This Week in Tech (Audio)

* Apple asks court to halt App Store rule changes while it appeals * Proposed Amicus Brief – #1300, Att. #1 in UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. GOOGLE LLC (D.D.C., 1:20-cv-03010) – CourtListener.com * Eddy Cue Causes a Stir for Google * DOJ pushes for Google to sell its advertising platforms * Google Will Pay $1.4 Billion to Texas to Settle Claims It Collected User Data Without Permission * What Stacey has been doing * Attorney General Bailey Files Groundbreaking Rule to End Big Tech's Censorship Monopoly and Protect Online Free Speech * DOGE bro Kyle Schutt's computer infected by malware, credentials found in stealer logs * The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked * Samsung is paying $350 million for audio brands Bowers & Wilkins, Denon, Marantz and Polk * Zuckerberg's Grand Vision: Most of Your Friends Will Be AI - Slashdot * How AI Demand Is Draining Local Water Supplies * Tom Brady, Stephen Curry and other big names are mostly off the hook from the FTX fallout * FTC Bans Hidden Fees For Live Events and Short-Term Rentals - Slashdot * The FTC puts off enforcing its 'click-to-cancel' rule * 20 years to give away virtually all my wealth | Bill Gates * Mexico is suing Google over 'Gulf of America' name change for US users * Switzerland To Hold Referendum on Introducing Electronic ID Host: Leo Laporte [https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte] Guests: Shoshana Weissmann [https://twit.tv/people/shoshana-weissmann], Wesley Faulkner [https://twit.tv/people/wesley-faulkner], and Stacey Higginbotham [https://twit.tv/people/stacey-higginbotham] Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech [https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech] Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit [https://twit.tv/clubtwit] Sponsors: * expressvpn.com/twit [http://expressvpn.com/twit] * bitwarden.com/twit [http://bitwarden.com/twit] * threatlocker.com/twit [http://threatlocker.com/twit] * NetSuite.com/TWIT [http://NetSuite.com/TWIT] * shopify.com/twit [http://shopify.com/twit]

* Judge Blasts Apple For Violating Antitrust Ruling * Google's Sundar Pichai Calls US Remedies 'De Facto' Spinoff of Search - Slashdot * Firefox could be doomed without Google search deal, says executive * Visa Announces Plans to Give AI Agents Your Credit Card Information * The Age of Realtime Deepfake Fraud Is Here * The TAKE IT DOWN Act: A Flawed Attempt to Protect Victims That Will Lead to Censorship * Congress Moving Forward On Unconstitutional Take It Down Act * White House Slams Amazon After Report it Will Highlight Tariff Costs * The Kickstarter you backed may soon ask for more money to cover Trump's tariffs * Microsoft Raises Xbox Prices 20% as Tariffs Drive Up Cost of Development * UPS will cut 20,000 jobs because fewer Amazon packages are coming * Elon Musk's DOGE ties could get his companies out of $2 billion in potential liability * President Trump's fiscal 2026 budget proposal suggests slashing $491M from CISA's ~$3B budget, claiming the cut "refocuses CISA on its core mission" * Government Actually Threatens Wikipedia's Editorial Freedom; Self-Proclaimed Free Speech Warriors Suddenly Have Other Plans * Mark Zuckerberg Sailed 5,300 Miles With Two Superyachts Only to Helicopter Up a Mountain and Ski Down in Billionaire Style - Sustainability Times * Massive power outage in Spain, Portugal leaves millions in dark * Wall Street Banks Sell Final Slug of Elon Musk's X Debt * Elon Musk's SpaceX gets a company town in Texas * Amazon deploys the first Project Kuiper internet satellites * Researchers Secretly Ran a Massive, Unauthorized AI Persuasion Experiment on Reddit Users * How Badly Did ChatGPT and Copilot Fail to Predict the Winners of the Kentucky Derby? - Slashdot * Quantum message travels record distance over fiber optic network * Photo appears to show Mike Waltz using Signal-like app that can archive messages * Chinese university designed 'world's first silicon-free 2D GAAFET transistor,' claims new bismuth-based tech is both the fastest and lowest-power transistor yet * The one interview question that will protect you from North Korean fake workers Host: Leo Laporte [https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte] Guests: Owen Thomas [https://x.com/owenthomas], Iain Thomson [https://bsky.app/profile/iainthomson.bsky.social], and Gary Rivlin [https://garyrivlin.com/] Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech [https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech] Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit [https://twit.tv/clubtwit] Sponsors: * canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT [http://canary.tools/twit] * outsystems.com/twit [http://outsystems.com/twit] * drata.com/weekintech [http://drata.com/weekintech] * coda.io/twit [http://coda.io/twit] * zscaler.com/security [http://zscaler.com/security]

* The Hottest AI Job of 2023 Is Already Obsolete * NYT Asks: Should We Start Taking the Welfare of AI Seriously? * Microsoft finally ships controversial Windows 11 "Recall" feature after year-long delay — now rolling out to all Copilot+ PCs * Sam Altman says OpenAI is no longer "compute-constrained" — after Microsoft lost its exclusive cloud provider status * Only Google Can Run Chrome, Company's Browser Chief Tells Judge * What Happens When You Pay People Not to Use Google Search? * 4chan Is Back Online, Days After The Infamous Hack That Leaked Its "Janitors" Emails * Mark Zuckerberg Says Social Media Is Over * Google is scrapping its planned changes for third-party cookies in Chrome * Google's revenue tops Wall Street's expectations — and the stock climbs * Google will stop supporting early Nest thermostats on October 25 * PC shipments spike as Windows 10's end and U.S. tariffs loom * Apple Aims To Source All US iPhones From India in Pivot Away From China * Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders: Sold out at most retailers including GameStop, Walmart, Target, Best Buy and others * The $20,000 American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, and no touchscreen * Tesla whistleblower says Musk wanted to deport her team for raising brake issue * In a Boon for Tesla, Feds Weaken Rules for Reporting on Self-Driving * Enter The Fourth Amendment, Yet One More Reason DOGE Is Such A Constitutional Nightmare Host: Leo Laporte [https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte] Guests: Abrar Al-Heeti [https://twit.tv/people/abrar-al-heeti], Daniel Rubino [https://twit.tv/people/daniel-rubino], and Cathy Gellis [https://mastodon.cloud/@cathygellis/] Subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech [https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech] Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit [https://twit.tv/clubtwit] Sponsors: * kinsta.com/twit [http://kinsta.com/twit] * monarchmoney.com with code TWIT [https://www.monarchmoney.com/partner?s=twit&c=twit&utm_source=arm&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=twit&utm_campaign_id=201599] * outsystems.com/twit [http://outsystems.com/twit] * drata.com/weekintech [http://drata.com/weekintech] * expressvpn.com/twit [http://expressvpn.com/twit]

* Judge rules Google illegally monopolized ad tech, opening door to potential breakup * AI-hallucinated code dependencies become new supply chain risk * OpenAI's secret Yap score * 4chan, the internet's most infamous forum, is down following an alleged hack * FTC v. Meta: the US argued Meta has a monopoly in the "personal social networking" market, which it claims includes only Instagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat, and MeWe * Trump Signals Semiconductor Tariffs Are Coming 'Very Soon' * Tariffs making it impossible to shop for tech, applicances * Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders live on April 24, for real this time; fans still mad at $80 games * Is this a Bad Therapist? Real Therapist Reacts to Adolescence * Risks to children playing Roblox 'deeply disturbing', say researchers * Hacked Crosswalks In Bay Area Play Deepfake-Style Messages From Tech Billionaires * China's First Robot Marathon Runners Trip, Emit Smoke, Fall Apart * OpenAI is building a social network * Leaked: Palantir's Plan to Help ICE Deport People * New Jersey Sues Discord for Allegedly Failing to Protect Children * Scientists Find Promising Indication of Extraterrestrial Life—124 Light-Years Away Host: Leo Laporte [https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte] Guests: Georgia Dow [https://twitter.com/Georgia_Dow], Nicholas De Leon [https://x.com/nicholasadeleon], and Paris Martineau [https://twit.tv/people/paris-martineau] Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech [https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech] Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit [https://twit.tv/clubtwit] Sponsors: * Melissa.com/twit [http://Melissa.com/twit] * shopify.com/twit [http://shopify.com/twit] * kinsta.com/twit [http://kinsta.com/twit] * oracle.com/twit [http://oracle.com/twit] * monarchmoney.com with code TWIT [https://www.monarchmoney.com/partner?s=twit&c=twit&utm_source=arm&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=twit&utm_campaign_id=201599]

* Trump gives Apple a giant break with wide-ranging tariff exemptions * Car safety experts at NHTSA, which regulates Tesla, axed by DOGE * Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk would like to 'delete all IP law' * 5 things to know about Meta's upcoming FTC trial * Meta's New Tech Wants You Using Phones in Theaters * Trump Orders Investigation into Former Cybersecurity Chief * Beyond Showerheads: Trump's Attempts to Kill Appliance Regulations Cause Chaos * Microsoft rolls out Recall AI in preview to Copilot+ PCs, after delaying the feature twice, from * June 2024 and October 2024, over security and privacy concerns * The Dire Wolf Isn't Back—But Here's What 'De-Extinction' Tech Can Actually Do * Trump White House budget proposal eviscerates science funding at NASA * Linda McMahon just handed A.1. steak sauce an unbelievable opportunity * Researcher uncovers dozens of sketchy Chrome extensions with 4 million installs * Vizio Shows What Happens When U.S. Fascism And TV Ensh*ttification Meet Host: Leo Laporte [https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte] Guests: Sam Abuelsamid [https://twit.tv/people/sam-abuelsamid], Allyn Malventano [https://x.com/malventano], and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ [https://bsky.app/profile/padresj.bsky.social] Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech [https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech] Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit [https://twit.tv/clubtwit] Sponsors: * ZipRecruiter.com/Twit [http://ZipRecruiter.com/Twit] * threatlocker.com/twit [http://threatlocker.com/twit] * NetSuite.com/TWIT [http://NetSuite.com/TWIT] * expressvpn.com/twit [http://expressvpn.com/twit] * bitwarden.com/twit [http://bitwarden.com/twit]