This Week in Tech (Video)

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July 16, 2023TWiT 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
July 09, 2023TWiT 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
July 02, 2023TWiT 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
June 25, 2023TWiT 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
June 18, 2023TWiT 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
June 11, 2023TWiT 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
June 04, 2023TWiT 930: Can You Smell What Tim is Cooking? - WWDC preview, AI scientist statement, virtual kidnapping
WWDC preview, AI scientist statement, virtual kidnapping
Microsoft Build 2023 - Panos Panay Keynote.

Why AI Scientists Are Freaking Us Out.

AI Makes Mistakes But Could It Destroy Us?

A Chatbot Was Designed to Help Prevent Eating Disorders. Then It Gave Dieting Tips.

Everything Apple Plans to Show at WWDC: XR Headset, iOS 17 and More.

Meta announces its Quest 3 VR headset, which will cost $499.99.

Millions of PC motherboards were sold with a firmware backdoor.

Fancy Bear Goes Phishing: The Dark History of the Information Age, in Five Extraordinary Hacks by Scott J. Shapiro.

Is cybersecurity an unsolvable problem?

Deceptive.design: What are deceptive patterns?

How I Nearly Fell for a Frightening 'Virtual Kidnapping' Scam.

Quick Guide to Virtual Kidnapping.

A developer says Reddit could charge him $20 million a year to keep his app working.

Amazon to pay more than $30 million to settle FTC privacy complaints over Alexa and Ring.

Intel to add AI engine to all 14th-gen Meteor Lake SoCs.

Amazon is discontinuing Alexa's celebrity voices, even if you paid for them.

Will There Be Any Successors to 'Succession'?

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Christina Warren, Dan Gillmor, and Larry Magid

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3 hr 11 min
May 28, 2023TWiT 929: Soused Women and $4 Potatoes - AI Spoof, Twitter and DeSantis
AI Spoof, Twitter and DeSantis
Twitter Cut Key Software Before DeSantis Audio Glitch

Elon Musk's Neuralink says has FDA approval for study of brain implants in humans

Here's What Happens When Your Lawyer Uses ChatGPT

Just Calm Down About GPT-4 Already

The Seven Deadly Sins of AI Predictions

'Verified' Twitter accounts share fake image of 'explosion' near Pentagon, causing confusion

An A.I.-Generated Spoof Rattles the Markets

Politicians cheating (AI)

Top 5 announcements from Microsoft Build 2023

Google or Bing for Search Results

Why Google Search Is Getting Bad According to Marissa Mayer

Stop being ridiculous: Microsoft is NOT building its own processor for Surface

This ridiculous shoe PC went from a 10-week mod project to a $6,000 custom Cooler Master gaming PC you can actually buy

Social Media is a 'Profound Risk' to Youth, Surgeon General Warns

The Pessimists Archive

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Owen Thomas, Daniel Rubino, and Glenn Fleishman

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2 hr 21 min
May 21, 2023TWiT 928: SCOTUS Didn't Read My Briefs - TikTok Montana ban, Instagram's Twitter clone, Tears of the Kingdom
TikTok Montana ban, Instagram's Twitter clone, Tears of the Kingdom, and more.
Everything we know about Instagram's Twitter clone, due this summer.

How Apple's headset could be a $3,000 flop—and a success.

Pixel Fold.

TikTok Users Sue Montana, Calling State Ban Unconstitutional.

Dear Section 230 Critics: When Senators Hawley And Cruz Are Your Biggest Allies, It's Time To Rethink.

Tears of the Kingdom sold 10 million copies in just three days.

Supreme Court sides against Andy Warhol Foundation in copyright infringement case.

Supreme Court Leaves 230 Alone For Now, But Justice Thomas Gives A Pretty Good Explanation For Why It Exists In The First Place.

Google reaches $39.9 million privacy settlement with Washington state.

The government can't seize your data — but it can buy it.

Apple created its new voice feature for—and with—people with ALS.

CNET staff are unionizing, citing editorial independence and use of AI tools.

AI-Generated 'Seinfeld' Show Banned on Twitch After Transphobic Standup Bit.

Have we oversold the potential of AI?

Bard vs ChatGPT.

OpenAI chief concerned about AI being used to compromise elections.

NASA picks Blue Origin to make a second human-crewed lunar lander.

D&D streaming TV channel on the way, will include cartoons, actual play.

Cord-Cutting Q1 2023: Pay-TV Ops Lose 2.3M Subs, Worst Quarter to Date.

The triumph—yes, triumph—of BlackBerry.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Cathy Gellis, Harry McCracken, and Amanda Silberling

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2 hr 44 min
May 14, 2023TWiT 927: The Cheese Tax - AI ethics, Google IO, Absci, Replika, AM radio in cars, Spotify rejects AI songs
AI ethics, Google IO, Absci, Replika, AM radio in cars, Spotify rejects AI songs
The Big Nine: How the Tech Titans and Their Thinking Machines Could Warp Humanity by Amy Webb.

Google IO saw the introduction of many of the company's AI efforts.

A Charge of Bots — The Tech World As We Know It Is About To Be Rewritten.

BS Jobs: A Theory by David Graeber.

ChatGPT Plugins And Web Browsing Beta Rollout For Plus Users.

What about "The Singularity"?

Google is changing up Search. What does that mean for news publishers?

What is the best-case scenario of where AI is headed in 5-10 years?

Absci: Biologics Drug Discovery.

Why Linda Yaccarino was picked as Twitter CEO by Elon Musk.

Review: 'The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom' is video game bliss.

An influencer's AI clone will be your girlfriend for $1 a minute.

Replika: The AI companion who cares.

Has Meta given up on the Metaverse?

Checking in on some of the latest shows on Apple+ and HBO.

End of a love affair: AM radio is being removed from many cars.

Groundbreaking Pilot of New Friendly™ Mosquitoes Demonstrates 96% Suppression of Dengue-spreading Aedes aegypti in Urban Communities in Brazil.

Spotify ejects thousands of AI-made songs in purge of fake streams.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Amy Webb and Phil Libin

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2 hr 29 min

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