TWiT 1002: Maximum Iceland Scenario - Data Caps, 3rd Party Android Stores, Nuclear Amazon

TWiT 1002: Maximum Iceland Scenario – Data Caps, 3rd Party Android Stores, Nuclear Amazon

  • Google must crack open Android for third-party stores, rules Epic judge
  • Google asks 9th Circuit for emergency stay, says Epic ruling ‘is dangerous’
  • Canceling subscriptions is about to get easier
  • The FCC is looking into the impact of broadband data caps and why they still exist
  • Wyden: CALEA Hack Proves Dangers Of Government-Mandated Backdoors
  • Elon Musk’s X is changing its privacy policy to allow third parties to train AI on your posts
  • X Will Soon Let Users See Tweets From People Who Block Them
  • People are flocking to Bluesky as X makes more unwanted changes
  • US probes Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software in 2.4 mln cars after fatal crash
  • French court orders blanket blocks of porn sites
  • Sam Altman’s identity and cryptocurrency venture Worldcoin has a rebrand
  • Winamp deletes entire GitHub source code repo after a rocky few weeks
  • Amazon debuts next-gen family of Kindle devices: First color model, fastest and lightest Paperwhite ever
  • Amazon goes nuclear, to invest more than $500 million to develop small modular reactors
  • Netflix third-quarter subscribers barely beat estimates as ad-tier members jump 35%

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Brian McCullough, Cory Doctorow, and Jason Hiner

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