TWiT 1067: Short Vertical Content - Is Claude the New King of AI Coding?
This Week in Tech (Audio)
Leo Laporte
3.9 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 18 January 2026
⏱️ 194 minutes
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Summary
Claude isn't just the hottest name in AI right now—it's quietly ushering in a wave of ultra-personalized, vibe-coded software that could transform how we build and use tech in 2026. Find out why coders and normies alike are obsessed and what's coming next.
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Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Harper Reed and Abrar Al-Heeti
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for Twitter this week in tech. Oh, I love the panel today. Harper Reid joins us our favorite weirdo and AI coder. |
| 0:09.0 | Also, Abrar Al-Hidi, our favorite senior technology reporter from CNET. |
| 0:14.0 | Lots to talk about. She's just back from CES. She's going to talk about self-driving vehicles. |
| 0:18.0 | Harper has been doing a lot of AI vibe coding and has some really interesting tips. |
| 0:23.5 | We'll talk about the richest man in the world. |
| 0:25.5 | He's even richer. |
| 0:26.4 | And now he's suing to get richer still. |
| 0:30.5 | Plus that Instagram hack that maybe really wasn't a hack. |
| 0:33.7 | All of that and more coming up next on Twitter. |
| 0:38.3 | Podcasts you love. |
| 0:40.0 | From people you trust. |
| 0:42.7 | This is Twit. |
| 0:48.1 | This is Twit. This Week in Tech. |
| 0:52.7 | Episode 1067 recorded Sunday, January 18th, 2026. |
| 0:58.6 | Short, Vertical Content. |
| 1:01.5 | It's time for Twit this week in Tech. |
| 1:04.0 | The show where we cover the weeks. |
| 1:06.0 | Tech news, we always, this is the one show I do where we rotate the panelists, because I have so many friends I like to get on the show. |
| 1:13.9 | And it's so nice to see them. |
| 1:15.0 | And so wonderful to see Abra Al Hiti. |
| 1:17.6 | She's a senior technology reporter for CNET and just a great. |
| 1:21.1 | Did you go to CES this year, Abra, for CNET? |
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