Federal government reaches deal with Google on Online News Act Google DeepMind researchers use AI tool to find 2mn new materials Some Pixel 8 Pro displays have bumps under the glass Reflecting on 18 years at Google Google's new geotherma

Security Now 950: Leo Turns 67

Nov 29th, 2023 2h 12m

Adobe Flash Player Updater is (still) desperately trying to update Veracrypt password security Firefox moves to 120 with a bunch of very nice new features Do-Not-Track is back on track "ownCloud" -or- "PwnCloud" ? CrushFTP Critical Vuln

This Week in Google 743: Competitive Pantomime

Nov 23rd, 2023 2h 58m

From King to Exile to King Again: The Inside Story of Sam Altman's Whiplash Week OpenAI's Misalignment and Microsoft's Gain – Stratechery by Ben Thompson Ilya Sutskever on X: "I deeply regret my participation in the board's actions. I neve

This Week in Google 741: The Whole Muffin

Nov 9th, 2023 2h 49m

OpenAI debuts GPTs allowing companies to further optimize GPT-4 for specific domains. Article 45, an EU regulation, will roll back web security by 12 years by banning website fingerprinting used for fraud detection. GM halts production on

This Week in Google 739: Panic in the Cul-de-sac

Oct 26th, 2023 2h 32m

DMV suspends Cruise's robo-taxi permit in San Francisco after pedestrian accident Debate over regulating approval process for autonomous vehicles between NHTSA and NTSB Analysis of Google's disappointing Q3 financial results and advertisin

This Week in Google 738: The Deorbiting Professor

Oct 19th, 2023 2h 50m

Elon Musk says charging $1 a year to Twitter users could reduce bots VC Mark Andreessen loses it in controversial tech manifesto Meta Quest 3 brings back glassholes to the wild Amazon launches satellites to compete with SpaceX Starlink P

Tech News Weekly 307: Pixel 8 Pro Review

Oct 12th, 2023 1h 23m

Adobe announces a whole host of new AI features and upgrades at its MAX conference. We review the Pixel 8 Pro and discuss its new Ultra HDR capabilities. OpenAI plans to announce new developer features at its November conference and we demonst

This Week in Google 737: Gormless

Oct 12th, 2023 2h 51m

Google's "enshittification" memos A Note From WIRED Leadership Moonlighting comes to Hulu... starring Jeff Jarvis! Elon Musk's X Strips Article Headlines on Shared Links Did Elon Musk Endorse Biden, Come Out as Transgender and Die of Sui

This Week in Google 736: Socks on the Beach

Oct 5th, 2023 2h 59m

Google's Pixel hardware event and new devices Debate over adding AI to search functions - risks to accuracy? Laws challenging social media's First Amendment rights Movies released on TikTok by studios High production costs of Masterclass

This Week in Google 735: Outside of the Nerdery

Sep 28th, 2023 2h 47m

Google's 25th birthday Google killing off Google Podcasts Next week's Pixel hardware event Meta's VR/AR announcements and new Ray-Ban smartglasses with cameras Antitrust lawsuits against Google and Amazon AI voice cloning for automatic

Security Now 941: We told you so!

Sep 27th, 2023 2h 25m

Apple has quietly removed support for Postscript in macOS Ventura over security concerns with the outdated interpreter language. China has formally accused the NSA of hacking and maintaining access to Huawei servers since 2009, based on doc

This Week in Google 734: Anarchy in the Academy

Sep 21st, 2023 2h 34m

The group discusses the DOJ's antitrust case against Google's search dominance. The hosts debate whether AI will help or harm the fight against online disinformation. Leo and Joan discuss the challenges of internet safety and regulation in

This Week in Google 733: Go, Cathy, Go!

Sep 14th, 2023 2h 32m

Google pays more than $10 billion per year for these privileged positions Trademark Genericide And One Big Way The DOJ Admits That Its Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google Is Utter Garbage YouTube under no obligation to host anti-vaccine advoc

This Week in Google 732: Unidentified Flying Skellington

Sep 7th, 2023 2h 14m

Britain Admits Defeat in Controversial Online Safety Bill When Tech Says "No" Apple Backs Down on Its Controversial Photo-Scanning Plans The FBI secretly launched an encrypted messaging system for criminals Former Twitter Employees Charg

This Week in Google 731: Leo Saving Time

Aug 31st, 2023 2h 29m

Google announces Pixel 8 launch event for October 4th Samsung buys popular meal planning app Whisk and rebrands it as Samsung Food Google discontinues Pixel Pass subscription bundle after just one year Chrome OS 116 adding auto correct an

This Week in Google 730: Phanky Qipek

Aug 24th, 2023 3h 1m

Heritage Minister says Meta news block endangers lives as Canadians flee wildfires Canadian Media Orgs Said That Meta Linking To News Was Anticompetitive; Now They Say NOT Linking To News Is Anticompetitive The Bill C-18 Regulation Fake-Ou

This Week in Space 75: Our Favorite Space Conspiracies Part 2

Aug 18th, 2023 1h 13m

We still love us some space conspiracies! This week, Tariq and I discuss more of our favorites--from the "the Earth is flat!" to the deadly Planet X (or "Planet 9," as self-avowed Pluto-Killer Mike Brown calls it--though he may end up with nam

This Week in Google 729: Waffle Party

Aug 17th, 2023 2h 45m

Google's updates to NFL Sunday Ticket, including flexible billing, student plans, live chat, polls, and more Linear TV viewing falling below 50% for the first time Streaming gaining more market share, but subscription costs rising Congres

This Week in Google 728: Stupid Dove Nests

Aug 10th, 2023 2h 40m

Leo shows off his Galaxy Z Flip 5. Judge Narrows Scope of Coming Trial Over Google Monopoly Claims. Musk's X Fined $350,000 in Secret Justice Department Fight Over Trump Records. Google Changes Name of Ad Product Amid Inventory Quality Sc

This Week in Google 727: Blame It On The Osso Buco

Aug 3rd, 2023 3h 6m

Shift Happens is about to ship! Meta starts blocking news in Canada over law on paying publishers. Hollywood's Pain Is YouTube's Advertising Gain. The buttons on Zenith's original 'clicker' remote were a mechanical marvel. Facebook's ad

Hands-On Tech: Beyerdynamic Blue BYRD (2nd-Gen) Review

Jul 28th, 2023 8m 38s

Beyerdynamic has launched the Blue Byrd ANC 2 earbuds. Ant Pruitt takes a look at these wireless earbuds with a quick review. Get the Blue Byrd ANC: https://amzn.to/4795Vtm Host: Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit

This Week in Google 726: Corpora Bailiwick and Jones

Jul 27th, 2023 2h 27m

Twitter's rebrand to X may actually be happening soon. Alphabet reports better-than-expected quarterly results driven by growth in cloud. YouTube Q2 Ad Sales Rise 4.4%, Alphabet Handily Tops Earnings Estimates. Google's CFO just got a pro

This Week in Google 725: But Senator Trellis...

Jul 20th, 2023 2h 36m

The White House details its IoT cybersecurity label plan. Framework Laptop 16 pre-orders are now open. Pluralistic: Why they're smearing Lina Khan (14 July 2023). Mark Lucovsky Leaves Google, Calls Company "Unstable". Meta and Microsoft

This Week in Google 724: Thirsty Grindfluencer

Jul 13th, 2023 2h 35m

Threads has 100 million users, and many are on Android. Threads Adopting ActivityPub Makes Sense, but Won't Be Easy. Facebook's Threads is so depressing. Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads. Amazon Prime Day Pushes US Online

FLOSS Weekly 740: Baking the Printer

Jul 12th, 2023 1h 9m

Doc Searls and Ant Pruitt talk with Jonathan Bennett about life, love, open source, and what's up with Red Hat. Also, how to bake a printer? Host: Doc Searls Co-Host: Ant Pruitt Guest: Jonathan Bennett Download or subscribe to this show at