TWiT 948: Schrödinger's Server - Google's hidden search, Spotify and audiobooks, X removes headlines - a podcast by TWiT

from 2023-10-08T19:31:25

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Google's hidden search, Spotify and audiobooks, X removes headlines


  • Elon Musk removing headlines from Twitter posts and how that enables fake news

  • Concerns about Twitter misinformation affecting the 2024 election

  • Apple considered DuckDuckGo for Safari private search before deciding against it

  • Microsoft close to acquiring Activision Blizzard pending UK regulatory approval

  • Google accused of secret changes to search queries to maximize ad revenue

  • Ransomware attack on MGM hotels and casinos

  • 23andMe customer data breach due to credential stuffing

  • Meta considering charging for Facebook and Instagram access

  • Apple TV adds support for VPNs

  • Spotify expanding into audiobooks

  • Video game Cyberpunk 2077 costing over $400 million to make

  • Digital Equipment Corporation's history and legacy

  • Brave conducting layoffs despite privacy focus

  • CRTC to start regulating online streaming in Canada

  • How gasoline is produced from crude oil

  • Urban air mobility vehicles for intracity travel

Host: Leo Laporte


Guests: Sam Abuelsamid, Wil Harris, and Glenn Fleishman


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