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From "gainfully employed robots" to AI that accidentally ruins lives, this week's conversation unpacks the real-world fallout of futuristic promises. Leo, JPT, Iain, and Richard tackle energy sources, social media effects, tech layoffs, and the algorithms quietly taking charge.

Meta is planning sweeping layoffs as AI costs mount

Meta Said to Push Back Launch of Avocado Model

Social media addiction trial: the plaintiff, Meta, and YouTube make closing arguments; jurors begin deliberations Friday on liability for harm to children

Trump administration will reportedly get $10 billion for brokering the TikTok deal

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber will step aside

Digg's open beta shuts down after just two months, blaming AI bot spam

X says it suspended 800 million accounts in 2024 over spam and manipulation

Fake AI Content About the Iran War Is All Over X

Musk admits xAI 'not built right' — weeks after Tesla invested $2 billion

Nvidia Is Planning to Launch an Open-Source AI Agent Platform

Amazon Wins Court Order To Block Perplexity's AI Shopping Bots

Social Security watchdog investigating claims that DOGE engineer copied its databases

DOGE Deposition Videos Taken Down After Judge Order and Widespread Mockery

U.S. State Bans on Lab-Grown Meats Challenged in Court

Easy-to-use solar panels are coming, but utilities are trying to delay them

EcoFlow brings its plug-in solar power plant to US homes (related to the plug-in solar story)

TerraPower gets permit to build reactor

Ex-Uber CEO Kalanick Debuts Plan for 'Gainfully Employed Robots'

Tennessee grandmother jailed after AI facial recognition error links her to fraud

Justice Department and Live Nation Reach Settlement Terms in Antitrust Case

Palantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic Power

Palantir's lethal AI weaponry deployed to find chairs for US government staff

How Pokémon Go is giving delivery robots an inch-perfect view of the world

'Flying Cars' Will Take Off in American Skies This Summer

YouTube surpasses Disney, Paramount, WBD in 2025 ad revenue

Ig Nobel Prize flees US for Switzerland after 35 years over safety concerns

Swiss e-voting can't count 2,048 ballots after USB keys fail to decrypt them

Tony Hoare, Turing Award-Winning Computer Scientist Behind QuickSort, Dies At 92

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Iain Thomson, Richard Campbell, and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

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There's new releases all around, with Calibre 9.5, Gimp 3.2, Handbrake 1.11, and KeePassXC 2.7.12 all releasing updates. Then Fedora has a RISC-V complaint, the kernel is publishing an API specification, and systemd is adding AI-specific documentation. SUSE may be for sale, and the guys have ideas about who may be interested in purchasing, while TrueNAS makes waves by closing the future source of their system build scripts. For tips, we have "udevadm info" for querying the device database, arch-deckify for turning a machine into a SteamOS experience, and an intro to Bash's ctrl-r search function. You can find the show notes at https://bit.ly/4lu7Osd and enjoy!

Host: Jonathan Bennett

Co-Hosts: Ken McDonald and Jeff Massie

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In this week's episode of Hands-On Tech, Mikah walks David through how to troubleshoot and set up a dual-boot system with Windows 10 and Windows 11 on separate SSDs.

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Host: Mikah Sargent

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When most people think about deep space exploration, management acumen is generally not the first thing they settle on—but without it, no robotic mission would ever succeed. This week we are joined by Jay Gallentine, author of multiple books on the robotic exploration of space. Each of these tomes is a somewhat of a masterpiece; a deep dive into a topic that few explore in such detail. His newest book, "Born to Explore," started off as a book about robots exploring Mars, but his interviews with former JPL manager John Casani was so compelling that he transformed it into a biography. John Casani is a legend at JPL and NASA, and his story reads like a combination of a spaceflight adventure, personal memoir, and a pirate's tale. You'll love the book, and you'll love hearing about it from Jay. Join us!



Headlines:

Artemis II Sets April 1st Launch Date Amid Technical Fixes

NASA Discusses Risks and Media Reactions Around Artemis II Mission Breifing

OIG Report Reveals Delays and Issues with Artemis Moon Landers

NASA's Human Landing System Development Faces Setbacks

Blue Origin and SpaceX Landers Compared for Progress and Outlook

Starship's Next Launch and Orbital Refueling Plans Delayed Again

Main Topic: Jay Gallantine on His Book, Born to Explore, and John Casani's NASA Legacy

Jay Gallantine Shares Origins of His Space Research and Writing Career

Unpacking John Casani's Crucial Role at JPL and Mission Leadership

Casani's Unique Team-Building Tactics and the Legendary Goat Story

Galileo Mission's Hurdles, Constant Redesigns, and Casani's Problem-Solving

Budget Cuts and Hard Choices on Casini Mission Management

How Casani's Leadership and Philosophy Shaped NASA Spacecraft Teams

Sneak Peek: Gallantine's Upcoming Book on the Evolution of Mars Rovers

Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik

Guest: Jay Gallentine

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Dan Moren of SixColors joins Mikah Sargent again on Tech News Weekly! Grammarly is facing a class action lawsuit over its AI "Expert Review" feature. Live Nation's settlement with the DOJ does very little. A recap of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. And China is obsessed with OpenClaw AI.

Dan talks about a class-action lawsuit brought against Grammarly and its company, Superhuman, over its AI "Expert Review" feature that offered editing suggestions as if they came from various authors and academics, without their consent.

Mikah, and many others, are perplexed at the DOJ's settlement with Live Nation Entertainment and what little Live Nation had to concede as part of the settlement.

Abrar Al-Heeti of CNET stops by to share her experience at MWC (Mobile World Congress) in Barcelona and what she and her CNET colleagues saw there.

And Mikah shares about China's obsession with the OpenClaw AI craze and how users are utilizing the AI agent.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Dan Moren

Guest: Abrar Al-Heeti

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