This Week in Tech (Audio)

CES 2023, Lastpass hack, Meta's EU fine, FCC's robocall fine, Tesla autopilot

• Adorable Rice Balls Reimagine Japan's Cutest Bird as Anime-Style Delinquents.
• Yo-Kai To Debut Desktop Ramen Robot For Space-Constrained Retail Formats at CES 2023.
• Stacey sets the stage for CES 2022.
• CES 2023 kicks off with more than 112,000 attendees.
• There was a lot of pee on the CES 2023 show floor.
• The tech that went too far at CES 2023.
• Surprise: Samsung is making SmartThings hardware again!
• M-Pwr By Masonite.
• Podcast: CES has more Matter and many voices.
• Nanoleaf's latest smart lights boast Matter support and learning automation.
• GE Profile Smart Stand Mixer.
• Lastpass: Hackers stole customer vault data in cloud storage breach.
• Even the FBI says you should use an ad blocker.
• European regulators ruled Meta can't use its contracts with users to justify sending them ads based on their online activity, a blow to the digital advertising industry.
• FCC proposes record $300 million fine against auto warranty robocall campaign.
• Ana de Armas Fans Can Sue Over Deceptive Movie Trailer, Court Rules.
• Tesla on autopilot leads police on chase before driver finally wakes up.
• The importance of communite for creators.
• About the founder of Sound Blaster

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Stacey Higginbotham, Iain Thomson, and Doc Rock

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Highlights from throughout the year

• Remember SECOND LIFE? Its Founder is Back For The METAVERSE!
• Neil Young's Spotify Ultimatum.
• Fidonet vs. the Internet.
• Apple Studio Display Doesn't Cut It.
• How To Remove Personally Identifiable Info From Google Search.
• Apple Supports FIDO Passkey.
• Google's LAMDA AI "Sentient"?
• Attorney's iPhone Seized in January 6th Investigation.
• Audiophiles Fall For MoFi's Digital Tricks.
• Why Did Cable Lose Broadband Market Share?
• LastPass hack.
• How Do You Really Feel About the Dynamic Island? 
  

Host: Leo Laporte

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2022 year in review, Crypto, Artificial Intelligence, Ukraine, Elon Musk

• Spotify Boycott
• War in Ukraine
• Crypto crash & FTX
• Acquisitions
• Twitter and Elon Musk
• The Metaverse
• Apple
• Tech worker revolt
• Hacking
• Government
• Passkeys
• Streaming Wars
• AI Revolution
• In Memoriam

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Paul Thurrott, Steve Gibson, Jeff Jarvis, and Doc Searls

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• Alex Barredo: @joinmastodon official account has been banned on Twitter.
• Impulsive and Unjustified: CNN Slams Twitter for Suspending Journalists – Including Its Own Donie O'Sullivan.
• Elon Musk Launches a Manhunt After Alarming Incident.
• Twitter dissolves Trust and Safety Council, Yoel Roth flees home.
• Elon Musk, Management Guru?
• Senate votes to ban TikTok use on government devices.
• What is TikTok & is TikTok Safe?
• TikTok may push potentially harmful content to teens within minutes, study finds.
• FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Is Arrested in the Bahamas.
• FTX Investor Impact: Timeline of Realized Cryptocurrency Gains and Losses Shows FTX Hit Investor Wallets Less Than Previous Crises.
• Trump Sells a New Image as the Hero of $99 Trading Cards.
• Tesla Full Self-Driving data looks awful: We challenge Elon Musk to prove otherwise.
• Apple backs out of Sunday Ticket negotiations with NFL.
• Virtual Reality Pioneer John Carmack Is Leaving Meta.
• Instagram launches new tool to help hacked users regain account access.
• Netflix lets advertisers take their money back after missing viewership targets.
• ConnectSafely giving out $1K grants to schools & nonprofits.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Jason Hiner, Mike Elgan, and Larry Magid

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