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TWiT 1045: The Juice Ain't Worth the Squeeze - Meta's Flirty Chatbot

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  • Privacy preserving age verification is bullsh!t
  • The Supreme Court lets Mississippi's social media age-verification law go into effect
  • Meta's flirty AI chatbot invited a retiree to New York.
  • AI data centers made Americans' electricity bills 30% higher
  • AI experts return from China stunned: The U.S. grid is so weak, the race may already be over
  • Ford reveals breakthrough process for lower priced EVs
  • More thoughts from Sam on the Ford EV platform
  • Popular car brand wants you to pay monthly to unlock more horsepower
  • Apple Plots Expansion Into AI Robots, Home Security and Smart Displays
  • Elli-q
  • After researchers unmasked a prolific SMS scammer, a new operation has emerged in its wake
  • Starlink tries to block Virginia's plan to bring fiber Internet to residents
  • China Launches Three-Day Robot Olympics Featuring Football and Table Tennis
  • The Key to Crack the CIA's Mysterious 'Kryptos' Sculpture Is Up for Sale
  • PACER Hacked By Malicious Entities, Briefly Turning It Into A Useful Source For Federal Court Documents
  • Court blocks FTC investigation into Media Matters' alleged scheme against X
  • Google AI Overviews linked to 25% drop in publisher referral traffic, new data shows

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