TWiT 1095: Horses and Sailboats - Folding Phones Get Cute and Expensive in a Race With Apple
Summary
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. They analyze China’s AI-driven smartphone innovations, Apple’s struggle with bug hunters, and the legal battle between Google, Reddit, and scrapers over content ownership. The episode also covers Amazon’s satellite plans and the future of AI hardware.
Topics discussed
Intro and casual banter about food and travel
Apple earnings and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 review
Samsung's AI features and trade-in financing
Adaptive Security ad and cyber attack simulations
AI slop, copyright lawsuits, and Reddit vs Google
Big Tech earnings and data center infrastructure
Edge AI, Chinese models, and local LLMs
Helix Sleep mattress ad and sleep benefits
Amazon's Project Kuiper satellite internet plans
Iranian cyberattacks on US water infrastructure
Amazon Zoox autonomous robotaxi in Las Vegas
Thinxed Canaries ad and AI escape incidents
AI hacking Anthropic and OpenAI systems
Bitcoin wallet vulnerability and AI art controversy
YouTube TV changes, Neuromancer show, and Club Twit
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