<p>Google walks away from another monopoly ruling with barely a scratch, while tech giants gather at the White House to praise a president who holds their futures in the balance. Inside, our panel questions whether "playing the game on the field" is killing tech innovation and U.S. privacy for good.<br /> </p><ul> <li>Google avoids harshest penalties in landmark search monopoly ruling</li> <li>Google fined $3.5 billion by EU over ad-tech business</li> <li>Probe finds Houston police using surveillance tool like a search engine</li> <li>iPhone 17 specifications leak, 'Air' model rumors, and what to expect at Apple's Awe Dropping' event</li> <li>Instagram coming to iPad after 15 years</li> <li>Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to settle author copyright claims</li> <li>Apple accused of training AI models on pirated books</li> <li>Trump hosts tech CEOs at first event in newly renovated Rose Garden</li> <li>Postal traffic to the US down over 80% amid tariffs, UN says</li> <li>Satellite companies like SpaceX ignore astronomers' calls to save the night sky</li> <li>Microsoft says Azure service affected by damaged Red Sea cables</li> <li>Meta still hasn't given up on the Facebook poke after 21 years</li> <li>Fake celebrity chatbots send risqué messages to teens on top AI app</li> <li>First brain-wide map of decision-making charted in mice</li> <li>NVIDIA's sale-and-leaseback chip schemes raise questions about AI bubble</li> <li>Tesla changes meaning of 'full self-driving' and gives up on autonomy promise</li> <li>Atlassian agrees to acquire The Browser Co. for $610 million</li> <li>Warner Bros. Discovery sues AI company Midjourney for copyright infringement in major legal battle</li></ul> <p><strong>Host:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a></p> <p><strong>Guests:</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/alex" target="_blank">Alex Wilhelm</a> and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/harrymccracken.com" target="_blank">Harry McCracken</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to <em>This Week in Tech</em> at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech">https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech</a></p> <p><strong>Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts!</strong><br /> Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: <a href="https://twit.tv/clubtwit" rel="payment">https://twit.tv/clubtwit</a></p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong><ul> <li><a href="http://zscaler.com/security" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">zscaler.com/security</a></li> <li><a href="http://miro.com" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">miro.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://smarty.com/twit" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">smarty.com/twit</a></li> <li><a href="http://ZipRecruiter.com/twit" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">ZipRecruiter.com/twit</a></li> <li><a href="http://canary.tools/twit" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT</a></li> </ul></p>
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Published: 2025-09-07 19:59:30