TWiT 932: There's Always a Cow Level - Reddit CEO, Diablo 4, Esports struggle, "Hey Disney!", Twitter eviction

This Week in Tech (Audio)

Leo Laporte

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4 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2023

⏱️ 167 minutes

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Summary

Reddit CEO, Diablo 4, Esports struggle, "Hey Disney!", Twitter eviction

Twitter is being evicted from its Boulder office over unpaid rent.
Twitter stiffs Google.
Will Elon Lose Control of Twitter?
Reddit Aims for IPO in Second Half as Market's Gears Quietly Turn.
One of Reddit's largest communities is protesting changes to the platform by posting only photos of John Oliver 'looking sexy'.
Google Domains is yet another useful service to get the ax in favor of "focus".
TIKTOK'S ENSHITTIFICATION.
WHIPPED.
'The Flash' Disappoints With $55 Million Debut, Pixar's 'Elemental' Flops With $29.5 Million in Battle of Box Office Lightweights.
Google's Ads Violate Antitrust Laws, E.U. Says.
The streamer who spent $1M on an esports team says esports is a terrible business: 'Everyone is losing a lot of money'
Nintendo shuts down Smash World Tour 'without any warning'.
Whoopi Goldberg is Still Upset About Diablo 4, Calls for Blizzard's Response.
Baldur's Gate 3.
Apple's Secret Weapon to Getting PC Games on Mac.
FCC chair to investigate exactly how much everyone hates data caps.
Meta Lowers Age Requirement for Quest VR Headsets to Allow Preteens.
How many Star Wars movies are there? In order of chronology, release date and 'machete.'
Amazon's 'Hey Disney!' voice assistant is now available.
Meta scientist Yann LeCun says AI won't destroy jobs forever.
Comcast complains to FCC that listing all of its monthly fees is too hard.
RowdySkeleton.com
FTC reportedly seeks an injunction to stop Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal.

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Guests: Ashley Esqueda and Alex Wilhelm

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0:00.0	It's time for twit this week in tech. We have really, oh, I love these guys.
0:03.8	Great panel for you Ashley Esquetha joins us. Long time CNET person.
0:08.5	She's got some new projects she'll tell you about. From tech crunch,
0:11.9	the great Alex Wilhelm, of course, with those two, we're going to talk about gaming.
0:16.4	Diablo IV is on the horizon. We'll also talk about Reddit. Is it the end of the line for everybody's
0:23.2	favorite social network and Google yet another Google product down the tubes.
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