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TWiT 1007: All the Hotdogs in the World - China's "Salt Typhoon" Hack, Google on the Chopping Block, Recall AI
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The panel debates the challenges of securing outdated infrastructure and the role of government in regulating tech companies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
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TWiT 1006: Underwater Alien Civilizations - Bluesky Growth, Tyson Vs. Paul, AI Granny
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
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TWiT 1005: $125,000 in Baguettes - iPod Turns 23, The $1.1M AI Painting, Roblox
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
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TWiT 1004: Embrace Uncertainty - Political Texts, Daylight Saving Time, Digital Ad Market
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
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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
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