Between copyright-free AI art, government blacklists, and data brokers run amok, this episode spotlights the fierce new battles for privacy, agency, and control in our digital lives. Plus, hear Cory Doctorow break down why the AI gold rush may be headed for a colossal crash.
Pentagon Officially Tells Anthropic It Is a Supply Chain RiskTrump moves to blacklist Anthropic AI from all government workIf AI is a weapon, why don't we regulate it like one?Sam Altman's greed and dishonesty are finally catching up to himChatGPT user base surges 350% in 18 months as it nears 1 billion weekly active usersAI-generated art can't be copyrighted after the Supreme Court declines to review the ruleChardet dispute shows how AI will kill software licensing, argues Bruce PerensGrammarly is using our identities without permissionAlphabet Grants Sundar Pichai Stock Awards Worth Up to $686 MillionGoogle vs Epic Games ends with Android app stores, lower feesGoogle Ends Its 30% App Store Fee, Welcomes Third-Party App Stores - SlashdotXbox CEO confirms next-gen 'Project Helix' console will play PC gamesMotorola Partners With GrapheneOS - SlashdotData Broker Breaches Fueled Nearly $21 Billion in Identity-Theft LossesCBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples' MovementsProton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous 'Stop Cop City' ProtesterCOPPA 2.0 passes the Senate again, unanimously this timeSouth Korean Police Lose Seized Crypto By Posting Password OnlineIranian drone strikes at Amazon sites raise alarms over protecting data centersCharter Gets FCC Permission To Buy Cox, Become Largest ISP In the USHow Big Diaper absorbs billions of extra dollars from American parentsAnne Wojcicki's Plan to Revive 23andMe: Rich Donors, Improved Tests—and Maybe Even MAHABundle of human neurons hooked to silicon learns to stumble through Doom10% of Firefox crashes are caused by bitflipsSeagate Just Unleashed 44TB Hard DrivesGuests: Joey de Villa and Cory Doctorow
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