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This Week in Tech (Audio)

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TWiT

Your first podcast of the week is the last word in tech news. Join the top tech journalists and pundits in a roundtable discussion of the latest trends in tech. Records live every Sunday at 5:15pm Eastern / 2:15pm Pacific / 21:15 UTC.

#10

TWiT 946: AI is Number Two - iPhone 15 hands on, Amazon hardware event, Instacart IPO, Unity blinks

iPhone 15 hands on, Amazon hardware event, Instacart IPO, Unity blinks ---Discussion on hype cycle of AI; evaluating current state ---Defining artificial intelligence vs regular computation ---AI winters and peaks of inflated expectations for AI ---Evaluating strengths and weaknesses of chatbots like ChatGPT ---AI's role in computational photography and new iPhones ---Microsoft's focus on AI with OpenAI partnership ---Multimodal AI and challenges like hallucination ---Apple's secretive approach to developing AI technology ---Job loss concerns with the advancement of AI; need for training ---Unity's failed attempt to charge developers an install fee ---Tech IPO outlook after Instacart and Clavio ---Panos Panay leaving Microsoft for Amazon ---New Amazon Echo and Alexa AI announcements ---Authors suing OpenAI over AI-generated content ---Misinformation research facing political attacks ---Implications of AI voice mimicry without consent ---Neuralink seeking volunteers for brain chip implants Host: [Leo Laporte] (https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte) Guests: [Ben Parr] (https://twitter.com/benparr) , [Harry McCracken] (http://twitter.com/harrymccracken) , and [Doc Rock] (https://twitter.com/docrock) 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) Sponsor: --- [GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT] (http://GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT) ... Read more

11 hrs Ago

2 HR 13 MINS

2:13:42

11 hrs Ago

#9

TWiT 945: The iPhone in the Freezer - New Apple iPhone 15 Announced, Google Antitrust Trial

New Apple iPhone 15 Announced, Google Antitrust Trial --- iPhone 15 event: all the news on Apple's new phone --- Apple iPhone 15 hands-on: New features left me with no Pro model envy at all --- The WeWork Guy is Pivoting to Carbon Credits --- Flowcarbon --- Book Review: 'Elon Musk,' by Walter Isaacson - The New York Times --- DOJ's Latest Case Against Google Is Intricate But Important --- This Is the True Scale of New York's Airbnb Apocalypse --- Unity rushes to clarify price increase plan, as game developers fume --- Apple disputes French findings, says iPhone 12 meets radiation rules --- Apple says will issue software update to iPhone12 in France --- Save the Children hit by ransomware, 7TB stolen --- California passes right-to-repair act guaranteeing seven years of parts for your phone Host: [Leo Laporte] (https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte) Guests: [Jason Hiner] (https://twitter.com/jasonhiner) , [Sam Lessin] (https://twitter.com/lessin) , and [Owen Thomas] (https://twitter.com/owenthomas) 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: --- [Miro.com/podcast] (http://Miro.com/podcast) --- [expressvpn.com/twit] (http://expressvpn.com/twit) --- [mintmobile.com/twit] (http://mintmobile.com/twit) ... Read more

18 Sep 2023

2 HR 07 MINS

2:07:47

18 Sep 2023

#8

TWiT 944: Shilling SponCon - Elon Musk Biography, Google Anti-trust, Clubhouse

Elon Musk Biography, Google Anti-trust, Clubhouse ---Clubhouse is BACK ---Book Review: 'Elon Musk' by Walter Isaacson ---Elon Musk biographer moves to 'clarify' details about Ukraine and Starlink after backlash ---Senate votes to approve Anna Gomez as 5th FCC Commissioner ---Margrethe Vestager is Stepping Aside to Bid on a New Job ---Meta May Allow Instagram and Facebook Users in Europe to Pay to Avoid Ads ---In Its First Monopoly Trial of Modern Internet Era, U.S. Sets Sights on Google ---FTC Antitrust Suit Against Amazon Set for Later This Month After Meeting Fails to Resolve Impasse ---UK backs down from nonsensical law after threats from Apple, WhatsApp ---NFTs, Once Hyped as the Next Big Thing, Now Face 'Worst Moment' ---Elon Musk Threatens to Sue The Anti Defamation League ---Elon Musk's X is suing California over its online moderation reporting bill ---Google CEO Sundar Pichai reflects on Google's 25th birthday ---YouTube under no obligation to host anti-vaccine advocate's videos, court says ---I Tried It: Working Aboard an Amtrak Train ---PowerPoint co-creator Dennis Austin is dead at 76 Host: [Leo Laporte] (https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte) Guests: [Taylor Lorenz] (https://twitter.com/TaylorLorenz) , [Amy Webb] (https://amywebb.io/) , and [Jill Duffy] (http://twitter.com/jilleduffy) 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) --- [cs.co/twit] (http://cs.co/twit) --- [nureva.com/twit] (https://nureva.co/45id9Kj) --- [GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT] (http://GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT) ... Read more

11 Sep 2023

2 HR 46 MINS

2:46:13

11 Sep 2023

#7

TWiT 943: You're the Xenu I Want - Adult site verification, right to repair vs Scientology, NFT hype

---Thousands stuck in mud at Burning Man festival ---Australia and Texas overturn laws requiring age verification for adult websites ---Right to repair advocates score victory in California with Apple now supporting it ---NFT sales and prices plummeting showing the downfall of the once-hyped digital assets ---Twitter to lift ban on political ads ahead of 2024 election ---Social media companies failing to curb Russian propaganda says EU report ---Arkansas law requiring parental consent for minors' social media accounts blocked by judge ---Congress working on protecting minors on social media but raises privacy concerns ---Barbie film leaks online ahead of official release showing persistence of piracy ---NFL, NBA, UFC want faster DMCA takedowns to combat live streaming of games ---Gannett admits AI-written local sports stories were "hilariously terrible" ---Department of Defense launches website for tracking UFOs/UAPs ---Georgia election interference trial for Trump to be livestreamed on YouTube ---Google killing Pixel Pass after just 22 months despite promise of ongoing new phones ---Microsoft retiring WordPad after 28 years ---Cruise self-driving cars causing problems by blocking emergency vehicles in San Francisco Host: [Leo Laporte] (https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte) Guests: [Nicholas Deleon] (https://twitter.com/nicholasadeleon) , [Dan Moren] (https://dmoren.com/) , and [Iain Thomson] (http://twitter.com/iainthomson) 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) --- [expressvpn.com/twit] (http://expressvpn.com/twit) --- [ziprecruiter.com/twit] (http://www.ziprecruiter.com/twit) --- [lookout.com] (http://lookout.com) ... Read more

04 Sep 2023

2 HR 24 MINS

2:24:37

04 Sep 2023

#6

TWiT 942: Dark Brandon's Twitch - Right to Repair, Tesla wins in Texas, Instagram drug ads, Baldur's...

---Most of My Instagram Ads Are for Drugs, Stolen Credit Cards, Hacked Accounts, Counterfeit Money, and Weapons ---Following Elon Musk's lead, Big Tech is surrendering to disinformation ---Elon Musk's Shadow Rule ---Exclusive: Tesla wins as Texas requires state-backed charging stations to include its plug ---Mike Moritz, Reid Hoffman and Other Silicon Valley Titans Said to Be Behind Mysterious Land Deals ---We're Winning': Apple Formally Endorses Right to Repair Legislation After Spending Millions Fighting It ---A Young Congressman Is Sounding Alarms About Election Security. We Should Listen to Him. ---Government Contractors Keep Getting Hacked. A GOP Congresswoman Is Proposing a Solution. ---Brianna talks all about Baldur's Gate ---Microsoft to sell off Activision cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft in bid for UK approval ---The Reactions To Call Of Duty's Nicki Minaj Operator Are Priceless ---Enter the Gungeon ---AOC will stream on Twitch again this weekend ---Fifth Circuit Says Law Enforcement Doesn't Need Warrants To Search Phones At The Border ---Whats on the horizon for the guests in the coming months? Host: [Leo Laporte] (https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte) Guests: [Eric Geller] (https://twitter.com/ericgeller) , [Jason Koebler] (https://twitter.com/jason_koebler) , and [Brianna Wu] (https://twitter.com/BriannaWu) 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: --- [kolide.com/twit] (https://kolide.com/twit) --- [GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT] (http://GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT) ... Read more

28 Aug 2023

2 HR 46 MINS

2:46:47

28 Aug 2023

#5

TWiT 941: Hurriquake! - Chokepoint Capitalism, America COMPETES Act, Google Topics, Internet Archive

This episode of TWiT explores the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) on creative industries like writing, the monopolistic practices of Big Tech, and the concepts of open-washing and chokepoint capitalism. ---Cory Doctorow discusses his upcoming appearance in a Futurama episode inspired by his book Chokepoint Capitalism ---The downsides of Twitter under Elon Musk as an example of chokepoint capitalism unwinding ---Brewster Kahle and the Internet Archive's copyright disputes over digitized books in its Emergency Library ---Canada's law requiring Big Tech to pay news publishers, and Meta's ban on news sharing in response ---The CFPB cracking down on predatory data brokers ---Google's "topics" proposal for interest-based ads on Chrome and privacy concerns ---The threats AI poses to creative professions like writing, and the implications of copyright ---The misleading hype around AI and job loss statistics from companies like IBM ---The importance of interoperability for technology platforms and digital rights ---How copyright law views AI-generated art and content ---The issues around copyrighted content being used to train AI systems by companies like OpenAI ---The concept of "open washing" and whether companies like OpenAI really embody openness ---The America COMPETES Act, proposed antitrust legislation targeting Big Tech's ad market power ---The role of users and tool creators in establishing boundaries on things like advertising ---Rebecca Giblin's experience publishing out-of-print Australian books as the non-profit publisher Untapped ---The podcast IP Provocations and its discussions relating to AI and intellectual property Host: [Leo Laporte] (https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte) Guests: [Rebecca Giblin] (https://twitter.com/rgibli) and [Cory Doctorow] (http://craphound.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: --- [expressvpn.com/twit] (http://expressvpn.com/twit) --- [NetSuite.com/TWIT] (http://NetSuite.com/TWIT) --- [mintmobile.com/twit] (http://mintmobile.com/twit) ... Read more

21 Aug 2023

2 HR 35 MINS

2:35:47

21 Aug 2023

#4

TWiT 940: Chia Fresca - Black Hat, DEF CON, AI Bill of Rights, BlueJeans, Zoom AI disclosure, Snoope...

Black Hat, DEFCON, AI Bill of Rights, BlueJeans, Zoom AI disclosure, Snoopers' Charter ---Oppenheimer and IMAX. ---AI Causes Real Harm. Let's Focus on That over the End-of-Humanity Hype. ---Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights. ---The Feds showed up in force at Black Hat. ---The U.K. Government Is Very Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide . ---America's original hacking supergroup creates a free framework to improve app security. ---Electoral Commission apologises for security breach involving UK voters' data. ---AI 'red teams' race to find bias and harms in chatbots like ChatGPT. ---New 'Downfall' Flaw Exposes Valuable Data in Generations of Intel Chips. ---An Apple Malware-Flagging Tool Is 'Trivially' Easy to Bypass. ---Maui Wildfire Relief Fund. ---Want to pwn a satellite? Turns out it's surprisingly easy. ---CISA boss says US alliance with Ukraine over past year is closer than Five Eyes. ---Zoom AI tools trained using some customer data, updated terms say. ---From $40 billion to 'going concern' — WeWork warns of possible bankruptcy. ---I Would Rather See My Books Get Pirated Than This (Or: Why Goodreads and Amazon Are Becoming Dumpster Fires). ---BlueJeans, Verizon's Google Meet competitor, is shutting down. ---Curiosity Rover Finds 'Striking' Evidence of Habitable Seasons on Mars. ---Norway fines Meta 1M crowns per day over behavioural ads feud. ---E.U. slaps Meta with record $1.3 billion fine for data privacy violations. ---Rest in peace Bram Moolenaar, author of Vim and hero of many developers. ---Rhoda Karpatkin, Who Led Consumer Reports for Decades, Dies at 93. ---MrBeast Facing $100 Million Lawsuit After Dissing Own Burgers. ---Travis Kalanick expands 'dark kitchens' venture across Latin America. ---Crypto's Next Craze? Orbs That Scan Your Eyeballs. Host: [Leo Laporte] (https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte) Guests: [Christina Warren] (https://twitter.com/film_girl) , [Iain Thomson] (http://twitter.com/iainthomson) , and [Rob Pegoraro] (http://robpegoraro.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: --- [Miro.com/podcast] (http://Miro.com/podcast) --- [cs.co/twit] (http://cs.co/twit) ... Read more

14 Aug 2023

2 HR 31 MINS

2:31:20

14 Aug 2023

#3

TWiT 939: The Immortal Cell - AI in Hollywood, Alphabet antitrust lawsuit, Amazon earnings, Exorcist...

AI in Hollywood, Alphabet antitrust lawsuit, Amazon earnings, Exorcist VR ---An Internet Veteran's Guide to Not Being Scared of Technology. ---'Barbie' joins $1 billion club, breaks another record for female directors. ---Movie extras worry they'll be replaced by AI. Hollywood is already doing body scans. ---Hollywood's Pain Is YouTube's Advertising Gain. ---Meta starts blocking news in Canada over law on paying publishers. ---Amazon (AMZN) Q2 earnings report 2023. ---Alphabet's Google (GOOGL) to Face Slimmed-Down Antitrust Lawsuit Over Search. ---Brave Search Breaks Free Of Bing With Standalone Image Index. ---Kagi Search - A Premium Search Engine. ---Apple Services Salvage a Blah Quarter. ---Claimed superconductor LK-99 is an online sensation — but replication efforts fall short. ---NASA restores contact with Voyager 2 spacecraft after mistake led to weeks of silence. ---Fortnite's adding a museum about the Holocaust. ---Exclusive: Inside Meta's Horizon Worlds reboot. ---The Exorcist: Legion VR on Oculus Quest 2. ---Post Malone Buys Lord Of The Rings Card Worth Over $2 Million. ---Family of Henrietta Lacks settles lawsuit over use of immortal cell line. ---U.S. ban on popular lightbulb goes into effect Aug. 1. ---Is that a TV in your pocket? Rokid is making a TV dongle for its AR glasses. --- Host: [Leo Laporte] (https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte) Guests: [Georgia Dow] (https://twitter.com/Georgia_Dow) , [Mike Masnick] (https://twitter.com/mmasnick) , and [Janko Roettgers] (https://twitter.com/jank0) 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) --- [expressvpn.com/twit] (http://expressvpn.com/twit) --- [lookout.com] (http://lookout.com) ... Read more

07 Aug 2023

2 HR 32 MINS

2:32:44

07 Aug 2023

#2

TWiT 938: Shifting the Ovaltine Window - Blind app, Starlink dominance, NSA surveillance, NASA+

Blind app, Starlink dominance, NSA surveillance, NASA+ ---Elon Musk's New Flashing X Sign Is Infuriating Neighbors: 'It's Hard to Describe How Bright It Is.' ---Is anyone still using Threads? ---With Starlink, Elon Musk's Satellite Dominance Is Raising Global Alarms. ---Lindsey Graham and Elizabeth Warren: We Must Regulate Big Tech. ---Licensing Social Media Companies Makes No Sense. ---Turn Every Page – The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb. ---The NSA Is Lobbying Congress to Save a Phone Surveillance 'Loophole'. ---Facebook passed 3 billion users for the first time. ---NASA+ is the space agency's very own streaming platform. ---Uber's Fatal Self-Driving Car Crash Saga Ends With the Operator Avoiding Prison. ---Tesla's secret team to suppress thousands of driving range complaints. ---Android will now warn about unknown Bluetooth trackers, like AirTag, traveling with you. ---YouTube Q2 Ad Sales Up 4.4%, Alphabet Handily Tops Earnings Estimates. ---Microsoft earnings: FY23 Q4. ---FTC readies lawsuit that could break up Amazon. ---How Blind Became the App Silicon Valley Bosses Love to Hate. Host: [Leo Laporte] (https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte) Guests: [Paris Martineau] (http://theinformation.com) , [Louis Maresca] (https://twit.tv/people/louis-maresca) , and [Shoshana Weissmann] (https://twitter.com/SenatorShoshana) 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: --- [GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT] (HTTP://GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT) --- [ziprecruiter.com/twit] (http://www.ziprecruiter.com/twit) ... Read more

31 Jul 2023

2 HR 51 MINS

2:51:36

31 Jul 2023

#1

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

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] (https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte) Guests: [Alex Kantrowitz] (https://twitter.com/Kantrowitz) and [Ranjan Roy] (https://www.readmargins.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: --- [NetSuite.com/TWIT] (http://NetSuite.com/TWIT) --- [mintmobile.com/twit] (http://mintmobile.com/twit) --- [kolide.com/twit] (https://kolide.com/twit) --- [drinkAG1.com/twit] (http://drinkAG1.com/twit) ... Read more

24 Jul 2023

2 HR 17 MINS

2:17:55

24 Jul 2023

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