Elon Musk's eye-popping trillion-dollar pay package, Apple's big F1 gamble, and Meta's scam-friendly ad policies set the stage for a candid debate on Big Tech's priorities and who really pays the price for innovation (and neglect).

• Musk gets approval for bumper Tesla payout but, unlike his robot, there are strings attached - Behold the one trillion dollar man


• SpaceX to Buy Another $2.6 Billion of Echostar Spectrum


• Chinese Astronauts Stuck in Space After Suspected Damage to Return Craft


• YouTube's Goes Bonkers, Removes Windows 11 Bypass Tutorials, Claims 'Risk of Physical Harm'


• Scammy Ads Generated an Estimated 10% of Meta's Revenue in 2024


• Texas Sues Roblox For Allegedly Failing To Protect Children On Its Platform


• YouTube TV responds to Disney memo with no deal in sight


• YouTube TV exec calls Disney 'unnecessarily aggressive'


• Sports streaming is a fragmented hot mess


• Denmark's Government Aims To Ban Access To Social Media For Children Under 15


• The Department Of Defense Wants Less Proof Its Software Works


• China suspends export restrictions for a year on five critical minerals to the US, including gallium and germanium, used to make certain types of semiconductors


• Immigration agents have new technology to identify and track people


• Internet Archive's legal fights are over, but its founder mourns what was lost


• FBI subpoenas the web registrar behind Archive.is


• Trump AI Czar Says 'No Federal Bailout For AI' After OpenAI CFO's Comments


• Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo


• Take-Two delays 'GTA VI' for second time to November next year


• Apple TV's new Pluribus show might be its best sci-fi series yet


• After more than 200 years, the 'Farmers' Almanac' is shutting down for good

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Iain Thomson, Ashley Esqueda, and Janko Roettgers

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