This Week in Tech 839: A Faster Horse - a podcast by TWiT

Apple's CSAM reversal, Big Tech pushback in Texas, a spying Lightning cable

• Apple delays rollout of CSAM detection system and child safety features.


• Benefits of Apple's Image Abuse Scanning Outweigh Risks.


• Apple keeps shutting down employee-run surveys on pay equity.


• Google, Apple Hit by First Law Threatening Dominance Over App-Store Payments.


• Report suggests that an 'ad' for Microsoft Teams may have broken the Windows 11 desktop and taskbar.


• Broadcasters Score Big Legal Win Against App Streaming Network TV.


• Apple Plans to Add Satellite Features to iPhones for Emergencies.


• The Texas abortion ban could force tech to snitch on users.


• Lyft, Uber will cover legal fees for drivers sued under Texas abortion law.


• TikTok Users and Coders Flood Texas Abortion Site With Fake Tips.


• Senior's Guide to TikTok.


• China Slashes Kids' Gaming Time to Just Three Hours a Week.


• Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro Launching October 28th.


• Google Delays Return to Office to 2022 on Covid Surge.


• Facebook's WhatsApp Fined Around $270 Million for EU Privacy Violations.


• Twitter launches Super Follows on iOS.


• This Seemingly Normal Lightning Cable Will Leak Everything You Type.


• US govt warns orgs to patch massively exploited Confluence bug.


• Qualcomm debuts lossless Bluetooth audio streaming with aptX Lossless.


• Amazon is close to launching its own TV in the US.


• Apple acquires classical music streaming service Primephonic.


• House Committee Investigating January 6th Capitol Invasion Goes On Social Media Fishing Expedition.


• House Republicans wrote a letter to Yahoo 'Chief Executive Officer' Marissa Mayer, but she hasn't been CEO since 2017


• AI Machines Can't Not Be Granted Patents on Inventions: Judge.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Alex Kantrowitz, Larry Magid, and Dan Patterson

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