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This Week in Tech is the top-ranked flagship tech podcast from TWiT.tv. Every Sunday, Leo Laporte and a roundtable of insiders explore the week's hottest tech news from AI to robots, and PCs to privacy. When it comes to tech, TWiT is IT. Records live every Sunday at 5:15pm Eastern / 2:15pm Pacific / 21:15 UTC.

#10

TWiT 996: The Quiet Office Crackdown - Starlink Backtracks, AI Royalty Heist

Starlink Backtracks, AI Royalty Heist ---The US Navy Is Going All In on Starlink ---Starlink backtracks, complies with order blocking X in Brazil, says regulator ---Elon Musk and the rise of supranational oligarchs ---Telegram quietly updates website to allow abuse reports following founder's arrest ---The Internet Archive just lost its appeal over ebook lending ---FBI busts musician's elaborate AI-powered $10M streaming-royalty heist ---PwC tells employees it will use location data to police 'back-to-office' rule ---Apple's planned chatbot should have no 'personality' ---The Electric Vehicle Future Is Coming. Just a Little More Slowly. ---Pat Gelsinger's grand plan to reinvent Intel is in jeopardy ---Boeing's Calamity Capsule returns to Earth without a crew Host: [Iain Thomson] (http://twitter.com/iainthomson) Guests: [Mike Elgan] (https://mikeelgan.substack.com/) and [Emily Dreibelbis] (https://twit.tv/people/emily-dreibelbis) Download or subscribe to this show at [https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech] (https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech) Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at [https://twit.tv/clubtwit] (https://twit.tv/clubtwit) Sponsors: --- [coda.io/twit] (http://coda.io/twit) --- [lookout.com] (http://lookout.com) --- [1password.com/twit] (http://1password.com/twit) --- [expressvpn.com/twit] (http://expressvpn.com/twit) --- [NetSuite.com/TWIT] (http://NetSuite.com/TWIT) ... Read more

09 Sep 2024

3 HR 04 MINS

3:04:08

09 Sep 2024

#9

TWiT 995: The Story of Us - AnandTech Shuts Down, Brazil Bans X, Alexa Revamp

AnandTech Shuts Down, Brazil Bans X, Alexa Revamp ---Ask Claude: Amazon turns to Anthropic's AI for Alexa revamp ---Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Held Over Alleged Child Protection Failures on App ---Telegram founder Pavel Durov transferred from police custody to court after arrest in France ---Brazil judge orders suspension of Elon Musk's X ---Elon Musk, Tesla (TSLA) Beat Suit Over Promoting Dogecoin 'Pyramid Scheme' ---End of the Road: An AnandTech Farewell ---Oprah, Sam Altman, and MKBHD walk into a TV show about AI and it's not a joke ---Court orders a new hearing for Adnan Syed in 'Serial' case. Here's what to know ---Tom Hanks warns followers to be wary of 'fraudulent' ads using his likeness through AI ---China's AI Engineers Are Secretly Accessing Banned Nvidia Chips ---'Seeking Mavis Beacon' Review: A Search for a Black Luminary Host: [Leo Laporte] (https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte) Guests: [Doc Rock] (https://www.createbetter.life/) , [Louis Maresca] (https://twit.tv/people/louis-maresca) , and [Wesley Faulkner] (https://hachyderm.io/@wesley83) Download or subscribe to this show at [https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech] (https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech) Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at [https://twit.tv/clubtwit] (https://twit.tv/clubtwit) Sponsors: --- [flashpoint.io] (http://flashpoint.io) --- [bitwarden.com/twit] (http://bitwarden.com/twit) --- [NetSuite.com/TWIT] (http://NetSuite.com/TWIT) --- [Fundrise.com/TWIT] (http://Fundrise.com/TWIT) --- [Melissa.com/twit] (http://Melissa.com/twit) ... Read more

02 Sep 2024

3 HR 00 MINS

3:00:37

02 Sep 2024

#8

TWiT 994: Time Moves On, but I Don't - Pavel Durov Arrested, Hacking Bikes, Apple Event Rumors

Pavel Durov Arrested, Hacking Bikes, Apple Event Rumors ---Martin Shkreli must surrender his Wu-Tang album copies ---Telegram messaging app CEO Durov arrested in France ---Elon Musk to the Rescue ---Tesla purging old blog posts claiming all cars have level 5 automated driving hardware ---National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords – Krebs on Security ---Ten additional US states join DOJ antitrust lawsuit looking to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster - ---Olympics talk ---Black Myth: Wukong Makes Gaming History in Launch Day Frenzy ---Bicycles Can Be Hacked Now ---American Radio Relay League confirms $1 million ransom payment ---When Is Apple Announcing the iPhone 16? Apple Planning Event on Sept. 10, 2024 ---Thoma Bravo's Realpage Sued by US in Rental Collusion Case Host: [Leo Laporte] (https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte) Guests: [Christina Warren] (https://twitter.com/film_girl) , [Sam Abuelsamid] (https://twit.tv/people/sam-abuelsamid) , and [Reed Albergotti] (https://twitter.com/reedalbergotti) Download or subscribe to this show at [https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech] (https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech) Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at [https://twit.tv/clubtwit] (https://twit.tv/clubtwit) Sponsors: --- [1password.com/twit] (http://1password.com/twit) --- [NetSuite.com/TWIT] (http://NetSuite.com/TWIT) --- [Fundrise.com/TWIT] (http://Fundrise.com/TWIT) --- [lookout.com] (http://lookout.com) --- [shopify.com/twit] (http://shopify.com/twit) ... Read more

26 Aug 2024

2 HR 43 MINS

2:43:05

26 Aug 2024

#7

TWiT 993: The Save Money Button - Pixel 9, Dell Layoffs, Apple Robotics

---Hackers leak 2.7 billion data records with Social Security numbers ---Troy Hunt: Inside the "3 Billion People" National Public Data Breach ---The English Premier League Will Ditch Its Hated VAR Offside Tech for a Fleet of iPhones ---Pixel 9 Pro and Pro XL: Satellite SOS, Android 14, $999 start price ---Google Team Pixel "reviews" controversy ---DOJ Considers Seeking Google (GOOG) Breakup After Major Antitrust Win - Bloomberg ---Dell announces second massive set of layoffs to employees ---The first post-quantum cryptography standards are here ---News outlets were leaked insider material from the Trump campaign. They chose not to print it ---Your Air Conditioner Is Lying to You ---Apple (AAPL) Pushes Ahead with Tabletop Home Device in Shift to Robotics ---Pelosi Statement in Opposition to California Senate Bill 1047 ---NVIDIA, OpenAI face YouTube creator lawsuits for using online videos ---xAI's new Grok image generator floods X with controversial AI fakes ---AT&T and Verizon ask FCC to throw a wrench into Starlink's mobile plan ---Consumers spent $3.8B on mobile entertainment apps in Q1 ---Fox-Disney Sports Service Blocked by Judge in Win for Fubo ---Microsoft removes FAT32 partition size limit in Windows 11 Host: [Leo Laporte] (https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte) Guests: [Nicholas Deleon] (https://twitter.com/nicholasadeleon) , [Dan Patterson] (https://www.danpatterson.com/) , and [Brian McCullough] (https://twitter.com/brianmcc) Download or subscribe to this show at [https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech] (https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech) Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at [https://twit.tv/clubtwit] (https://twit.tv/clubtwit) Sponsors: --- [mintmobile.com/twit] (http://mintmobile.com/twit) --- [canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT] (http://canary.tools/twit) --- [1password.com/twit] (http://1password.com/twit) --- [e-e.com/twit] (http://e-e.com/twit) ... Read more

19 Aug 2024

3 HR 01 MINS

3:01:09

19 Aug 2024

#6

TWiT 992: Why Not Pudding? - Google's Monopoly, Net Neutrality, AI Phishing

---Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki dies after 2 years with lung cancer ---Google (GOOGL) Loses DOJ Antitrust Suit Over Search Engine on Phone Browsers ---Will Google's historic monopoly lawsuit be the death knell for Mozilla and Firefox? ---Google pulls Olympics AI ad 'Dear Sydney' ---Brands should avoid this popular term. It's turning off customers ---US court blocks Biden administration net neutrality rules ---The KOSA Internet Censorship Bill Just Passed The Senate—It's Our Last Chance To Stop It ---Judge tosses challenge to Louisiana's age verification law aimed at porn websites ---CNET to Be Sold to Ziff Davis in Sign of Possible Media Deals to Come ---Intel announces two extra years of warranty amid chip crashing and instability issues — longer warranty applies to 13th- and 14th-Gen Core processors ---Canadian news engagement down significantly one year after Meta's ban: study ---Microsoft's AI Can Be Turned Into an Automated Phishing Machine ---'The Godmother of AI' says California's well-intended AI bill will harm the U.S. ecosystem ---Scoop: X files antitrust lawsuit against ad industry group GARM ---Scientists Say Secret to Fusion May Lie in Hellmann's Mayonnaise Host: [Leo Laporte] (https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte) Guests: [Abrar Al-Heeti] (https://twit.tv/people/abrar-al-heeti) , [Shoshana Weissmann] (https://twitter.com/SenatorShoshana) , and [Andrew Chow] (https://x.com/andrewrchow) Download or subscribe to this show at [https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech] (https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech) Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at [https://twit.tv/clubtwit] (https://twit.tv/clubtwit) Sponsors: --- [ziprecruiter.com/twit] (http://www.ziprecruiter.com/twit) --- [mintmobile.com/twit] (http://mintmobile.com/twit) --- [bitwarden.com/twit] (http://bitwarden.com/twit) --- [expressvpn.com/twit] (http://expressvpn.com/twit) --- [NetSuite.com/TWIT] (http://NetSuite.com/TWIT) ... Read more

12 Aug 2024

2 HR 58 MINS

2:58:22

12 Aug 2024

#5

TWiT 991: This Show Is Securities Fraud - Intel Layoffs, KOSA, Don Lemon

---Existential thoughts about Apple services revenue. ---Intel announces two extra years of warranty amid chip crashing and instability issues — longer warranty applies to 13th- and 14th-Gen Core processors. ---Intel plans to lay off 15% of workforce -- at least 15,000 people. ---Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway cuts stake in Apple by nearly 50%. ---Amazon paid almost $1 billion for Twitch in 2014. It's still losing money. ---Google Chrome warns uBlock Origin may soon be disabled. ---Artist and musician sue SEC over its NFT regulatory jurisdiction. ---Senate passes the Kids Online Safety Act. ---Ding dong KOSA's dead (for now). ---A senate bill would radically improve voting machine security. ---Jailed cybercriminals returned to Russia in historic prisoner swap. ---US border agents must get warrant before cell phone searches, federal court rules. ---Posing as 'Alicia,' this man scammed hundreds online. He was also a victim. ---Broadcasters fly in TikTokers and YouTubers to generate Olympic buzz. ---Disney, Fox and Warner Sports streamer Venu to launch at $42.99/ Month. ---Don Lemon sues Elon Musk over canceled X deal. ---Meta talks With Judi Dench, Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key for AI voice projects. ---Google pulls Olympics AI ad 'Dear Sydney.' Host: [Leo Laporte] (https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte) Guests: [Jason Howell] (https://twit.tv/people/jason-howell) , [Alex Lindsay] (https://twit.tv/people/alex-lindsay) , and [Jason Snell] (https://twit.tv/people/jason-snell) Download or subscribe to this show at [https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech] (https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech) Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at [https://twit.tv/clubtwit] (https://twit.tv/clubtwit) Sponsors: --- [expressvpn.com/twit] (http://expressvpn.com/twit) --- [bitwarden.com/twit] (http://bitwarden.com/twit) --- [ZipRecruiter.com/Twit] (http://ZipRecruiter.com/Twit) --- [e-e.com/twit] (http://e-e.com/twit) --- [coda.io/twit] (http://coda.io/twit) ... Read more

05 Aug 2024

2 HR 52 MINS

2:52:13

05 Aug 2024

#4

TWiT 990: Dogecoin Fort Knox - AI Cheese, SearchGPT, "Free" Facebook

---CrowdStrike Outage Has Roots in Microsoft's Antitrust Problems ---Trump proposes strategic national crypto stockpile at Bitcoin Conference ---An AI-built vegan cheese went viral. Here's what happened next ---AT&T February wireless outage blocked more than 92 million calls, agency says ---Secure Boot is completely broken on 200+ models from 5 big device makers ---Russia Throttles YouTube Access in Latest Attack on US Social Media (GOOGL) ---Video game performers to strike over AI concerns ---EU threatens to fine Meta for saying Facebook is "free" ---OpenAI announces SearchGPT, its AI-powered search engine ---X's new data-sharing experience will train Grok with your Twitter data by default — Here's how to disable it ---Alexa Is in Millions of Households—and Amazon Is Losing Billions Host: [Leo Laporte] (https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte) Guests: [Jason Hiner] (https://twitter.com/jasonhiner) , [Owen Thomas] (https://twitter.com/owenthomas) , and [Parris Lilly] (https://x.com/vicious696) Download or subscribe to this show at [https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech] (https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech) Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at [https://twit.tv/clubtwit] (https://twit.tv/clubtwit) Sponsors: --- [motific.ai] (https://www.motific.ai?utm_campaign=fy24q4_motific_amer_paid-media_podsearchad_paid-podcast&utm_medium=podcast-aweareness&utm_source=podsearchad&utm_channel=paid-podcast&utm_content=motific-webpage-homepage&utm_term=fasterroi-learnmore-thisweekintech) --- [NetSuite.com/TWIT] (http://NetSuite.com/TWIT) --- [expressvpn.com/twit] (http://expressvpn.com/twit) --- [panoptica.app] (https://www.panoptica.app/demo-version-2/?utm_campaign=fy24q4_panoptica_amer_paid-media_podsearchad_paid-podcast&utm_medium=podcast-awareness&utm_source=podsearchad&utm_channel=paid-podcast&utm_content=panoptica-demo-demov2&utm_term=confidence-getdemo-technewsweekly) --- [1password.com/twit] (http://1password.com/twit) ... Read more

29 Jul 2024

2 HR 36 MINS

2:36:25

29 Jul 2024

#3

TWiT 989: Executive Laundry Folding Disorder - Crowdstrike, Prime Day, Streaming the Olympics

---Biden drops out of the race via tweet ---"CrowdStrike update that caused global outage likely skipped checks, experts say ---Amazon's Prime Day causes worker injuries, Senate probe finds ---Kaspersky Lab Closing U.S. Division; Laying Off Workers ---Researchers: Weak Security Defaults Enabled Squarespace Domains Hijacks ---The Paris Olympics Will Show Us the Future of Sports on TV ---Judge dismisses much of SEC suit against SolarWinds over cybersecurity disclosures ---FBI Used New Cellebrite Software to Access Trump Shooter's Phone ---Hundreds more Californians get housing with Apple's help ---Microsoft's new AI system 'SpreadsheetLLM' unlocks insights from spreadsheets, boosting enterprise productivity ---Bethesda Game Studios workers unionize under Communications Workers of America Host: [Leo Laporte] (https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte) Guests: [Lisa Schmeiser] (https://bsky.app/profile/lschmeiser.bsky.social) , [Ashley Esqueda] (http://www.twitter.com/AshleyEsqueda) , and [Anthony Ha] (http://twitter.com/anthonyha) Download or subscribe to this show at [https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech] (https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech) Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at [https://twit.tv/clubtwit] (https://twit.tv/clubtwit) Sponsors: --- [canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT] (http://canary.tools/twit) --- [lookout.com] (http://lookout.com) --- [mintmobile.com/twit] (http://mintmobile.com/twit) --- [NetSuite.com/TWIT] (http://NetSuite.com/TWIT) --- [motific.ai] (https://www.motific.ai?utm_campaign=fy24q4_motific_amer_paid-media_podsearchad_paid-podcast&utm_medium=podcast-aweareness&utm_source=podsearchad&utm_channel=paid-podcast&utm_content=motific-webpage-homepage&utm_term=fasterroi-learnmore-thisweekintech) ... Read more

22 Jul 2024

2 HR 31 MINS

2:31:23

22 Jul 2024

#2

TWiT 988: Flaming Corn Maze - AT&T Breach, Galaxy Z Fold6, Olympic Disinfo

---Galaxy Z Fold 6 launches for $1,899 with wider displays ---FTC bans anonymous messaging app NGL from hosting children ---AT&T says criminals stole phone records of 'nearly all' customers in new data breach ---EU accuses Elon Musk's X of deceptive practices over blue 'checkmark' ---After 41 years Microsoft quietly adds spellchecking and autocorrect to Windows Notepad ---AI PCs: Qualcomm (QCOM), Microsoft (MSFT) Turn to AI to Revive PC Market ---Goldman Sachs: AI Is Overhyped, Wildly Expensive, and Unreliable ---U.S. says Russian bot farm used AI to impersonate Americans ---Disinfo spreaders set their sights on Paris Olympics ---My 28,000-follower Twitter account was hacked—and it changed my life for the better ---Is anyone concerned that Palmer Luckey's new compay Anduril (aka Aragorn's sword from LOTR) is making military products and has a mission statement straight out of Robocop? ---Apple now makes it easier to switch from Google Photos to iCloud Photos ---FTC Fires A Warning Shot At Eight Companies Over 'Right To Repair' Violations Host: [Leo Laporte] (https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte) Guests: [Mike Elgan] (https://mikeelgan.substack.com/) , [Denise Howell] (http://denisehowell.info/) , and [Harry McCracken] (https://bsky.app/profile/harrymccracken.com) Download or subscribe to this show at [https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech] (https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech) Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at [https://twit.tv/clubtwit] (https://twit.tv/clubtwit) Sponsors: --- [e-e.com/twit] (http://e-e.com/twit) --- [motific.ai] (https://www.motific.ai?utm_campaign=fy24q4_motific_amer_paid-media_podsearchad_paid-podcast&utm_medium=podcast-aweareness&utm_source=podsearchad&utm_channel=paid-podcast&utm_content=motific-webpage-homepage&utm_term=fasterroi-learnmore-thisweekintech) --- [bitwarden.com/twit] (http://bitwarden.com/twit) --- [ziprecruiter.com/twit] (http://www.ziprecruiter.com/twit) ... Read more

15 Jul 2024

2 HR 28 MINS

2:28:31

15 Jul 2024

#1

TWiT 987: Often Plagiarized, Never Equalled - Sapce Junk, Threads Hits 175M Users, AIndependence

---Why Surgeon General's Social Media Warning Label is a Bad Idea ---Russia says Apple blocks 25 VPN apps in Russia, IFX reports ---Microsoft MSFT Tells Texas Agencies They Were Exposed in Russian Hack ---Microsoft says it's okay to steal content published on the web ---Declare your AIndependence: block AI bots, scrapers and crawlers with a single click ---Perplexity's grand theft AI ---The Julian Assange Saga Is Finally Over ---Zotac's Big Mistake | Consumer Warranty & Business Data Exposure ---NASA and SpaceX misjudged the risks from reentering space junk ---The White House will host a conference for social media creators ---Meta's Threads hits 175 million users one year after launch ---Google emissions jump nearly 50% over five years as AI use surges ---Judge blocks Mississippi law that required age verification on social media Host: [Leo Laporte] (https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte) Guests: [Paris Martineau] (https://twit.tv/people/paris-martineau) , [Allyn Malventano] (https://twitter.com/malventano) , and [Larry Magid] (http://www.larrysworld.com/) Download or subscribe to this show at [https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech] (https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech) Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at [https://twit.tv/clubtwit] (https://twit.tv/clubtwit) Sponsors: --- [panoptica.app] (https://www.panoptica.app/demo-version-2/?utm_campaign=fy24q4_panoptica_amer_paid-media_podsearchad_paid-podcast&utm_medium=podcast-awareness&utm_source=podsearchad&utm_channel=paid-podcast&utm_content=panoptica-demo-demov2&utm_term=confidence-getdemo-technewsweekly) --- [expressvpn.com/twit] (http://expressvpn.com/twit) --- [NetSuite.com/TWIT] (http://NetSuite.com/TWIT) --- [1password.com/twit] (http://1password.com/twit) ... Read more

08 Jul 2024

2 HR 29 MINS

2:29:56

08 Jul 2024

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