• Apple launched the iPod 23 years ago, and changed the world


• Apple Quietly Introduced iPhone Reboot Code Which is Locking Out Cops


• How the 2024 US presidential election will determine tech's future


• Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman, Tim Cook and other tech leaders congratulate Trump on election win


• AI didn't sway the election, but it deepened the partisan divide


• YouTube dominated Election Day as viewers guzzled 84 million hours of presidential news


• The other election night winner: Perplexity


• Dogecoin and other memecoins surge as Trump wins presidential election


• Detroit to Accept Crypto for Tax Payments in Bid to Spur Tech Innovation, Fuel Economic Growth


• Painting by A.I.-Powered Robot Sells for $1.1 Million


• OpenAI defeats news outlets' copyright lawsuit over AI training, for now


• Anthropic teams up with Palantir and AWS to sell AI to defense customers


• OpenAI acquired Chat.com


• Even Microsoft Notepad is getting AI text editing now


• Roblox is banning kids from 'social hangout' spaces


• Reddit Passes Snap


• Canada orders shutdown of TikTok's Canadian business, app access to continue

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Abrar Al-Heeti, Dan Patterson, and Lisa Eadicicco

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