Starlink Backtracks, AI Royalty Heist • The US Navy Is Going All In on Starlink  • Starlink backtracks, complies with order blocking X in Brazil, says regulator  • Elon Musk and the rise of supranational oligarchs  • Telegram quietly updates website to allow abuse reports following founder’s arrest  • The Internet Archive just lost its appeal over ebook lending  • FBI busts musician’s elaborate AI-powered $10M streaming-royalty heist  • PwC tells employees it will use location data to police ‘back-to-office’ rule  • Apple’s planned chatbot should have no ‘personality’  • The Electric Vehicle Future Is Coming. Just a Little More Slowly.  • Pat Gelsinger's grand plan to reinvent Intel is in jeopardy  • Boeing's Calamity Capsule returns to Earth without a crew Host: Iain Thomson Guests: Mike Elgan and Emily Dreibelbis This Week in Tech episode 996 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/996 Sponsors: • coda.io/twit • lookout.com • 1password.com/twit • expressvpn.com/twit • NetSuite.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. Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ https://bsky.app/profile/twit.tv #starlink #intel #electricvehicle 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, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, and more.