TWiT 1016: Marc or Marx? - Copilot Launch Disaster, DeepSeek, Sir Paul vs. AI

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Leo Laporte

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4 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2025

⏱️ 173 minutes

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Summary

The Microsoft 365 Copilot launch was a total disaster
Satya Nadella says he's 'good for $80 billion' after Elon Musk claims Stargate Project doesn't have the cash
How Chinese AI Startup DeepSeek Made a Model that Rivals OpenAI
Tesla brand value drops $15B in 2024
Wall Street Banks Prepare to Sell Billions of Dollars of X Loans
Mark Zuckerberg post re: Llama 4
Hundreds of Subreddits Are Considering Banning All Links to X
Crypto czar David Sacks says NFTs and memecoins are collectibles, not securities
Trump's Crypto Venture Divides the Industry He Aims to Support
Paul McCartney calls on UK government to protect artists from AI | TechCrunch
Sony Japan ends production of recordable Blu-rays with 'no successor' planned
Startups are built on dreams. This one is just more literal about it.
When S.F. fought 'Pac-Man'
Interview with Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz
Bill Gates: Trump, Musk and how my neurodiversity made me

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Guests: Ed Bott, Sam Abuelsamid, and Owen Thomas

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0:00.0	It's time for Twitter this week in tech.
0:01.7	Great panel for you.
0:02.5	Samable Salmon.
0:03.3	My car guy is here from San Francisco Business Times.
0:06.6	Owen Thomas and my dear friend Ed Bott from ZDNet.
0:11.3	We'll talk about Bill Gates.
0:13.6	Fascinating interview in the Times of London in which he says,
0:17.2	I might be autistic.
0:18.9	I might be.
0:19.5	We'll also talk about Trump coin and why the crypto community is aghast
0:25.1	and a Chinese AI startup that did a lot more for a lot less,
0:30.0	all of that and more coming up next on Twitter.
0:35.2	Podcasts you love.
0:37.1	From people you trust.
0:39.6	This is Twit.
0:46.3	This is Twit.
0:48.1	This Week in Tech, episode 1016, recorded Sunday, January 26th, 2025. Mark or Marks? It's time for Twit, this week in tech,
1:05.1	the show where we cover the latest tech news. I have gathered a fine ensemble of people who don't enjoy football. Actually, that's a
1:13.8	lie. Some of them are making sacrifices. Ed Bott is here, senior contributing editor at ZDNet.
1:19.5	He says, I'm making a sacrifice being here. Thank you, Ed. My pleasure, Leon. I appreciate it.
1:26.5	Do you want me to tell you the score?
1:28.0	No.
	...

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