This Week in Tech 871: 17 Years... 10,000 Mistakes - a podcast by TWiT

from 2022-04-17T19:13:14

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Elon Musk, Bill Gates' Metaverse, Zuckerberg security detail


  • Fast track.

  •  Elon Musk Sued Over Delay in Disclosing Twitter (TWTR) Stake.

  •  Elon Musk Wants to Buy Out Twitter (TWTR) in Final $43 Billion Unsolicited Bid.

  •  Twitter adopts poison pill in bid to thwart Elon Musk takeover.

  •  Fox News says it didn't authorize Truth Social account.

  •  Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid.

  •  Researchers find new malware variant after stopping attack on Ukrainian energy provider.

  •  Ukraine Soldier Tears Down Russian Drone, Finds DSLR Camera, Bottle Cap.

  •  California proposed ban on new gas-fueled cars by 2035.

  •  Muting your mic reportedly doesn't stop big tech from recording your audio.

  •  AI software from Uniphore, Sybill and Zoom detects customer emotions.

  •  TikTok launches its own AR development platform, Effect House.

  •  Mark Zuckerberg's Augmented Reality.

  •  What a 1994 Bill Gates keynote tells us about the metaverse.

  •  Remembering eWorld, Apple's forgotten online service.

  •  Big Tech Is Pouring $925 Million Into Carbon Removal.

  •  Intel sets 2040 net zero goal for carbon emissions.

  •  Houston Astros' stadium will be the first in MLB to use Amazon's 'Just Walk Out' tech.

  •  Mark Zuckerberg Security Costs $26.8 Million for Meta.

  •  Bored Apes Go Hollywood With Coinbase-Produced Movie Trilogy.

Host: Leo Laporte


Guests: Brian McCullough, Harry McCracken, and Alex Lindsay


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