<p>Microsoft quietly hands over BitLocker keys to the government, TikTok's new privacy terms spark a user panic, and Europe's secret tech backups reveal anxious prep for digital fallout. Plus, how gambling platforms are changing the future of news and sports.</p><ul> <li>You can bet on how much snow will fall in New York City this weekend</li> <li>Europe Prepares for a Nightmare Scenario: The U.S. Blocking Access to Tech</li> <li>China, US sign off on TikTok US spinoff</li> <li>TikTok users freak out over app's 'immigration status' collection -- here's what it means</li> <li>Elon Musk's Grok A.I. Chatbot Made Millions of Sexualized Images, New Estimates Show</li> <li>Microsoft Gave FBI Keys To Unlock Encrypted Data, Exposing Major Privacy Flaw - Forbes</li> <li>House of Lords votes to ban social media for Brits under 16</li> <li>Overrun with AI slop, cURL scraps bug bounties to ensure "intact mental health"</li> <li>Route leak incident on January 22, 2026</li> <li>149 Million Usernames and Passwords Exposed by Unsecured Database</li> <li>Millions of people imperiled through sign-in links sent by SMS</li> <li>Anthropic revises Claude's 'Constitution,' and hints at chatbot consciousness</li> <li>The new Siri chatbot may run on Google servers, not Apple's</li> <li>A Wikipedia Group Made a Guide to Detect AI Writing. Now a Plug-In Uses It to 'Humanize' Chatbots</li> <li>GitHub - anthropics/original_performance_takehome: Anthropic's original performance take-home, now open for you to try!</li> <li>Telly's "free" ad-based TVs make notable revenue—when they're actually delivered - Ars Technica</li> <li>Toilet Maker Toto's Shares Get Unlikely Boost From AI Rush - Slashdot</li> <li>Dr. Gladys West, whose mathematical models inspired GPS, dies at 95</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/alexstamos" target="_blank">Alex Stamos</a>, <a href="https://www.createbetter.life/" target="_blank">Doc Rock</a>, and <a href="https://notpatrick.com/" target="_blank">Patrick Beja</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 audio <em>and</em> video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. 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://threatlocker.com/twit" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">threatlocker.com/twit</a></li> <li><a href="http://meter.com/twit" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">meter.com/twit</a></li> <li><a href="http://redis.io" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">redis.io</a></li> <li><a href="http://expressvpn.com/twit" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">expressvpn.com/twit</a></li> <li><a href="http://shopify.com/twit" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">shopify.com/twit</a></li> </ul></p>
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Published: 2026-01-25 23:17:52