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Jun 2025
2h 30m

TWiT 1035: The Droids Are in the Escape ...

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  • Bill Atkinson, Macintosh Pioneer and Inventor of Hypercard, Dies at 74
  • Folklore.org: Round Rects Are Everywhere!
  • OpenAI slams court order to save all ChatGPT logs, including deleted chats
  • A ban on state AI laws could smash Big Tech's legal guardrails
  • Federal judge blocks Florida from enforcing social media ban for kids while lawsuit continues
  • TikTok dodges U.S. ban — again — as Trump administration pushes deadline back
  • Supreme Court Gives Doge Access to Social Security Data
  • The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourced
  • The hidden time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech layoffs
  • AI Startup Revealed To Be 700 Indian Employees Pretending To Be Chatbots - Slashdot
  • Google's NotebookLM now lets you share your notebook — and AI podcasts — publicly
  • Holding your cellphone while driving for navigation is illegal, California court rules
  • Volvo Debuts New IoT Seatbelt Design - Slashdot
  • Ending USB-C® Port Confusion
  • Walmart to Expand Wing Drone Deliveries to 100 Stores
  • Nintendo Switch 2 Has Record-Breaking Launch, Selling Over 3 Million Units - Slashdot
  • Calling All Cars Named Eleanor! The Ninth Circuit Has Decided You're Not Copyrightable After All
  • California county accused of using drones to spy on residents

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Sam Abuelsamid, Cathy Gellis, and Larry Magid

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