TWiT 1018: Self-Driving Government - Meta Torrents Books, Sideloading TikTok, Xbox Sales


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  • UK orders Apple to give it access to encrypted cloud data

  • Google rolls back DEI efforts, including hiring goals

  • Brits Want to Ban 'Smarter Than Human' AI

  • Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl 'Trades' Pit State Regulators Against Feds

  • Google pulls incorrect Gouda stat from its AI Super Bowl ad

  • "Torrenting from a corporate laptop doesn't feel right": Meta emails unsealed

  • Amazon's AI revamp of Alexa assistant nears unveiling

  • Google starts testing new Search 'AI Mode' internally – Here's an early look at it

  • In Upholding The TikTok Ban, SCOTUS Compromises, And With It The First Amendment

  • TikTok advises Android users in the US to sideload the app

  • In Other SCOTUS First Amendment News, It Also Just Heard Oral Argument Over Yet Another Texas Law Censoring The Internet

  • Teen on Musk's DOGE Team Graduated from 'The Com'

  • CISA staffers offered deferred resignations, extending broader cybersecurity fears

  • Elon Musk Ally Tells Staff 'AI-First' Is the Future of Key Government Agency

  • German civil activists win victory in election case against Musk's X

  • Trump Ends Legal Challenge Over Twitter Ban After Jan. 6 Riot

  • Crypto-stealing apps found in Apple App Store for the first time

  • Apple's Long-Awaited Overhaul of iPhone SE Nears Release

  • Former iOS engineer sued by Apple issues apology as lawsuit is dismissed

  • PS5 sales more than twice Xbox Series X/S reveals Take-Two by accident

Host: Leo Laporte


Guests: Daniel Rubino, Cathy Gellis, and Lisa Schmeiser


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