This Week in Tech (Audio)
This Week in Tech is a flagship tech podcast from TWiT.tv, hosted by Leo Laporte. Each Sunday, a roundtable of insiders discusses the week's most important tech news, covering topics from AI and robots to PCs and privacy. The show aims to keep listeners informed about the latest developments in the tech world.
Episodes
TWiT 1090: Flock of SQLs - Apple & Microsoft Grapple With Soaring Hardware Prices
Tech giants and chipmakers are facing off as AI-fueled memory shortages trigger sweeping price hikes on everything from Macs to game consoles. Hear why global supply chain standoffs, long-term contracts, and old-school market forces are quietly reshaping your daily technology.
• Apple and Microsoft hike prices on devices amid global memory shortages
• Surge in AI data centers drives RAM and sto
TWiT 1089: Robot Butt Crack - Anthropic Banned, But Winning
AI giants are battling not just in code, but in politics, with behind-the-scenes lobbying, strategic naming, and rumors of blockbuster deals at the heart of this week's wildest tech stories. Get the inside scoop on who's pulling the strings.
Apparently The Real Reason Anthropic's Models Are Offline: A Six-Year-Old Trump Grudge
Trump says he no longer views Anthropic as a national security threa
TWiT 1088: Model Not Available - Anthropic's Fable Shutdown & Apple's Siri Update
The US government abruptly forced Anthropic to pull its most advanced AI model offline after fears it was simply too powerful to be safe. Hear the real story behind the sudden shutdown that rocked the tech world—and what it reveals about the uneasy alliance between Washington and Silicon Valley.
• Anthropic's Fable 5 AI model release sparks cybersecurity and jailbreak concerns
• White House pre
TWiT 1087: Evil is the Root of All Money - Could Local AI Laptops Compete With Data Center Giants?
An astronomical amount of money is being poured into AI and data centers as tech giants fight for dominance, but is this fueling the next big tech bubble or just the price of staying in the game? Get the panel's opinions on wild IPO valuations, global power grabs, Build 2026, NVIDIA GTC Taipei, and even successful YouTuber movies!
SpaceX IPO to Be Largest Ever at $135 Share Price
Utah residents
TWiT 1086: The Great Beagle Migration - Pope Leo XIV's 1st Encyclical & Ferrari's 1st EV
Explore everything from explosive technology for space to electric technology for the road. Leo, Molly, Gary, and Sam have deep discussions on Magnifica Humanitas takeaways, Wikipedia drama, Peter Thiel's mvoe to Argentina, and more!
US Space Force confirms SpaceX will build sensor-to-shooter targeting network
The most spectacular rocket explosion since N1 just happened in Florida
What Pope L
TWiT 1085: Waiting In Line With Sam - Musk vs. Altman: Behind the Scenes
Google is rewriting the rules of search, CBS News Radio just died after 99 years, and billionaires now own the newsrooms. This episode dives into what happens when technology giants tighten their grip on how we get information.
Google's new Universal Cart wants to follow your entire shopping journey across the internet
Hands-On With All of Google's New Upcoming Android XR Smart Glasses
New Yor
TWiT 1084: Don't Overcook the Asparagus - US Tech Titans vs. China's Rising Innovators
Is the era of American tech dominance ending? Get an inside look at how China's pragmatic approach to AI, robotics, and hardware is shifting the global balance, and why the US might need a new playbook to keep up.
Trump and the CEOs go to China
NVIDIA CEO joins Trump in China despite 'awkward' politics
US clears H200 chip sales to 10 China firms as Nvidia CEO looks for breakthrough
Empty Waym
TWiT 1083: A Whole Separate Class of Squiggles - Which Religion Does AI Identify With?
Campus hacks bring final exams to a standstill, a blockbuster study on AI in education gets pulled, and the world's biggest technology companies face government crackdowns with barely a dent to their bottom lines. Plus, Apple returns to Intel as chip wars reshape US tech!
Anthropic and OpenAI IPO Chatter
Canvas Breach Disrupts Schools & Colleges Nationwide
The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of
TWiT 1082: Hanging by a Thread - Are We Headed for a Tech Crash or a Golden Age?
Big Tech is pouring hundreds of billions into AI, but with rising signs of an industry bubble and some real-world fallout, this week's episode digs into who actually wins, who stands to lose, and whether Apple's patient strategy may outsmart the hype.
Big Tech firms beat earnings expectations amid AI spending questions
RIP the $599 Mac Mini, you were too beautiful for this world
Microsoft lift
TWiT 1081: That's Miasma - John Ternus Replacing Tim Cook as Apple CEO
Tim Cook's surprise departure shakes Apple just as AI and product strategy take center stage, sending big questions through Silicon Valley about what comes next. From Toyota's camera-filled Woven City to questionable US police tracking and a Signal privacy gap, this episode digs into how quietly surveillance tech is encroaching on daily life.
Toyota Woven City
Tim Cook to become Apple Executive
