Channel Title: This Week in Tech Channel Description: 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. New episodes every Sunday night on YouTube or get episodes ad-free by joining Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit <video> The Densest State in the US - TikTok Ban, Drones Over Jersey, GM Quits Robotaxis Description: • So You Want to Solve the NJ Drone Mystery? Our Expert Has Some Ideas  • Infowars Sale to The Onion Rejected by Federal Bankruptcy Judge  • Federal appeals court declines to temporarily block ban on TikTok, teeing up showdown at SCOTUS over controversial law  • WordPress parent company must stop blocking WP Engine, judge rules  • Crypto’s Legacy Is Finally Clear  • Tech Industry and CEOs Curry Favor With Trump Ahead of His Inauguration  • AI Is Detecting More Breast Cancer Cases, Study Suggests  • Huge randomized trial of AI boosts discovery — at least for good scientists  • GM Calls It Quits on Mary Barra’s $50 Billion Robotaxi Dream  • You Can Buy a Car on Amazon Now Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Cathy Gellis, Mike Elgan, and Emily Forlini This Week in Tech episode 1010 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1010 Sponsors: • mintmobile.com/twit • shopify.com/twit Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ https://bsky.app/profile/twit.tv #drones #newjersey #wordpress About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce dozens of hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, and more. </video> <video> Embrace Uncertainty - Political Texts, Daylight Saving Time, Digital Ad Market Description: • The panel discusses the implications of the 2024 US elections to the tech industry  • Alexa’s New AI Brain Is Stuck in the Lab  • Why do we keep changing our clocks?  • ChatGPT Search  • Online political ads--we're almost done!  • Elon Musk Wants You to Think This Election’s Being Stolen  • Open-source AI must reveal its training data, per new OSI definition  • Chinese sanctions hit US drone maker supplying Ukraine  • Digital ad market booms for Big Tech Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Shoshana Weissmann, Nicholas De Leon, and Amy Webb This Week in Tech episode 1004 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1004 Sponsors: • bitwarden.com/twit • lookout.com • NetSuite.com/TWIT • ZipRecruiter.com/Twit • canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ https://bsky.app/profile/twit.tv #ai #tech #chatgpt About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce dozens of hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, and more. </video> <video> $125,000 in Baguettes - iPod Turns 23, The $1.1M AI Painting, Roblox Description: • Apple launched the iPod 23 years ago, and changed the world  • Apple Quietly Introduced iPhone Reboot Code Which is Locking Out Cops  • How the 2024 US presidential election will determine tech's future  • Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman, Tim Cook and other tech leaders congratulate Trump on election win  • AI didn’t sway the election, but it deepened the partisan divide  • YouTube dominated Election Day as viewers guzzled 84 million hours of presidential news  • The other election night winner: Perplexity  • Dogecoin and other memecoins surge as Trump wins presidential election  • Detroit to Accept Crypto for Tax Payments in Bid to Spur Tech Innovation, Fuel Economic Growth  • Painting by A.I.-Powered Robot Sells for $1.1 Million  • OpenAI defeats news outlets' copyright lawsuit over AI training, for now  • Anthropic teams up with Palantir and AWS to sell AI to defense customers  • OpenAI acquired Chat.com  • Even Microsoft Notepad is getting AI text editing now  • Roblox is banning kids from ‘social hangout’ spaces  • Reddit Passes Snap  • Canada orders shutdown of TikTok's Canadian business, app access to continue Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Abrar Al-Heeti, Dan Patterson, and Lisa Eadicicco This Week in Tech episode 1005 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1005 #ipod #ai #crypto Sponsors: • lookout.com • ziprecruiter.com/twit • mintmobile.com/twit • e-e.com/twit • expressvpn.com/twit Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ https://bsky.app/profile/twit.tv About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce dozens of hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, and more. </video> <video> Andy Giveth & Bill Taketh Away - Trump's Tech Titans, Crypto Boom, TikTok’s US Ban, Intel CEO Exits Description: Leo Laporte, Harry McCracken, Christina Warren, and Lou Maresca discuss the evolving relationship between the tech industry and the incoming Trump administration, the future of TikTok in the U.S., advances in AI and its impact on everything from weather forecasting to web browsing, and much more. • Elon Musk and other tech billionaires are playing a major role in shaping President-elect Trump's transition team. The panel debated what this could mean for issues like antitrust regulation of Big Tech. • Trump has named entrepreneur and investor David Sacks as the White House AI and Crypto Czar. Sacks is an Elon Musk ally who has been critical of OpenAI. • The Hak Tuah cryptocurrency project suffered a 90% price crash shortly after launch amid controversy, in what may have been a "rug pull" scam. • Trump's pick to lead NASA, private astronaut Jared Isaacman, is expected to push the agency to partner more with SpaceX and the commercial space industry. But his close ties to Elon Musk could face political hurdles. • TikTok's future remains murky as U.S courts uphold a potential ban. The crew discusses the free speech implications and the role of geopolitics. EU also probes TikTok over Russian election interference. • Entrepreneur Frank McCourt's Project Liberty consortium is reportedly advancing a bid to acquire TikTok's U.S. operations, positioning it as a "people's bid." • The U.S. House is set to approve an additional $3 billion to fund the removal of Chinese telecom equipment like Huawei and ZTE from domestic networks. • Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger is departing after a challenging 3-year stint. The chip giant's future strategy is up in the air as it faces intensifying competition, but the chip company did outline breakthroughs at a conference in advanced transistors, packaging, and interconnects that could help it regain a manufacturing edge. • OpenAI is running a "12 Days of OpenAI" promotion highlighting new AI models and services. The TWiT panel debated whether it's mainly a technical showcase or a monetization push.  • Google unveiled a weather forecasting AI model that it says outperforms the leading U.S. and European forecast systems, especially for predicting extreme events. • ElevenLabs launched a beta product that allows users to create and edit entire AI-generated podcast episodes, sparking discussions about the impact on human podcast creators. • With the rise of AI, could we see a new generation of AI-infused web browsers that better understand our behavior? A long blog post by tech guru Om Malik explored the possibilities. • In the wake of China's "Salt Typhoon" hacks of telecom networks, the FCC is proposing new cybersecurity rules - but with a twist that would allow law enforcement backdoor access. • In the latest twist in the CSAM scanning saga, Apple is being sued for abandoning the controversial child abuse image detection feature, after previously being pilloried for trying to implement it. • A sleeker, more accurate definition of a "second" based on atomic clocks using Strontium instead of Cesium atoms could be coming by 2030, enabling new scientific breakthroughs.  • Just in time for Christmas, a pair of the iconic ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz sold at auction for a whopping $28 million, a new record for movie memorabilia. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Harry McCracken, Christina Warren, and Louis Maresca This Week in Tech episode 1009 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1009 Sponsors: • canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT • expressvpn.com/twit • lookout.com • veeam.com • ZipRecruiter.com/Twit Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ https://bsky.app/profile/twit.tv About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce dozens of hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, and more. </video> <video> All the Hotdogs in the World - China's 'Salt Typhoon' Hack, Google on the Chopping Block, Recall AI Description: In this episode of This Week in Tech, the panel tackles the "biggest hack in US history," the future of AI, and the role of government in tech. From the Chinese hack's implications to Microsoft's AI-powered Recall, the Supreme Court's tech-related cases, and the push for social media age verification, Leo Laporte, Patrick Beja, Wesley Faulkner, and Alex Wilhelm provide insightful analysis and lively discussion on the most pressing issues facing the industry today. • China's "Salt Typhoon" hack, dubbed the "worst hack in our nation's history," which compromised US telecommunications infrastructure and allowed surveillance of high-profile individuals • The panel debates the challenges of securing outdated infrastructure and the role of government in regulating tech companies • DOJ's push for Google to sell off Chrome to break its search monopoly, and the potential implications for competition and innovation • Alex Wilhelm's article "If you like startups, you should love anti-trust" and the importance of fostering competition in the tech industry • Microsoft's Windows 365 Link, a $349 mini PC that streams Windows from the cloud, and the potential for thin client computing • Microsoft's Recall AI feature, which records and indexes users' screen activity, raising security concerns but offering potential benefits for users • The Supreme Court's involvement in cases related to Facebook's Cambridge Analytica data breach and the fate of America's low-income broadband fund • The panel also discusses their personal experiences with parenting in the digital age and the challenges of balancing screen time, privacy, and education for children • Meta's push for Apple and Google to verify users' ages on social media platforms, and the challenges of implementing effective age verification while protecting user privacy • Amazon's talks with Instacart, Uber, Ticketmaster, and others to enhance its AI-powered Alexa assistant • Spirit Airlines filing for bankruptcy amidst financial losses and mounting debt payments • Alex laments the addition of ads to Amazon Prime Video and the panel debates the tradeoffs of bundled subscription services Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Patrick Beja, Wesley Faulkner, and Alex Wilhelm This Week in Tech episode 1007 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1007 Sponsors: • Melissa.com/twit • shopify.com/twit • veeam.com • lookout.com • bitwarden.com/twit Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ https://bsky.app/profile/twit.tv About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce dozens of hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, and more. </video> <video> The Reunion Episode - Catching up With the Original Twits Description: On this 1000th episode of TWiT, Leo has his old pals Patrick Norton, Robert Heron, Roger Chang, and David Prager on the show to reminisce about the TechTV days, discuss the future of AI, and get caught up on each other's lives. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Patrick Norton, Robert Heron, David Prager, and Roger Chang This Week in Tech episode 1000 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1000 Sponsors: • veeam.com • coda.io/twit • Melissa.com/twit • bitwarden.com/twit • NetSuite.com/TWIT Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ https://bsky.app/profile/twit.tv #ai #tech #podcast About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce dozens of hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, and more. </video> <video> The Anti-Force Entruster - Tesla's Cybercab, Hacked Robovacs, Mario Alarm Clock Description: • Elon Musk makes bold claims about Tesla robotaxi in Hollywood backlot  • The Optimus robots at Tesla’s Cybercab event were humans in disguise  • How to send messages via satellite on your iPhone or Pixel  • US Weighs Google Breakup in Historic Big Tech Antitrust Case  • Hackers took over robovacs to chase pets and yell slurs  • More than a dozen states sue TikTok, alleging it harms kids and is designed to addict them  • A Whole Bunch Of States File Garbage Grandstanding Lawsuits Against TikTok With The Main  Complaint Being ‘Kids Like It’  • Two Scientists Share Physics Nobel for Machine Learning  • Three Scientists Get Chemistry Nobel for Research Into Proteins  • This AI Pioneer Thinks AI Is Dumber Than a Cat  • Unmasking Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto—Again  • How a UK treaty could spell the end of the .io domain  • A closer look at Nintendo's adorable Alarmo alarm clock  • Samsung is turning your Galaxy phone into a smart door key Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Sam Abuelsamid and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy This Week in Tech episode 1001 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1001 Sponsors: • e-e.com/twit • lookout.com • expressvpn.com/twit • ziprecruiter.com/twit • mintmobile.com/twit Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ https://bsky.app/profile/twit.tv About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce dozens of hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, and more. #tesla #tiktok #google </video> <video> Underwater Alien Civilizations - Bluesky Growth, Tyson Vs. Paul, AI Granny Description: • How Bluesky, Alternative to X and Facebook, Is Handling Explosive Growth  • Netflix’s Live Mike Tyson Vs. Jake Paul Fight Battling Sound & Streaming Glitches In Lead-Up To Main Event  • Biden Asked Microsoft to “Raise the Bar on Cybersecurity.” He May Have Helped Create an Illegal Monopoly.  • CFPB looks to place Google under federal supervision, setting up clash  • Apple’s Tim Cook Has Ways to Cope With the Looming Trump Tariffs  • Apple Removes Another RFE/RL App At Request Of Russian Regulator  • Here’s Why I Decided To Buy ‘InfoWars’  • Elon Musk's X Corp. files notice in Alex Jones' Infowars bankruptcy case  • Spotify’s Plans For AI Generated Music, Podcasts, and Recommendations, According To Its Co-President, CTO, and CPO Gustav Söderström  • This 'AI Granny' Bores Scammers to Tears Congress ponders underwater alien civilizations, human hybrids, and other unexplained stuff  • In Memoriam: Thomas E. Kurtz, 1928–2024 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Alex Kantrowitz, Daniel Rubino, and Iain Thomson This Week in Tech episode 1006 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1006 Sponsors: • expressvpn.com/twit • Fundrise.com/TWIT • 1password.com/twit • canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT • NetSuite.com/TWIT Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ https://bsky.app/profile/twit.tv #ai #bluesky #netflix About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce dozens of hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, and more. </video> <video> Maximum Iceland Scenario - Data Caps, 3rd Party Android Stores, Nuclear Amazon Description: Data Caps, 3rd Party Android Stores, Nuclear Amazon • Google must crack open Android for third-party stores, rules Epic judge • Google asks 9th Circuit for emergency stay, says Epic ruling ‘is dangerous’ • Canceling subscriptions is about to get easier • The FCC is looking into the impact of broadband data caps and why they still exist • Wyden: CALEA Hack Proves Dangers Of Government-Mandated Backdoors • Elon Musk's X is changing its privacy policy to allow third parties to train AI on your posts • X Will Soon Let Users See Tweets From People Who Block Them • People are flocking to Bluesky as X makes more unwanted changes • US probes Tesla's Full Self-Driving software in 2.4 mln cars after fatal crash • French court orders blanket blocks of porn sites • Sam Altman's identity and cryptocurrency venture Worldcoin has a rebrand • Winamp deletes entire GitHub source code repo after a rocky few weeks • Amazon debuts next-gen family of Kindle devices: First color model, fastest and lightest Paperwhite ever • Amazon goes nuclear, to invest more than $500 million to develop small modular reactors • Netflix third-quarter subscribers barely beat estimates as ad-tier members jump 35% Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Brian McCullough, Cory Doctorow, and Jason Hiner This Week in Tech episode 1002 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1002 #google #ftc #tesla Sponsors: • bitwarden.com/twit • flashpoint.io • canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT • NetSuite.com/TWIT • Fundrise.com/TWIT Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ https://bsky.app/profile/twit.tv About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce dozens of hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, and more. </video> <video> Our Best Of 2024 - The Best Moments From TWiT's 2024 Description: TWiT wishes all listeners and viewers a Happy New Year and peaceful 2025! • Padre's CES 2024 haul • Cory Doctorow's infamous ensh*ttification term • Tesla teases a robotaxi • Last in-studio audience for TWiT • Padre on the AI priest • Google Search gets worse • Christina Warren's Rabbit R1 • Snowflake and the AT&T breach • Crowdstrike's big outag • Last in-studio episode before moving out • Salt Hank shows off his new cookbook • TWiT's 1000th episode brings back old friends • The State of X/Twitter under Elon • Parenting with TWiT daddies • Tech billionaires affecting Trump's transition team Host: Leo Laporte This Week in Tech episode 1012 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1012 Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ https://bsky.app/profile/twit.tv About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce dozens of hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, and more. </video> <video> Internet Legal - Australia's Social Media Ban for Kids, Smart Home Nightmare, Bluesky's Ascent Description: In this week's episode of This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte and guests Devindra Hardawar, Doc Rock, and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy discuss a wide range of topics including Australia's ban on social media for under 16s, the latest in smart home technology and Matter protocol, CES 2024 expectations, Black Friday sales records, Elon Musk's legal battles, the FTC's efforts to protect consumers, and the growing threat of infrastructure sabotage. The panel also touches on the lifespan of smart devices, the ownership of social media accounts, and the growth of Bluesky. • Australia bans social media for everyone under 16, sparking a discussion on the challenges of age verification, the necessity of such measures, and the potential impact on children's social lives • Jennifer shares her thoughts on the progress and challenges of Matter protocol, the future of smart home technology, and the killer use cases like energy management that could drive broader adoption • Devindra looks forward to checking out the latest tech at CES 2024, while the panel discusses the impact of potential tariffs on consumer electronics prices • Black Friday online sales hit a record $74.4B, up 5% from last year, with over half of spending done on mobile devices and a surge in traffic to retail sites from AI chatbots • Elon Musk files for an injunction to halt OpenAI's transition to a for-profit, accusing the company of discouraging investors from backing rivals like his own xAI • Musk admits X is throttling links, effectively limiting people from reading news on the platform, which could impact content creators and marketers • The panel discusses the implications of X's objection to The Onion buying InfoWars, reminding users that they do not own their social media accounts or followers • As alternative social media platforms like Bluesky gain traction, the panel considers the challenges of managing multiple platforms and the potential for a more decentralized social media landscape • The FTC releases a report on the hidden lifespan of smart devices, highlighting the need for transparency and the potential security risks of unsupported devices • FTC changes its telemarketing rules to better protect consumers from growing 'tech support scam' calls • Supreme Court considers whether ISPs should be liable for users' piracy, with potential far-reaching consequences • Concerns rise over infrastructure sabotage as a Chinese ship's crew is suspected of deliberately dragging an anchor for 100 miles to cut Baltic cables • Meta plans to build a $10B subsea cable spanning the world to support its services and ensure data traffic flow Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, Doc Rock, and Devindra Hardawar This Week in Tech episode 1008 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1008 Sponsors: • NetSuite.com/TWIT • bitwarden.com/twit • e-e.com/twit • INFO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT - code TWIT100 Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ https://bsky.app/profile/twit.tv #bluesky #australia #smarthome About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce dozens of hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, and more. </video> <video> Just Say It's Capitalism - CES 2025, Meta News, Newag DRM Description: • The panel discusses CES 2025 • How Watch Duty’s wildfire tracking app became a crucial lifeline for LA • Worst in Show awards 2025 • Aaron Swartz v Sam Altman • We've not been trained for this: life after the Newag DRM disclosure  • All the Meta stuff (fact checking, etc.) • Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors • The Government Wants to Protect Robux From Hackers • Twitch Streamers Come Home After Big-Money Contracts at Rivals Dried Up • Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Nicholas De Leon, Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, and Cory Doctorow This Week in Tech episode 1014 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1014 Sponsors: • coda.io/twit • expressvpn.com/twit • threatlocker.com for This Week in Tech • uscloud.com • bitwarden.com/twit Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ https://bsky.app/profile/twit.tv #ces2025 #meta #wikipedia About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce dozens of hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, and more. </video> <video> CrabStrike - Delta Sues Crowdstrike, Hospital AI, Surge Pricing Description: Delta Sues Crowdstrike, Hospital AI, Surge Pricing • Foreign Election Interference    • North Korean hackers and bitcoin    • Linus Torvalds affirms expulsion of Russian maintainers    • Delta actually sues Crowdstrike    • Researchers say an AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said    • Anthropic publicly releases AI tool that can take over the user’s mouse cursor    • Video game preservationists have lost a legal fight to study games remotely    • Apple Sharply Scales Back Production of Vision Pro    • Kroger and Walmart Deny ‘Surge Pricing’ After Adopting Digital Price Tags    • Founders and VCs back a pan-European C corp, but an ‘EU Inc’ has a rocky road ahead    • Musk steers X disputes to conservative Texas courts in service terms update Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Alex Stamos and Owen Thomas This Week in Tech episode 1003 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1003 Sponsors: • shopify.com/twit • veeam.com • lookout.com • expressvpn.com/twit • 1password.com/twit Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ https://bsky.app/profile/twit.tv #elonmusk #election2024 #deltaairlines About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce dozens of hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, and more. </video> <video> The Year in Review - A Look at the Top Stories of 2024 Description: • What's behind the tech industry's mass layoffs in 2024? : NPR • Rabbit R1 AI Assistant: Price, Specs, Release Date | WIRED • Stealing everything you’ve ever typed or viewed on your own Windows  • PC is now possible with two lines of code — inside the Copilot+ Recall disaster. • Microsoft delays Recall after security concerns, and asks Windows Insiders for help • The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Architecture Deep Dive: Getting To Know Oryon and Adreno X1 • Elon Musk: First Human Receives Neuralink Brain Chip • Apple hit with €1.8bn fine for breaking EU law over music streaming • Bluesky emerges • The hidden high cost of return-to-office mandates • Apple’s Car Was Doomed by Its Lofty Ambitions to Outdo Tesla • SpaceX pulls off unprecedented feat, grabs descending rocket with mechanical arms • U.S. versus Apple: A first reaction • Google Says It Won't Force Gemini on Partners in Antitrust Remedy Proposal • U.S. Accuses Chinese Hackers of Targeting Critical Infrastructure in America • U.S. Agency Warns Employees About Phone Use Amid Ongoing China Hack • AT&T says criminals stole phone records of 'nearly all' customers in new data breach • National Public Data confirms breach exposing Social Security numbers • Schools Want to Ban Phones. Parents Say No. • New York passes legislation that would ban 'addictive' social media algorithms for kids • GPT-4o (omni) + new "Her"-style AI assistant (it's nuts) • Google emissions jump nearly 50% over five years as AI use surges • Trump proposes strategic national crypto stockpile at Bitcoin Conference • Ten additional US states join DOJ antitrust lawsuit looking to break up Live Nation and TicketmasterThe Internet Archive just lost its appeal over ebook lending • Hezbollah Pagers Explode in Apparent Attack Across Lebanon • OpenAI raises $6.6 billion in largest VC round ever • Painting by A.I.-Powered Robot Sells for $1.1 Million • Netflix’s Live Mike Tyson Vs. Jake Paul Fight Battling Sound & Streaming Glitches In Lead-Up To Main Event • Infowars Sale to The Onion Rejected by Federal Bankruptcy Judge • Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to TikTok ban • So You Want to Solve the NJ Drone Mystery? Our Expert Has Some Ideas • Beeper’s push for iMessage on Android is really over • The Quiet Death of Ello's Big Dreams • Japan finally ends mandatory form submission on floppy disks • We'll Miss You: Pioneering instant messaging program ICQ is finally shutting down after nearly 30 years • Spotify is going to break every Car Thing gadget it ever sold • Game Informer to Shut Down After 33 Years • In Memoriam Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Richard Campbell, and Mikah Sargent This Week in Tech episode 1011 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1011 Sponsor: • bitwarden.com/twit Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ https://bsky.app/profile/twit.tv About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce dozens of hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, and more. #ai #microsoft #tech </video> <video> Calamari in Crisis - Touching the Sun, Fake Spotify Artists, Banished Words Description: Touching the Sun, Fake Spotify Artists, Banished Words • AI Needs So Much Power, It’s Making Yours Worse • How many billions Big Tech spent on AI data centers in 2024 • NASA Spacecraft ‘Touches Sun’ In Defining Moment For Humankind • Elon Musk Calls Out NASA’s Moon Ambitions: ‘We’re Going Straight to Mars’ • Elon Musk and the right’s war on Wikipedia • Trump Asks Supreme Court to Pause Law Threatening TikTok Ban • US Treasury says Chinese hackers stole documents in 'major incident' • Judge blocks parts of California bid to protect kids from social media • Finland probes Russian shadow fleet oil tanker after cable-cutting incident • US appeals court blocks Biden administration effort to restore net-neutrality rules • The Ghosts in the Machine (fake spotify artists) • Massive VW Data Leak Exposed 800,000 EV Owners’ Movements, From Homes To Brothels • Banished Words | Lake Superior State University 2025 • Public Domain Day 2025 • Happy Birthday, Bitcoin! The top cryptocurrency is old enough to drive • End of the lines? QR-style codes could replace barcodes ‘within two years’ Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Richard Campbell, Anthony Ha, and Stacey Higginbotham This Week in Tech episode 1013 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1013 Sponsors: • ZipRecruiter.com/Twit • joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT • canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT • zscaler.com/security Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ https://bsky.app/profile/twit.tv #ai #tiktokban #nasa About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce dozens of hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, and more. </video>

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