This Week in Tech 1007

In this episode of This Week in Tech, the panel tackles the "biggest hack in US history," the future of AI, and the role of government in tech. From the Chinese hack's implications to Microsoft's AI-powered Recall, the Supreme Court's tech-related cases, and the push for social media age verification, Leo Laporte, Patrick Beja, Wesley Faulkner, and Alex Wilhelm provide insightful analysis and lively discussion on the most pressing issues facing the industry today.

• China's "Salt Typhoon" hack, dubbed the "worst hack in our nation's history," which compromised US telecommunications infrastructure and allowed surveillance of high-profile individuals
• The panel debates the challenges of securing outdated infrastructure and the role of government in regulating tech companies
• DOJ's push for Google to sell off Chrome to break its search monopoly, and the potential implications for competition and innovation
• Alex Wilhelm's article "If you like startups, you should love anti-trust" and the importance of fostering competition in the tech industry
• Microsoft's Windows 365 Link, a $349 mini PC that streams Windows from the cloud, and the potential for thin client computing
• Microsoft's Recall AI feature, which records and indexes users' screen activity, raising security concerns but offering potential benefits for users
• The Supreme Court's involvement in cases related to Facebook's Cambridge Analytica data breach and the fate of America's low-income broadband fund
• The panel also discusses their personal experiences with parenting in the digital age and the challenges of balancing screen time, privacy, and education for children
• Meta's push for Apple and Google to verify users' ages on social media platforms, and the challenges of implementing effective age verification while protecting user privacy
• Amazon's talks with Instacart, Uber, Ticketmaster, and others to enhance its AI-powered Alexa assistant
• Spirit Airlines filing for bankruptcy amidst financial losses and mounting debt payments
• Alex laments the addition of ads to Amazon Prime Video and the panel debates the tradeoffs of bundled subscription services

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• Tech: Unraveling China's "Salt Typhoon"
• Transcripts: This Week in Tech 1007 Transcript

Links

• China Wiretaps Americans in 'Worst Hack in Our Nation's History'
• Chinese hackers preparing for conflict, US cyber official says
• Emerging Details of Chinese Hack Leave U.S. Officials Increasingly Concerned
• Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels in Germany
• DOJ Will Push Google to Sell off Chrome to Break Search Monopoly
• If you like startups you should love anti-trust
• Windows 365 Link is a $349 mini PC that streams Windows from the cloud
• You can now try Microsoft’s Recall AI feature on a Copilot Plus PC
• What Brendan Carr, Trump's FCC pick, wrote in 'Project 2025' chapter
• The Supreme Court will decide the fate of America’s low-income broadband fund
• Supreme Court tosses Facebook appeal in shareholder lawsuit arising from Cambridge Analytica data breach
• Analysis | Meta gains steam in its push to make Apple, Google verify users’ ages
• Leaked: Amazon held talks with Instacart, Uber, Ticketmaster, and others for help on its new AI-powered Alexa
• Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom