March 01, 2026

This Week in Tech 1073: Broetry in Motion

2 hours 54 minutes

Anthropic's clash with the Pentagon pits tech ethics against government demands, raising explosive questions about AI's role in surveillance and weaponry. If you care about who controls the future of artificial intelligence, this episode is a must-listen.

Sam Altman says OpenAI shares Anthropic's red lines in Pentagon fight

The whole thing was a scam

OpenAI allows NSA to use GPT for surveilling Americans

Anthropic's Claude hits No. 1 on Apple's top free apps list after Pentagon rejection

Layoffs at Block

Crypto exchange Gemini plans to lay off up to 200 staff, exit Europe, and Australia

Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for Paramount Takeover

An update on our model deprecation commitments for Claude Opus 3 \ Anthropic

Keep Android Open

Colorado moves age checks from websites to operating systems | Biometric Update

Open source calculator firmware DB48X forbids CA/CO use due to age verification

New Apple product launch starts Monday, Tim Cook confirms

Everything announced at Samsung Unpacked: The Galaxy S26 Ultra, Galaxy Buds 4 and more

Here's how the new Samsung Galaxy S26 compares with last year's S25

Hacked Prayer App Sends 'Surrender' Messages to Iranians Amid Israeli and US Strikes

The Big One: The cyberattack scenarios that keep officials up at night

CISA replaces acting director after a bumbling year on the job

New AirSnitch attack bypasses Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises

Victory! Tenth Circuit Finds Fourth Amendment Doesn't Support Broad Search of Protesters' Devices and Digital Data

Enthusiasts used their home computers to search for ET—scientists are homing in on 100 signals they found

Americans now listen to podcasts more often than talk radio, study shows | TechCrunch

Burger King Will Use AI To Check If Employees Say 'Please' and 'Thank You'

Uber Previews Its Dubai Air Taxi Service - Slashdot

Rob Grant, creator of Red Dwarf, has died

Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion, Song of Kali, dead at 77

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Molly White, Owen Thomas, and Harry McCracken

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