This Week in Tech (Video)
207 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★ - 108 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 985: TikTok With Wings - AT&T Landlines, US Bans Kaspersky and DJI
June 23, 2024 22:45 - 2 hours - 2.12 GB VideoAT&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
June 17, 2024 00:15 - 2 hours - 2.14 GB VideoUkranian 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 ...
TWiT 983: Digital Snackwells - NVIDIA's Thor, Adobe's TOS, Insta's Unskippable Ads
June 10, 2024 01:55 - 2 hours - 1.9 GB VideoHow 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 yo...
TWiT 982: International Trash - Startup Chaos, Breaking Ticketmaster, Ultrasonic Coffee
June 03, 2024 02:15 - 2 hours - 1.93 GB VideoStartup 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. Inter...
TWiT 981: Grab Your Rabbit - Sky's voice, Copilot+ Surface devices, Car Thing's discontinuation
May 27, 2024 02:13 - 2 hours - 2.29 GB VideoSky'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 v...
TWiT 980: Hed Dek Lede and Nut Graf - OpenAI and Reddit, Signal Smear Campaign
May 20, 2024 02:09 - 2 hours - 1.98 GB VideoOpenAI 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...
TWiT 979: Musk-stache - Solar Storms, Apple and OpenAI, Tesla Layoffs
May 13, 2024 02:45 - 2 hours - 2.13 GB VideoSolar 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 afte...
TWiT 978: Baptized in Gatorade - AI Priest, FCC Fines, Jack Dorsey Leaves Bluesky
May 06, 2024 04:00 - 3 hours - 2.35 GB VideoIn 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 emot...
TWiT 977: Gahoo Yoogle - TikTok Ban, Intel's Struggles, Google's Ensh*ttification
April 29, 2024 02:17 - 2 hours - 2.29 GB VideoTikTok 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 realit...
TWiT 976: Serial Churners - Netflix Earnings, Cybertruck Recall, FISA
April 22, 2024 02:00 - 2 hours - 1.9 GB VideoCops 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 acceler...
TWiT 975: You Don't Want to Make Ghandi Mad - AI Music, Broadband Nutrition Labels
April 15, 2024 00:56 - 2 hours - 2.03 GB VideoAI 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 ...
TWiT 975: You Don't Want to Make Gandhi Mad - AI Music, Broadband Nutrition Labels
April 15, 2024 00:56 - 2 hours - 2.03 GB VideoAI 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 ...
TWiT 974: Get at the Young Youngs - Tesla Robotaxi, Marissa Mayer's Sunshine
April 08, 2024 02:25 - 2 hours - 2.07 GB VideoHouse, 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 - 2.44 GB VideoGmail 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 - 2.18 GB VideoU.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 - 2.39 GB VideoThe 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 - 1.85 GB VideoTikTok 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 - 2.18 GB VideoApple'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 - 1.92 GB VideoHow 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 - 1.9 GB VideoZuckerberg 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 - 1.82 GB VideoBluesky 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 - 1.65 GB VideoThe 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 - 2 GB VideoAI 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 - 2.15 GB VideoVerizon 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 - 2.14 GB VideoPadre'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 - 1.92 GB VideoCES 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 - 2.14 GB VideoLooking 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 - 1.76 GB VideoIn 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 958: Never Look a Gift Mouse in the Horse - AI Math, Zuck's Lair, E3's Demise
December 18, 2023 01:26 - 2 hours - 2.01 GB VideoAI 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...
TWiT 952: A Gathering of the Protons - AI Executive Order, Epic vs. Google, Goodbye Mint, Meta Ray-bans
November 06, 2023 05:51 - 2 hours - 2.3 GB VideoAI 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 monop...
TWiT 951: Cali Sober - Cruise suspended in California, UK's Online Safety Bill, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite
October 30, 2023 00:52 - 2 hours - 2 GB VideoCruise 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 ...
TWiT 950: Happy Sink Day - Net Neutrality, AI Homer Simpson, Meta Glassholes, Jon Stewart Cancelled by Apple
October 23, 2023 01:37 - 2 hours - 1.96 GB VideoNet 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 ...
TWiT 949: Security Spatula - Microsoft Activision Deal, AI Deciphers Scrolls, OpenAI Core Values
October 16, 2023 03:30 - 2 hours - 2.02 GB VideoMicrosoft'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 addicti...
TWiT 948: Schrödinger's Server - Google's hidden search, Spotify and audiobooks, X removes headlines
October 09, 2023 02:31 - 2 hours - 2.21 GB VideoGoogle'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 casin...
TWiT 947: Speaking of the Roman Empire - Bye red envelope, Zuckerberg avatar, Microsoft certificate apocalypse
October 02, 2023 02:30 - 2 hours - 2.05 GB VideoThe 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 com...
TWiT 946: AI is Number Two - iPhone 15 hands on, Amazon hardware event, Instacart IPO, Unity blinks
September 24, 2023 23:50 - 2 hours - 1.72 GB VideoiPhone 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 deve...
TWiT 945: The iPhone in the Freezer - New Apple iPhone 15 Announced, Google Antitrust Trial
September 18, 2023 01:44 - 2 hours - 1.64 GB VideoNew 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 develop...
TWiT 944: Shilling SponCon - Elon Musk Biography, Google Anti-trust, Clubhouse
September 11, 2023 02:52 - 2 hours - 2.14 GB VideoElon 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 Su...
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 - 1.86 GB VideoThousands 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 887: Chorizo in Spaaaaaaaaace! - Amazon buys iRobot, Mofi vinyl controversy, Cybertruck cost increase
August 08, 2022 01:52 - 2 hours - 2.29 GB VideoAmazon 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 - 2.19 GB VideoCHIPS 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 - 2.15 GB VideoAmazon 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
July 18, 2022 03:43 - 2 hours - 2.11 GB VideoJames Webb pics, Ev Williams steps down, MacBook Air M2 review First James Webb Space Telescope pics give us our deepest look into space yet. Musk Seeks to Block 'Warp Speed' Twitter Trial Over $44 Billion Deal. What would a post-Twitter world look like? Evan Williams Is Stepping Down as C.E.O. of Medium. Nearly half of Gen Z is using TikTok and Instagram for search instead of Google, according to Google's own data. Kids and teens now spend more time watching TikTok than YouTube...
TWiT 883: More Data Than Sense - Musk bails on Twitter, Europe's big data laws, China's big data hack
July 11, 2022 00:40 - 2 hours - 2.37 GB VideoMusk bails on Twitter, Europe's big data laws, China's big data hack Elon Musk tries to walk away from the Twitter deal. Twitter will sue Elon Musk for calling off his $44 billion takeover. Elon's out, and his bid to buy Twitter was likely a joke. When Elon Musk dreams, his employees have nightmares. Report: Tesla Factory Workers Are in Danger Because Elon Musk Hates the Color Yellow. How Elon's bizarre Twitter takeover saga could have just been a cover for him to sell $8.5 bill...
TWiT 882: Many Mini Metaverses - Don't Buy Entry Level M2 Macbook Pro, Google To Delete Abortion Clinic Visits
July 03, 2022 23:33 - 2 hours - 2.51 GB VideoDon't Buy Entry Level M2 Macbook Pro, Google To Delete Abortion Clinic Visits GitHub Copilot works so well because it steals open-source code and strips credit Section 230 Is a Last Line of Defense for Abortion Speech Online Hello! You've Been Referred Here Because You're Wrong About Section 230 Of The Communications Decency Act Google will start auto-deleting abortion clinic visits from user location history Elon Musk Takes Unusually Long Twitter Break Google Allowed a Sanctioned Rus...
TWiT 881: A Cowboy Hat For Your Dog - Roe vs. Wade, Amazon robots, Twitter Notes, Nothing Phone (1)
June 27, 2022 04:01 - 2 hours - 2.29 GB VideoRoe vs. Wade, Amazon robots, Twitter Notes, Nothing Phone (1) U.S. tech industry frets about handing data to states prosecuting abortion. Meta Clamps Down on Internal Discussion of Roe v. Wade's Overturning. Google tells workers they can relocate 'without justification' following the Supreme Court decision. Big Tech is silent on data privacy in post-Roe America. For people seeking abortions, digital privacy is suddenly critical. We Need to Take Back Our Privacy. Amazon's Lates...
TWiT 880: Larry's Pantaloons - Crypto bust, Musk talks to Twitter, China gets TikTok data, ADAS crash data
June 20, 2022 00:42 - 2 hours - 2.46 GB VideoCrypto bust, Musk talks to Twitter, China gets TikTok data, ADAS crash data Bitcoin's Cascading Losses Accelerate in Record-Breaking Rout. El Salvador's bitcoin-backing president asks for patience as crypto sinks. Jake Paul Is 'Broke' After Putting All Of His Money In Cryptocurrency. Dogecoin Pumps 8% After Elon Musk Says He's Still Buying. Elon Musk sued for $258 billion over an alleged Dogecoin pyramid scheme. Elon Musk Tells Staff Twitter Should Allow 'Pretty Outrageous' Twe...
TWiT 879: ShrinkyDinks 2.0 - Apple WWDC, Sentient Google Chatbot AI, Bill C-11, Bored Ape Returns
June 13, 2022 02:49 - 2 hours - 2.45 GB VideoApple WWDC, Sentient Google Chatbot AI, Bill C-11, Bored Ape Returns Apple Announces M2 SoC: Apple Silicon for Macs Updated For 2022 Apple Announces Resident Evil Village and No Man's Sky for M2 Devices Glasses or no glasses, this year's WWDC is all about AR Apple Embraces the Ever-Expanding Dashboard Touchscreen Apple's Passkey Replaces Passwords With iPhone and Mac Authentication Apple's set to make big bucks off its new lending service Who the hell asked Apple for widgets on their...
TWiT 878: Having My Baby - Sheryl Sandberg steps down, WWDC preview, Texas social media law, right to repair
June 06, 2022 06:09 - 2 hours - 2.02 GB VideoSheryl Sandberg steps down, WWDC preview, Texas social media law, right to repair Why Sheryl Sandberg Quit Facebook's Meta What to Expect at WWDC 2022: iOS 16, macOS 13, watchOS 9 and Possibly New Macs Apple Plans to Make the iPad More Like a Laptop and Less Like a Phone Apple's AR/VR Headset Will Dominate WWDC—Even Though It Won't Be There What's Coming at Apple (AAPL) WWDC? IPad Upgrades That Make It More Like Laptop Supreme Court Halts Texas Social Media 'Censorship' Law Tw...
TWiT 877: First, You Need Bootstraps - Seth Green's NFT stolen, DuckDuckGo and Microsoft, Apple Union battle
May 30, 2022 00:05 - 2 hours - 2.1 GB VideoSeth Green's NFT stolen, DuckDuckGo and Microsoft, Apple Union battle Someone Stole Seth Green's Bored Ape And Star Of His New NFT Show. Best Crypto Wallets by Nicholas De Leon. A California bill could allow parents to sue social-media companies for up to $25,000 if their children become addicted to the platforms. Court upholds the block on Florida's social media 'censorship' law. Senator Klobuchar Fixed None Of The Problems With Her Antitrust Bill; But Made Sure To Carve Out ACTU...