Elon Musk’s eye-popping trillion-dollar pay package, Apple’s big F1 gamble, and Meta’s scam-friendly ad policies set the stage for a candid debate on Big Tech’s priorities and who really pays the price for innovation (and neglect). • Musk gets approval for bumper Tesla payout but, unlike his robot, there are strings attached - Behold the one trillion dollar man • SpaceX to Buy Another $2.6 Billion of Echostar Spectrum • Chinese Astronauts Stuck in Space After Suspected Damage to Return Craft • YouTube's Goes Bonkers, Removes Windows 11 Bypass Tutorials, Claims 'Risk of Physical Harm' • Scammy Ads Generated an Estimated 10% of Meta’s Revenue in 2024 • Texas Sues Roblox For Allegedly Failing To Protect Children On Its Platform • YouTube TV responds to Disney memo with no deal in sight • YouTube TV exec calls Disney 'unnecessarily aggressive' • Sports streaming is a fragmented hot mess • Denmark's Government Aims To Ban Access To Social Media For Children Under 15 • The Department Of Defense Wants Less Proof Its Software Works • China suspends export restrictions for a year on five critical minerals to the US, including gallium and germanium, used to make certain types of semiconductors • Immigration agents have new technology to identify and track people • Internet Archive’s legal fights are over, but its founder mourns what was lost • FBI subpoenas the web registrar behind Archive.is • Trump AI Czar Says 'No Federal Bailout For AI' After OpenAI CFO's Comments • Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo • Take-Two delays 'GTA VI' for second time to November next year • Apple TV’s new Pluribus show might be its best sci-fi series yet • After more than 200 years, the ‘Farmers’ Almanac’ is shutting down for good Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Iain Thomson, Ashley Esqueda, and Janko Roettgers This Week in Tech episode 1057 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1057 Sponsors: • expressvpn.com/twit • shopify.com/twit • ziprecruiter.com/twit • NetSuite.com/TWIT • bitwarden.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 #appletv #f1 #elonmusk 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.