• Takeaways From a Monumental Week for AI • Sam Altman: OpenAI has been on the 'wrong side of history' concerning open source | TechCrunch • DeepSeek's AI success is overshadowed by a serious security breac • AI systems with 'unacceptable risk' are now banned in the EU | TechCrunch • OpenAI partners with U.S. National Laboratories on scientific research, nuclear weapons security • The NTSB chooses Elon Musk’s X to update the press on plane crashes • OpenAI launches o3-mini, its latest 'reasoning' model | TechCrunch • Rabbit R1 and Pebble • Apple’s AI and AR Struggles Show It Has Lost Some of Its Product Edge • Elon Musk's X begins its push into financial services with Visa deal • Elon Musk's X sues Lego, Nestlé and more brands, accusing them of advertising boycott • Thousands of U.S. Government Web Pages Have Been Taken Down Since Friday • Musk aides lock workers out of OPM computer systems • Elon Musk seizes computer system, locks out senior government officials • Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps app after government updates • Comcast unveils ultra-low lag Internet connection • 23andMe might sell itself as it runs out of money • Streaming prices climb in 2025 after already surpassing inflation rates • Super Bowl Sundays are really noisy everywhere in the US  Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Shoshana Weissmann, Christina Warren, and Dan Patterson This Week in Tech episode 1017 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1017 Sponsors: • uscloud.com • canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT • ZipRecruiter.com/Twit • joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT • zscaler.com/security Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Follow us: Website: https://twit.tv/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twit.tv Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@TWiT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/TWiT TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@twittok LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/twit-llc 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 dozens of hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, Windows Weekly, Security Now, Intelligent Machines, and more.