Microsoft Activision victory, Amazon Prime Day, writer's strike, Taylor Swift • FTC loses appeals court bid to temporarily block Microsoft-Activision deal.  •  Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard.  •  Amazon Prime Day Drives Online Sales Up 6.1%, Lags Estimate.  •  Here's what shoppers bought on Amazon Prime Day 2023.  •  Amazon sues EU in first US challenge to Digital Services Act.  •  Elon Musk says Twitter cash flow is still negative amid 50% drop in ad revenue.  •  Congressional Report Finds Meta and Tax Prep Companies “Recklessly” Shared Taxpayers’ Data.  •  Can AI solve the problems with social media?  •  Kathy Baxter: Here's what could go wrong if we don't take AI safety seriously.  •  Sarah Silverman is suing OpenAI and Meta for copyright infringement.  •  The shady world of Brave selling copyrighted data for AI training.  •  Hollywood studios proposed AI contract that would give them likeness rights ‘for the rest of eternity’.  •  Fran Drescher Slams Bob Iger’s ‘Repugnant’ and ‘Tone Deaf’ Strike Comments: If I Were Disney, ‘I Would Lock Him Behind Doors’.  •  Oppenheimer actors walk out of UK premiere as Hollywood stars join writer strike.  •  How is TikTok doing right now?  •  That dangerous TikTok trend on the Today Show? It was fake.  •  First Amendment org challenges restrictions on TikTok at Texas universities.  •  Taylor Swift’s Re-Recorded ‘Speak Now’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 2023’s Biggest Week.  Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Dan Patterson, Daniel Rubino, and Abrar Al-Heeti This Week in Tech episode 936 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/936 Sponsors: • hellofresh.com/twit50 and use code twit50 • cs.co/twit • ZipRecruiter.com/Twit • expressvpn.com/twit 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 Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Join our TWiT Community on Discourse: https://www.twit.community/ Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce over 30 hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, All About Android, and more.