• Apple asks court to halt App Store rule changes while it appeals • Proposed Amicus Brief – #1300, Att. #1 in UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. GOOGLE LLC (D.D.C., 1:20-cv-03010) – CourtListener.com • Eddy Cue Causes a Stir for Google • DOJ pushes for Google to sell its advertising platforms • Google Will Pay $1.4 Billion to Texas to Settle Claims It Collected User Data Without Permission • What Stacey has been doing • Attorney General Bailey Files Groundbreaking Rule to End Big Tech’s Censorship Monopoly and Protect Online Free Speech • DOGE bro Kyle Schutt's computer infected by malware, credentials found in stealer logs • The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked • Samsung is paying $350 million for audio brands Bowers & Wilkins, Denon, Marantz and Polk • Zuckerberg's Grand Vision: Most of Your Friends Will Be AI - Slashdot • How AI Demand Is Draining Local Water Supplies • Tom Brady, Stephen Curry and other big names are mostly off the hook from the FTX fallout • FTC Bans Hidden Fees For Live Events and Short-Term Rentals - Slashdot • The FTC puts off enforcing its ‘click-to-cancel’ rule • 20 years to give away virtually all my wealth | Bill Gates • Mexico is suing Google over 'Gulf of America' name change for US users • Switzerland To Hold Referendum on Introducing Electronic ID Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Shoshana Weissmann, Wesley Faulkner, and Stacey Higginbotham This Week in Tech episode 1031 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1031 Sponsors: • expressvpn.com/twit • bitwarden.com/twit • threatlocker.com/twit • NetSuite.com/TWIT • shopify.com/twit 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.