TWiT 1042: Well Played Astronomer - The Stats Behind Google's AI Mode Search
OpenAI prepares to launch GPT-5 in August
Trump's AI Action Plan Is a Crusade Against 'Bias'—and Regulation
UN tech chief pleads for global AI regulatory cooperation
Trump, who promised to save TikTok, threatens to shut down TikTok
Google AI Mode has 100M users, 2.5 Pro & Deep Search rolls out
FDA's New Drug Approval AI Is Generating Fake Studies: Report
Tesla is set to face off with the California DMV over claims it exaggerated Autopilot's and FSD's capabilities and misled consumers, in a five-day Oakland trial
Google, Microsoft say Chinese hackers are exploiting SharePoint zero-day
A look at Tea, a woman-only safety app with 4M users that lets users anonymously assign red or green flags to local men, as it goes viral with 900K new signups
People in the UK now have to take an age verification selfie to watch porn online
Intel is laying off tens of thousands and cancelling factories
AMD CEO Sees Chips From TSMC's US Plant Costing 5%-20% More
Spotify Publishes AI-Generated Songs From Dead Artists Without Permission
DJI couldn't confirm or deny it disguised this drone to evade a US ban
FCC approves Skydance-Paramount merger
Gwyneth Paltrow is the new face of a kiss-cam tech scandal
Julian LeFay, 'Father of The Elder Scrolls,' Has Died Aged 59
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97
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TWiT 1037: Teach Amanda Fish - AI Backlash
Pope Leo makes AI's threat to humanity a signature issue
Why We Don't Talk About Job Destruction
Israel-Tied Predatory Sparrow Hackers Are Waging Cyberwar on Iran's Financial System
Iran restricts internet access to ward off Israeli cyberattacks
The AI Slop Fight Between Iran and Israel
It's Official: Streaming Is Now the King of TV
AI search finds publishers starved of referral traffic
Mastodon updates its terms to prohibit AI model training
For the first time, social media overtakes TV as Americans' top news source
Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time
The People Search Sites in the Suspected Minnesota Killer's Notebook Are a Failure of Congress
40,000 Cameras, From Bird Feeders to Baby Monitors, Exposed to the Internet
Pavel Durov on his arrest in France, Macron, Russia, the FBI — and the fight for Telegram
WhatsApp's rollout of ads will change the app forever
Here's your first look at the rebooted Digg
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TWiT 1036: Apple Reflux - Progress in Quantum Computing!
Opinionated Design: Early Reactions to Apple's Liquid Glass Design Language
Big Tech Is Dealing Flat Design a Death Blow
Apple gets over its hang-ups, and the iPad enters a new era
Apple Targets Spring 2026 for Release of Delayed Siri AI Upgrade
Apple's de-chatbot-ification of AI is nearly complete
Google launches Android 16, rolling out now to Pixel
Google offers voluntary buyouts to US staff across several businesses and units, including the one housing its core search team and much of the ads organization
IBM aims to build the world's first large-scale, error-corrected quantum computer by 2028
Blue Origin Delays Second New Glenn Launch
Anne Wojcicki Wins Bidding for 23andMe
Twenty-seven states and DC sue 23andMe to oppose the sale of DNA data from its customers without their direct consent
YouTube says its ecosystem created 490K jobs and added $55B to the US GDP in 2024
God is hungry for Context: First thoughts on o3 pro
Army reserve tech executives meta palantir
Nintendo Switch 2 Is Fastest-Selling Game Console of All Time - Slashdot
An Experimental New Dating Site Matches Singles Based on Their Browser Histories
Anker recalls 1.1 million power banks due to fire hazard risk
Local Malls Are Sitting Empty, and Becoming a Headache for Small Towns
Bald eagle live cam update: Babies are leaving nest. What's next?
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TWiT 1035: The Droids Are in the Escape Pod - You Can't Copyright Eleanor
Bill Atkinson, Macintosh Pioneer and Inventor of Hypercard, Dies at 74
Folklore.org: Round Rects Are Everywhere!
OpenAI slams court order to save all ChatGPT logs, including deleted chats
A ban on state AI laws could smash Big Tech's legal guardrails
Federal judge blocks Florida from enforcing social media ban for kids while lawsuit continues
TikTok dodges U.S. ban — again — as Trump administration pushes deadline back
Supreme Court Gives Doge Access to Social Security Data
The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourced
The hidden time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech layoffs
AI Startup Revealed To Be 700 Indian Employees Pretending To Be Chatbots - Slashdot
Google's NotebookLM now lets you share your notebook — and AI podcasts — publicly
Holding your cellphone while driving for navigation is illegal, California court rules
Volvo Debuts New IoT Seatbelt Design - Slashdot
Ending USB-C® Port Confusion
Walmart to Expand Wing Drone Deliveries to 100 Stores
Nintendo Switch 2 Has Record-Breaking Launch, Selling Over 3 Million Units - Slashdot
Calling All Cars Named Eleanor! The Ninth Circuit Has Decided You're Not Copyrightable After All
California county accused of using drones to spy on residents
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TWiT 1034: Two I's and No P - Network Layer Parenting
YouTube Is Swallowing TV Whole, and It's Coming for the Sitcom
Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans
Trump makes a last-minute backtrack on his pick to lead NASA
Xbox co-founder J Allard is working on 'breakthrough' devices at Amazon
GitHub Users Angry at the Prospect of AI-Written Issues From Copilot
Using technology may sharpen aging brains, not harm them
We Bought a 'Peeing' Robot Attack Dog From Temu. It Was Even Weirder Than Expected
Humanoid Robots for $3000, Hugging Face
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