This Week in Tech 1045: The Juice Ain't Worth the Squeeze
- Author
- TWiT
- Published
- Mon 18 Aug 2025
- Episode Link
- https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1045
- Privacy preserving age verification is bullsh!t
- The Supreme Court lets Mississippi's social media age-verification law go into effect
- Meta's flirty AI chatbot invited a retiree to New York.
- AI data centers made Americans' electricity bills 30% higher
- AI experts return from China stunned: The U.S. grid is so weak, the race may already be over
- Ford reveals breakthrough process for lower priced EVs
- More thoughts from Sam on the Ford EV platform
- Popular car brand wants you to pay monthly to unlock more horsepower
- Apple Plots Expansion Into AI Robots, Home Security and Smart Displays
- Elli-q
- After researchers unmasked a prolific SMS scammer, a new operation has emerged in its wake
- Starlink tries to block Virginia's plan to bring fiber Internet to residents
- China Launches Three-Day Robot Olympics Featuring Football and Table Tennis
- The Key to Crack the CIA's Mysterious 'Kryptos' Sculpture Is Up for Sale
- PACER Hacked By Malicious Entities, Briefly Turning It Into A Useful Source For Federal Court Documents
- Court blocks FTC investigation into Media Matters' alleged scheme against X
- Google AI Overviews linked to 25% drop in publisher referral traffic, new data shows
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, Sam Abuelsamid, and Lisa Schmeiser
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