TWiT 1085: Waiting In Line With Sam - Musk vs. Altman: Behind the Scenes
This Week in Tech (Audio)
Leo Laporte
3.9 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 May 2026
⏱️ 175 minutes
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Summary
Google is rewriting the rules of search, CBS News Radio just died after 99 years, and billionaires now own the newsrooms. This episode dives into what happens when technology giants tighten their grip on how we get information.
- Google's new Universal Cart wants to follow your entire shopping journey across the internet
- Hands-On With All of Google's New Upcoming Android XR Smart Glasses
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is launching a Twitch show
- U.S. Invests $2 Billion and Takes Stake in Quantum Firms
- Elon Musk lost his case against Sam Altman
- GM Driver Data Privacy Lawsuit: California Fines GM $12.75 Million
- A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide
- 'Creepy' Listening Tool for Targeted Ads Didn't Actually Work, FTC Says
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Larry Magid, Marshall Kirkpatrick, and Jacob Ward
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for twit this week in Tech Marshall. Kirkpatrick is here. Larry Magid. My friend Jacob Ward, |
| 0:05.8 | we've got a great panel and lots to talk about, including the biggest change to Google search in 25 |
| 0:11.7 | years. Jacob was at the Musk versus Altman trial. He'll talk about what it was like to be sitting |
| 0:18.1 | there and watching the whole thing. And there's good |
| 0:22.2 | news and bad news. That creepy listening tool for targeted ads didn't actually work. And the |
| 0:29.7 | FTC says, we're going to find you. It should have worked. What? All of that and more. Coming up |
| 0:36.0 | next on Twitter. |
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| 1:54.4 | This week in Tech. |
| 1:55.7 | Episode 185, recorded Sunday, May 24th, 2026. |
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