July 27, 2025

This Week in Tech 1042: Well Played Astronomer

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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

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July 27, 2025

This Week in Tech 1042: Well Played Astronomer

Listen Later

2 hours 20 minutes

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

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uscloud.com

spaceship.com/twit

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