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June 30, 2024TWiT 986: Our Dope GPS! - Supreme Court Decisions, Snapdragon X Elite Tests
Supreme Court Decisions, Snapdragon X Elite Tests
Murthy Decision Should Not Foreclose Cases Against Actual First Amendment Violations

What SCOTUS just did to broadband, the right to repair, the environment, and more

Nearly 4,000 arrested in global police crackdown on online scam networks

Mark Cuban's public email was hacked after receiving call from a fake Google rep

The Julian Assange Saga Is Finally Over

Microsoft's bundling of Office and Teams breaks antitrust law, EU says

EU Competition Commissioner says Apple's decision to pull AI from EU shows anticompetitive behavior

Microsoft says it's okay to steal content published on the web

Microsoft's Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC is finally the best clamshell laptop on the market after 8 years of iterations

Tested: Don't buy a Snapdragon X Elite laptop for PC gaming

Signal 65 Snapdragon battery testing

The RIAA's lawsuit against generative music startups will be the bloodbath AI needs

Wherein The Copia Institute Asks The Second Circuit To Stand Up For Fair Use, The Internet Archive, And Why We Bother To Have Copyright Law At All

Redbox's owner files for bankruptcy after repeatedly missing payments and payroll

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Cathy Gellis, Ryan Shrout, and Doc Rock

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2 hr 27 min
June 23, 2024TWiT 985: TikTok With Wings - AT&T Landlines, US Bans Kaspersky and DJI
AT&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 Newsom calls for statewide action

EU Council has withdrawn the vote on Chat Control

US sues Adobe for hiding termination fees and making it difficult to cancel subscriptions

Apple Won't Roll Out AI Tech In EU Market Over Regulatory Concerns

AT&T can't hang up on landline phone customers, California agency rules

Amazon mulls $5 to $10 monthly price tag for unprofitable Alexa service, AI revamp

What Game of Thrones did to the media

Elon Musk Tweeted a Thing

This Old House' Pays Tribute to Creator Russell Morash

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Amanda Silberling, Louise Matsakis, and Ed Bott

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2 hr 45 min
June 16, 2024TWiT 984: Fifty-three Clicks - Bot Farms in Ukraine, LA Public Health Dept. Phished
Ukranian 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 discovered

Successful phishing attack at LA County Department of Public Health exposes PID of 200k + people

Bot Farm that attacked Ukrainian phones is shut down

Nokia CEO makes world's first 'immersive' phone call

Elon Musk drops suit against OpenAI and Sam Altman

Talking about Mark Zuckerberg

The Stanford Internet Observatory is being dismantled

T-Mobile users thought they had a lifetime price lock—guess what happened next

Games that the panel members are playing

Lynn Conway, a true pioneer, passes away at 86

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Daniel Rubino, Devindra Hardawar, and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

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2 hr 47 min
June 09, 2024TWiT 983: Digital Snackwells - NVIDIA's Thor, Adobe's TOS, Insta's Unskippable Ads
How 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 your projects, for free

Adobe has clarified controversial shrinkwrap license terms, but the damage may have already been done

Samsung sues Oura preemptively to block smart ring patent claims

I watched NVIDIA's Computex 2024 keynote and it made my blood run cold

TSMC says it has discussed moving fabs out of Taiwan but such a move impossible

Intel CEO Takes Aim at NVIDIA in Fight for AI Chip Dominance

This is Lunar Lake — Intel's utterly overhauled AI laptop chip that ditches memory sticks

Instagram confirms test of 'unskippable' ads

Gurman's Epic Pre-WWDC Leak Report

New York passes legislation that would ban 'addictive' social media algorithms for kids

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Louis Maresca, Stacey Higginbotham, and Brian McCullough

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2 hr 28 min
June 02, 2024TWiT 982: International Trash - Startup Chaos, Breaking Ticketmaster, Ultrasonic Coffee
Startup 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.

Internet Archive and the Wayback Machine under DDoS cyber-attack

'Like drinking a music festival': this is ultrasonic coffee – but does it taste any good?

Inside the scramble to 'prebunk' election misinformation before it takes hold

TikTok Pins Its Hopes on Trump to Avoid Ban

How a Self-Published Book, 'The Shadow Work Journal,' Became a Best Seller

Twitch streamers host a fundraiser for Palestinians.

The IRS is making its free Turbo Tax alternative permanent

Tribeca to Screen AI-Generated Short Films Created by OpenAI's Sora

North Korea says it will stop sending trash balloons as South Korea vows strong retaliation

Swiss company develops CPUs from lab-grown human brains & the internet is horrified

Ex-OpenAI Director Says Board Learned of ChatGPT Launch on Twitter

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Alex Kantrowitz, Nicholas De Leon, and Emily Dreibelbis

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2 hr 31 min
May 26, 2024TWiT 981: Grab Your Rabbit - Sky's voice, Copilot+ Surface devices, Car Thing's discontinuation
Sky'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 victory in a landmark anti-cheating decision

Atari Acquires Intellivision Brand

Congress Just Made It Basically Impossible to Track Taylor Swift's Private Jet

Spotify is going to break every Car Thing gadget it ever sold

Kabosu, Shiba Inu dog who inspired 'Doge' meme, dies at 18

Bitcoin pizza day

C. Gordon Bell, Creator of a Personal Computer Prototype, Dies at 89

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Christina Warren, Wesley Faulkner, and Alex Wilhelm

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2 hr 59 min
May 19, 2024TWiT 980: Hed Dek Lede and Nut Graf - OpenAI and Reddit, Signal Smear Campaign
OpenAI 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,' critics warn

Utah Locals Are Getting Cheap 10 Gbps Fiber Thanks To Local Governments

Vermont's data privacy law sparks state lawmaker alliance against tech lobbyists

How a smear campaign against NPR led Elon Musk to feud with Signal

Biden Order to Halt China-Tied Bitcoin Mine Beside Nuke Base Came as U.S. Firm Just Bought it

Robert Dennard, IBM Inventor Whose Chip Changed Computing, Dies at 91

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Ben Parr, Dan Patterson, and Iain Thomson

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2 hr 34 min
May 12, 2024TWiT 979: Musk-stache - Solar Storms, Apple and OpenAI, Tesla Layoffs
Solar 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 after blistering player reaction

Apple apologizes for 'Crush' iPad Pro ad that sparked controversy

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Paris Martineau, Sam Abuelsamid, and Mike Elgan

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2 hr 46 min
May 05, 2024TWiT 978: Baptized in Gatorade - AI Priest, FCC Fines, Jack Dorsey Leaves Bluesky
In 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 emotionally charged roles.

They confront the harsh realities of the internet's "heat death," as the relentless pursuit of profits and engagement leads to a glut of low-quality content and erodes user trust.

The group reflects on the double-edged sword of democratized media, celebrating the value of supporting emerging voices while acknowledging the importance of professional standards.

As Twitter faces existential challenges, the panel surveys the social media horizon, evaluating alternative platforms like Mastodon and Bluesky, and weighing the implications of Jack Dorsey's departure from the Bluesky board.

Elon Musk's reckless tweets about taking Tesla private have come back to haunt him, with the Supreme Court upholding an SEC settlement requiring his Tesla-related posts to be vetted by a lawyer.

The FCC has cracked down on major telecom companies for the illegal sale of location data, while legislators push for reforms to prevent the government from exploiting privacy loopholes.

Congress continues its misguided crusade to protect children online, with ill-conceived age verification mandates and privacy-eroding measures that threaten the very foundations of digital security. The panel offers an impassioned critique of these shortsighted efforts.

The once-beloved video game Helldivers 2 serves as a cautionary tale of platform overreach, as a heavy-handed PlayStation Network login requirement sparks a massive player revolt and torpedoes the game's reputation.

Apple's quarterly results are analyzed, and all eyes are on Apple's upcoming event, where new iPads and an enhanced Apple Pencil are expected to take center stage. But the real buzz surrounds the rumored M4 chip and its tantalizing AI capabilities, hinting at a potential game-changer for the iconic brand.

The group geeks out over Disney+'s radical revival of X-Men '97 and Amazon's ambitious Fallout adaptation, complete with an immersive easter egg phone experience

The freewheeling discussion also touches on Shoshana's ingenious Alexa hacks for Sabbath TV viewing, a UK council's apostrophe apocalypse, the looming cicada invasion, and Fr. Robert's role as a guardian angel for the Vatican's feral felines.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Georgia Dow, Shoshana Weissmann, and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

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3 hr 4 min
April 28, 2024TWiT 977: Gahoo Yoogle - TikTok Ban, Intel's Struggles, Google's Ensh*ttification
TikTok 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 reality'

Oracle is moving its world HQ to Nashville

Google delays third-party cookie demise yet again

Alphabet Leaps Into $2 Trillion Club as Results Show AI Strength

U.S. chipmaker Intel was once dominant, now struggles to stay relevant

Twilio Founder Jeff Lawson Has Some Serious Plans for The Onion

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Amy Webb and Kevin Rose

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2 hr 58 min

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