Oct 29th 2023
This Week in Tech 951
Cali Sober
Hosted by
Leo Laporte
Cruise suspended in California, UK's Online Safety Bill, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite
Records live every Sunday at 5:15pm Eastern / 2:15pm Pacific / 22:15 UTC.
Cruise suspended in California, UK's Online Safety Bill, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite
- Debate around self-driving car standards and implications after recent SF accident
- Controversy over Mark Andreessen's anti-regulation manifesto and risks of stifling progress
- Taxes paid by tech moguls vs. average people and Microsoft's $29B IRS bill
- Generational differences in tech use and changes in media landscape
- Bug bounty programs incentivizing ethical hacking, payouts by Intel and others
- Social media regulation and protecting children online with First Amendment restrictions
- UK online safety bill's provisions on child pornography and age verification
- Media junkets and ethical questions around lavish press events
- Qualcomm's plans for 30% faster ARM chip to compete with Apple silicon
- Quarterly earnings from Microsoft, Intel, Google, Meta, and Apple event preview
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Links
- The restaurant nearest Google - The Verge
- The UK’s controversial Online Safety Bill finally becomes law - The Verge
- California DMV immediately suspends Cruise’s robotaxi permit | TechCrunch
- Meta sued by 42 AGs for addictive features targeting kids
- Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite chips promise major PC performance | PCWorld
- Meta sued by 42 AGs for addictive features targeting kids
- Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite chips promise major PC performance | PCWorld
- HackerOne paid ethical hackers over $300 million in bug bounties
- Apple’s New iOS 17 Includes Advice from ConnectSafely Along with Tools to Protect Children and Teens