
Twitter to X, FedNow, Meta's LLaMA 2, riding in a Waymo, Kevin Mitnick • Elon Musk says Twitter to change logo, adieu to 'all the birds'. • Threads use is down to about 6 minutes a day. • Fed launches long-awaited instant payments service, modernizing system. • Microsoft-Activision $69B Deal Poised to Close Later Than Planned. • Pluralistic: Why they’re smearing Lina Khan (14 July 2023). • Spain antitrust watchdog fines Amazon, Apple $218 million. • Apple can delay App Store changes to file Supreme Court plea. • Meta and Microsoft Introduce the Next Generation of Llama. • Self driving in SF with Alex. • G/O media will make more AI-generated stories despite critics. • The Biden administration announces its new smart home cybersecurity label. • Massachusetts Prepares To Ban The Collection And Abuse Of Cell Phone Location Data. • Senate bill crafted with DEA targets end-to-end encryption, requires online companies to report drug activity. • The Screen Savers - Kevin Mitnick Is Free. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Alex Kantrowitz and Ranjan Roy This Week in Tech episode 937 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/937 Sponsors: • NetSuite.com/TWIT • mintmobile.com/twit • kolide.com/twit • drinkAG1.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.

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