This Week in Tech (Audio)· Folge 1100

TWiT 1100: Yoloville - Data Centers, Climate Change, and the True Cost of "Innovation"

Montag, 7. September 2026 · 2 h 49

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When politicians, parents, and platforms collide, who protects kids from tech's dark side? Dive into real stories of digital parenting, policy-making headaches, and the unexpected ways tech companies shape everyday life.

• US court rules Google will not have to sell ad exchange after losing antitrust case

• Why the Courts Are Hesitant to Punish Tech Giants Like Meta and Google

• John Ternus is now the CEO of Apple

• Apple, OpenAI legal fight keeps escalating. Here's how we got here

• Court Filings In A.I. Suit Invoke Copyright Law, Culture and Sports

• Meta accepts U.S. safety rules while pitching softer tools abroad

• FTC lawsuit alleges Amazon has been 'secretly and systematically' overcharging for ads

• Bernie Sanders Proposes Artificial Superintelligence Ban Amid Rogue AI Hackings

• Vance Called AI Satanic. He Struck a Chord Among Christian Republicans.

• Who Cares if AI Is Conscious—It's Basically Alive

• Nvidia Extends A.I. Spending Spree With $12.9 Billion Deal for Hugging Face

• Tesla's Cybercab Officially Launches Today. It's Already Under Investigation

• AI visionary Ray Kurzweil is joining a Silicon Valley startup developing a brain computer system that involves snorting nanoparticles

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

Guests: Stacey Higginbotham (twit.tv/people/stacey-higginbotham), Jeff Jarvis (twit.tv/people/jeff-jarvis), and Owen JJ Stone (twitter.com/ohdoctah)

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