TWiT 1062: The Architects of AI - Can Small Models Outrun the Data Center Boom?
Are we witnessing an AI-fueled gold rush or the early signs of an epic crash? Listen to these hard-hitting discussions on bubbles, breakthroughs, and the real impact behind Silicon Valley's AI obsession.
Time Magazine's "Person of the Year": the Architects of AI
The AI Wildfire Is Coming. It's Going to Be Very Painful and Incredibly Healthy.
'ChatGPT for Doctors' Startup Doubles Valuation to $12 Billion as Revenue Surges
Trump Pretends To Block State AI Laws; Media Pretends That's Legal
It's beginning to look a lot like (AI) Christmas
Amazon Prime Video Pulls AI-Powered Recaps After Fallout Flub
Could America win the AI race but lose the war?
Google Says First AI Glasses With Gemini Will Arrive in 2026
Border Patrol Agent Recorded Raid with Meta's Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
The countdown to the world's first social media ban for children
US could demand five-year social media history from tourists before allowing entry
Reddit making global changes to protect kids after social media ban - 9to5Mac
There are no good outcomes for the Warner Bros. sale
Paramount CEO Made Trump a Secret Promise on CNN in Warner Bros. Convo
Whatnot's Schlock Empire Shows Digital Live Shopping Can Thrive in America
The Military Almost Got the Right to Repair. Lawmakers Just Took It Away
Apple loses its appeal of a scathing contempt ruling in iOS payments case
Japan law opening phone app stores to go into effect
Microsoft Excel Turns 40, Remains Stubbornly Unkillable - Slashdot
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sweeps The Game Awards — analysis and full winners list
Microsoft promises more bug payouts, with or without a bounty program
An ex-Twitter lawyer is trying to bring Twitter back
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Iain Thomson, Owen Thomas, and Jason Hiner
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TWiT 1061: Amy's Crazy Husband - Can One Build a Truly Anonymous Laptop?
What happens if your internet provider gets the blame for what you download? This week, the panel unpacks a billion-dollar copyright battle at the Supreme Court that could upend how we all use the web.
Justice Alito Makes The Most Sense, Or This Week At The Supreme Court In The Cox-Sony Copyright Case
First Porn, Now Skin Cream? 'Age Verification' Bills Are Out of
These new FDA-approved glasses promise to slow nearsightedness in kids. Here's how they work
Amazon Tests U.S. Ultrafast Delivery Offering
What the heck is going on at Apple? | CNN Business
Meta's Zuckerberg Plans Deep Cuts for Metaverse Efforts
Meta acquires AI device startup Limitless
Instagram mandates total return to office for employees in 2026
Is Netflix Trying to Buy Warner Bros. or Kill It? - Slashdot
School Cell Phone Bans and Student Achievement
RoboCop statue rises in Detroit: 'Big, beautiful, bronze piece of art'
People who talk with their hands seem clearer, more persuasive - Fast Company
(a petition to cancel Twitter's trademark for abandonment)
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Guests: Amy Webb, Cathy Gellis, and Brian Woolf
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TWiT 1060: A Shortage of Shame - Why Black Friday Numbers Aren't What You Think
Is Black Friday really booming, or are inflated prices and AI shopping assistants just muddying the waters? This episode rips into the data, exposes retailer tactics, and debates if smarter tech is actually making us better shoppers.
Black Friday data shows online sales strong, store results mixed
Silicon Valley's man in the White House is benefiting himself and his friends
View: Trump's AI agenda sails toward an iceberg of bipartisan populist fury
'We do fail ... a lot': Defense startup Anduril hits setbacks with weapons tech
Solar's growth in US almost enough to offset rising energy use
Datacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea
China leapfrogs US in global market for "open" AI models
Danish authorities in rush to close security loophole in Chinese electric buses
The Ford F-150 Lightning was supposed to transform the industry. Now, Ford may pull the plug
Roblox is a problem — but it's a symptom of something worse
Warner Music and Suno strike deal for AI music, giving artists control over their likeness
Leak confirms OpenAI is preparing ads on ChatGPT for public roll out
Jony Ive, Sam Altman: OpenAI plans elegantly simple device
One tech tip: Modern cars are spying on you. Here's what you can do about it
How a GM EV1 was sold for the first time
GPU prices are coming to earth just as RAM costs shoot into the stratosphere
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Daniel Rubino, Sam Abuelsamid, and Mike Elgan
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TWiT 1059: I'm Interested in Your Toolset - Why Your Favorite Site Went Dark This Week
A judge is racing to break up Google's advertising empire before they can appeal, while Microsoft's Copilot stumbles on camera. Australia's sweeping social bans, Roblox's selfie requirement, and flawed AI moderation spark sharp debate on what happens when online gatekeeping gets serious.
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Trolls
NetChoice Sues Virginia To Block Its One-Hour Social Media Limit For Kids
Roblox is requiring 9yo kids to submit a video selfie to prove age
Outage at Cloudflare Disrupts Parts of the Internet
It's not just you, many websites are not working this morning amid Cloudflare outage
Cloudflare-related variation on the classic XKCD
Trump's DOGE Is Dead and We Won't Miss It
Meta Wins FTC Antitrust Trial Over Instagram, WhatsApp Deals
Europe is scaling back its landmark privacy and AI laws
Talking to Windows' Copilot AI makes a computer feel incompetent
780,000 Windows Users Downloaded Linux Distro Zorin OS in the Last 5 Weeks
Fortnite is getting Unity games
Oops. Cryptographers cancel election results after losing decryption key.
SEC Dismisses Case Against SolarWinds, Top Security Officer
Google Starts Testing Ads In AI Mode
A decision about breaking up Google's adtech monopoly is on the horizon
Work is "optional" and irrelevant money: Musk's creepy utopian dream
White House Tries to axe the GAIN act (Act that would have prevented AI tech from being sold to other nations.)
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Guests: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Molly White, and Wesley Faulkner
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Meta's Ray-Ban Display glasses steal the spotlight on a Rome trip, triggering debates about privacy, wearable tech etiquette, and the uncomfortable power of recording the world through your eyewear. Plus, gadgets scanning your urine, bots shaping your inbox, and the future of Disney+!
Counting Renaissance butts in Rome with the Meta Ray-Ban Display
Jury says Apple owes Masimo $634M for patent infringement
Google ordered to pay $665 million for anticompetitive practices in Germany
Disney and YouTube TV reach deal to end blackout
The future of Disney Plus could involve AI-generated videos
X is finally rolling out Chat, its DM replacement with encryption and video calling
Tim Cook could step down as Apple CEO 'as soon as next year'
iPhone Pocket revealed in hands-on videos of new Apple accessory
AMD continues to chip away at Intel's X86 market share — company now sells over 25% of all x86 chips and powers 33% of all desktop systems
Google DeepMind is using Gemini to train agents inside Goat Simulator 3
George Lucas' narrative art museum opens next year in LA
Spotify's new audiobook recap feature uses AI to remind you of the story so far
PNG is back!
3 SeatGuru alternatives for finding the best airline seats
What Are We Going to Do With 300 Billion Pennies?
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Guests: Victoria Song and Christina Warren
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