About this episode

The episode discusses the rise of scams related to GTA 6 amidst high anticipation, alongside Apple's leadership changes and the environmental impact of AI.

Apple enters the John Ternus era as he becomes CEO ahead of the anticipated iPhone event, a climate scientist exposes the real energy costs of AI use, a bezel-free concept phone debuts at IFA, and Malwarebytes warns GTA fans about dangerous fake "GTA 6 Extended Look" downloads. Apple kicks off the John Ternus era as CEO, just ahead of a much-anticipated iPhone event—facing challenges in AI, manufacturing, regulation, and the ever-present rumor of a foldable iPhone. A climate scientist's 8-week experiment spotlights how much energy AI actually burns, showing prompt-based measurements miss the real environmental impact of today's intensive tools. Tecno unveils Bezelless - a bezel-less concept phone at IFA, as anticipation builds for Apple's rumored border-free iPhone. Chris Fistonich from Malwarebytes joins to warn about fake GTA 6 sites delivering info-stealing malware to unsuspecting gamers. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Abrar Al-Heeti Guest: Chris Fistonich Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly . Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content…

People in this episode

Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Abrar Al-Heeti

Guest: Chris Fistonich

Topics covered

• cybersecurity
• AI energy costs
• smartphones
• gaming
• scams

Keywords

• GTA 6
• Apple
• Malwarebytes
• AI energy costs
• smartphones
• scams
• iPhone event

Sponsors

OutSystems, Framer, Rippling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple, Malwarebytes, Tecno

Products: GTA 6

Books & works: GTA 6 Extended Look

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