A recent ruling by a judge in the Epic vs. Google case has mandated that Google must allow third-party stores on Android. Google has requested an emergency stay from the 9th Circuit, citing the ruling as dangerous. In other news, cancelling subscriptions is set to become easier, and the FCC is investigating broadband data caps.
Senator Wyden has highlighted the dangers of government-mandated backdoors following the CALEA hack. Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s X is changing its privacy policy to allow third parties to train AI on user posts and will soon let users see tweets from people who have blocked them.
As X continues to make changes, people are turning to Bluesky as an alternative. The US is also investigating Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software after a fatal crash involving 2.4 million cars. A French court has ordered blanket blocks of porn sites, and Winamp recently deleted its entire GitHub source code repo.
Amazon has introduced a new family of Kindle devices, including the first color model and the fastest and lightest Paperwhite ever. The company is also investing over $500 million in developing small modular reactors. Additionally, Netflix’s third-quarter subscribers narrowly beat estimates, with a 35% increase in ad-tier members.
On the tech podcast “This Week in Tech,” hosted by Leo Laporte, guests Brian McCullough, Cory Doctorow, and Jason Hiner discuss these topics. Listeners can download or subscribe to the show for ad-free episodes with Club TWiT. Sponsors for the show include Bitwarden, Flashpoint, Canary, NetSuite, and Fundrise.
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