerful image-generating...
TWiT 884: Not Tested With Normal People - James Webb pics, Ev Williams steps down, MacBook Air M2 review
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TWiT 883: More Data Than Sense - Musk bails on Twitter, Europe's big data laws, China's big data hack
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