The Iliad Flow - Amazon vs Walmart, Prime dark patterns, Canadian link tax, Zuck+Musk cage match

Amazon vs Walmart, Prime dark patterns, Canadian link tax, Zuck Musk cage match • A new book reveals how Amazon used 'shady' strategies at its bookstores to drive up Prime subscriptions.  •  Trader Oooh's.  •  FTC Sues Amazon Over ‘Manipulative’ Tactics Used to Enroll Millions in Prime.  •  Deceptive Patterns: Hall of Shame.  •  Sony’s PlayStation chief privately said Microsoft’s Activision deal wasn’t about Xbox exclusives.  •  Amazon will hold Prime Day 2023 on July 11-12, adding invite-only deals and 'Buy with Prime' sites.  •  TikTok prepares ‘Project S’ plan to break into online shopping.  •  The Curious Case of Chris Evans’s Sweater in “Knives Out”.  •  NFL finalizes new 11-year media rights deal, Amazon gets exclusive Thursday Night rights.  •  Gannett sues Google over its alleged ad tech monopoly.  •  As Canada Passes Corrupt Link Tax, Meta Says No More News Links In Canada.  •  Winner Sells All: Amazon, Walmart, and the Battle for Our Wallets by Jason Del Rey.  •  Disney Adds Facial Recognition to Parks.  •  Tom Morello, Zack de la Rocha Boycott Venues Using Face-scanning Tech.  •  Hacker responsible for 2020 Twitter breach sentenced to prison.  •  Google’s YouTube Is Testing an Online-Games Offering.  •  Meta Will Launch Twitter Competitor In Mid-July: Report.  •  Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg's fight started before Meta's Twitter rival.  •  “Stunning”—Midjourney update wows AI artists with camera-like feature. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Denise Howell, Alex Lindsay, and Jason Del Rey This Week in Tech episode 933 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/933 Sponsors: • lookout.com • athleticgreens.com/twit • GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT • Miro.com/podcast 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/ 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.