TWiT 1098: Usain Volt - Meta, Addiction, & the Future of Online Engagement

Meta faces a $1.4 trillion lawsuit, flock cameras are sparking a privacy revolt, and data centers may be fueling the next bubble. This episode pulls back the curtain on who's watching, who's profiting, and who could pay the price.

• Meta's Big Reckoning Is Here

• Meta heads to court in a landmark trial about kids and social media addiction

• Ninth Circuit Ruling Will Force Online Platforms That Host User Speech to Fight Lengthy and Costly Lawsuits Before They Are Dismissed Under Section 230

• The $1.4 Trillion State Tort Raid on Meta

• Google's Pixel 11 Comes With Plenty of A.I. Does Anyone Want That?

• Waymo's cheaper, next-gen robotaxi is now open to all riders in these three cities

• Apple and European Commission Reach Agreement on App Payment Terms Under DMA, With Apple Conceding Very Little

• Apple is laying off staffers working on the Vision Pro and Siri

• Hidden Airtag reveals Amazon is trashing rare books to train AI

• Amazon aims for delivery drones to reach 500 US neighborhoods by the end of 2026

• NVIDIA to Back Ohio Data Center With as Much as $105 Billion

• Why Big Tech's AI Spending Is $3 Trillion Higher Than It Seems

• New Chinese model adds to AI competition

• Police Are Hiding Their Use of Flock Surveillance Cameras

• Flock mistakenly flags 2 different auto writers for "stolen" license plates

• Go Flock Yourself

• Flock socks for UV protection

• Ban on Chinese robots leaves U.S. startups stranded

• China Is Strapping 'Digital Bombs' to Civilian Infrastructure—Is the US Ready?

Host: Leo Laporte (twit.tv/people/leo-laporte)

Guests: Sam Abuelsamid (twit.tv/people/sam-abuelsamid) and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ (bsky.app/profile/padresj.bsky.social)

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