This week's episode confronts the mounting legal battles over addictive social apps, questioning whether court rulings should reshape Instagram and YouTube's design. Explore the heated clash between user autonomy, scientific uncertainty, and the next wave of regulation.

NASA: Artemis II
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NASA did eventually solve Artemis II's Outlook glitch
How many products does Microsoft have named 'Copilot'? I mapped every one
Phone-free bars and restaurants on the rise across the U.S.
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Anthropic essentially bans OpenClaw from Claude by making subscribers pay extra
OpenAI acquires popular tech talk show for 'low hundreds of millions'
The latest Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are more customizable and expensive
After 16 Years and $8 Billion, the Military's New GPS Software Still Doesn't Work - Slashdot
Why the Pentagon loves Xbox controllers for laser weapons
Iranian missile blitz takes down AWS data centers in Bahrain and Dubai — Amazon reportedly declares "hard down" status for multiple zones
Iran's hackers go to war
Breaking down the government's bizarre router ban
How to turn anything into a router
You Can't Defeat the Robots!': Baseball's AI Strike Zone Is Must-Watch Television
Tech Companies Are Trying To Neuter Colorado's Landmark Right-to-Repair Law - Slashdot
Delta to Tap Amazon Satellite-Internet Service for In-Flight Wi-Fi
The IBM scientist who rewrote the rules of information just won computing's highest prize
Chromebook Remorse: Tech Backlash at Schools Extends Beyond Phones
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Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Patrick Beja, Abrar Al-Heeti, and Iain Thomson

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