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TWiT 970: Where Does Jazz Come From? - TikTok Ban, Creepy AI, Practical Fusion

This Week in Tech (Audio)

Leo Laporte

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

43.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2024

⏱️ 144 minutes

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Summary

TikTok Ban, Creepy AI, Practical Fusion

  • Why Trump now opposes banning TikTok
  • Spain tells Sam Altman, Worldcoin to shut down its eyeball-scanning orbs
  • OpenAI announces new members to the board of directors
  • OpenAI Responds to Elon Musk's Lawsuit
  • Palantir wins US Army contract for battlefield AI
  • Welcome to the Valley of the Creepy AI Dolls
  • AI Marilyn Monroe Marks Another Step Forward In Extending Celebrity Brand Value Beyond The Grave
  • The Panel discusses Bluesky and general social media
  • FDA Clears First Over-the-Counter Continuous Glucose Monitor
  • Microsoft says Russian hackers stole source code after spying on its executives
  • Apple hit with €1.8bn fine for breaking EU law over music streaming
  • MIT Claims Superconducting Breakthrough Means Fusion Power Can Be Practical
  • "Disgraceful": Messy ToS update allegedly locks Roku devices until users give in

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Roberto Baldwin, Mike Masnick, and Louise Matsakis

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0:00.0

It's time for Twy this week at Tech.

0:01.6

Oh, I have a great panel for you.

0:03.4

Mike Masnick is here from Tech Dirt, Louise Matsakis.

0:06.8

She's got a brand new newsletter.

0:08.3

She's starting up, but of course, we remember her from Semaphore

0:11.4

and rest of the world. And somebody who hasn't been with us in a long time.

0:15.5

Roberto Baldwin is here, Car Guy, musician, and he currently works at SAE.

0:21.5

We're going to talk about Tic-Toc.

0:23.0

Trump wants to save it. Biden wants to ban it. It's all confusing what's going to happen.

0:28.0

Sam Altman is told, you can't bring your orb in here.

0:32.0

The creepy AI dolls, Marilyn Monroe, Twitter, lots to talk

0:37.5

about.

0:38.5

This is going to be a fun show.

0:39.7

Stay tuned.

0:40.7

This week in tech is next. Podcasts you love

0:46.0

from people you trust.

0:48.0

This is to it this week in tech episode 970 recorded Sunday March 10th, 2024.

1:05.0

Where did jazz come from?

1:07.0

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1:10.0

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1:15.8

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1:21.3

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