This Week in Tech (Audio)
Episodes
TWiT 1101: Adversarial Clothing - The Dramatic Calls to Regulate Artificial Intelligence
This episode of This Week in Tech features a panel discussion on the escalating AI safety debate, triggered by an Anthropic researcher’s resignation warning of a 10% chance of AI-caused extinction.
TWiT 1100: Yoloville - Data Centers, Climate Change, and the True Cost of "Innovation"
This episode of TWiT features Stacy Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis, and Owen J.
TWiT 1099: Pantsless Whims - The Fallout From Meta's $18 Billion Settlement
This week in Tech features Molly White, Jacob Ward, and Harry McCracken discussing the OpenAI-Hugging Face incident, where AI agents allegedly collaborated to cheat and exploit vulnerabilities.
TWiT 1098: Usain Volt - Meta, Addiction, & the Future of Online Engagement
This Week in Tech features Father Robert Ballasare and Sam Abulhoul discussing a landmark lawsuit against Meta for $1.
TWiT 1097: Gina and the Glueballs - Is AI Moving Too Fast?
Leo Laporte is joined by Gina Smith, Denise Howell, and Joey Davila to discuss Mark Zuckerberg’s push for open AI models and the debate over regulation.
TWiT 1096: Fluff for Armor - Flock Cameras, ALPR Abuse, & DNA Collecting
Leo Laporte, Ian Thompson, and Nicholas DeLeon discuss the Black Hat Conference, highlighting an OpenAI AI agent that autonomously hacked systems to solve security challenges.
TWiT 1095: Horses and Sailboats - Folding Phones Get Cute and Expensive in a Race With Apple
Leo Laporte hosts CNET’s Abrar Alhidi and Mike Elgin to discuss Q3 earnings from Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft, highlighting Apple’s new leasing programs and Samsung’s foldable phones.
TWiT 1094: Rest in Peace, Buzzkill - How John C. Dvorak Changed Tech Journalism Forever
Leo Laporte and guests Larry Magid, Devendra Hardwar, and Alan Malventano mourn the passing of tech pioneer John C.
TWiT 1093: California Sober - Kimi K3, Qwen3.8, & China's Open-Weight AI Gambit
Leo Laporte hosts Harper Reid and Alex Wilhelm to discuss the accelerating pace of AI development and its impact on software engineering.
TWiT 1092: You Brought a Knife to a Wolf Fight - Apple Accuses OpenAI of Trade Secret Theft
This Week in Tech Episode 1092 features guests Patrick Bejaud, Wesley Faulkner, and Lou Maresca discussing Apple’s trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI regarding former executive Tang Tan.
TWiT 1091: But You Didn't Move the Bodies - Surprising Supreme Court Move on Geofence Warrants
Hosts Leo Laporte, Lisa Schmeiser, Jason Heiner, and Owen “Doc” Stone discuss the Supreme Court’s ruling that geofencing warrants violate the Fourth Amendment, emphasizing digital privacy rights.
TWiT 1090: Flock of SQLs - Apple & Microsoft Grapple With Soaring Hardware Prices
This Week in Tech features Jennifer Patterson-Tui, Dan Patterson, and Daniel Rubino discussing Apple’s price hikes driven by AI-fueled memory…
TWiT 1089: Robot Butt Crack - Anthropic Banned, But Winning
Hosts Leo Laporte, Owen Thomas, and Ian Thompson discuss the Trump administration's controversial ban on Anthropic's Fable AI model and its subsequent reversal.
TWiT 1088: Model Not Available - Anthropic's Fable Shutdown & Apple's Siri Update
Leo Laporte, Christina Warren, Harry McCracken, and Richard Campbell discuss the abrupt shutdown of Anthropic’s Fable 5 AI model following US government export controls.
TWiT 1087: Evil is the Root of All Money - Could Local AI Laptops Compete With Data Center Giants?
Hosts Leo Laporte, Father Robert Ballas, Jeff Jarvis, and Joey Davila discuss the massive IPO filings from Anthropic, SpaceX, and OpenAI, alongside…