This Week in Tech (Video)

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  • TWiT 940: Chia Fresca - Black Hat, DEF CON, AI Bill of Rights, BlueJeans, Zoom AI disclosure, Snoopers' Charter

    Black 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' data.
  • AI 'red teams' race to find bias and harms in chatbots like ChatGPT.
  • New 'Downfall' Flaw Exposes Valuable Data in Generations of Intel Chips.
  • An Apple Malware-Flagging Tool Is 'Trivially' Easy to Bypass.
  • Maui Wildfire Relief Fund.
  • Want to pwn a satellite? Turns out it's surprisingly easy.
  • CISA boss says US alliance with Ukraine over past year is closer than Five Eyes.
  • Zoom AI tools trained using some customer data, updated terms say.
  • From $40 billion to 'going concern' — WeWork warns of possible bankruptcy.
  • I Would Rather See My Books Get Pirated Than This (Or: Why Goodreads and Amazon Are Becoming Dumpster Fires).
  • BlueJeans, Verizon's Google Meet competitor, is shutting down.
  • Curiosity Rover Finds 'Striking' Evidence of Habitable Seasons on Mars.
  • Norway fines Meta 1M crowns per day over behavioural ads feud.
  • E.U. slaps Meta with record $1.3 billion fine for data privacy violations.
  • Rest in peace Bram Moolenaar, author of Vim and hero of many developers.
  • Rhoda Karpatkin, Who Led Consumer Reports for Decades, Dies at 93.
  • MrBeast Facing $100 Million Lawsuit After Dissing Own Burgers.
  • Travis Kalanick expands 'dark kitchens' venture across Latin America.
  • Crypto's Next Craze? Orbs That Scan Your Eyeballs.

    • Host: Leo Laporte

    Guests: Christina Warren, Iain Thomson, and Rob Pegoraro

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      • 2 hr 32 min
    • TWiT 939: The Immortal Cell - AI in Hollywood, Alphabet antitrust lawsuit, Amazon earnings, Exorcist VR

      AI 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 Slimmed-Down Antitrust Lawsuit Over Search.
    • Brave Search Breaks Free Of Bing With Standalone Image Index.
    • Kagi Search - A Premium Search Engine.
    • Apple Services Salvage a Blah Quarter.
    • Claimed superconductor LK-99 is an online sensation — but replication efforts fall short.
    • NASA restores contact with Voyager 2 spacecraft after mistake led to weeks of silence.
    • Fortnite's adding a museum about the Holocaust.
    • Exclusive: Inside Meta's Horizon Worlds reboot.
    • The Exorcist: Legion VR on Oculus Quest 2.
    • Post Malone Buys Lord Of The Rings Card Worth Over $2 Million.
    • Family of Henrietta Lacks settles lawsuit over use of immortal cell line.
    • U.S. ban on popular lightbulb goes into effect Aug. 1.
    • Is that a TV in your pocket? Rokid is making a TV dongle for its AR glasses.

    • Host: Leo Laporte

      Guests: Georgia Dow, Mike Masnick, and Janko Roettgers

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        • 2 hr 33 min
      • TWiT 938: Shifting the Ovaltine Window - Blind app, Starlink dominance, NSA surveillance, NASA+

        Blind 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 Surveillance 'Loophole'.
      • Facebook passed 3 billion users for the first time.
      • NASA+ is the space agency's very own streaming platform.
      • Uber's Fatal Self-Driving Car Crash Saga Ends With the Operator Avoiding Prison.
      • Tesla's secret team to suppress thousands of driving range complaints.
      • Android will now warn about unknown Bluetooth trackers, like AirTag, traveling with you.
      • YouTube Q2 Ad Sales Up 4.4%, Alphabet Handily Tops Earnings Estimates.
      • Microsoft earnings: FY23 Q4.
      • FTC readies lawsuit that could break up Amazon.
      • How Blind Became the App Silicon Valley Bosses Love to Hate.

        • Host: Leo Laporte

        Guests: Paris Martineau, Louis Maresca, and Shoshana Weissmann

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          • 2 hr 52 min
        • TWiT 937: Elon's Little Chisel - Twitter to X, FedNow, Meta's LLaMA 2, riding in a Waymo, Kevin Mitnick

          Twitter 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 file Supreme Court plea. 
        •  Meta and Microsoft Introduce the Next Generation of Llama. 
        •  Self driving in SF with Alex. 
        •  G/O media will make more AI-generated stories despite critics. 
        •  The Biden administration announces its new smart home cybersecurity label. 
        •  Massachusetts Prepares To Ban The Collection And Abuse Of Cell Phone Location Data. 
        •  Senate bill crafted with DEA targets end-to-end encryption, requires online companies to report drug activity. 
        •  The Screen Savers - Kevin Mitnick Is Free. 

          • Host: Leo Laporte

          Guests: Alex Kantrowitz and Ranjan Roy

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            • 2 hr 18 min
          • TWiT 936: Leo is Awful - Microsoft Activision victory, Amazon Prime Day, writer's strike, Taylor Swift

            Microsoft 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 Finds Meta and Tax Prep Companies "Recklessly" Shared Taxpayers' Data.
          • Can AI solve the problems with social media?
          • Kathy Baxter: Here's what could go wrong if we don't take AI safety seriously.
          • Sarah Silverman is suing OpenAI and Meta for copyright infringement.
          • The shady world of Brave selling copyrighted data for AI training.
          • Hollywood studios proposed AI contract that would give them likeness rights 'for the rest of eternity'.
          • Fran Drescher Slams Bob Iger's 'Repugnant' and 'Tone Deaf' Strike Comments: If I Were Disney, 'I Would Lock Him Behind Doors'.
          • Oppenheimer actors walk out of UK premiere as Hollywood stars join writer strike.
          • How is TikTok doing right now?
          • That dangerous TikTok trend on the Today Show? It was fake.
          • First Amendment org challenges restrictions on TikTok at Texas universities.
          • Taylor Swift's Re-Recorded 'Speak Now' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 2023's Biggest Week.

            • Host: Leo Laporte

            Guests: Dan Patterson, Daniel Rubino, and Abrar Al-Heeti

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              • 2 hr 32 min
            • TWiT 935: Gotta Sleep 'Em All - Threads by Meta, TweetDeck returns, Causal AI, thumbs-up emoji lawsuit

              Threads 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 filled with errors.
            • The next artificial intelligence frontier: Causal AI.
            • A 25-Year-Old Bet about Consciousness Has Finally Been Settled.
            • Bay Area tech company Evernote lays off most staff, relocating to Europe.
            • Farmer owes $82,000 in a contract dispute over the use of a 'thumbs-up' emoji, judge says.
            • Here's the deal with the giant sphere causing a buzz in Las Vegas.
            • Pokémon Sleep gameplay and pre-registration for Android revealed.

              • Host: Leo Laporte

              Guests: Ben Parr, Reed Albergotti, and Seth Weintraub

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                • 2 hr 29 min
              • TWiT 934: The Scrollbar is Jiggling - Twitter self-DDoS, Flipper, Ethernet 50 years old, SCOTUS cyberstalking

                Twitter 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 products.
              • Google accused of ripping off advertisers with video ads no one saw. Now, the expert view.
              • YouTube tests restricting ad blocker users to 3 video views.
              • Twitch adds new paid chat feature to rival YouTube's Super Chat.
              • David Bohrman Dead: Former CNN Executive Was 69.
              • Want to feel old? Ethernet just celebrated its 50th birthday.
              • UK regulator may refer Adobe's $20 billion Figma deal to deeper probe.
              • Supreme Court Rebuffs Apple in Billion-Dollar Caltech Patent Case.
              • The FTC wants to put a ban on fake reviews.
              • Supreme Court guts protections for cyberstalking victims.
              • Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Accusing Google of Stealing Millions of Song Lyrics.
              • SiriusXM to Shut Down Stitcher Podcast App.
              • Pokémon Go Developer Lays Off 230 Employees, Closes LA Studio.
              • Goldman Is Looking for a Way Out of Its Partnership With Apple.
              • Scoop: TSA to expand facial recognition program to over 400 airports.
              • Prigozhin-controlled Russian media group shuts after mutiny.
              • UT Mourns Lithium-Ion Battery Inventor and Nobel Prize Recipient John Goodenough.

                • Host: Leo Laporte

                Guests: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Iain Thomson, and Brianna Wu

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                  • 3 hr 9 min
                • TWiT 933: The Iliad Flow - Amazon vs Walmart, Prime dark patterns, Canadian link tax, Zuck+Musk cage match

                  Amazon vs Walmart, Prime dark patterns, Canadian link tax, Zuck Musk cage match

                • A new book reveals how Amazon used 'shady' strategies at its bookstores to drive up Prime subscriptions.
                • Trader Oooh's.
                • FTC Sues Amazon Over 'Manipulative' Tactics Used to Enroll Millions in Prime.
                • Deceptive Patterns: Hall of Shame.
                • Sony's PlayStation chief privately said Microsoft's Activision deal wasn't about Xbox exclusives.
                • Amazon will hold Prime Day 2023 on July 11-12, adding invite-only deals and 'Buy with Prime' sites.
                • TikTok prepares 'Project S' plan to break into online shopping.
                • The Curious Case of Chris Evans's Sweater in "Knives Out".
                • NFL finalizes new 11-year media rights deal, Amazon gets exclusive Thursday Night rights.
                • Gannett sues Google over its alleged ad tech monopoly.
                • As Canada Passes Corrupt Link Tax, Meta Says No More News Links In Canada.
                • Winner Sells All: Amazon, Walmart, and the Battle for Our Wallets by Jason Del Rey.
                • Disney Adds Facial Recognition to Parks.
                • Tom Morello, Zack de la Rocha Boycott Venues Using Face-scanning Tech.
                • Hacker responsible for 2020 Twitter breach sentenced to prison.
                • Google's YouTube Is Testing an Online-Games Offering.
                • Meta Will Launch Twitter Competitor In Mid-July: Report.
                • Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg's fight started before Meta's Twitter rival.
                • "Stunning"—Midjourney update wows AI artists with camera-like feature.

                  • Host: Leo Laporte

                  Guests: Denise Howell, Alex Lindsay, and Jason Del Rey

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                    • 3 hr 1 min
                  • TWiT 932: There's Always a Cow Level - Reddit CEO, Diablo 4, Esports struggle, "Hey Disney!", Twitter eviction

                    Reddit CEO, Diablo 4, Esports struggle, "Hey Disney!", Twitter eviction

                  • Twitter is being evicted from its Boulder office over unpaid rent.
                  • Twitter stiffs Google.
                  • Will Elon Lose Control of Twitter?
                  • Reddit Aims for IPO in Second Half as Market's Gears Quietly Turn.
                  • One of Reddit's largest communities is protesting changes to the platform by posting only photos of John Oliver 'looking sexy'.
                  • Google Domains is yet another useful service to get the ax in favor of "focus".
                  • TIKTOK'S ENSHITTIFICATION.
                  • WHIPPED.
                  • 'The Flash' Disappoints With $55 Million Debut, Pixar's 'Elemental' Flops With $29.5 Million in Battle of Box Office Lightweights.
                  • Google's Ads Violate Antitrust Laws, E.U. Says.
                  • The streamer who spent $1M on an esports team says esports is a terrible business: 'Everyone is losing a lot of money'
                  • Nintendo shuts down Smash World Tour 'without any warning'.
                  • Whoopi Goldberg is Still Upset About Diablo 4, Calls for Blizzard's Response.
                  • Baldur's Gate 3.
                  • Apple's Secret Weapon to Getting PC Games on Mac.
                  • FCC chair to investigate exactly how much everyone hates data caps.
                  • Meta Lowers Age Requirement for Quest VR Headsets to Allow Preteens.
                  • How many Star Wars movies are there? In order of chronology, release date and 'machete.'
                  • Amazon's 'Hey Disney!' voice assistant is now available.
                  • Meta scientist Yann LeCun says AI won't destroy jobs forever.
                  • Comcast complains to FCC that listing all of its monthly fees is too hard.
                  • RowdySkeleton.com
                  • FTC reportedly seeks an injunction to stop Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal.

                    • Host: Leo Laporte

                    Guests: Ashley Esqueda and Alex Wilhelm

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                      • 2 hr 48 min
                    • TWiT 931: Pork Pie For Your Ears - Apple Vision Pro, Reddit API fallout, Tesla Autopilot casualties, UFOs

                      Apple Vision Pro, Reddit API fallout, Tesla Autopilot casualties, UFOs

                    • What are the guests driving?
                    • Apple's Vision Pro Isn't the Future.
                    • Reddit's users and moderators are revolting against its CEO.
                    • Lemmy.world
                    • 17 fatalities, 736 crashes: The shocking toll of Tesla's Autopilot.
                    • Nicole and Sam ride around Austin in a Cruise Robotaxi. \
                    • Cruise faces backlash after self-driving car appears to block crews responding to SF's Mission District shooting.
                    • Mercedes first to sell vehicles in California with hands-free, eyes-off automated driving.
                    • FORD EV CUSTOMERS TO GAIN ACCESS TO 12,000 TESLA SUPERCHARGERS; COMPANY TO ADD NORTH AMERICAN CHARGING STANDARD PORT IN FUTURE EVS.
                    • I love electric vehicles – and was an early adopter. But increasingly, I feel duped.
                    • Does the U.S. Government Want You to Believe in U.F.O.s?
                    • US sues Coinbase as crypto crackdown widens.
                    • A decade on, Edward Snowden remains in Russia, though U.S. laws have changed.

                      • Host: Leo Laporte

                      Guests: Nicole Wakelin, Roberto Baldwin, and Sam Abuelsamid

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                        • 2 hr 51 min

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