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TWiT 1074: Chicken Mating Harnesses - Supreme Court Rules AI Art Not Copyrightable
Between copyright-free AI art, government blacklists, and data brokers run amok, this episode spotlights the fierce new battles for privacy, agency, and control in our digital lives. Plus, hear Cory Doctorow break down why the AI gold rush may be headed for a colossal crash.
Pentagon Officially Tells Anthropic It Is a Supply Chain Risk
Trump moves to blacklist Anthropic AI from all government work
If AI is a weapon, why don't we regulate it like one?
Sam Altman's greed and dishonesty are finally catching up to him
ChatGPT user base surges 350% in 18 months as it nears 1 billion weekly active users
AI-generated art can't be copyrighted after the Supreme Court declines to review the rule
Chardet dispute shows how AI will kill software licensing, argues Bruce Perens
Grammarly is using our identities without permission
Alphabet Grants Sundar Pichai Stock Awards Worth Up to $686 Million
Google vs Epic Games ends with Android app stores, lower fees
Google Ends Its 30% App Store Fee, Welcomes Third-Party App Stores - Slashdot
Xbox CEO confirms next-gen 'Project Helix' console will play PC games
Motorola Partners With GrapheneOS - Slashdot
Data Broker Breaches Fueled Nearly $21 Billion in Identity-Theft Losses
CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples' Movements
Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous 'Stop Cop City' Protester
COPPA 2.0 passes the Senate again, unanimously this time
South Korean Police Lose Seized Crypto By Posting Password Online
Iranian drone strikes at Amazon sites raise alarms over protecting data centers
Charter Gets FCC Permission To Buy Cox, Become Largest ISP In the US
How Big Diaper absorbs billions of extra dollars from American parents
Anne Wojcicki's Plan to Revive 23andMe: Rich Donors, Improved Tests—and Maybe Even MAHA
Bundle of human neurons hooked to silicon learns to stumble through Doom
10% of Firefox crashes are caused by bitflips
Seagate Just Unleashed 44TB Hard Drives
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Joey de Villa and Cory Doctorow
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