This Week in Tech (Audio)

AI hallucinations nearly sparked an international crisis, Google dodged a breakup but faces new rules, and Meta's personal AI agent might be about to run your life. This week's episode ponders what's pragmatic, what's dangerous, and what's coming for everything from privacy to geopolitics.

Judge Orders Data Sharing and Other Fixes to Solve Google's Ad Tech Monopoly

US judge signals rejection of part of TikTok privacy settlement

AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attack

For the first time, the US military confirms it has deployed weapons in orbit

OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of 'Concerning' A.I. Behavior

Why AI pacing has become a false choice

Iran and China Create First-of-Their-Kind Autonomous A.I. Influence Campaigns

Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works

Senate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry

The EU Bans Social Media For Under-13s

'Maybe a year': Geoffrey Hinton gives the Senate a deadline on AI

ZuckOff Is a Free App That Sees Meta Glasses Before They See You

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Owen Thomas, Jason Hiner, and Dan Patterson

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AI hallucinations nearly sparked an international crisis, Google dodged a breakup but faces new rules, and Meta's personal AI agent might be about to run your life. This week's episode ponders what's pragmatic, what's dangerous, and what's coming for everything from privacy to geopolitics.

Judge Orders Data Sharing and Other Fixes to Solve Google's Ad Tech Monopoly

US judge signals rejection of part of TikTok privacy settlement

AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attack

For the first time, the US military confirms it has deployed weapons in orbit

OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of 'Concerning' A.I. Behavior

Why AI pacing has become a false choice

Iran and China Create First-of-Their-Kind Autonomous A.I. Influence Campaigns

Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works

Senate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry

The EU Bans Social Media For Under-13s

'Maybe a year': Geoffrey Hinton gives the Senate a deadline on AI

ZuckOff Is a Free App That Sees Meta Glasses Before They See You

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Owen Thomas, Jason Hiner, and Dan Patterson

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AI insiders are warning that artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity within the decade, but is this a real threat or a convenient narrative serving Silicon Valley's biggest players? Tune in as the panel untangles fact from hype and digs into the power plays shaping AI's future.

Worried Anthropic researchers warn that AI 'could kill all humans'

Anthropic Researchers Raise Alarm Over A.I. Acceleration, Warning of Threat to Humanity

Countering misuse of AI: September 2026 / Anthropic

Pluralistic: LLMs are real, AI is fake (12 Sep 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

New Apple Watches to get Siri AI 'Recaps' feature similar to AI wearables

Apple Unveils the iPhone Duo, a Foldable Phone That Costs $1,999

Key App Developers Have Yet to Embrace Apple's New Siri A.I.

Why this month's Microsoft patch release is a doozy

LG TV shown scanning LAN for third-party phones and other device

The Flock backlash is coming for retail

Automobile Camouflage to Hide from Flock Cameras

A Secretive DHS 'Predictive Policing' Unit is Analyzing Americans' Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over

Clearview AI Is Testing an AI Tool That Would Let Cops Unearth Your Life Online

Some of Dyson's $500 toothbrushes are breaking

iRobot unveils the Roomba Duo

Husqvarna gets the first exception to the FCC's foreign robot ban for its mowers.

Correction: Mikah incorrectly stated that Live Rewind and Siri Recap would also be available on iPhone 16 and newer. Apple says the features require an Apple Watch Series 12 or Apple Watch Ultra 4 paired with a supported iPhone. They are not iPhone features.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Mikah Sargent, Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, and Daniel Rubino

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AI insiders are warning that artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity within the decade, but is this a real threat or a convenient narrative serving Silicon Valley's biggest players? Tune in as the panel untangles fact from hype and digs into the power plays shaping AI's future.

Worried Anthropic researchers warn that AI 'could kill all humans'

Anthropic Researchers Raise Alarm Over A.I. Acceleration, Warning of Threat to Humanity

Countering misuse of AI: September 2026 / Anthropic

Pluralistic: LLMs are real, AI is fake (12 Sep 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

New Apple Watches to get Siri AI 'Recaps' feature similar to AI wearables

Apple Unveils the iPhone Duo, a Foldable Phone That Costs $1,999

Key App Developers Have Yet to Embrace Apple's New Siri A.I.

Why this month's Microsoft patch release is a doozy

LG TV shown scanning LAN for third-party phones and other device

The Flock backlash is coming for retail

Automobile Camouflage to Hide from Flock Cameras

A Secretive DHS 'Predictive Policing' Unit is Analyzing Americans' Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over

Clearview AI Is Testing an AI Tool That Would Let Cops Unearth Your Life Online

Some of Dyson's $500 toothbrushes are breaking

iRobot unveils the Roomba Duo

Husqvarna gets the first exception to the FCC's foreign robot ban for its mowers.

Correction: Mikah incorrectly stated that Live Rewind and Siri Recap would also be available on iPhone 16 and newer. Apple says the features require an Apple Watch Series 12 or Apple Watch Ultra 4 paired with a supported iPhone. They are not iPhone features.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Mikah Sargent, Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, and Daniel Rubino

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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

Guests: Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis, and Owen JJ Stone

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