Threads by Meta, TweetDeck returns, Causal AI, thumbs-up emoji lawsuit •  What to know about Threads.  •  Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads.  •  Elon Musk Is Making Mark Zuckerberg Seem Cool Again.  •  The good version of TweetDeck is back, but for how long?  •  Why We Don’t Recommend Ring Cameras.  •  Your School’s Next Security Guard May Be an AI-Enabled Robot.  •  Robotaxi haters in San Francisco are disabling the AVs with traffic cones.  •  Gizmodo used AI to write a Star Wars story. It was filled with errors.  •  The next artificial intelligence frontier: Causal AI.  •  A 25-Year-Old Bet about Consciousness Has Finally Been Settled.  •  Bay Area tech company Evernote lays off most staff, relocating to Europe.  •  Farmer owes $82,000 in a contract dispute over the use of a 'thumbs-up' emoji, judge says.  •  Here’s the deal with the giant sphere causing a buzz in Las Vegas.  •  Pokémon Sleep gameplay and pre-registration for Android revealed.  Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Ben Parr, Reed Albergotti, and Seth Weintraub This Week in Tech episode 935 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/935 Sponsors: • mintmobile.com/twit • hellofresh.com/twit50 and use code twit50 • GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT Download or subscribe to this show 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. Join our TWiT Community on Discourse: https://www.twit.community/ Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ 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 over 30 hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, All About Android, and more.