Schrödinger's Server - Google's hidden search, Spotify and audiobooks, X removes headlines

Google's hidden search, Spotify and audiobooks, X removes headlines • Elon Musk removing headlines from Twitter posts and how that enables fake news • Concerns about Twitter misinformation affecting the 2024 election •  Apple considered DuckDuckGo for Safari private search before deciding against it • Microsoft close to acquiring Activision Blizzard pending UK regulatory approval •  Google accused of secret changes to search queries to maximize ad revenue •  Ransomware attack on MGM hotels and casinos •  23andMe customer data breach due to credential stuffing •  Meta considering charging for Facebook and Instagram access •  Apple TV adds support for VPNs •  Spotify expanding into audiobooks •  Video game Cyberpunk 2077 costing over $400 million to make •  Digital Equipment Corporation's history and legacy •  Brave conducting layoffs despite privacy focus •  CRTC to start regulating online streaming in Canada •  How gasoline is produced from crude oil •  Urban air mobility vehicles for intracity travel Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Sam Abuelsamid, Wil Harris, and Glenn Fleishman This Week in Tech episode 948 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/948 Sponsors: • lookout.com • expressvpn.com/twit • paloaltonetworks.com/network-security/zero-trust-ot-security 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/ #twitter #elonmusk #google 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.