TWiT 1029: Never Lick a Badger Twice - Selling Chrome, Modular Cars, Switch 2 Sold Out

This Week in Tech (Audio)

Leo Laporte

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🗓️ 27 April 2025

⏱️ 154 minutes

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Summary

The Hottest AI Job of 2023 Is Already Obsolete
NYT Asks: Should We Start Taking the Welfare of AI Seriously?
Microsoft finally ships controversial Windows 11 'Recall' feature after year-long delay — now rolling out to all Copilot+ PCs
Sam Altman says OpenAI is no longer "compute-constrained" — after Microsoft lost its exclusive cloud provider status
Only Google Can Run Chrome, Company's Browser Chief Tells Judge
What Happens When You Pay People Not to Use Google Search?
4chan Is Back Online, Days After The Infamous Hack That Leaked Its 'Janitors' Emails
Mark Zuckerberg Says Social Media Is Over
Google is scrapping its planned changes for third-party cookies in Chrome
Google's revenue tops Wall Street's expectations — and the stock climbs
Google will stop supporting early Nest thermostats on October 25
PC shipments spike as Windows 10's end and U.S. tariffs loom
Apple Aims To Source All US iPhones From India in Pivot Away From China
Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders: Sold out at most retailers including GameStop, Walmart, Target, Best Buy and others
The $20,000 American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, and no touchscreen
Tesla whistleblower says Musk wanted to deport her team for raising brake issue
In a Boon for Tesla, Feds Weaken Rules for Reporting on Self-Driving
Enter The Fourth Amendment, Yet One More Reason DOGE Is Such A Constitutional Nightmare

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Abrar Al-Heeti, Daniel Rubino, and Cathy Gellis

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0:00.0	It's time for Twit. This Week in Tech, a great panel ahead for you. Braw-R-Aul-Heedee is here.
0:05.7	So is Daniel Rubino from Windows Central. Our attorney, Kathy Gellis. We will talk, of course,
0:11.4	about legal action, but we're also going to talk a lot about AI. According to the Wall Street Journal,
0:16.1	the hottest AI job of last year is obsolete this year. Mark Zuckerberg says social media is over and an electric pickup
0:26.7	truck you can pick up for just $20,000. Radio not included. All that more. Coming up next on Twitter.
0:36.3	Podcasts you love.
0:38.1	From people you trust.
0:40.6	This is Twit.
0:47.4	This is Twit.
0:49.3	This week in Tech, episode 1029, recorded Sunday, April 27th, 2025.
0:56.3	Never lick a badger twice.
1:05.6	It's time for Twit this week in Tech, the show we get together and talk about the latest
1:10.4	tech news with my favorite
1:12.2	people today kathy gellis is in the house she writes for tech dirt she is a attorney at law specializing
1:19.5	in all of the issues in front of us these days uh kathy it's great to see you welcome thanks for having me
1:26.6	yeah your hair's growing back nicely i like the curls were you that curly before Kathy, it's great to see you. Thanks for having me. Yeah.
1:29.0	Your hair's growing back nicely.
1:30.0	I like the curls.
1:31.7	Were you that curly before?
1:35.1	I don't think so.
1:37.4	I feel definitely more poodle-y than I used to.
1:40.0	The pootily, Kathy Gillis. Also here, Daniel Rubino, editor-in-chief at Windows Central.
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