TWiT 937: Elon's Little Chisel - Twitter to X, FedNow, Meta's LLaMA 2, riding in a Waymo, Kevin Mitnick

Twitter to X, FedNow, Meta's LLaMA 2, riding in a Waymo, Kevin Mitnick

Elon Musk says Twitter to change logo, adieu to 'all the birds'. 

Threads use is down to about 6 minutes a day. 

 Fed launches long-awaited instant payments service, modernizing system. 

 Microsoft-Activision $69B Deal Poised to Close Later Than Planned. 

 Pluralistic: Why they're smearing Lina Khan (14 July 2023). 

 Spain antitrust watchdog fines Amazon, Apple $218 million. 

 Apple can delay App Store changes to file Supreme Court plea. 

 Meta and Microsoft Introduce the Next Generation of Llama. 

 Self driving in SF with Alex. 

 G/O media will make more AI-generated stories despite critics. 

 The Biden administration announces its new smart home cybersecurity label. 

 Massachusetts Prepares To Ban The Collection And Abuse Of Cell Phone Location Data. 

 Senate bill crafted with DEA targets end-to-end encryption, requires online companies to report drug activity. 

 The Screen Savers - Kevin Mitnick Is Free. 

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Alex Kantrowitz and Ranjan Roy

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