This Week in Tech

Apr 17th 2022

This Week in Tech 871

17 Years... 10,000 Mistakes

Hosted by Leo Laporte

Elon Musk, Bill Gates' Metaverse, Zuckerberg security detail

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Category: News

Elon Musk, Bill Gates' Metaverse, Zuckerberg security detail

  • Fast track.
  •  Elon Musk Sued Over Delay in Disclosing Twitter (TWTR) Stake.
  •  Elon Musk Wants to Buy Out Twitter (TWTR) in Final $43 Billion Unsolicited Bid.
  •  Twitter adopts poison pill in bid to thwart Elon Musk takeover.
  •  Fox News says it didn't authorize Truth Social account.
  •  Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid.
  •  Researchers find new malware variant after stopping attack on Ukrainian energy provider.
  •  Ukraine Soldier Tears Down Russian Drone, Finds DSLR Camera, Bottle Cap.
  •  California proposed ban on new gas-fueled cars by 2035.
  •  Muting your mic reportedly doesn’t stop big tech from recording your audio.
  •  AI software from Uniphore, Sybill and Zoom detects customer emotions.
  •  TikTok launches its own AR development platform, Effect House.
  •  Mark Zuckerberg's Augmented Reality.
  •  What a 1994 Bill Gates keynote tells us about the metaverse.
  •  Remembering eWorld, Apple’s forgotten online service.
  •  Big Tech Is Pouring $925 Million Into Carbon Removal.
  •  Intel sets 2040 net zero goal for carbon emissions.
  •  Houston Astros' stadium will be the first in MLB to use Amazon's 'Just Walk Out' tech.
  •  Mark Zuckerberg Security Costs $26.8 Million for Meta.
  •  Bored Apes Go Hollywood With Coinbase-Produced Movie Trilogy.

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