About this episode

The episode discusses the intersection of technology, policy, and the impact on children, featuring insights on recent legal cases involving major tech companies.

When politicians, parents, and platforms collide, who protects kids from tech's dark side? Dive into real stories of digital parenting, policy-making headaches, and the unexpected ways tech companies shape everyday life. US court rules Google will not have to sell ad exchange after losing antitrust case Why the Courts Are Hesitant to Punish Tech Giants Like Meta and Google John Ternus is now the CEO of Apple Apple, OpenAI legal fight keeps escalating. Here's how we got here Court Filings In A.I. Suit Invoke Copyright Law, Culture and Sports Meta accepts U.S. safety rules while pitching softer tools abroad FTC lawsuit alleges Amazon has been 'secretly and systematically' overcharging for ads Bernie Sanders Proposes Artificial Superintelligence Ban Amid Rogue AI Hackings Vance Called AI Satanic. He Struck a Chord Among Christian Republicans. Who Cares if AI Is Conscious—It's Basically Alive Nvidia Extends A.I. Spending Spree With $12.9 Billion Deal for Hugging Face Tesla's Cybercab Officially Launches Today. It's Already Under Investigation AI visionary Ray Kurzweil is joining a Silicon Valley startup developing a brain computer system that involves snorting nanoparticles Host: Leo…

People in this episode

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis, Owen JJ Stone

Topics covered

• data centers
• climate change
• digital parenting
• antitrust
• AI
• tech policy
• innovation

Keywords

• data centers
• climate change
• digital parenting
• antitrust
• AI
• tech giants
• innovation
• Nvidia
• Tesla
• Bernie Sanders

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Google, Meta, Apple, OpenAI, Amazon, Nvidia, Tesla

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