From internet service providers facing billion-dollar lawsuits for their users’ file sharing to Amazon’s smart displays turning into ad machines, the future of your connected life is up for grabs. If you want to know who’s really pulling the strings in tech and where the battle lines are being drawn, this is the episode you can’t miss. • October Term 2025 • Supreme Court denies Google's request to pause Play Store changes while it appeals Epic case • I Want A New Drug. A Vaccine Even. And A Functioning FDA, CDC, NIH, Etc… • AI videos of dead celebrities are horrifying many of their families • Amazon’s giant ads have ruined the Echo Show • Chat Control: Germany says NEIN • Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses • China Flexed. Trump Hit Back. So Much for the Thaw. • Taiwan sees no significant impact on chip sector from China rare earths curbs • FCC Chair Brendan Carr says major US online retailers have removed several million listings for prohibited Chinese electronics as part of the agency's crackdown • Windows 10 support ends October 14, but here's how to get an extra year for free • California bans loud commercials on Netflix, Hulu, and other streaming services • Synology Reverses Policy Banning Third-Party HDDs After NAS sales plummet • TiVo Exiting Legacy DVR Business - Media Play News • Introducing Figure 03 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Cathy Gellis, Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, and Gary Rivlin This Week in Tech episode 1053 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1053 Sponsors: • fieldofgreens.com Promo Code "TWIT" • NetSuite.com/TWIT • shopify.com/twit • bitwarden.com/twit • expressvpn.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. #scotus #amazon #ai