This Week in Tech 1098: Usain Volt

Meta faces a $1.4 trillion lawsuit, flock cameras are sparking a privacy revolt, and data centers may be fueling the next bubble. This episode pulls back the curtain on who's watching, who's profiting, and who could pay the price.

• Meta's Big Reckoning Is Here
• Meta heads to court in a landmark trial about kids and social media addiction
• Ninth Circuit Ruling Will Force Online Platforms That Host User Speech to Fight Lengthy and Costly Lawsuits Before They Are Dismissed Under Section 230
• The $1.4 Trillion State Tort Raid on Meta
• Google's Pixel 11 Comes With Plenty of A.I. Does Anyone Want That?
• Waymo's cheaper, next-gen robotaxi is now open to all riders in these three cities
• Apple and European Commission Reach Agreement on App Payment Terms Under DMA, With Apple Conceding Very Little
• Apple is laying off staffers working on the Vision Pro and Siri
• Hidden Airtag reveals Amazon is trashing rare books to train AI
• Amazon aims for delivery drones to reach 500 US neighborhoods by the end of 2026
• NVIDIA to Back Ohio Data Center With as Much as $105 Billion
• Why Big Tech's AI Spending Is $3 Trillion Higher Than It Seems
• New Chinese model adds to AI competition
• Police Are Hiding Their Use of Flock Surveillance Cameras
• Flock mistakenly flags 2 different auto writers for "stolen" license plates
• Go Flock Yourself
• Flock socks for UV protection
• Ban on Chinese robots leaves U.S. startups stranded
• China Is Strapping 'Digital Bombs' to Civilian Infrastructure—Is the US Ready?

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Sam Abuelsamid and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

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