<ul> 
<li>DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome to break search Monopoly.</li> 
<li>Trump's pick for FCC chair has vowed crackdown on big tech 'censorship'.</li> 
<li>Musk joined call between Trump, Google CEO.</li> 
<li>CFPB looks to place Google under federal supervision, setting up clash.</li> 
<li>What Brendan Carr, Trump's FCC pick, wrote in 'Project 2025' chapter.</li> 
<li>Bluesky tops 20M users, narrowing gap with Instagram Threads.</li> 
<li>Google's Gemini AI now has its own iPhone app.</li> 
<li>Live Scam Detection in calls rolling out to Pixel 6-9 Phone app.</li> 
<li>Coca-Cola causes controversy with AI-generated ad.</li> 
<li>Instagram will let you 'reset' your recommendations.</li> 
<li>Meta fined nearly €800mn for breaking EU law over classified ads practices.</li> 
<li>Meta's reward for providing free global communications? FTC lawsuit.</li> 
<li>Comcast to Spin Off Cable Networks, Including MSNBC and CNBC.</li> 
<li>Google fixes Chrome issue that broke text highlighting on some sites.</li> 
<li>Mobile browser Arc Search is now generally available on Android.</li> 
<li>Google Lens can now check prices and inventory when shopping in the real world.</li> 
<li>Source: Google is turning Chrome OS into Android to compete with the iPad.</li> 
<li>Exclusive: Google Pixel laptop in development!</li> 
<li>Can we talk about ALF hog?</li> 
<li>YouTuber Rosanna Pansino smokes cannabis grown from her father's ashes.</li> 
<li>Mike Masnick: One Billion Users, the Social Media card game.</li></ul> 
Hosts: <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/jeff-jarvis">Jeff Jarvis</a>, and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/paris-martineau">Paris Martineau</a> 
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&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome to break search Monopoly.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Trump's pick for FCC chair has vowed crackdown on big tech 'censorship'.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Musk joined call between Trump, Google CEO.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;CFPB looks to place Google under federal supervision, setting up clash.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;What Brendan Carr, Trump's FCC pick, wrote in 'Project 2025' chapter.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Bluesky tops 20M users, narrowing gap with Instagram Threads.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Google's Gemini AI now has its own iPhone app.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Live Scam Detection in calls rolling out to Pixel 6-9 Phone app.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Coca-Cola causes controversy with AI-generated ad.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Instagram will let you 'reset' your recommendations.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Meta fined nearly €800mn for breaking EU law over classified ads practices.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Meta's reward for providing free global communications? FTC lawsuit.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Comcast to Spin Off Cable Networks, Including MSNBC and CNBC.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Google fixes Chrome issue that broke text highlighting on some sites.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Mobile browser Arc Search is now generally available on Android.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Google Lens can now check prices and inventory when shopping in the real world.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Source: Google is turning Chrome OS into Android to compete with the iPad.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Exclusive: Google Pixel laptop in development!&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Can we talk about ALF hog?&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;YouTuber Rosanna Pansino smokes cannabis grown from her father's ashes.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Mike Masnick: One Billion Users, the Social Media card game.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hosts:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte"&gt;Leo Laporte&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://twit.tv/people/jeff-jarvis"&gt;Jeff Jarvis&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="https://twit.tv/people/paris-martineau"&gt;Paris Martineau&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
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Google Chrome, Bluesky, Coca-Cola

This Week in Google 795: Alf's Hog is Skeeting

It's Microsoft Ignite and we are totally not there<ul> 
<li>One word summary: Agentic</li> 
<li>A wave two for Copilot, essentially</li> 
<li>Agents that work on your behalf autonomously</li> 
<li>The Snapdragon Dev Box was such a success that Microsoft is offering more hardware </li> 
<li>Copilot+ PCs are getting new AI capabilities. Eventually</li> 
<li>Copilot Actions brings, um, actions to Microsoft 365</li></ul> 
Windows 11<ul> 
<li>Microsoft FINALLY releases Windows 11 on Arm ISO - Here's some advice</li> 
<li>When you think about Windows, we're guessing security and resiliency aren't what comes to mind. So why is Microsoft pushing this so hard at Ignite??</li> 
<li>Google Drive is now available in Beta for Windows 11 on Arm. Paul's national nightmare is over!</li> 
<li>Here's what's coming to Windows 11 SOON - a new Release Preview channel build shows that 24H2 was just the start of this coming year's updates</li> 
<li>Canary: Mostly bug fixes, no clear vision for this channel we can see - new Canary build today with the new Hello experience, new Taskbar thumbnail previews</li> 
<li>Beta: Jump list sharing and other features no one has ever, ever, ever asked for</li> 
<li>Microsoft is shutting down Beta channel for Windows 10, just months after it revived it</li> 
<li>Lenovo revenues surge, PC sales only up slightly but it sees big growth in the coming quarters</li></ul> 
AI, antitrust, more<ul> 
<li>DOJ reportedly wants Google to sell off Chrome - How does this compare to the previous Microsoft breakup attempt?</li> 
<li>Some thoughts about Uno Platform Studio and a re-do of last week's .NET news now that Richard is back</li> 
<li>A WPF on .NET 9 update</li></ul> 
Xbox<ul> 
<li>Phil Spencer speaks: Portable Xbox hardware, mobile store, more</li> 
<li>Microsoft's new Xbox ad triggers PTSD or celebration, depending on your views</li> 
<li>You can now play (50) games you own on Xbox Cloud Gaming!</li> 
<li>It's been a while, but this is a killer month for Game Pass</li> 
<li>Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is now available</li> 
<li>Avowed is an Xbox console exclusive and it's coming in February</li> 
<li>Warcraft 1 and 2 Remasters arrive alongside Warcraft 3: Reforged 2.0 - celebrating the 20th anniversary</li> 
<li>Valve celebrates the 20th anniversary of Half-Life 2!</li> 
<li>The OG Unreal and Unreal Tournament are now free, and they run on modern PCs too</li> 
<li>Sony PlayStation Portal can now stream some PS Plus games</li></ul> 
Tips and Picks<ul> 
<li>Tip of the week: Get 1 TB of additional Xbox storage for just $99</li> 
<li>App pick of the week: ChatGPT for Windows and Mac</li> 
<li>RunAs Radio this week: Testing Databases with Dan Mallott</li> 
<li>Brown liquor pick of the week: Haavaldsen Sledgehammer 2024</li></ul> 
Hosts: <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/paul-thurrott">Paul Thurrott</a>, and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/richard-campbell">Richard Campbell</a> 
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<description>
&lt;p&gt;It's Microsoft Ignite and we are totally not there&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;One word summary: Agentic&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;A wave two for Copilot, essentially&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Agents that work on your behalf autonomously&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;The Snapdragon Dev Box was such a success that Microsoft is offering more hardware &lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Copilot+ PCs are getting new AI capabilities. Eventually&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Copilot Actions brings, um, actions to Microsoft 365&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Windows 11&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Microsoft FINALLY releases Windows 11 on Arm ISO - Here's some advice&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;When you think about Windows, we're guessing security and resiliency aren't what comes to mind. So why is Microsoft pushing this so hard at Ignite??&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Google Drive is now available in Beta for Windows 11 on Arm. Paul's national nightmare is over!&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Here's what's coming to Windows 11 SOON - a new Release Preview channel build shows that 24H2 was just the start of this coming year's updates&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Canary: Mostly bug fixes, no clear vision for this channel we can see - new Canary build today with the new Hello experience, new Taskbar thumbnail previews&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Beta: Jump list sharing and other features no one has ever, ever, ever asked for&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Microsoft is shutting down Beta channel for Windows 10, just months after it revived it&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Lenovo revenues surge, PC sales only up slightly but it sees big growth in the coming quarters&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;AI, antitrust, more&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;DOJ reportedly wants Google to sell off Chrome - How does this compare to the previous Microsoft breakup attempt?&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Some thoughts about Uno Platform Studio and a re-do of last week's .NET news now that Richard is back&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;A WPF on .NET 9 update&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Xbox&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Phil Spencer speaks: Portable Xbox hardware, mobile store, more&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Microsoft's new Xbox ad triggers PTSD or celebration, depending on your views&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;You can now play (50) games you own on Xbox Cloud Gaming!&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;It's been a while, but this is a killer month for Game Pass&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is now available&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Avowed is an Xbox console exclusive and it's coming in February&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Warcraft 1 &lt;/em&gt;and 2 Remasters arrive alongside &lt;em&gt;Warcraft 3: Reforged&lt;/em&gt; 2.0 - celebrating the 20th anniversary&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Valve celebrates the 20th anniversary of &lt;em&gt;Half-Life 2!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;The OG Unreal and Unreal Tournament are now free, and they run on modern PCs too&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Sony PlayStation Portal can now stream some PS Plus games&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Tips and Picks&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Tip of the week: Get 1 TB of additional Xbox storage for just $99&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;App pick of the week: ChatGPT for Windows and Mac&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;RunAs Radio this week: Testing Databases with Dan Mallott&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Brown liquor pick of the week: Haavaldsen Sledgehammer 2024&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hosts:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte"&gt;Leo Laporte&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://twit.tv/people/paul-thurrott"&gt;Paul Thurrott&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="https://twit.tv/people/richard-campbell"&gt;Richard Campbell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
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&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Windows Weekly&lt;/em&gt; theme music is courtesy of &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/carlfranklin" target="_blank"&gt;Carl Franklin&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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</description>

Microsoft Ignite 2024, Half-Life 2 turns 20, "Agentic"

Windows Weekly 908: Twenty-Six Boxes of Napoli

<ul> 
<li>How Microsoft lured the US Government into a far deeper and expensive dependency upon its cybersecurity solutions.</li> 
<li>Gmail to offer native throwaway email aliases like Apple and Mozilla.</li> 
<li>Russia to ban several additional hosting companies and give its big Internet disconnect switch another test.</li> 
<li>Russia uses a diabolical Windows flaw to attack Ukrainians.</li> 
<li>The value of old Security Now episodes.</li> 
<li>TrueCrypt's successor.</li> 
<li>Using Cloudflare's Tunnel service for remote network access.</li> 
<li>How to make a local server appear to be on a remote public IP.</li> 
<li>How to share an 'impossible to type' password with someone.</li> 
<li>How to find obscure previous references in the Security Now podcast.</li> 
<li>What are the parameters for the expected and widely anticipated next generation Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)? What do those in the industry and academia expect? And is OpenAI's Sam Altman completely nuts for predicting it next year? Is it just a stock ploy?</li></ul> 
Show Notes - <a href="https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1001-Notes.pdf">https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1001-Notes.pdf</a> 
Hosts: <a href="https://twit.tv/people/steve-gibson">Steve Gibson</a> and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a> 
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<description>
&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;How Microsoft lured the US Government into a far deeper and expensive dependency upon its cybersecurity solutions.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Gmail to offer native throwaway email aliases like Apple and Mozilla.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Russia to ban several additional hosting companies and give its big Internet disconnect switch another test.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Russia uses a diabolical Windows flaw to attack Ukrainians.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;The value of old Security Now episodes.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;TrueCrypt's successor.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Using Cloudflare's Tunnel service for remote network access.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;How to make a local server appear to be on a remote public IP.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;How to share an 'impossible to type' password with someone.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;How to find obscure previous references in the Security Now podcast.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;What are the parameters for the expected and widely anticipated next generation Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)? What do those in the industry and academia expect? And is OpenAI's Sam Altman completely nuts for predicting it next year? Is it just a stock ploy?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Show Notes - &lt;a href="https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1001-Notes.pdf"&gt;https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1001-Notes.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hosts:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://twit.tv/people/steve-gibson"&gt;Steve Gibson&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte"&gt;Leo Laporte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
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Gmail Temp Addresses, Russia's Internet Off Switch

Security Now 1001: Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)

Could Apple be ramping up its efforts to bolster itself in the smart home market? Apple released Final Cut Pro 11 with new features. The M4 MacBook Pro quietly got a quantum dot display over an LCD display. And Apple releases updates to iOS 18 and macOS that you should update to if you haven't yet!<ul> 
<li>Apple's next device is an AI wall tablet for home control, Siri and video calls.</li> 
<li>Apple's fiscal 2024 in charts.</li> 
<li>Apple releases updates to Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for the Mac and iPad.</li> 
<li>Apple quietly gave the M4 MacBook Pro a quantum dot display.</li> 
<li>Apple faces UK 'iCloud monopoly' compensation claim worth $3.8 billion.</li> 
<li>Apple removes another RFE/RL app at request of Russian regulator.</li> 
<li>Apple releases iOS 18.1.1 with 'important security fixes' for iPhone.</li> 
<li>PSA: iPhone users receiving AppleCare+ refunds multiple years after Apple trade-in.</li> 
<li>Top execs explain Apple's chip philosophy: 'We are not a merchant silicon company, trying to leave nothing on the table'.</li> 
<li>Apple offers $100M to undo Indonesia iPhone 16 ban.</li> 
<li>Trump's tariff proposal could add $240 to the cost of an iPhone. Here's the math.</li> 
<li>Discriminatory job ads for iPhone workers ended after Reuters report; Apple didn't comment.</li> 
<li>Apple now sells its own Apple News ads for the first time.</li> 
<li>Apple shares the most popular podcasts of 2024.</li> 
<li>Apple debuts The Weeknd: Open Hearts, the first-of-its-kind immersive music experience for Apple Vision Pro.</li> 
<li>Porch pirates appear to be accessing AT&amp;T data to track iPhone deliveries.</li> 
<li>Apple seemingly discontinuing lightning to headphone jack adapter introduced alongside iPhone 7.</li></ul> 
Picks of the Week:<ul> 
<li>Alex's Pick: Kondor Blue USB-C Mobile</li> 
<li>Andy's Picks: Charlie Brown Thanksgiving &amp; Feedbin</li> 
<li>Jason's Picks: ReadKit &amp; Unread</li></ul> 
Hosts: <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/alex-lindsay">Alex Lindsay</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/andy-ihnatko">Andy Ihnatko</a>, and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/jason-snell">Jason Snell</a> 
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<description>
&lt;p&gt;Could Apple be ramping up its efforts to bolster itself in the smart home market? Apple released Final Cut Pro 11 with new features. The M4 MacBook Pro quietly got a quantum dot display over an LCD display. And Apple releases updates to iOS 18 and macOS that you should update to if you haven't yet!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Apple's next device is an AI wall tablet for home control, Siri and video calls.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Apple's fiscal 2024 in charts.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Apple releases updates to Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for the Mac and iPad.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Apple quietly gave the M4 MacBook Pro a quantum dot display.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Apple faces UK 'iCloud monopoly' compensation claim worth $3.8 billion.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Apple removes another RFE/RL app at request of Russian regulator.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Apple releases iOS 18.1.1 with 'important security fixes' for iPhone.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;PSA: iPhone users receiving AppleCare+ refunds multiple years after Apple trade-in.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Top execs explain Apple's chip philosophy: 'We are not a merchant silicon company, trying to leave nothing on the table'.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Apple offers $100M to undo Indonesia iPhone 16 ban.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Trump's tariff proposal could add $240 to the cost of an iPhone. Here's the math.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Discriminatory job ads for iPhone workers ended after Reuters report; Apple didn't comment.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Apple now sells its own Apple News ads for the first time.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Apple shares the most popular podcasts of 2024.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Apple debuts The Weeknd: Open Hearts, the first-of-its-kind immersive music experience for Apple Vision Pro.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Porch pirates appear to be accessing AT&amp;amp;T data to track iPhone deliveries.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Apple seemingly discontinuing lightning to headphone jack adapter introduced alongside iPhone 7.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Picks of the Week:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Alex's Pick: Kondor Blue USB-C Mobile&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Andy's Picks: Charlie Brown Thanksgiving &amp;amp; Feedbin&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Jason's Picks: ReadKit &amp;amp; Unread&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
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MacBreak Weekly 948: Wicked Hard

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<li>How Bluesky, Alternative to X and Facebook, Is Handling Explosive Growth </li> 
<li>Netflix's Live Mike Tyson Vs. Jake Paul Fight Battling Sound &amp; Streaming Glitches In Lead-Up To Main Event </li> 
<li>Biden Asked Microsoft to "Raise the Bar on Cybersecurity." He May Have Helped Create an Illegal Monopoly. </li> 
<li>CFPB looks to place Google under federal supervision, setting up clash </li> 
<li>Apple's Tim Cook Has Ways to Cope With the Looming Trump Tariffs </li> 
<li>Apple Removes Another RFE/RL App At Request Of Russian Regulator </li> 
<li>Here's Why I Decided To Buy 'InfoWars' </li> 
<li>Elon Musk's X Corp. files notice in Alex Jones' Infowars bankruptcy case </li> 
<li>Spotify's Plans For AI Generated Music, Podcasts, and Recommendations, According To Its Co-President, CTO, and CPO Gustav Söderström </li> 
<li>This 'AI Granny' Bores Scammers to Tears Congress ponders underwater alien civilizations, human hybrids, and other unexplained stuff </li> 
<li>In Memoriam: Thomas E. Kurtz, 1928–2024</li></ul> 
Host: <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a> 
Guests: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/kantrowitz.bsky.social" target="_blank">Alex Kantrowitz</a>, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/danielrubino.com" target="_blank">Daniel Rubino</a>, and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/iainthomson.bsky.social" target="_blank">Iain Thomson</a> 
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&lt;li&gt;Netflix's Live Mike Tyson Vs. Jake Paul Fight Battling Sound &amp;amp; Streaming Glitches In Lead-Up To Main Event &lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Biden Asked Microsoft to "Raise the Bar on Cybersecurity." He May Have Helped Create an Illegal Monopoly. &lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;CFPB looks to place Google under federal supervision, setting up clash &lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Apple's Tim Cook Has Ways to Cope With the Looming Trump Tariffs &lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Apple Removes Another RFE/RL App At Request Of Russian Regulator &lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Here's Why I Decided To Buy 'InfoWars' &lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Elon Musk's X Corp. files notice in Alex Jones' Infowars bankruptcy case &lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Spotify's Plans For AI Generated Music, Podcasts, and Recommendations, According To Its Co-President, CTO, and CPO Gustav Söderström &lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;This 'AI Granny' Bores Scammers to Tears Congress ponders underwater alien civilizations, human hybrids, and other unexplained stuff &lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;In Memoriam: Thomas E. Kurtz, 1928–2024&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Host:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte"&gt;Leo Laporte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guests:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/kantrowitz.bsky.social" target="_blank"&gt;Alex Kantrowitz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/danielrubino.com" target="_blank"&gt;Daniel Rubino&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/iainthomson.bsky.social" target="_blank"&gt;Iain Thomson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
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Bluesky Growth, Tyson Vs. Paul, AI Granny

This Week in Tech 1006: Underwater Alien Civilizations

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