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

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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.

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

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