• The Microsoft 365 Copilot launch was a total disaster • Satya Nadella says he’s ’good for $80 billion’ after Elon Musk claims Stargate Project doesn’t have the cash • How Chinese AI Startup DeepSeek Made a Model that Rivals OpenAI • Tesla brand value drops $15B in 2024 • Wall Street Banks Prepare to Sell Billions of Dollars of X Loans • Mark Zuckerberg post re: Llama 4 • Hundreds of Subreddits Are Considering Banning All Links to X • Crypto czar David Sacks says NFTs and memecoins are collectibles, not securities • Trump’s Crypto Venture Divides the Industry He Aims to Support • Paul McCartney calls on UK government to protect artists from AI | TechCrunch • Sony Japan ends production of recordable Blu-rays with ‘no successor’ planned • Startups are built on dreams. This one is just more literal about it. • When S.F. fought 'Pac-Man' • Interview with Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz • Bill Gates: Trump, Musk and how my neurodiversity made me Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Ed Bott, Sam Abuelsamid, and Owen Thomas This Week in Tech episode 1016 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1016 Sponsors: • oracle.com/twit • zscaler.com/security • expressvpn.com/twit • Melissa.com/twit • ZipRecruiter.com/Twit Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ https://bsky.app/profile/twit.tv #ai #crypto #microsoft 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, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, and more.