TWiT 936: Leo is Awful - Microsoft Activision victory, Amazon Prime Day, writer's strike, Taylor Swift

This Week in Tech (Audio)

Leo Laporte

Technology, Techtv, Tech News, This Week In Technology, Twit, Leo Laporte

4 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2023

⏱️ 152 minutes

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Microsoft Activision victory, Amazon Prime Day, writer's strike, Taylor Swift

FTC loses appeals court bid to temporarily block Microsoft-Activision deal.
Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard.
Amazon Prime Day Drives Online Sales Up 6.1%, Lags Estimate.
Here's what shoppers bought on Amazon Prime Day 2023.
Amazon sues EU in first US challenge to Digital Services Act.
Elon Musk says Twitter cash flow is still negative amid 50% drop in ad revenue.
Congressional Report Finds Meta and Tax Prep Companies "Recklessly" Shared Taxpayers' Data.
Can AI solve the problems with social media?
Kathy Baxter: Here's what could go wrong if we don't take AI safety seriously.
Sarah Silverman is suing OpenAI and Meta for copyright infringement.
The shady world of Brave selling copyrighted data for AI training.
Hollywood studios proposed AI contract that would give them likeness rights 'for the rest of eternity'.
Fran Drescher Slams Bob Iger's 'Repugnant' and 'Tone Deaf' Strike Comments: If I Were Disney, 'I Would Lock Him Behind Doors'.
Oppenheimer actors walk out of UK premiere as Hollywood stars join writer strike.
How is TikTok doing right now?
That dangerous TikTok trend on the Today Show? It was fake.
First Amendment org challenges restrictions on TikTok at Texas universities.
Taylor Swift's Re-Recorded 'Speak Now' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 2023's Biggest Week.

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Guests: Dan Patterson, Daniel Rubino, and Abrar Al-Heeti

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0:14.8	about the big victory for Microsoft over the FTC. It looks like that
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