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This Week in Tech (Audio)Show Notes
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 storage crisis
Intel's comeback: Core Ultra chips compete with AMD in handheld gaming
Microsoft's pivot to ARM, Qualcomm-NVIDIA alliance, and x86 rivalry
AI fear and backlash; organic concern amplified by international actors
White House abruptly pulls Anthropic's Fable model, sparking industry uproar
US government U-turns on AI regulation, restricts top models to select partners
Tension over AI innovation vs. regulatory "rug pull" and global competition
Smart home chaos: Matter 1.6 standard, Samsung and Level Lock shake-up
Debate over local vs. cloud smart home control and API access fees
Ring and Flock cameras ignite privacy and surveillance state concerns
Social media bans for under-16s fail in Australia, UK, and Norway plan similar rules
BBC Radio 4 long wave broadcast ends after a century
Meta gets caught tracking employees for AI; PlayStation deletes owned movies
US regulators propose removing brake pedals from Robotaxis
Ford's automated systems flop, company rehiring engineers
Farewell to tech journalist and GigaOm founder Om Malik
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, Dan Patterson, and Daniel Rubino
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