TWiT 985: TikTok With Wings - AT&T Landlines, US Bans Kaspersky and DJI

06/23/24 • 164 min

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AT&T Landlines, US Bans Kaspersky and DJI

Microsoft delays Recall after security concerns, and asks Windows Insiders for help
I just ordered the cheapest Surface Pro option - why I (probably) won't regret it
Biden bans US sales of Kaspersky software over Russia ties
The DJI Drone Ban: A Uniquely American Clusterf*ck
Surgeon General: Social Media Platforms Need a Health Warning
The Surgeon General Is Wrong. Social Media Doesn't Need Warning Labels
LAUSD approves cellphone ban as Newsom calls for statewide action
EU Council has withdrawn the vote on Chat Control
US sues Adobe for hiding termination fees and making it difficult to cancel subscriptions
Apple Won't Roll Out AI Tech In EU Market Over Regulatory Concerns
AT&T can't hang up on landline phone customers, California agency rules
Amazon mulls $5 to $10 monthly price tag for unprofitable Alexa service, AI revamp
What Game of Thrones did to the media
Elon Musk Tweeted a Thing
This Old House' Pays Tribute to Creator Russell Morash

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Amanda Silberling, Louise Matsakis, and Ed Bott

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AT&T Landlines, US Bans Kaspersky and DJI

Microsoft delays Recall after security concerns, and asks Windows Insiders for help
I just ordered the cheapest Surface Pro option - why I (probably) won't regret it
Biden bans US sales of Kaspersky software over Russia ties
The DJI Drone Ban: A Uniquely American Clusterf*ck
Surgeon General: Social Media Platforms Need a Health Warning
The Surgeon General Is Wrong. Social Media Doesn't Need Warning Labels
LAUSD approves cellphone ban as Newsom calls for statewide action
EU Council has withdrawn the vote on Chat Control
US sues Adobe for hiding termination fees and making it difficult to cancel subscriptions
Apple Won't Roll Out AI Tech In EU Market Over Regulatory Concerns
AT&T can't hang up on landline phone customers, California agency rules
Amazon mulls $5 to $10 monthly price tag for unprofitable Alexa service, AI revamp
What Game of Thrones did to the media
Elon Musk Tweeted a Thing
This Old House' Pays Tribute to Creator Russell Morash

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Amanda Silberling, Louise Matsakis, and Ed Bott

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

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Ukranian Bot Farms, LA Public Health Dept. Phished

MS Recall and Apple AI
Congress grills Microsoft boss Brad Smith after 'cascade' of security errors
Microsoft Refused to Fix Flaw Years Before SolarWinds Hack
Exclusive: MediaTek designs Arm-based chip for Microsoft's AI laptops
Apple set to be first Big Tech group to face charges under EU digital law
Apple, Meta set to face EU charges under landmark tech rules, sources say
Malicious VSCode extensions with millions of installs discovered
Successful phishing attack at LA County Department of Public Health exposes PID of 200k + people
Bot Farm that attacked Ukrainian phones is shut down
Nokia CEO makes world's first 'immersive' phone call
Elon Musk drops suit against OpenAI and Sam Altman
Talking about Mark Zuckerberg
The Stanford Internet Observatory is being dismantled
T-Mobile users thought they had a lifetime price lock—guess what happened next
Games that the panel members are playing
Lynn Conway, a true pioneer, passes away at 86

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Daniel Rubino, Devindra Hardawar, and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

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Supreme Court Decisions, Snapdragon X Elite Tests

Murthy Decision Should Not Foreclose Cases Against Actual First Amendment Violations
What SCOTUS just did to broadband, the right to repair, the environment, and more
Nearly 4,000 arrested in global police crackdown on online scam networks
Mark Cuban's public email was hacked after receiving call from a fake Google rep
The Julian Assange Saga Is Finally Over
Microsoft's bundling of Office and Teams breaks antitrust law, EU says
EU Competition Commissioner says Apple's decision to pull AI from EU shows anticompetitive behavior
Microsoft says it's okay to steal content published on the web
Microsoft's Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC is finally the best clamshell laptop on the market after 8 years of iterations
Tested: Don't buy a Snapdragon X Elite laptop for PC gaming
Signal 65 Snapdragon battery testing
The RIAA's lawsuit against generative music startups will be the bloodbath AI needs
Wherein The Copia Institute Asks The Second Circuit To Stand Up For Fair Use, The Internet Archive, And Why We Bother To Have Copyright Law At All
Redbox's owner files for bankruptcy after repeatedly missing payments and payroll