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• TWiT 1052: It's a Nice Day for CRM - AI Slop, Media Power, & the Future of Trust

  As AI-generated clip content upends trust and creativity, this week's panel members join forces to unravel whether we're facing a cultural disaster or just the next leap forward (and what anyone online needs to watch out for next). Is the world ready for AI-generated video slop flooding the internet, legal headaches over deepfakes, and million-dollar tech maneuvering? Sora 2 is here We need to stop the slop of OpenAI's Sora and Meta's Vibes AI video apps before it's too late Yahoo nears deal to sell AOL to Italy's Bending Spoons for $1.4 billion, sources say One in five Americans now regularly get news on TikTok, up sharply from 2020 YouTube Bends the Knee Apple removes ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE officer sightings, from the App Store; AG Pam Bondi says the DOJ requested its removal ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: 'We Are Determined to Fight This' How ICE Is Using Your Data — and What You Can Do About It | KQED CISA, the key law that helps the federal government guard against cyber threats to US critical systems, expired when the government shut down ByteDance to Maintain Control Of TikTok's U.S. Advertising, E-Commerce German government must reject chat control Swiss government looks to undercut privacy tech, stoking fears of mass surveillance Swiss voters back electronic identity cards in close vote Apple Shelves Vision Headset Revamp to Prioritize Meta-Like AI Glasses Microsoft revamps Xbox Game Pass plans and hikes Ultimate to $29.99 a month No suds for you! Asahi brewery attack leaves Japanese drinkers dry Revenge of the nerds: Inside the Microsoft Excel UK Championships Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Patrick Beja, Georgia Dow, and Iain Thomson Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at 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 Sponsors: ZipRecruiter.com/twit canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT zscaler.com/security spaceship.com/twit miro.com

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• TWiT 1051: Hype or True? - Nvidia's $100 Billion Dollar Investment in OpenAI (Over Time)

  With Nvidia's plan to invest $100 billion over time in OpenAI, is this type of investment in other competitors healthy for AI? Can LLMs actually handle enterprise tools and tasks? Meta launches a new AI short-form video feed. Apple is testing a new internal chatbot called Veritas as part of its efforts to revamp Siri. Nvidia (intends to) invest (up to) $100B in OpenAI (over time). Spending on AI is at epic levels. Will it ever pay off?. Jensen Huang: "We're already seeing trillion-dollar AI investments". How Anthropic and OpenAI are developing AI 'co-workers'. OpenAI says GPT-5 stacks up to humans in a wide range of jobs. OpenAI launches ChatGPT Pulse to proactively write you morning briefs. Meta launches 'Vibes,' a short-form video feed of AI slop. Trump signs executive order supporting proposed deal to put TikTok under US ownership. Amazon reaches $2.5 billion settlement over allegations it misled Prime users. Is GenZ unemployable? Top economists and Jerome Powell agree that Gen Z's hiring nightmare is real—and it's not about AI eating entry-level jobs. AI startup friend bets on foes with $1M NYC subway campaign. Peter Thiel wants everyone to think more about the Antichrist. Apple builds a ChatGPT-like App to help test the revamped Siri. Host: Alex Kantrowitz Guests: Brian McCullough, Dan Shipper, and Ari Paparo Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at 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 Sponsors: helixsleep.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit fieldofgreens.com Promo Code "TWIT" zscaler.com/security spaceship.com/twit

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• TWiT 1050: Live Demo, Good Luck - Meta Ray-Ban Display Glasses Raise Privacy & Social Acceptance Concerns

  Is strapping notifications to your face the next frontier, or just tech gone too far? Dive into a lively, sometimes skeptical discussion on Meta's AR glasses, social media's shifting power, the fate of TikTok, and how AI is quietly rewriting the rules, whether we like it or not. Seeing Through the Reality of Meta's Smart Glasses I regret to inform you Meta's new smart glasses are the best I've ever tried Parents outraged as Meta uses photos of schoolgirls in ads targeting man Windows 10 EOL coming soon Trump's $100,000 Visa Fee Spurs Confusion and Chaos 4Chan, MAGAs unite in 'clog the toilet' op to block H-1B workers flying back iPhone Air review: Thinness with a point Phone batteries are getting more compact, but the US is missing out A MacBook Pro touchscreen? About damn time TikTok deal will be signed soon, with U.S. control of algorithm, White House says By some measures, TikTok has grown bigger than Facebook or Instagram in the US Two UK teens charged in connection to Scattered Spider ransomware attacks Teen Suspect Surrenders in 2023 Las Vegas Casino Cyberattack Case - Casino.org Jaguar Land Rover extends its production shutdown after a cyberattack discovered in late August, and says efforts to reboot production safely "will take time" ctrl/tinycolor and 40+ NPM Packages Compromised - StepSecurity Never steal a hacker's girlfriend's phone: How an expert exposed a global network of thieves Revealed: the huge growth of Myanmar scam centres that may hold 100,000 trafficked people Pope Leo XIV Rejects a proposal by a Catholic organization to create an "AI Pope Leo" avatar Ig Winners Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Devindra Hardawar, Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, and Nicholas De Leon Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at 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 Sponsors: uscloud.com smarty.com/twit ZipRecruiter.com/twit helixsleep.com/twit zscaler.com/security

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• TWiT 1049: Gas Station Lafufu - Apple's Pumpkin Spice Orange & Influencer Era

  iPhone 17 event live blog: on the ground at Apple's keynote Google Court Doc: Open Web Is In Rapid Decline Anthropic Judge Rejects $1.5 Billion AI Copyright Settlement (1) The Software Engineers Paid to Fix Vibe Coded Messes What to expect from Meta Connect SpaceX strikes $17B deal to buy EchoStar's spectrum for Starlink's direct-to-phone service Tesla Wants Out of the Car Business Tesla Offers Elon Musk an Unprecedented $1 Trillion Pay Package Gen Z protests in Nepal, sparked by a social media ban, have killed nearly 2 dozen and injured hundreds. Here's what to know Microdramas are TikTok turned up to 11, and they're coming for your time and money Tiny Vinyl is a new pocketable record format for the Spotify age Kodak's mini camera fits on your keyring and is smaller than an AirPods case Geek News Central Mourns the Loss of Todd Cochrane Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Dan Patterson, Victoria Song, and Jason Hiner Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at 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 Sponsors: expressvpn.com/twit bitwarden.com/twit oracle.com/twit shopify.com/twit NetSuite.com/TWIT

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• TWiT 1048: Tiny Steering Wheel - Unpacking Google's Antitrust Ruling & AI's Impact

  Google walks away from another monopoly ruling with barely a scratch, while tech giants gather at the White House to praise a president who holds their futures in the balance. Inside, our panel questions whether "playing the game on the field" is killing tech innovation and U.S. privacy for good. Google avoids harshest penalties in landmark search monopoly ruling Google fined $3.5 billion by EU over ad-tech business Probe finds Houston police using surveillance tool like a search engine iPhone 17 specifications leak, 'Air' model rumors, and what to expect at Apple's Awe Dropping' event Instagram coming to iPad after 15 years Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to settle author copyright claims Apple accused of training AI models on pirated books Trump hosts tech CEOs at first event in newly renovated Rose Garden Postal traffic to the US down over 80% amid tariffs, UN says Satellite companies like SpaceX ignore astronomers' calls to save the night sky Microsoft says Azure service affected by damaged Red Sea cables Meta still hasn't given up on the Facebook poke after 21 years Fake celebrity chatbots send risqué messages to teens on top AI app First brain-wide map of decision-making charted in mice NVIDIA's sale-and-leaseback chip schemes raise questions about AI bubble Tesla changes meaning of 'full self-driving' and gives up on autonomy promise Atlassian agrees to acquire The Browser Co. for $610 million Warner Bros. Discovery sues AI company Midjourney for copyright infringement in major legal battle Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Alex Wilhelm and Harry McCracken Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at 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 Sponsors: zscaler.com/security miro.com smarty.com/twit ZipRecruiter.com/twit canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT

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