TWiT 1086: The Great Beagle Migration - Pope Leo XIV's 1st Encyclical & Ferrari's 1st EV

About this episode

The episode discusses various technological advancements and controversies, including space technology, electric vehicles, and AI implications.

Explore everything from explosive technology for space to electric technology for the road. Leo, Molly, Gary, and Sam have deep discussions on Magnifica Humanitas takeaways, Wikipedia drama, Peter Thiel's mvoe to Argentina, and more! US Space Force confirms SpaceX will build sensor-to-shooter targeting network The most spectacular rocket explosion since N1 just happened in Florida What Pope Leo XIV's First Encyclical Says About the Power of AI Google's search overhaul has social media users baiting the 'AI Overview' to prove a point Apple to Overhaul iOS 27 Siri, AI Features: Here's a First Peek Someone wrote a fake EULA into Bitcoin. Two hours later, they revoked it. Wikipedia editor is threatening to go on strike Ferrari reveals its first EV, with design help from Jony Ive In Argentina, U.S. Tech Billionaire Peter Thiel Finds An Escape Robotaxis Are Spreading Across the U.S.—and So Is the Backlash Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Gary Rivlin , Sam Abuelsamid , and Molly White 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 audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and…

People in this episode

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Gary Rivlin, Sam Abuelsamid, Molly White

Topics covered

• space technology
• electric vehicles
• AI
• Wikipedia drama
• Peter Thiel
• robotaxis
• iOS overhaul

Keywords

• space technology
• electric vehicles
• AI
• Wikipedia
• robotaxis
• Pope Leo XIV
• Peter Thiel
• iOS
• Bitcoin

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US Space Force, SpaceX, Google, Apple, Wikipedia, Ferrari, Bitcoin

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