Governor Gavin Newsom also signed bills concerning social media warning labels, chatbots and deepfake pornography.
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Apple's M5 chip pushes AI performance, Google's Veo 3.1 is better at generating videos from images, and Threads now supports group DM
-Apple has introduced a new M-series chip on updated versions of the iPad Pro, MacBook Pro and for the first time, Apple Vision Pro. The new M5 chip shares plenty of similarities with the M4 chip Apple introduced in 2024, but the biggest seems to be a focus on improving graphics ... Show More
9m 11s
Yesterday
Google may tweak search results to avoid EU fine, the company Discord blamed for its recent breach says it wasn't hacked, and OpenAI will let adults use ChatGPT for erotica starting in December
-In order to avoid paying billions of dollars in fines for violating the European Union's Digital Markets Act, Google is considering changing how search results are displayed, Reuters reports. -Customer service support company 5CA contradicted claims by Discord that it was the vi ... Show More
7m 58s
Aug 25
Elon Musk Sues Apple, US Takes Intel Stake
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde discusses the latest on Intel after President Donald Trump announced a 10% stake in the chipmaker. Plus, Elon Musk announces he's suing Apple and OpenAI, accusing the companies of thwarting competition. And the world of esports is set to get bigger with ... Show More
42m 36s
Mar 2025
Trump's confusing crusade against Big Tech
Starlink is in the White House, Siri is still bad, Pebble is back, up is down, everything is chaos. In this episode, Nilay and David start the show by running through some big gadget news, from a Siri-related shakeup at Apple to the new Google Pixel 9A. After that, The Verge's La ... Show More
1h 54m
Feb 2025
Elon Musk's computer coup
Nilay, David, and Richard Lawler take on a big week in confusing news stories. First, they talk through the latest from Elon Musk's DOGE, which is running rampant through government computer systems with little pushback. Then they explain the latest on the US government's tariff ... Show More
1h 36m
Jan 2025
Bytes: Week in Review — TikTok shutdown, Biden’s AI policies and Zuckerberg asks Trump for a favor
On this week’s Marketplace “Tech Bytes,” we’ll dive into President Joe Biden’s executive order on artificial intelligence plus a request Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg made to President-elect Donald Trump. But first, tech news site The Information reported that TikTok plans to complete ... Show More
11m 25s
Sep 12
Apple’s Device Delay… And Vaccine Makers Under Pressure 9/12/25
Apple postponing the launch of its new iPhone Air model in China, as regulatory issues hit the tech giant. How they’ll clear that hurdle, and what a top tech analyst sees in store for the stock after a muted Apple event response. Plus A new report threatening vaccine makers, as t ... Show More
44m 16s
Jun 2025
Cybersecurity Today: State-Backed ChatGPT Misuse, Dark Gaboon Attacks, and Starlink Installation Controversy
This episode of 'Cybersecurity Today' hosted by Jim Love covers various significant events in the cybersecurity landscape. OpenAI has banned multiple ChatGPT accounts linked to state-sponsored hackers from countries including China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, and the Philippines ... Show More
12m 50s
Jun 2025
TWiT 1035: The Droids Are in the Escape Pod - You Can't Copyright Eleanor
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 ... Show More
2h 30m
Jul 2023
TWiT 934: The Scrollbar is Jiggling - Twitter self-DDoS, Flipper, Ethernet 50 years old, SCOTUS cyberstalking
Twitter self-DDoS, Flipper, Ethernet 50 years old, SCOTUS cyberstalking Twitter bug causes self-DDOS tied to Elon Musk's emergency blocks and rate limits Apple is a $3 trillion company — again. The Reddit app-pocalyse is here: Apollo, Sync, and BaconReader go dark. Twitch Star x ... Show More
3h 8m