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This Week in Tech 1082: Hanging by a Thread

This Week in Tech 1082: Hanging by a Thread

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 Big Tech is pouring hundreds of billions into AI, but with rising signs of an industry bubble and some real-world fallout, this week's episode digs into who actually wins, who stands to lose, and whether Apple's patient strategy may outsmart the hype.Big Tech firms beat earnings expectations amid AI spending questionsRIP the $599 Mac Mini, you were too beautiful for this worldMicrosoft lifts 2026 AI spend by $25 billion to cover component price risesMicrosoft speeds up in Big Tech's data center spend-offCrosswording the SituationMeta's historic loss in court could cost a lot more than $375 millionUtah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs — law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing age checksAustralia unveils a 2.25% levy on Meta, Google, and TikTokMeta found in breach of EU law for failing to keep children off Facebook and InstagramMeta inks deal for solar power at night, beamed from spaceMusk v. Altman week 1: Elon Musk says he was duped, warns AI could kill us all, and admits that xAI distills OpenAI's modelsOpenAI-backed 1X opens California factory targeting 10,000 home humanoid robots in year oneSam Altman asked GPT-5.5 to plan its own launch party. Its requests were 'beautiful' but 'strange.'Sam Altman says Elon Musk can come to his GPT 5.5 party: 'World needs more love'The US Senate unanimously passed a rule barring senators from trading on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket, amid rising concern over insider trading'We Know You Live Right Here': No Secrets in America's New Surveillance DragnetCalifornia to begin ticketing driverless cars that violate traffic lawsChina Suspends New Autonomous Driving Permits After Baidu OutageChina has decided that firing a worker because an AI can do their job is illegal. No Western country has done the same.Maryland Is First to Ban A.I.-Driven Price Increases in Grocery StoresThe most severe Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footedHackers are actively exploiting a bug in cPanel, used by millions of websitesThe Hottest Anti-AI Gadget Is a CyberdeckJack Dorsey-backed Vine reboot Divine launches to the publicGameStop eyes eBay takeover in audacious $46 billion bet on Ryan Cohen's e-commerce visionAI-generated actors and scripts are now ineligible for OscarsUkraine says it's training drone pilots in 'Grand Theft Auto V'This free website is like Wikipedia meets the CIALight Phone III Is a Delightfully Minimalist Smartphone AlternativeValve Steam Controller is here, it's a gamepad in search of a consoleBluetooth Connected - The Voices Behind the ConnectionSpirit Airlines shuts down after Trump's war on Iran doubled jet fuel pricesAsk.com has shut down, marking the official farewell to the Internet's favorite butlerPioneering geneticist and decoder of the human genome J. Craig Venter dies at age 79 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Nicholas De Leon, Devindra Hardawar, and Mikah Sargent 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 audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors:helixsleep.com/twitcanary.tools/twit - use code: TWITMelissa.com/twitexpressvpn.com/twitbox.com/AI
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