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Jury Blames Meta and YouTube, Goodbye Sora Videos, Weather Apps That Don't Suck - Week in Tech

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🗓️ 27 March 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

The Week in Tech is back with a new roundtable! Every Friday, Oz and three of the best writers covering tech will discuss the latest news, decode emerging trends and debate what actually matters for the future of technology and for us.

This week: Big Tech loses in court. Twice. Nitasha Tiku (The Washington Post) breaks down what the verdicts mean for Meta and YouTube and why it seems like we’re living in the past. Reed Albergotti (Semafor) explains why OpenAI killed Sora, its video-generation tool, and what it reveals about the resource war quietly reshaping the entire global economy. Plus, Kyle Chayka (The New Yorker) found a weather app worth caring about. We're as surprised as you are.

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:02.5

Guaranteed human.

0:19.9

Welcome to Tech Stuff. I'm Osvaloshin. I'm thrilled to announce that the weekend tech is back and it's

0:24.7

growing. And instead of Kara and I are recounting the essential news, today and every Friday from now on,

0:31.1

I'm going to be joined by three of the best writers covering Silicon Valley. And if you've been

0:36.8

listening to the last few Fridays,

0:38.4

today's guests will be familiar names. Read Albergotti, technology editor for a semaphore

0:43.2

and a resident of the Bay Area. Always in the thick of it, Reid, welcome back.

0:47.4

Thanks for having me. Kyle Chaker writes the Infinite Scroll newsletter for the New Yorker.

0:52.0

Kyle's a resident of Washington, D.C., but hopefully not a victim of the disastrous

0:56.3

polymarket pop-up that occurred there last weekend.

0:58.9

Or Kyle, were you left in the dark?

1:00.5

I missed it, sadly.

1:03.3

And Natasha Tiku of the Washington Post.

1:06.0

She haunts the halls and perhaps sometimes even the consciences of the big tech companies in Silicon Valley. Welcome back.

1:13.0

Hey, everyone. You've all joined us before, so the format will come as no surprise. But remember,

1:18.9

this is a discussion, so please butt in. We have no fear of cross-talk, and you three already have

1:24.4

the inside scoop. We love a humble brag and even a not-so-humble brag, so don't be shy.

1:29.4

Let's get into it.

1:31.0

Natasha, we'll start with you.

1:32.9

There was big news out of a Los Angeles courtroom earlier this week.

1:36.7

What was the trial about and what surprised you most about the verdict?

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