• Privacy preserving age verification is bullsh!t • The Supreme Court lets Mississippi's social media age-verification law go into effect • Meta’s flirty AI chatbot invited a retiree to New York. • AI data centers made Americans' electricity bills 30% higher • AI experts return from China stunned: The U.S. grid is so weak, the race may already be over • Ford reveals breakthrough process for lower priced EVs • More thoughts from Sam on the Ford EV platform • Popular car brand wants you to pay monthly to unlock more horsepower • Apple Plots Expansion Into AI Robots, Home Security and Smart Displays • Elli-q • After researchers unmasked a prolific SMS scammer, a new operation has emerged in its wake • Starlink tries to block Virginia’s plan to bring fiber Internet to residents • China Launches Three-Day Robot Olympics Featuring Football and Table Tennis • The Key to Crack the CIA’s Mysterious ‘Kryptos’ Sculpture Is Up for Sale • PACER Hacked By Malicious Entities, Briefly Turning It Into A Useful Source For Federal Court Documents • Court blocks FTC investigation into Media Matters' alleged scheme against X • Google AI Overviews linked to 25% drop in publisher referral traffic, new data shows Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, Sam Abuelsamid, and Lisa Schmeiser This Week in Tech episode 1045 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1045 Sponsors: • miro.com • storyblok.com/twittv-25 code TWIT25 • ZipRecruiter.com/Twit • expressvpn.com/twit • zscaler.com/security 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 #meta #ai #ford 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.