• TWiG 800: The Best of 2024 - Tree Pruning 101, Cow Magnets, The Skin
    Dec 23 2024
    • Jeff's op-ed proposing that Bell Labs be turned into a Museum and School of the Internet
    • Paris reveals her passion for pruning trees in NY
    • Molly White's first appearance, stupid Wikipedia edit wars
    • Ed Zitron's first appearance, elon's shady non-profits
    • NYC apartment with a podcast studio
    • What are cow magnets?
    • Paris and Cathy, tab hoarders
    • Paris digs into the source of the human cells used in a robotics experiment
    • Craig stops by to talk about pancakes and his philanthopy
    • Leo's audition for Megalopolis
    • AI Genereated podcast of Paris' stories
    • Paris getting her license to prune trees in NY

    Host: Leo Laporte

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    51 mins
  • TWiG 799: What's A Basketball? - 1-800-CHATGPT, TPLink, TikTok Ban
    Dec 19 2024
    • Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to TikTok ban
    • U.S. Weighs Ban on Chinese-Made Router in Millions of American Homes
    • Personal Data of Rhode Island Residents Breached in Large Cyberattack
    • YouTube TV increases price by $10 a month starting in January
    • YouTube's year of the livingroom
    • WordPress CEO Rage Quits Community Slack After Court Injunction
    • Teens, Social Media and Technology 2024
    • NotebookLM gets a new look, audio interactivity and a premium version
    • 1-800-ChatGPT
    • Roose celebritizes Claude
    • The weirdest job in AI
    • Nvidia's $249 Jetson Nano supercomputer
    • The Trouble With Searching Google for 'the Best'
    • Joanna Stern book all about her
    • Feeling at home? New app lets US homebuyers see neighbors' politics
    • Masnick: Katie Couric Is Wrong: Repealing Section 230 Won't Stop Online Misinformation
    • LFGSS and Microcosm shutting down 16th March 2025 (the day before the Online Safety Act is enforced)
    • Seat patterns from public transports all around the world
    • A compendium of transit tickets.
    • Top uses of Claude (by country)
    • Always Go To The Funeral

    Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

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    2 hrs and 29 mins
  • TWiG 798: Great for Soup! - Veo, Willow, The Onion & Infowars
    Dec 12 2024

    Google introduces its new generative AI video model, Veo. TikTok is fighting back, seeking to pause the US ban pending a review from the Supreme Court. A judge is currently blocking the sale of Infowars to The Onion. And Leo and Jeff help Pars decide on the best gifts for a white elephant party.

    • Google's new generative AI video model is now available.
    • Google introduces A.I. agent that aces 15-day weather forecasts.
    • Meet Willow, our state-of-the-art quantum chip.
    • Google is suing a federal regulator over supervision of its payment division.
    • Hawk Tuah memecoin dumps 90% amid backlash over controversial launch.
    • TikTok seeks to pause US ban pending Supreme Court review.
    • Frank McCourt's Project Liberty advances bid for TikTok.
    • The Supreme Court must intervene in the TikTok case.
    • Bluesky teases paid subscription, Bluesky+, in new mockup.
    • Are those drones over New Jersey? Sightings mount, and still no answers.
    • Introducing Reddit answers.
    • Cloudflare 2024 Year in Review.
    • Instagram rolls out 'trial reels' that aren't shown to a creator's followers.
    • Infowars sale to The Onion rejected by Federal bankruptcy judge.
    • Debanking (and Debunking?)
    • YouTube's new auto-dubbing feature is now available for knowledge-focused content.
    • The AI We Deserve.
    • New KOSA, same as old KOSA, but now with Elon's ignorant endorsement.
    • 404 Media objects to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's subpoena to access our reporting.
    • Casey Newton: The phony comforts of AI skepticism.
    • WordPress parent company must stop blocking WP Engine, judge rules.
    • Bluesky stats!
    • Advertising is stupid. AI is stupid. The singularity is never.

    Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

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    2 hrs and 50 mins
  • TWiG 797: Nil Coin: It's Good For Nothing - Hawk Tuah, Australia's Social Media, Brain Rot
    Dec 5 2024

    Amazon is being sued over slow deliveries to lower-incomer areas. What is the Oxford University's 2024 word of the year? Canada's antitrust watchdog is suing Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in advertising. And Leo tries not to spend too long on the Google Changelog items.

    • 'Hawk tuah' girl Haliey Welch launches crypto memecoin—but insists it's not a cash grab.
    • Amazon sued over slow deliveries to low-income areas.
    • Bluesky COO rejects idea upstart social app is 'left-leaning'.
    • Australia bans social media for everyone under 16.
    • What is Brain rot, the Oxford University 2024 word of the year?
    • Intel stock wavers on CEO Pat Gelsinger's departure.
    • FTC opens Microsoft antitrust investigation that Trump administration must carry on or drop.
    • Canada's antitrust watchdog sues Google alleging anti-competitive conduct in advertising.
    • FTC changes its telemarketing rules to cover growing 'tech support scam' calls.
    • Meta plans to build a $10B subsea cable spanning the world, sources say.
    • U.S. officials urge Americans to use encrypted apps amid cyberattack that exposed live phone calls.
    • No one is talking about ChatGPT anymore.
    • Romans and cultural leaders criticize Airbnb's planned two-night Colosseum experience for up to 32 guests in May 2025, saying it will demean a cultural treasure.
    • Google Chat rolling out audio 'Huddles' powered by Meet.
    • Google Maps app showing incident reports from Waze.
    • Gemini app rolling out 'Make calls and send message without unlocking'.
    • Google Wallet for Wear OS adding corporate badges, campus IDs, and more.
    • Pixel 6-9 now lets you check device temperature after 'Troubleshooting' update.
    • Google's video generator comes to more customers.
    • Google's beefing up Android app security, but not everyone's going to be happy.
    • Google Photos rolling out 'Undo device backup' setting.
    • Mikah's TATOFY for Magic Mouse 2 Grip
    • Can the "Bookazine" save Magazines?
    • Calculator Soup.

    Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paris Martineau

    Guest: Mikah Sargent

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    2 hrs and 32 mins
  • TWiG 796: Holding Space for Defying Gravity - Pixel Tablet 2, Facial Recognition Tech, Social Media
    Nov 28 2024
    • Paris' stuffing recipe.
    • Source: Google has canceled the Pixel Tablet 2, not the Tab 3.
    • Meta gains steam in its push to make Apple, Google verify users' ages.
    • A complex new age of face tech.
    • Musk unleashes online army on federal workers. 'A tough way to find out she's losing her job.'
    • Elon Musk admits X is making it harder for people to read news.
    • Elon Musk's Twitter backers gain windfall from xAI deal.
    • Google's new chess game lets you customize pieces with AI.
    • Google's Black Friday sale features record low prices on Pixel, Nest, and more.
    • Here's the full list of Gemini extensions and what they can do.
    • Google's iOS app now injects links on third-party websites that go back to Search.
    • Google Maps now does a better job of highlighting stairs.
    • Holding Space for Defying Gravity.
    • What Leo, Paris, and Jeff are thankful for with the Internet.

    Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

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    2 hrs and 33 mins
  • TWiG 795: Alf's Hog is Skeeting - Google Chrome, Bluesky, Coca-Cola
    Nov 21 2024
    • DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome to break search Monopoly.
    • Trump's pick for FCC chair has vowed crackdown on big tech 'censorship'.
    • Musk joined call between Trump, Google CEO.
    • CFPB looks to place Google under federal supervision, setting up clash.
    • What Brendan Carr, Trump's FCC pick, wrote in 'Project 2025' chapter.
    • Bluesky tops 20M users, narrowing gap with Instagram Threads.
    • Google's Gemini AI now has its own iPhone app.
    • Live Scam Detection in calls rolling out to Pixel 6-9 Phone app.
    • Coca-Cola causes controversy with AI-generated ad.
    • Instagram will let you 'reset' your recommendations.
    • Meta fined nearly €800mn for breaking EU law over classified ads practices.
    • Meta's reward for providing free global communications? FTC lawsuit.
    • Comcast to Spin Off Cable Networks, Including MSNBC and CNBC.
    • Google fixes Chrome issue that broke text highlighting on some sites.
    • Mobile browser Arc Search is now generally available on Android.
    • Google Lens can now check prices and inventory when shopping in the real world.
    • Source: Google is turning Chrome OS into Android to compete with the iPad.
    • Exclusive: Google Pixel laptop in development!
    • Can we talk about ALF hog?
    • YouTuber Rosanna Pansino smokes cannabis grown from her father's ashes.
    • Mike Masnick: One Billion Users, the Social Media card game.

    Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

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    2 hrs and 31 mins
  • TWiG 794: License to Prune - Zuck Jams, Claude + Palantir , Banjo Toss
    Nov 14 2024
    • Mark Zuckerberg just released his own NSFW version of 'Get Low' in a tribute to his wife
    • Mattel Mistakenly Lists Porn Site on Packaging for 'Wicked' Dolls
    • The Crypto Industry's Spending on the Election Pays Off
    • Canada orders shutdown of TikTok's Canadian business, app access to continue
    • Bluesky adds 700,000 new members as users flee X after the US election
    • Matter 1.4 tries to set the smart home standard back on track
    • Google's learning
    • OpenAI Shifts Strategy as Rate of 'GPT' AI Improvements Slows
    • Microsoft, A16Z AI manifesto: AI for startups
    • Claude AI to process secret government data through new Palantir deal
    • Randy Travis's beautiful baritone was lost. AI helped him sing again.
    • Particle launches an AI news app to help publishers, instead of just stealing their work
    • YouTube is testing music remixes made by AI
    • I Spoke Only to Chatbots for 24 Hours. Who Needs Human Friends?
    • Google Street View helps map how 600,000 trees grow down to the limb
    • Chris Wallace Quits CNN to Pivot to Streaming, Podcasting
    • Nicholas Carlson, the former top editor of Business Insider, is starting a new company that will focus on video.
    • Lena Dunham to write Sam Bankman-Fried movie for Apple
    • Banjo Toss, the game
    • After years of trying, Just Eat Takeaway is selling Grubhub to Wonder for $650M
    • Research suggests people are getting more bored
    • Times New Dumbass font

    Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

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    2 hrs and 31 mins
  • TWiG 793: The Aftermath - The Effect of the 2024 US Election on Tech
    Nov 7 2024
    • Tech in the new Admin
    • TikTok Sees Trump Victory As App's Best Hope
    • Jeff Bezos congratulates Trump for 'extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory'
    • Elon Musk says Trump win is just the start of his political ambitions
    • Silicon Valley is officially grieving over Trump but quietly gleeful over a possible tech deal resurgence
    • The Crypto Industry's Spending on the Election Pays Off
    • Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% staff, drops advocacy division
    • NYTimes Games for the strike
    • Florida Access Network
    • WebCheck

    Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paris Martineau

    Guests: Emily Forlini and Mike Elgan

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    2 hrs and 14 mins