TWiT 1007: All the Hotdogs in the World - China's 'Salt Typhoon' Hack, Google on the Chopping Block, Recall AI

This Week in Tech (Audio)

Leo Laporte

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🗓️ 24 November 2024

⏱️ 189 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of This Week in Tech, the panel tackles the "biggest hack in US history," the future of AI, and the role of government in tech. From the Chinese hack's implications to Microsoft's AI-powered Recall, the Supreme Court's tech-related cases, and the push for social media age verification, Leo Laporte, Patrick Beja, Wesley Faulkner, and Alex Wilhelm provide insightful analysis and lively discussion on the most pressing issues facing the industry today.

China's "Salt Typhoon" hack, dubbed the "worst hack in our nation's history," which compromised US telecommunications infrastructure and allowed surveillance of high-profile individuals
The panel debates the challenges of securing outdated infrastructure and the role of government in regulating tech companies
DOJ's push for Google to sell off Chrome to break its search monopoly, and the potential implications for competition and innovation
Alex Wilhelm's article "If you like startups, you should love anti-trust" and the importance of fostering competition in the tech industry
Microsoft's Windows 365 Link, a $349 mini PC that streams Windows from the cloud, and the potential for thin client computing
Microsoft's Recall AI feature, which records and indexes users' screen activity, raising security concerns but offering potential benefits for users
The Supreme Court's involvement in cases related to Facebook's Cambridge Analytica data breach and the fate of America's low-income broadband fund
The panel also discusses their personal experiences with parenting in the digital age and the challenges of balancing screen time, privacy, and education for children
Meta's push for Apple and Google to verify users' ages on social media platforms, and the challenges of implementing effective age verification while protecting user privacy
Amazon's talks with Instacart, Uber, Ticketmaster, and others to enhance its AI-powered Alexa assistant
Spirit Airlines filing for bankruptcy amidst financial losses and mounting debt payments
Alex laments the addition of ads to Amazon Prime Video and the panel debates the tradeoffs of bundled subscription services

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Patrick Beja, Wesley Faulkner, and Alex Wilhelm

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0:00.0	It's time for Twitter this week in tech. I have a great panel. All daddies, actually, it's kind of
0:05.0	interesting. Patrick Bejah is here, Wesley Faulkner and Alex Wilhelm will talk about what some are
0:10.7	calling the worst hack in our nation's history. There hasn't been a lot of press coverage, and I think
0:15.4	that's because there's not a lot we can do about it. The Supreme Court's going to decide the fate of America's low-income broadband fund.
0:24.7	Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy.
0:28.2	And then we'll talk about Mark Zuckerberg's plan to make the app stores do the age verification.
0:34.3	We've got some good parenting advice along with that.
0:36.4	It's all coming up next on Twit.
0:40.9	Podcasts you love. From people you trust.
0:45.3	This is Twit.
0:52.3	This is Twit. this week in Tech.
0:54.8	Episode 1007 recorded Sunday, November 24th, 2024.
1:00.7	All the hot dogs in the world.
1:04.3	It's time for Twit this week in Tech, the show.
1:06.6	We cover the Weeks Tech News.
1:10.1	And it's daddy time on the show every single one of
1:14.7	you has young children except me i have i have i have adult children but uh we're all daddies here
1:20.6	it's so nice alex will helm now with two count them One girl, one boy, or what?
1:29.2	Two girls.
1:30.1	Two girls, both girls.
1:31.6	Yes, sir.
1:32.2	How has that been?
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