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Chris and Matt unpack the surreal ousting of top U.S. national security officials after far-right influencer Laura Loomer walked into the Oval Office with a hit list. They assess the fallout for cyber defenses, the politicization of the FBI, and the broader dismantling of U.S. institutions under Trump's second term. Then, they turn to Trump's sweeping trade war, its global blowback, and what Wall Street really thinks. Plus, a respected Chinese-American scientist disappears after an FBI raid, and Japan unveils a new generation of long-range missiles as it prepares for a more dangerous Pacific. Subscribe and share to stay ahead in the world of intelligence, geopolitics, and current affairs. Please share this episode using these links Audio: https://pod.fo/e/2c6f9e YouTube: https://youtu.be/s4KsMuz1lHY Articles discussed in today's episode "How Right Wing Influencer Laura Loomer Targeted Top Security Officials" by Dustin Volz, Vera Bergengruen & Alexander Ward | The Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/how-right-wing-influencer-laura-loomer-targeted-top-security-officials-0b002715 "The Conspiracy Theorist Advising Trump" by Tom Nichols | The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/04/the-conspiracy-theorist-advising-trump/682289/ "I was a Top Leader at the FBI. What I Saw This Year Was Deeply Worrying. It Should Concern You Too." by John Sullivan | Substack: https://substack.com/home/post/p-160799346 "Will Russia Come Out a Winner in Trump's Trade Wars" by Moscow Times Reporter | The Moscow Times: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/04/03/will-russia-come-out-a-winner-in-trumps-trade-wars-a88238 "Russia not on Trump's tariff list" by Vitaliy Shevchenko | BBC News: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdjl3k1we8vo "Trump has turned his back on the foundation of US economic might - the fallout will be messy" by Faisal Islam | BBC News: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp34nkj1kv2o "Cybersecurity Professor Faced China-Funding Inquiry Before Disappearing, Sources Say" by Zeyi Yang, Louise Matsakis & Caroline Haskins | WIRED: https://www.wired.com/story/xiaofeng-wang-indiana-university-research-probe-china/ "FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado" by Dan Goodin | Ars Technica: https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/03/computer-scientist-goes-silent-after-fbi-raid-and-purging-from-university-website/ "Japan develops new missiles designed to repel an invasion" by Leilani Chavez | Defense News: https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2025/04/03/japan-develops-new-missiles-designed-to-repel-an-invasion/ Support Secrets and Spies Become a “Friend of the Podcast” on Patreon for £3/$4: https://www.patreon.com/SecretsAndSpies Buy merchandise from our Redbubble shop: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/60934996 Subscribe to our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVB23lrHr3KFeXq4VU36dg For more information about the podcast, check out our website: https://secretsandspiespodcast.com Connect with us on social media Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/secretsandspies.bsky.social Instagram: https://instagram.com/secretsandspies Facebook: https://facebook.com/secretsandspies Spoutible: https://spoutible.com/SecretsAndSpies Follow Chris and Matt on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fultonmatt.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/chriscarrfilm.bsky.social Secrets and Spies is produced by F & P LTD. Music by Andrew R. Bird Secrets and Spies sits at the intersection of intelligence, covert action, real-world espionage, and broader geopolitics in a way that is digestible but serious. Hosted by filmmaker Chris Carr and writer Matt Fulton, each episode unpacks global events through the lens of intelligence and geopolitics, featuring expert insights from former spies, authors, and analysts.

WIRED's Louise Matsakis joins Zoë Schiffer, WIRED's Director of Business & Industry, to talk about this week's market madness and why the US probably won't have armies of people screwing in little screws to make iPhones anytime soon.Articles mentioned in this episode:  Trump Tariffs Hit Antarctic Islands Inhabited by Zero Humans and Many Penguins Trump and DOGE Defund Program That Boosted American Manufacturing for Decades Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

As tech giants end the year by cozying up to Donald Trump, and TikTok faces the possibility of demise - 2024's biggest tech stories expose growing power alliances and global rivals in our digital and geopolitical landscapes. Tech journalists Louise Matsakis, Paris Marx and Nitasha Tiku join Piya Chattopadhyay to explore how the year's top tech developments are transforming relationships between Silicon Valley, elected officials and society.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with tech journalists Louise Matsakis, Paris Marx and Nitasha Tiku about the top tech stories of 2024, linguist Adam Aleksic breaks down what the words of the year reveal about us, veteran broadcaster Connie Chung looks back on her trailblazing career, and Richard Powers talks about his latest novel Playground, which ruminates on climate change, technological instability and the power of awe.

Last week, TikTok lost its challenge to stop a ban or forced sale in the United States. WIRED senior business editor Louise Matsakis joins Taylor to discuss what happens next and if this is really the end of the road for TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last week, TikTok lost its challenge to stop a ban or forced sale in the United States. WIRED senior business editor Louise Matsakis joins Taylor to discuss what happens next and if this is really the end of the road for TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TikTok's days in the U.S. may be numbered after a federal appeals court upheld a federal law late last week to force the ban or sale of the social media app. The case could ultimately end up before the Supreme Court. President-elect Donald Trump has also promised to reverse the ban, even though he tried to ban TikTok in his first term. Louise Matsakis, senior business editor at WIRED, walks us through all the what-ifs of a future without TikTok. Later in the show, Bloomberg senior editor Stacey Vanek Smith talks about what the incoming Trump administration's enthusiasm for cryptocurrency means for all of us.And in headlines: A suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO was arrested and charged in Pennsylvania, Lara Trump eyes Marco Rubio's Florida Senate seat, and Biden faces a growing pressure campaign to use his clemency powers.Show Notes:Check out Louise's work – www.wired.com/author/louise-matsakis/Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/3kk4nyz8What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcastFollow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday

Shein and Temu have completely disrupted Amazon's global domination plans by selling clothes and home goods for ultra-cheap prices, if not ultra-fast delivery – but at what cost?Our guest, journalist Louise Matsakis, has covered technology, the internet and China for The Atlantic, Wired, The Guardian and NBC News. She also writes a newsletter about e-commerce in China called You May Also Like. She dives into the secretive world of made-in-China e-commerce, the stakes for competitors, and the ethical concerns for consumers who want to shop responsibly without breaking the bank. Also, Vass tells Katrina that she can't figure out her Shein shopping cart. This is an encore presentation of an episode from our first season. We'll be back with brand new episodes in the fall.This is Lately. Every week, we take a deep dive into the big, defining trends in business and tech that are reshaping our every day.Our executive producer is Katrina Onstad. The show is produced by Andrea Varsany. Our sound designer is Cameron McIver.Subscribe to the Lately newsletter, where we unpack more of the latest in business and technology.Find the transcript of today's episode here.We'd love to hear from you. Send your comments, questions or ideas to lately@globeandmail.com.

Shein and Temu have completely disrupted Amazon's global domination plans by selling clothes and home goods for ultra-cheap prices, if not ultra-fast delivery – but at what cost?Our guest, journalist Louise Matsakis, has covered technology, the internet and China for The Atlantic, Wired, The Guardian and NBC News. She also writes a newsletter about e-commerce in China called You May Also Like. She dives into the secretive world of made-in-China e-commerce, the stakes for competitors, and the ethical concerns for consumers who want to shop responsibly without breaking the bank. Also, Vass tells Katrina that she can't figure out her Shein shopping cart. This is Lately. Every week, we take a deep dive into the big, defining trends in business and tech that are reshaping our every day.Our executive producer is Katrina Onstad. The show is produced by Andrea Varsany. Our sound designer is Cameron McIver.Subscribe to the Lately newsletter, where we unpack more of the latest in business and technology.Find the transcript of today's episode here.We'd love to hear from you. Send your comments, questions or ideas to lately@globeandmail.com.

Even if you've never taken a puff from a vape in your life, you know about Juul. At the company's peak in 2018, its e-cigarette was one of the most recognizable consumer devices on the planet, and Juul Labs was worth $38 billion. Just a few short years later, after being squeezed by government regulators and prohibition-minded anti-tobacco advocates, Juul's valuation plummeted and its market share vaporized.The story of Juul—and its thousands of imitators—is outlined in Backfired: The Vaping Wars, a new nine-part podcast from Prologue Projects. The show traces the history of e-cigarettes, nicotine vaporizers, and synthetic nicotine by following the paths of Juul and its thousands of competitors as the vape companies gain public acceptance, fight for market share, and butt heads with government agencies. It's a fascinating ride filled with new reporting, so even if you've read and listened to everything about Juul and vaping, you'll hear some shocking new information in this series.This week on Gadget Lab, we talk with Backfired's hosts, Arielle Pardes and Leon Neyfakh. Show Notes:Backfired is an Audible original, so go to audible.com/backfired to listen. Also check out Louise Matsakis' story about the next generation of cheap, illegal vapes coming from China.Recommendations:Arielle recommends Timeshifter's Jet Lag App. Leon recommends the Yoto Player for getting kids into podcasts. Lauren recommends The Bee Sting, by Paul Murray. Mike recommends Subpar Pool, a game by Holedown creator Martin Jonasson.Arielle Pardes can be found on social media @pardesoteric. Leon Neyfakh is @leoncrawl. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our theme music is by Solar Keys.

AT&T Landlines, US Bans Kaspersky and DJI Microsoft delays Recall after security concerns, and asks Windows Insiders for help I just ordered the cheapest Surface Pro option - why I (probably) won't regret it Biden bans US sales of Kaspersky software over Russia ties The DJI Drone Ban: A Uniquely American Clusterf*ck Surgeon General: Social Media Platforms Need a Health Warning The Surgeon General Is Wrong. Social Media Doesn't Need Warning Labels LAUSD approves cellphone ban as Newsom calls for statewide action EU Council has withdrawn the vote on Chat Control US sues Adobe for hiding termination fees and making it difficult to cancel subscriptions Apple Won't Roll Out AI Tech In EU Market Over Regulatory Concerns AT&T can't hang up on landline phone customers, California agency rules Amazon mulls $5 to $10 monthly price tag for unprofitable Alexa service, AI revamp What Game of Thrones did to the media Elon Musk Tweeted a Thing This Old House' Pays Tribute to Creator Russell Morash Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Amanda Silberling, Louise Matsakis, and Ed Bott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: NetSuite.com/TWIT eufy.com canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT wix.com/studio expressvpn.com/twit

AT&T Landlines, US Bans Kaspersky and DJI Microsoft delays Recall after security concerns, and asks Windows Insiders for help I just ordered the cheapest Surface Pro option - why I (probably) won't regret it Biden bans US sales of Kaspersky software over Russia ties The DJI Drone Ban: A Uniquely American Clusterf*ck Surgeon General: Social Media Platforms Need a Health Warning The Surgeon General Is Wrong. Social Media Doesn't Need Warning Labels LAUSD approves cellphone ban as Newsom calls for statewide action EU Council has withdrawn the vote on Chat Control US sues Adobe for hiding termination fees and making it difficult to cancel subscriptions Apple Won't Roll Out AI Tech In EU Market Over Regulatory Concerns AT&T can't hang up on landline phone customers, California agency rules Amazon mulls $5 to $10 monthly price tag for unprofitable Alexa service, AI revamp What Game of Thrones did to the media Elon Musk Tweeted a Thing This Old House' Pays Tribute to Creator Russell Morash Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Amanda Silberling, Louise Matsakis, and Ed Bott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: NetSuite.com/TWIT eufy.com canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT wix.com/studio expressvpn.com/twit

AT&T Landlines, US Bans Kaspersky and DJI Microsoft delays Recall after security concerns, and asks Windows Insiders for help I just ordered the cheapest Surface Pro option - why I (probably) won't regret it Biden bans US sales of Kaspersky software over Russia ties The DJI Drone Ban: A Uniquely American Clusterf*ck Surgeon General: Social Media Platforms Need a Health Warning The Surgeon General Is Wrong. Social Media Doesn't Need Warning Labels LAUSD approves cellphone ban as Newsom calls for statewide action EU Council has withdrawn the vote on Chat Control US sues Adobe for hiding termination fees and making it difficult to cancel subscriptions Apple Won't Roll Out AI Tech In EU Market Over Regulatory Concerns AT&T can't hang up on landline phone customers, California agency rules Amazon mulls $5 to $10 monthly price tag for unprofitable Alexa service, AI revamp What Game of Thrones did to the media Elon Musk Tweeted a Thing This Old House' Pays Tribute to Creator Russell Morash Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Amanda Silberling, Louise Matsakis, and Ed Bott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: NetSuite.com/TWIT eufy.com canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT wix.com/studio expressvpn.com/twit

AT&T Landlines, US Bans Kaspersky and DJI Microsoft delays Recall after security concerns, and asks Windows Insiders for help I just ordered the cheapest Surface Pro option - why I (probably) won't regret it Biden bans US sales of Kaspersky software over Russia ties The DJI Drone Ban: A Uniquely American Clusterf*ck Surgeon General: Social Media Platforms Need a Health Warning The Surgeon General Is Wrong. Social Media Doesn't Need Warning Labels LAUSD approves cellphone ban as Newsom calls for statewide action EU Council has withdrawn the vote on Chat Control US sues Adobe for hiding termination fees and making it difficult to cancel subscriptions Apple Won't Roll Out AI Tech In EU Market Over Regulatory Concerns AT&T can't hang up on landline phone customers, California agency rules Amazon mulls $5 to $10 monthly price tag for unprofitable Alexa service, AI revamp What Game of Thrones did to the media Elon Musk Tweeted a Thing This Old House' Pays Tribute to Creator Russell Morash Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Amanda Silberling, Louise Matsakis, and Ed Bott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: NetSuite.com/TWIT eufy.com canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT wix.com/studio expressvpn.com/twit

AT&T Landlines, US Bans Kaspersky and DJI Microsoft delays Recall after security concerns, and asks Windows Insiders for help I just ordered the cheapest Surface Pro option - why I (probably) won't regret it Biden bans US sales of Kaspersky software over Russia ties The DJI Drone Ban: A Uniquely American Clusterf*ck Surgeon General: Social Media Platforms Need a Health Warning The Surgeon General Is Wrong. Social Media Doesn't Need Warning Labels LAUSD approves cellphone ban as Newsom calls for statewide action EU Council has withdrawn the vote on Chat Control US sues Adobe for hiding termination fees and making it difficult to cancel subscriptions Apple Won't Roll Out AI Tech In EU Market Over Regulatory Concerns AT&T can't hang up on landline phone customers, California agency rules Amazon mulls $5 to $10 monthly price tag for unprofitable Alexa service, AI revamp What Game of Thrones did to the media Elon Musk Tweeted a Thing This Old House' Pays Tribute to Creator Russell Morash Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Amanda Silberling, Louise Matsakis, and Ed Bott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: NetSuite.com/TWIT eufy.com canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT wix.com/studio expressvpn.com/twit

AT&T Landlines, US Bans Kaspersky and DJI Microsoft delays Recall after security concerns, and asks Windows Insiders for help I just ordered the cheapest Surface Pro option - why I (probably) won't regret it Biden bans US sales of Kaspersky software over Russia ties The DJI Drone Ban: A Uniquely American Clusterf*ck Surgeon General: Social Media Platforms Need a Health Warning The Surgeon General Is Wrong. Social Media Doesn't Need Warning Labels LAUSD approves cellphone ban as Newsom calls for statewide action EU Council has withdrawn the vote on Chat Control US sues Adobe for hiding termination fees and making it difficult to cancel subscriptions Apple Won't Roll Out AI Tech In EU Market Over Regulatory Concerns AT&T can't hang up on landline phone customers, California agency rules Amazon mulls $5 to $10 monthly price tag for unprofitable Alexa service, AI revamp What Game of Thrones did to the media Elon Musk Tweeted a Thing This Old House' Pays Tribute to Creator Russell Morash Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Amanda Silberling, Louise Matsakis, and Ed Bott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: NetSuite.com/TWIT eufy.com canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT wix.com/studio expressvpn.com/twit

Louise Matsakis is a technology reporter and writes You May Also Like on Beehiiv. Matsakis joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss her recent story for Big Technology about how Shein and Temu snuck up on Amazon and what these two Chinese ecommerce companies have done to carve out a growing slice of the online retail market. In this story, we talk about demographics, marketing, tariff loopholes, and more. Stay tuned for the second half where we discuss the state of the TikTok ban and how China is competing with U.S. Tech. Read the full story: How Shein and Temu Snuck Up on Amazon --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. For weekly updates on the show, sign up for the pod newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6901970121829801984/ Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack? Here's 40% off for the first year: https://tinyurl.com/bigtechnology Questions? Feedback? Write to: bigtechnologypodcast@gmail.com

The House is expected to vote Wednesday on a bill that could force the Chinese owners of TikTok to sell the social media platform or face a ban on U.S. app stores. Lawmakers say TikTok is a potential national security threat. The bill has bipartisan support in the House. Tech journalist Louise Matsakis explains why banning TikTok is one of the few issues lawmakers can agree on these days.And in headlines: The House Judiciary Committee grilled Special Counsel Robert Hur over his investigation into Biden's handling of classified documents, an FAA report said Boeing failed dozens of audits, and Airbnb told hosts no more indoor security cameras.Show Notes:Louise Matsakis's newsletter “You May Also Like” – https://youmayalsolike.beehiiv.com/The Guardian: “Revealed: how TikTok censors videos that do not please Beijing” – https://tinyurl.com/y56o6hnkNetwork Contagion Research Institute: “ How TikTok's Global Platform Anomalies Align with the Chinese Communist Party's Geostrategic Objectives” – https://tinyurl.com/ynsd9kyjWhat A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcastFollow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday

They say this one is the real deal. In Episode 98 of Overthink, Ellie and David untangle the philosophy behind the way we compare, judge, and defend our reputations. From Machiavelli's advice to despots looking to stay popular, to disgruntled students venting on their professors online, reputation can glide you to victory or trigger your fall from grace. Exploring concepts like the Matthew effect, the homo comparativus, and informational assymetry, your hosts ask: Why do both Joan Jett and Jean-Jacques Rousseau refuse reputation's fickle pleasures? Does David actually have a good work-life balance, or is everyone else hoodwinked? And, what is the place of quantified reputation in an increasingly digital world?Check out the episode's extended cut here!Works DiscussedKwame Anthony Appiah, The Honor CodeJoan Jett & The Blackhearts, Bad ReputationNiccolo Machiavelli, The Prince?Louise Matsakis, “How the West Got China's Social Credit System Wrong,” Wired MagazineGloria Origgi, Reputation: What It Is and Why It MattersGloria Origgi, Reputation in Moral Philosophy and EpistemologyJean-Jacques Rousseau, Reveries of the Solitary WalkerJean-Paul Sartre, The Transcendence of the EgoAdam Smith, The Theory of Moral SentimentsJordi Xifra, “Recognition, symbolic capital and reputation in the seventeenth century”Overthink EpisodesEp 28, Cancel CultureEp 19, GeniusPatreon | patreon.com/overthinkpodcast Website | overthinkpodcast.comInstagram & Twitter | @overthink_podEmail |  Dearoverthink@gmail.comYouTube | Overthink podcastSupport the show

Louise Matsakis is a reporter at Semafor covering AI. She joins us for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) ChatGPT getting lazy 2) The commoditization of AI companies 3) Anthropic's unique board governance 4) Anthropic's EA connections and the state of EA 5) Amazon's Q chatbot 6) Elon Musk tells advertisers to F themselves 7) The drawbacks of brand safety puritanism 8) The Cybertruck is here. 9) Jack Ma appears in public for the first time in years. -- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. For weekly updates on the show, sign up for the pod newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6901970121829801984/ Questions? Feedback? Write to: bigtechnologypodcast@gmail.com

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the problems with issue polling and issues with political journalism; the chaos and conflict of Sam Altman and OpenAI; and the failure of the Oslo Accords and perpetual struggle between Israel and Palestine. Send us your Conundrums: submit them at slate.com/conundrum. And join us in-person or online with our special guest – The Late Show's Steven Colbert – for Gabfest Live: The Conundrums Edition! December 7 at The 92nd Street Y, New York City. Tickets on sale now!   Here are some notes and references from this week's show: Nate Cohn for The New York Times: The Crisis in Issue Polling, and What We're Doing About It and We Did an Experiment to See How Much Democracy and Abortion Matter to Voters Claire Cain Miller and Francesca Paris for The New York Times: The Great Disconnect: Why Voters Feel One Way About the Economy but Act Differently The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America by Daniel J. Boorstin What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America by Thomas Frank Eli Saslow for The New York Times: A Jan. 6 Defendant Pleads His Case to the Son Who Turned Him In Brian Beutler for the Off Message newsletter: The 2024 Election Is About Real Things Charlie Warzel for The Atlantic: The Money Always Wins and Karen Hao and Charlie Warzel: Inside the Chaos at OpenAI John Dickerson and Jo Ling Kent for CBS News Prime Time: What Sam Altman's ouster from OpenAI could mean for the tech world Pranshu Verman, Nitasha Tiku, and Gerrit De Vynck for The Washington Post: Sam Altman reinstated as OpenAI CEO with new board members  Louise Matsakis and Reed Albergotti for Semafor: The AI industry turns against its favorite philosophy Emily Bazelon for The New York Times Magazine: Was Peace Ever Possible?  Ezra Klein for The New York Times's The Ezra Klein Show podcast: The Best Primer I've Heard on Israeli-Palestinian Peace Efforts Oslo on HBO John Dickerson for CBS Mornings: Former President Jimmy Carter: “America will learn from its mistakes” The Lady Bird Diaries on Hulu Eleanor Roosevelt in a Coal by Bettman and The George Washington University's Case Study: Eleanor Roosevelt's Visit to Coal Mine (1935)   Here are this week's chatters: John: Julia Simon for NPR: ‘It feels like I'm not crazy.' Gardeners aren't surprised as USDA updates key map and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service: USDA Unveils Updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map Emily: Liran Samuni and Martin Surbeck in Science: Cooperation across social borders in bonobos and The Bonobo Sisterhood: Revolution Through Female Alliance by Diane Rosenfeld  David: City Cast Executive Producer, Nashville, Executive Producer, Austin, and Events Director, remote and The National WWII Museum: WWII Veteran Statistics  Listener chatter from Dimitri in Boulder, Colorado: University of Evansville: Library of Congress Recognizes Plagiarized University of Evansville Archaeologist After 90 Years and Jessica Blake for Inside Higher Ed: Female Archaeologist's Work Receives Overdue Recognition—90 Years Later   For this week's Slate Plus bonus segment, David, John, and Emily talk about the death of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and her 77-year marriage with Jimmy Carter. See also Rick Rojas for The New York Times: The Carters' Hometown Mourns for the Love of a Lifetime and Peter Baker: Rosalynn Carter Helped Shape the Role of the Modern First Lady. In the latest Gabfest Reads, Emily talks with James Sturm about Watership Down: The Graphic Novel. See also James Sturm and Joe Sutphin in The New York Times: In Times of Danger, There's Strength in Numbers.   Email your chatters, questions, and comments to gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)   Podcast production by Cheyna Roth  Research by Julie Huygen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the problems with issue polling and issues with political journalism; the chaos and conflict of Sam Altman and OpenAI; and the failure of the Oslo Accords and perpetual struggle between Israel and Palestine. Send us your Conundrums: submit them at slate.com/conundrum. And join us in-person or online with our special guest – The Late Show's Steven Colbert – for Gabfest Live: The Conundrums Edition! December 7 at The 92nd Street Y, New York City. Tickets on sale now!   Here are some notes and references from this week's show: Nate Cohn for The New York Times: The Crisis in Issue Polling, and What We're Doing About It and We Did an Experiment to See How Much Democracy and Abortion Matter to Voters Claire Cain Miller and Francesca Paris for The New York Times: The Great Disconnect: Why Voters Feel One Way About the Economy but Act Differently The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America by Daniel J. Boorstin What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America by Thomas Frank Eli Saslow for The New York Times: A Jan. 6 Defendant Pleads His Case to the Son Who Turned Him In Brian Beutler for the Off Message newsletter: The 2024 Election Is About Real Things Charlie Warzel for The Atlantic: The Money Always Wins and Karen Hao and Charlie Warzel: Inside the Chaos at OpenAI John Dickerson and Jo Ling Kent for CBS News Prime Time: What Sam Altman's ouster from OpenAI could mean for the tech world Pranshu Verman, Nitasha Tiku, and Gerrit De Vynck for The Washington Post: Sam Altman reinstated as OpenAI CEO with new board members  Louise Matsakis and Reed Albergotti for Semafor: The AI industry turns against its favorite philosophy Emily Bazelon for The New York Times Magazine: Was Peace Ever Possible?  Ezra Klein for The New York Times's The Ezra Klein Show podcast: The Best Primer I've Heard on Israeli-Palestinian Peace Efforts Oslo on HBO John Dickerson for CBS Mornings: Former President Jimmy Carter: “America will learn from its mistakes” The Lady Bird Diaries on Hulu Eleanor Roosevelt in a Coal by Bettman and The George Washington University's Case Study: Eleanor Roosevelt's Visit to Coal Mine (1935)   Here are this week's chatters: John: Julia Simon for NPR: ‘It feels like I'm not crazy.' Gardeners aren't surprised as USDA updates key map and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service: USDA Unveils Updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map Emily: Liran Samuni and Martin Surbeck in Science: Cooperation across social borders in bonobos and The Bonobo Sisterhood: Revolution Through Female Alliance by Diane Rosenfeld  David: City Cast Executive Producer, Nashville, Executive Producer, Austin, and Events Director, remote and The National WWII Museum: WWII Veteran Statistics  Listener chatter from Dimitri in Boulder, Colorado: University of Evansville: Library of Congress Recognizes Plagiarized University of Evansville Archaeologist After 90 Years and Jessica Blake for Inside Higher Ed: Female Archaeologist's Work Receives Overdue Recognition—90 Years Later   For this week's Slate Plus bonus segment, David, John, and Emily talk about the death of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and her 77-year marriage with Jimmy Carter. See also Rick Rojas for The New York Times: The Carters' Hometown Mourns for the Love of a Lifetime and Peter Baker: Rosalynn Carter Helped Shape the Role of the Modern First Lady. In the latest Gabfest Reads, Emily talks with James Sturm about Watership Down: The Graphic Novel. See also James Sturm and Joe Sutphin in The New York Times: In Times of Danger, There's Strength in Numbers.   Email your chatters, questions, and comments to gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)   Podcast production by Cheyna Roth  Research by Julie Huygen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the problems with issue polling and issues with political journalism; the chaos and conflict of Sam Altman and OpenAI; and the failure of the Oslo Accords and perpetual struggle between Israel and Palestine. Send us your Conundrums: submit them at slate.com/conundrum. And join us in-person or online with our special guest – The Late Show's Steven Colbert – for Gabfest Live: The Conundrums Edition! December 7 at The 92nd Street Y, New York City. Tickets on sale now!   Here are some notes and references from this week's show: Nate Cohn for The New York Times: The Crisis in Issue Polling, and What We're Doing About It and We Did an Experiment to See How Much Democracy and Abortion Matter to Voters Claire Cain Miller and Francesca Paris for The New York Times: The Great Disconnect: Why Voters Feel One Way About the Economy but Act Differently The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America by Daniel J. Boorstin What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America by Thomas Frank Eli Saslow for The New York Times: A Jan. 6 Defendant Pleads His Case to the Son Who Turned Him In Brian Beutler for the Off Message newsletter: The 2024 Election Is About Real Things Charlie Warzel for The Atlantic: The Money Always Wins and Karen Hao and Charlie Warzel: Inside the Chaos at OpenAI John Dickerson and Jo Ling Kent for CBS News Prime Time: What Sam Altman's ouster from OpenAI could mean for the tech world Pranshu Verman, Nitasha Tiku, and Gerrit De Vynck for The Washington Post: Sam Altman reinstated as OpenAI CEO with new board members  Louise Matsakis and Reed Albergotti for Semafor: The AI industry turns against its favorite philosophy Emily Bazelon for The New York Times Magazine: Was Peace Ever Possible?  Ezra Klein for The New York Times's The Ezra Klein Show podcast: The Best Primer I've Heard on Israeli-Palestinian Peace Efforts Oslo on HBO John Dickerson for CBS Mornings: Former President Jimmy Carter: “America will learn from its mistakes” The Lady Bird Diaries on Hulu Eleanor Roosevelt in a Coal by Bettman and The George Washington University's Case Study: Eleanor Roosevelt's Visit to Coal Mine (1935)   Here are this week's chatters: John: Julia Simon for NPR: ‘It feels like I'm not crazy.' Gardeners aren't surprised as USDA updates key map and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service: USDA Unveils Updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map Emily: Liran Samuni and Martin Surbeck in Science: Cooperation across social borders in bonobos and The Bonobo Sisterhood: Revolution Through Female Alliance by Diane Rosenfeld  David: City Cast Executive Producer, Nashville, Executive Producer, Austin, and Events Director, remote and The National WWII Museum: WWII Veteran Statistics  Listener chatter from Dimitri in Boulder, Colorado: University of Evansville: Library of Congress Recognizes Plagiarized University of Evansville Archaeologist After 90 Years and Jessica Blake for Inside Higher Ed: Female Archaeologist's Work Receives Overdue Recognition—90 Years Later   For this week's Slate Plus bonus segment, David, John, and Emily talk about the death of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and her 77-year marriage with Jimmy Carter. See also Rick Rojas for The New York Times: The Carters' Hometown Mourns for the Love of a Lifetime and Peter Baker: Rosalynn Carter Helped Shape the Role of the Modern First Lady. In the latest Gabfest Reads, Emily talks with James Sturm about Watership Down: The Graphic Novel. See also James Sturm and Joe Sutphin in The New York Times: In Times of Danger, There's Strength in Numbers.   Email your chatters, questions, and comments to gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)   Podcast production by Cheyna Roth  Research by Julie Huygen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The end of Netflix's DVD mailing service Meta's new AI avatars and the uncanny valley Microsoft's massive certificate breach FTC's antitrust lawsuit against Amazon X CEO Linda Yaccarino not having Twitter on her phone AI regulation and safety concerns Differences between books and magazine fact-checking Walter Isaacson's Elon Musk biography and fact checking Twitter ruled biggest source of disinformation by EU Supreme Court to review Florida and Texas social media laws Apple's compliance with China's app store rules New Raspberry Pi 5 features Jimmy Carter turns 99 years old Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Keith Shaw, Louise Matsakis, and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Stamps.com promo code TWiT ZipRecruiter.com/Twit kolide.com/twit nureva.com/twit

The end of Netflix's DVD mailing service Meta's new AI avatars and the uncanny valley Microsoft's massive certificate breach FTC's antitrust lawsuit against Amazon X CEO Linda Yaccarino not having Twitter on her phone AI regulation and safety concerns Differences between books and magazine fact-checking Walter Isaacson's Elon Musk biography and fact checking Twitter ruled biggest source of disinformation by EU Supreme Court to review Florida and Texas social media laws Apple's compliance with China's app store rules New Raspberry Pi 5 features Jimmy Carter turns 99 years old Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Keith Shaw, Louise Matsakis, and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Stamps.com promo code TWiT ZipRecruiter.com/Twit kolide.com/twit nureva.com/twit

The end of Netflix's DVD mailing service Meta's new AI avatars and the uncanny valley Microsoft's massive certificate breach FTC's antitrust lawsuit against Amazon X CEO Linda Yaccarino not having Twitter on her phone AI regulation and safety concerns Differences between books and magazine fact-checking Walter Isaacson's Elon Musk biography and fact checking Twitter ruled biggest source of disinformation by EU Supreme Court to review Florida and Texas social media laws Apple's compliance with China's app store rules New Raspberry Pi 5 features Jimmy Carter turns 99 years old Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Keith Shaw, Louise Matsakis, and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Stamps.com promo code TWiT ZipRecruiter.com/Twit kolide.com/twit nureva.com/twit

The end of Netflix's DVD mailing service Meta's new AI avatars and the uncanny valley Microsoft's massive certificate breach FTC's antitrust lawsuit against Amazon X CEO Linda Yaccarino not having Twitter on her phone AI regulation and safety concerns Differences between books and magazine fact-checking Walter Isaacson's Elon Musk biography and fact checking Twitter ruled biggest source of disinformation by EU Supreme Court to review Florida and Texas social media laws Apple's compliance with China's app store rules New Raspberry Pi 5 features Jimmy Carter turns 99 years old Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Keith Shaw, Louise Matsakis, and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Stamps.com promo code TWiT ZipRecruiter.com/Twit kolide.com/twit nureva.com/twit

On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Fr. Robert Ballecer, Louise Matsakis, and Keith Shaw discuss how Meta has created highly realistic AI avatars like Mark Zuckerberg and celebs that can have conversations in the metaverse. Watch the full episode here: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/947 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Keith Shaw, Louise Matsakis, and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/ Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

The end of Netflix's DVD mailing service Meta's new AI avatars and the uncanny valley Microsoft's massive certificate breach FTC's antitrust lawsuit against Amazon X CEO Linda Yaccarino not having Twitter on her phone AI regulation and safety concerns Differences between books and magazine fact-checking Walter Isaacson's Elon Musk biography and fact checking Twitter ruled biggest source of disinformation by EU Supreme Court to review Florida and Texas social media laws Apple's compliance with China's app store rules New Raspberry Pi 5 features Jimmy Carter turns 99 years old Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Keith Shaw, Louise Matsakis, and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Stamps.com promo code TWiT ZipRecruiter.com/Twit kolide.com/twit nureva.com/twit

On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Fr. Robert Ballecer, Louise Matsakis, and Keith Shaw discuss how Meta has created highly realistic AI avatars like Mark Zuckerberg and celebs that can have conversations in the metaverse. Watch the full episode here: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/947 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Keith Shaw, Louise Matsakis, and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/ Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Louise Matsakis, Allyn Malventano, and Janko Roettgers talk about a few examples that show how impersonation, social engineering, and AI voice cloning can lead to some scary outcomes, and it's only going to get more difficult to spot. Full episode at twit.tv/twit926 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Louise Matsakis, Allyn Malventano, and Janko Roettgers You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/ Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

On This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Louise Matsakis, Allyn Malventano, and Janko Roettgers talk about a few examples that show how impersonation, social engineering, and AI voice cloning can lead to some scary outcomes, and it's only going to get more difficult to spot. Full episode at twit.tv/twit926 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Louise Matsakis, Allyn Malventano, and Janko Roettgers You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/ Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

AI chatbots, Writer's Guild strike, Pluto ad-supported TV AI is already writing books, websites, and online recipes.   AI Chatbots Have Been Used to Create Dozens of News Content Farms.   Google Adding AI Chatbot, More Video to Stay On Top of Search.   Amnesty International criticized for using AI-generated images.  I Cloned Myself With AI. She Fooled My Bank and My Family.   Larry Magid: Voice cloning makes virtual kidnapping more convincing.   DEF CON to set thousands of hackers loose on LLMs.   Samsung Bans ChatGPT, Google Bard, and Other Generative AI Use by Staff After Leak.   Writers Guild On Strike Against Hollywood Studios As Contract Talks With Fail.   Warner Bros. Discovery CEO says writers' strike will be ended by 'love for the business and the love for working.'   Pluto co-founder is building an ad-supported TV.   Judge Dismisses F.T.C. Lawsuit Against Kochava, a Location Data Broker.   Google accounts now support passkeys for password-free sign-in.   Vice Is Said to Be Headed for Bankruptcy.   The Morning After: Google officially reveals its first foldable phone: The Pixel Fold.   'The Godfather of AI' Quits Google and Warns of Danger Ahead.   Tim Cook Just Was Asked About AI. His 3-Word Response Was the Best I've Heard Yet.   Inside Amazon's canceled plan to make Halo a fitness success.   Solidigm Synergy 2.0 SSD Software with benchmarks.  Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Louise Matsakis, Allyn Malventano, and Janko Roettgers Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: athleticgreens.com/twit ziprecruiter.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit

AI chatbots, Writer's Guild strike, Pluto ad-supported TV AI is already writing books, websites, and online recipes.   AI Chatbots Have Been Used to Create Dozens of News Content Farms.   Google Adding AI Chatbot, More Video to Stay On Top of Search.   Amnesty International criticized for using AI-generated images.  I Cloned Myself With AI. She Fooled My Bank and My Family.   Larry Magid: Voice cloning makes virtual kidnapping more convincing.   DEF CON to set thousands of hackers loose on LLMs.   Samsung Bans ChatGPT, Google Bard, and Other Generative AI Use by Staff After Leak.   Writers Guild On Strike Against Hollywood Studios As Contract Talks With Fail.   Warner Bros. Discovery CEO says writers' strike will be ended by 'love for the business and the love for working.'   Pluto co-founder is building an ad-supported TV.   Judge Dismisses F.T.C. Lawsuit Against Kochava, a Location Data Broker.   Google accounts now support passkeys for password-free sign-in.   Vice Is Said to Be Headed for Bankruptcy.   The Morning After: Google officially reveals its first foldable phone: The Pixel Fold.   'The Godfather of AI' Quits Google and Warns of Danger Ahead.   Tim Cook Just Was Asked About AI. His 3-Word Response Was the Best I've Heard Yet.   Inside Amazon's canceled plan to make Halo a fitness success.   Solidigm Synergy 2.0 SSD Software with benchmarks.  Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Louise Matsakis, Allyn Malventano, and Janko Roettgers Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: athleticgreens.com/twit ziprecruiter.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit

AI chatbots, Writer's Guild strike, Pluto ad-supported TV AI is already writing books, websites, and online recipes.   AI Chatbots Have Been Used to Create Dozens of News Content Farms.   Google Adding AI Chatbot, More Video to Stay On Top of Search.   Amnesty International criticized for using AI-generated images.  I Cloned Myself With AI. She Fooled My Bank and My Family.   Larry Magid: Voice cloning makes virtual kidnapping more convincing.   DEF CON to set thousands of hackers loose on LLMs.   Samsung Bans ChatGPT, Google Bard, and Other Generative AI Use by Staff After Leak.   Writers Guild On Strike Against Hollywood Studios As Contract Talks With Fail.   Warner Bros. Discovery CEO says writers' strike will be ended by 'love for the business and the love for working.'   Pluto co-founder is building an ad-supported TV.   Judge Dismisses F.T.C. Lawsuit Against Kochava, a Location Data Broker.   Google accounts now support passkeys for password-free sign-in.   Vice Is Said to Be Headed for Bankruptcy.   The Morning After: Google officially reveals its first foldable phone: The Pixel Fold.   'The Godfather of AI' Quits Google and Warns of Danger Ahead.   Tim Cook Just Was Asked About AI. His 3-Word Response Was the Best I've Heard Yet.   Inside Amazon's canceled plan to make Halo a fitness success.   Solidigm Synergy 2.0 SSD Software with benchmarks.  Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Louise Matsakis, Allyn Malventano, and Janko Roettgers Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: athleticgreens.com/twit ziprecruiter.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit

AI chatbots, Writer's Guild strike, Pluto ad-supported TV AI is already writing books, websites, and online recipes.   AI Chatbots Have Been Used to Create Dozens of News Content Farms.   Google Adding AI Chatbot, More Video to Stay On Top of Search.   Amnesty International criticized for using AI-generated images.  I Cloned Myself With AI. She Fooled My Bank and My Family.   Larry Magid: Voice cloning makes virtual kidnapping more convincing.   DEF CON to set thousands of hackers loose on LLMs.   Samsung Bans ChatGPT, Google Bard, and Other Generative AI Use by Staff After Leak.   Writers Guild On Strike Against Hollywood Studios As Contract Talks With Fail.   Warner Bros. Discovery CEO says writers' strike will be ended by 'love for the business and the love for working.'   Pluto co-founder is building an ad-supported TV.   Judge Dismisses F.T.C. Lawsuit Against Kochava, a Location Data Broker.   Google accounts now support passkeys for password-free sign-in.   Vice Is Said to Be Headed for Bankruptcy.   The Morning After: Google officially reveals its first foldable phone: The Pixel Fold.   'The Godfather of AI' Quits Google and Warns of Danger Ahead.   Tim Cook Just Was Asked About AI. His 3-Word Response Was the Best I've Heard Yet.   Inside Amazon's canceled plan to make Halo a fitness success.   Solidigm Synergy 2.0 SSD Software with benchmarks.  Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Louise Matsakis, Allyn Malventano, and Janko Roettgers Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: athleticgreens.com/twit ziprecruiter.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit

AI chatbots, Writer's Guild strike, Pluto ad-supported TV AI is already writing books, websites, and online recipes.   AI Chatbots Have Been Used to Create Dozens of News Content Farms.   Google Adding AI Chatbot, More Video to Stay On Top of Search.   Amnesty International criticized for using AI-generated images.  I Cloned Myself With AI. She Fooled My Bank and My Family.   Larry Magid: Voice cloning makes virtual kidnapping more convincing.   DEF CON to set thousands of hackers loose on LLMs.   Samsung Bans ChatGPT, Google Bard, and Other Generative AI Use by Staff After Leak.   Writers Guild On Strike Against Hollywood Studios As Contract Talks With Fail.   Warner Bros. Discovery CEO says writers' strike will be ended by 'love for the business and the love for working.'   Pluto co-founder is building an ad-supported TV.   Judge Dismisses F.T.C. Lawsuit Against Kochava, a Location Data Broker.   Google accounts now support passkeys for password-free sign-in.   Vice Is Said to Be Headed for Bankruptcy.   The Morning After: Google officially reveals its first foldable phone: The Pixel Fold.   'The Godfather of AI' Quits Google and Warns of Danger Ahead.   Tim Cook Just Was Asked About AI. His 3-Word Response Was the Best I've Heard Yet.   Inside Amazon's canceled plan to make Halo a fitness success.   Solidigm Synergy 2.0 SSD Software with benchmarks.  Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Louise Matsakis, Allyn Malventano, and Janko Roettgers Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: athleticgreens.com/twit ziprecruiter.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit

Stanford's Evelyn Douek and Alex Stamos weigh in on the latest online trust and safety news and developments:Twitter had a ridiculous week, even by Twitter's new standards.A senior lawyer working on FTC compliance issues resigned. We can't imagine why. - Ryan Mac, Kate Conger/ The New York Times Germany is gearing up to fine Twitter under its NetzDG law for a systemic failure to remove illegal hate speech. Fines could exceed  €50 million, but it's the first Musk heard of this. - Natasha Lomas/ TechCrunch, @elonmuskMusk also didn't understand what “state-affiliated media” means, picking a fight with NPR over the new label and then changing it to “government funded media.” - Bobby Allyn/ NPR, Shelly Hagan/ Bloomberg NewsMeanwhile, Twitter is no longer taking steps to limit the reach of Chinese and Russian state-controlled media outlets. - Wenhao Ma/ Wenhao's Newsletter, Louise Matsakis, Bradley Saacks/ SemaforAnd this week's “but I never thought the leopards would eat MY face” update is about Substack: Twitter took a bunch of steps to reduce engagement with Substack links this week, but ultimately reversed most of those limits. - Mitchell Clark, Jay Peters/ The Verge, Igor Bonifacic/ Engadget, Timothy B. Lee/ Ars TechnicaMusk said he took action because “Substack was trying to download a massive portion of the Twitter database to bootstrap their Twitter clone, so their IP address is obviously untrusted.” - @elonmuskOne thing not reversed? Twitter Files author Matt Taibbi was “disappeared.” Taibbi announced he had quit the platform and Musk unfollowed him for opposing the limits on Substack. - Robby Soave/ Reason, Taylor Lorenz/ The Washington PostPoor Matt! He tried so hard to stay on Elon's good side last week during a viral MSNBC segment. - Mike Masnick/ Techdirt, Marcy Wheeler/ emptywheel, @MehdiHasanShowIndia amended its IT law to prohibit social media companies from publishing false or misleading information about the government — as determined by the government's own fact checking unit. Violations can strip platforms of safe harbor protections for user content. - Manish Singh/ TechCrunch, Sarvesh Mathi/ MediaNamaEverything is a content moderation problem, including the massive intelligence documents leak this week which seem to have first been posted on Discord gaming channels. - Aric Toler/ Bellingcat, Idrees Ali/ Reuters, Shane Harris, Dan Lamothe/ The Washington PostArkansas is the latest state to join the “won't you think of the children” bandwagon with a new age verification and parental consent law heading to the governor's desk. - Lindsey Millar/ Arkansas Times, Daniel Breen/ KUAR, Michael R. Wickline/ Northwest Arkansas GazetteJoin the conversation and connect with Evelyn and Alex on Twitter at @evelyndouek and @alexstamos.Moderated Content is produced in partnership by Stanford Law School and the Cyber Policy Center. Special thanks to John Perrino for research and editorial assistance.Like what you heard? Don't forget to subscribe and share the podcast with friends!

TikTok's CEO Shou Chew testified before Congress Thursday in an adversarial hearing. Louise Matsakis, tech reporter for Semafor, recaps the hearing and talks about why members of Congress are so concerned about the wildly popular app.

Congress grilled TikTok's CEO at a hearing on Thursday over the tech company's relationship with China's government, and the app's impact on teen mental health. On Today's Show:Louise Matsakis, tech reporter for Semafor, recaps the hearing and talks about why members of Congress are so concerned about the wildly popular app.

Eric Newcomer is the founder and author of Newcomer. Louise Matsakis is the tech and China reporter for Semafor. Both join Big Technology podcast to break down the week's news. We cover: 1) The SEC's notice to Coinbase that enforcement action might be coming. 2) Hindenberg Research targeting Block. 3) Character AI raising $150 million at a $1 billion valuation with no revenue. 4) Tiktok's day before congress 5) TikTok's future in the U.S. 6) Cow and Zebra escapes this week. ---- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. For weekly updates on the show, sign up for the pod newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6901970121829801984/ Questions? Feedback? Write to: bigtechnologypodcast@gmail.com

Paris Marx is joined by Louise Matsakis to discuss the growing divide between the US and China, the long history of Western concern about the East, and why we should pay attention to who these anti-China narratives benefit.Louise Matsakis is a technology reporter at Semafor who previously worked at NBC News, Rest of World, and Wired. You can follow her on Twitter at @lmatsakis.Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, support the show on Patreon, and sign up for the weekly newsletter.The podcast is produced by Eric Wickham and part of the Harbinger Media Network.Also mentioned in this episode:Please participate in our listener survey this month to give us a better idea of what you think of the show: https://forms.gle/xayiT7DQJn56p62x7Louise wrote about YouTube videos predicting China's collapse, the rise of Shein, and the prospect of TikTok bans.Many US states are banning TikTok from government-issued devices.In 2000, Bill Clinton said that trying to place restrictions on the internet was like trying to nail Jello to a wall. China proved him wrong.India has already banned TikTok and a number of other Chinese apps.Speakers of the Khmer language in Cambodia used voice chat on Messenger because keyboards weren't designed to work with their language.Shein is taking off in Mexico.Support the show

Earlier this year, Arielle Duhaime-Ross spoke with reporters Louise Matsakis and Meaghan Tobin, who investigated Shein for the online magazine Rest of World. Matsakis and Tobin explored how Shein is reinventing fast fashion—and transforming a generation's consumption habits in the process. Ahead of the holidays, we revisit this conversation to examine the human impact behind one of the world's most popular online shopping destinations. VICE News Reports is produced by Sam Eagan, Sophie Kazis, Adreanna Rodriguez and Adriana Tapia. Our senior producers are Jesse Alejandro Cottrell, Janice Llamoca and Julia Nutter. Our supervising producer is Ashley Cleek. Our associate producer is Steph Brown. Sound design and music composition by Steve Bone, Pran Bandi, and Kyle Murdock. Annie Aviles is our Executive Editor and Janet Lee is Senior Production Manager for VICE Audio. Fact Checking by Nicole Pasulka. Our theme music is by Steve Bone. Our host is Arielle Duhaime-Ross. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Twitter & Musk to close buyout, Apple's new iPads, artist burns art for NFTs, AI chatbot for dead loved ones, and more. Semafor.com - A new global news platform for breaking stories and analysis. American Airlines is trying to stop a popular iPhone app Sequence Decoder that's become a 'must have' for its flight attendants. Twitter and Elon Musk make progress on a buyout, and Musk plans to cut 75% of its workforce. The dark side of a super app like WeChat in China. Pocket Casts mobile apps are now open source. Jack Dorsey-founded Bluesky is building a protocol for decentralized social networks. Damien Hirst is burning thousands of his paintings for an NFT project. Adware clicker apps in Google Play have been downloaded over 20 million times. Apple's macOS Ventura and iPadOS 16 will be released on October 24. Apple announced a new iPad and M2-powered iPad Pro, but the iPad lineup now seems like a mess. Apple announced a new Apple TV 4K with an A15 Bionic chip and HDR10+ for $129. More ads are coming to Apple's App Store starting next week. Apple's head of hardware design Evans Hankey is leaving three years after the departure of Jony Ive. NFL and Apple are at odds in Sunday Ticket negotiations. Boeing 787s must be turned off and on every 51 days to prevent 'misleading data' being shown to pilots. Hearing aids can now be sold over the counter in the US. Kanye West is buying the 'free speech platform' Parler. Meta ordered to sell Giphy by UK antitrust watchdog CMA. Are we ready for an AI chatbot that lets us speak to our dead loved ones? Red Bull co-founder and Red Bull Formula One owner Dietrich Mateschitz dies at 78. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Louise Matsakis, Harry McCracken, and Louis Maresca Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: audible.com/twit or text twit to 500-500 ZipRecruiter.com/Twit shopify.com/twit

Twitter & Musk to close buyout, Apple's new iPads, artist burns art for NFTs, AI chatbot for dead loved ones, and more. Semafor.com - A new global news platform for breaking stories and analysis. American Airlines is trying to stop a popular iPhone app Sequence Decoder that's become a 'must have' for its flight attendants. Twitter and Elon Musk make progress on a buyout, and Musk plans to cut 75% of its workforce. The dark side of a super app like WeChat in China. Pocket Casts mobile apps are now open source. Jack Dorsey-founded Bluesky is building a protocol for decentralized social networks. Damien Hirst is burning thousands of his paintings for an NFT project. Adware clicker apps in Google Play have been downloaded over 20 million times. Apple's macOS Ventura and iPadOS 16 will be released on October 24. Apple announced a new iPad and M2-powered iPad Pro, but the iPad lineup now seems like a mess. Apple announced a new Apple TV 4K with an A15 Bionic chip and HDR10+ for $129. More ads are coming to Apple's App Store starting next week. Apple's head of hardware design Evans Hankey is leaving three years after the departure of Jony Ive. NFL and Apple are at odds in Sunday Ticket negotiations. Boeing 787s must be turned off and on every 51 days to prevent 'misleading data' being shown to pilots. Hearing aids can now be sold over the counter in the US. Kanye West is buying the 'free speech platform' Parler. Meta ordered to sell Giphy by UK antitrust watchdog CMA. Are we ready for an AI chatbot that lets us speak to our dead loved ones? Red Bull co-founder and Red Bull Formula One owner Dietrich Mateschitz dies at 78. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Louise Matsakis, Harry McCracken, and Louis Maresca Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: audible.com/twit or text twit to 500-500 ZipRecruiter.com/Twit shopify.com/twit

Twitter & Musk to close buyout, Apple's new iPads, artist burns art for NFTs, AI chatbot for dead loved ones, and more. Semafor.com - A new global news platform for breaking stories and analysis. American Airlines is trying to stop a popular iPhone app Sequence Decoder that's become a 'must have' for its flight attendants. Twitter and Elon Musk make progress on a buyout, and Musk plans to cut 75% of its workforce. The dark side of a super app like WeChat in China. Pocket Casts mobile apps are now open source. Jack Dorsey-founded Bluesky is building a protocol for decentralized social networks. Damien Hirst is burning thousands of his paintings for an NFT project. Adware clicker apps in Google Play have been downloaded over 20 million times. Apple's macOS Ventura and iPadOS 16 will be released on October 24. Apple announced a new iPad and M2-powered iPad Pro, but the iPad lineup now seems like a mess. Apple announced a new Apple TV 4K with an A15 Bionic chip and HDR10+ for $129. More ads are coming to Apple's App Store starting next week. Apple's head of hardware design Evans Hankey is leaving three years after the departure of Jony Ive. NFL and Apple are at odds in Sunday Ticket negotiations. Boeing 787s must be turned off and on every 51 days to prevent 'misleading data' being shown to pilots. Hearing aids can now be sold over the counter in the US. Kanye West is buying the 'free speech platform' Parler. Meta ordered to sell Giphy by UK antitrust watchdog CMA. Are we ready for an AI chatbot that lets us speak to our dead loved ones? Red Bull co-founder and Red Bull Formula One owner Dietrich Mateschitz dies at 78. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Louise Matsakis, Harry McCracken, and Louis Maresca Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: audible.com/twit or text twit to 500-500 ZipRecruiter.com/Twit shopify.com/twit

Twitter & Musk to close buyout, Apple's new iPads, artist burns art for NFTs, AI chatbot for dead loved ones, and more. Semafor.com - A new global news platform for breaking stories and analysis. American Airlines is trying to stop a popular iPhone app Sequence Decoder that's become a 'must have' for its flight attendants. Twitter and Elon Musk make progress on a buyout, and Musk plans to cut 75% of its workforce. The dark side of a super app like WeChat in China. Pocket Casts mobile apps are now open source. Jack Dorsey-founded Bluesky is building a protocol for decentralized social networks. Damien Hirst is burning thousands of his paintings for an NFT project. Adware clicker apps in Google Play have been downloaded over 20 million times. Apple's macOS Ventura and iPadOS 16 will be released on October 24. Apple announced a new iPad and M2-powered iPad Pro, but the iPad lineup now seems like a mess. Apple announced a new Apple TV 4K with an A15 Bionic chip and HDR10+ for $129. More ads are coming to Apple's App Store starting next week. Apple's head of hardware design Evans Hankey is leaving three years after the departure of Jony Ive. NFL and Apple are at odds in Sunday Ticket negotiations. Boeing 787s must be turned off and on every 51 days to prevent 'misleading data' being shown to pilots. Hearing aids can now be sold over the counter in the US. Kanye West is buying the 'free speech platform' Parler. Meta ordered to sell Giphy by UK antitrust watchdog CMA. Are we ready for an AI chatbot that lets us speak to our dead loved ones? Red Bull co-founder and Red Bull Formula One owner Dietrich Mateschitz dies at 78. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Louise Matsakis, Harry McCracken, and Louis Maresca Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: audible.com/twit or text twit to 500-500 ZipRecruiter.com/Twit shopify.com/twit

On 'This Week in Tech, Leo Laporte, Louise Matsakis, Harry McCracken, and Louis Maresca discuss how Elon Musk and Twitter are near the deadline for the buyout, and how Musk plans to cut 75% of its workforce. Subscribe and watch the full 'This Week in Tech' podcast: https://twit.tv/twit/898 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Louise Matsakis, Louis Maresca, and Harry McCracken You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/

China's social credit system is notorious. This Black Mirror-esque network supposedly gives citizens a score, based on an opaque algorithm that feeds on data from each person's digital and physical lives. With one billion Chinese accessing the Internet and the growing prevalence of facial recognition, it means that their every move can be monitored – from whether they cross the road dangerously, to whether they play too many video games and buy too much junk food. Those with low scores have lower socio-economic status, and may not be able to board planes and trains, or send their children to school. It's all part of a Chinese Communist Party directive to further control and mould its citizens. Except it's not. Speak to any Chinese person and you'll quickly realise that their lives are not dictated by some score, with their every move monitored and live-feeding to some kind of governmental evaluation of their social worth. In fact, the western narrative of the social credit system has deviated so far from the situation on the ground that Chinese Internet users went viral mocking western reporting on Weibo: '-278 points: Immediate execution'. Telling Cindy Yu this story on this episode of Chinese Whispers is Vincent Brussee, a researcher at the Mercator Institute for China Studies (Merics), who has recently released a detailed paper looking at what the social credit system really entails on the ground (Merics was part of the group of European organisations and individuals sanctioned by Beijing last year). The reality of social credit is unfortunately much less exciting and sexy than you might fear. For one, the technology simply isn't there.  ' When the social credit system was envisioned, or when it was designed in the early 2000s, government files in China were still held in dusty drawers… In 2019 when I worked in China I still had to use a fax machine. That was the first time in my life that I ever saw a fax machine', Vincent says. The system is not linked with someone's digital data, but fundamentally only their interactions with the government (for example, permits and licences). Data that e-commerce and social media companies collect on their users, which must be extensive, are not connected with the government's own data (probably because of the CCP's growing suspicion of Chinese tech firms). But more fundamentally, the social credit system is not just one system. 'It's more of an umbrella term', Jeremy Daum says. He is the senior research fellow at Yale Law School's Paul Tsai China Center, who also runs the blog China Law Translate (which does what it says on the tin). Jeremy has spent years myth-busting the social credit system. He says that for some institutions, social credit is a financial record ('credit' as in 'credit card'); for others, it is a way of black-marking unscrupulous companies that in the past fell short of, say, food safety standards (a particularly sensitive topic in China, given the milk powder scandal). In fact, social credit often functionally works as a way of determining how trustworthy a company is, like a government-run Yelp or Trustpilot system (the Merics report found that most targets of are companies rather than individuals). So how did reporters get the social credit story so wrong? In reality, though the social credit system itself is fairly boring, the way this narrative exploded and took hold is a cautionary tale for the West in our understanding of China. 'The western coverage of social credit has hardly been coverage of social credit at all. It is coverage of us, seen through a mirror of China', says Jeremy, arguing that it tapped into our deep fear of unbridled technology and surveillance. On the episode Cindy also speaks to Louise Matsakis, a freelance journalist covering tech and China, who was one of the first to point out the disparity in the social credit narrative and the reality on the ground. Together, they unpack what lessons there are for studying, understanding and reporting on China from this whole saga.  For further reading, here are the sources we mention in the episode: - The Chinese Whispers episode with Jeremy Daum on the fightback against facial recognition:  https://www.spectator.co.uk/po... - The Merics report:  https://merics.org/en/report/c... - China Law Translate's Social Credit section:  https://www.chinalawtranslate.... - Louise Matsakis in WIRED, ' How the West Got China's Social Credit System Wrong':  https://www.wired.com/story/ch...

In this rebroadcast episode from 2020, Maria and Julio are joined by Dr. Michele Goodwin, law professor at the University of California, Irvine, host of Ms. Magazine's On The Issues podcast and author of the book, Policing the Womb: Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood, and Mary Ziegler, law professor at Florida State University, historian and author of the book, Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present. They talk about the future of Roe v. Wade and unpack the history of reproductive justice for women of color and immigrants. ITT Staff Picks:  Michele Goodwin writes about the new “Jane Crow era” in the United States, for The Atlantic: “Leaving the protection of people who can become pregnant to the devices of hostile state legislatures has been and will be disastrous.” Tech reporter Louise Matsakis writes about the privacy experts who are warning about data-tracking if Roe is overturned, for NBC News.  As the country faces the prospect of a post-Roe future, The Washington Post spoke to people who remember what life was like before the landmark decision. Photo credit: AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana This episode originally aired in September 2020 and was mixed by Leah Shaw Dameron.