• UK orders Apple to give it access to encrypted cloud data • Google rolls back DEI efforts, including hiring goals • Brits Want to Ban ‘Smarter Than Human’ AI • Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl ‘Trades’ Pit State Regulators Against Feds • Google pulls incorrect Gouda stat from its AI Super Bowl ad • “Torrenting from a corporate laptop doesn’t feel right”: Meta emails unsealed • Amazon's AI revamp of Alexa assistant nears unveiling • Google starts testing new Search 'AI Mode' internally – Here’s an early look at it • In Upholding The TikTok Ban, SCOTUS Compromises, And With It The First Amendment • TikTok advises Android users in the US to sideload the app • In Other SCOTUS First Amendment News, It Also Just Heard Oral Argument Over Yet Another Texas Law Censoring The Internet • Teen on Musk’s DOGE Team Graduated from ‘The Com’ • CISA staffers offered deferred resignations, extending broader cybersecurity fears • Elon Musk Ally Tells Staff 'AI-First’ Is the Future of Key Government Agency • German civil activists win victory in election case against Musk's X • Trump Ends Legal Challenge Over Twitter Ban After Jan. 6 Riot • Crypto-stealing apps found in Apple App Store for the first time • Apple’s Long-Awaited Overhaul of iPhone SE Nears Release • Former iOS engineer sued by Apple issues apology as lawsuit is dismissed • PS5 sales more than twice Xbox Series X/S reveals Take-Two by accident Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Daniel Rubino, Cathy Gellis, and Lisa Schmeiser This Week in Tech episode 1018 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1018 Sponsors: • threatlocker.com for This Week in Tech • coda.io/twit • bitwarden.com/twit • expressvpn.com/twit • NetSuite.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. #apple #google #ai