TWiT 951: Cali Sober - Cruise suspended in California, UK's Online Safety Bill, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite
10/29/23 • 155 min
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Cruise suspended in California, UK's Online Safety Bill, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite
- Debate around self-driving car standards and implications after recent SF accident
- Controversy over Mark Andreessen's anti-regulation manifesto and risks of stifling progress
- Taxes paid by tech moguls vs. average people and Microsoft's $29B IRS bill
- Generational differences in tech use and changes in media landscape
- Bug bounty programs incentivizing ethical hacking, payouts by Intel and others
- Social media regulation and protecting children online with First Amendment restrictions
- UK online safety bill's provisions on child pornography and age verification
- Media junkets and ethical questions around lavish press events
- Qualcomm's plans for 30% faster ARM chip to compete with Apple silicon
- Quarterly earnings from Microsoft, Intel, Google, Meta, and Apple event preview
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Ryan Shrout, Larry Magid, and Alex Wilhelm
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Cruise suspended in California, UK's Online Safety Bill, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite
- Debate around self-driving car standards and implications after recent SF accident
- Controversy over Mark Andreessen's anti-regulation manifesto and risks of stifling progress
- Taxes paid by tech moguls vs. average people and Microsoft's $29B IRS bill
- Generational differences in tech use and changes in media landscape
- Bug bounty programs incentivizing ethical hacking, payouts by Intel and others
- Social media regulation and protecting children online with First Amendment restrictions
- UK online safety bill's provisions on child pornography and age verification
- Media junkets and ethical questions around lavish press events
- Qualcomm's plans for 30% faster ARM chip to compete with Apple silicon
- Quarterly earnings from Microsoft, Intel, Google, Meta, and Apple event preview
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Ryan Shrout, Larry Magid, and Alex Wilhelm
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech
Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
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