Tiny Steering Wheel - Unpacking Google’s Antitrust Ruling & AI’s Impact

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.   • Google avoids harshest penalties in landmark search monopoly ruling • Google fined $3.5 billion by EU over ad-tech business • Probe finds Houston police using surveillance tool like a search engine • iPhone 17 specifications leak, 'Air' model rumors, and what to expect at Apple's Awe Dropping' event • Instagram coming to iPad after 15 years • Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to settle author copyright claims • Apple accused of training AI models on pirated books • Trump hosts tech CEOs at first event in newly renovated Rose Garden • Postal traffic to the US down over 80% amid tariffs, UN says • Satellite companies like SpaceX ignore astronomers’ calls to save the night sky • Microsoft says Azure service affected by damaged Red Sea cables • Meta still hasn’t given up on the Facebook poke after 21 years • Fake celebrity chatbots send risqué messages to teens on top AI app • First brain-wide map of decision-making charted in mice • NVIDIA's sale-and-leaseback chip schemes raise questions about AI bubble • Tesla changes meaning of 'full self-driving' and gives up on autonomy promise • Atlassian agrees to acquire The Browser Co. for $610 million • Warner Bros. Discovery sues AI company Midjourney for copyright infringement in major legal battle Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Alex Wilhelm and Harry McCracken This Week in Tech episode 1048 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1048 Sponsors: • zscaler.com/security • miro.com • smarty.com/twit • ZipRecruiter.com/twit • canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Follow us: Website: https://twit.tv/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twit.tv Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@TWiT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/TWiT TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@twittok LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/twit-llc #google #ai #bigtech 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 dozens of hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, Windows Weekly, Security Now, Intelligent Machines, and more.