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• OpenAI prepares to launch GPT-5 in August • Trump’s AI Action Plan Is a Crusade Against ‘Bias’—and Regulation • UN tech chief pleads for global AI regulatory cooperation • Trump, who promised to save TikTok, threatens to shut down TikTok • Google AI Mode has 100M users, 2.5 Pro & Deep Search rolls out • FDA's New Drug Approval AI Is Generating Fake Studies: Report • Tesla is set to face off with the California DMV over claims it exaggerated Autopilot's and FSD's capabilities and misled consumers, in a five-day Oakland trial • Google, Microsoft say Chinese hackers are exploiting SharePoint zero-day • A look at Tea, a woman-only safety app with 4M users that lets users anonymously assign red or green flags to local men, as it goes viral with 900K new signups • People in the UK now have to take an age verification selfie to watch porn online • Intel is laying off tens of thousands and cancelling factories • AMD CEO Sees Chips From TSMC's US Plant Costing 5%-20% More • Spotify Publishes AI-Generated Songs From Dead Artists Without Permission • DJI couldn’t confirm or deny it disguised this drone to evade a US ban • FCC approves Skydance-Paramount merger • Gwyneth Paltrow is the new face of a kiss-cam tech scandal • Julian LeFay, 'Father of The Elder Scrolls,' Has Died Aged 59 • Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Molly White, Janko Roettgers, and Jacob Ward This Week in Tech episode 1042 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1042 Sponsors: • smarty.com/twit • zscaler.com/security • expressvpn.com/twit • uscloud.com • spaceship.com/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 #ai #tiktok #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 dozens of hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, Windows Weekly, Security Now, Intelligent Machines, and more.