TWiT 1018: Self-Driving Government - Meta Torrents Books, Sideloading TikTok, Xbox Sales• UK orders Apple to give it access to encrypted cloud data
• Google rolls back DEI efforts, including hiring goals
• Brits Want to Ban 'Smarter Than Human' AI
• Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl 'Trades' Pit State Regulators Against Feds
• Google pulls incorrect Gouda stat from its AI Super Bowl ad
• "Torrenting from a corporate laptop doesn't feel right": Meta emails unsealed
• Amazon's AI revamp of Alexa assistant nears unveiling
• Google starts testing new Search 'AI Mode' internally – Here's an early look at it
• In Upholding The TikTok Ban, SCOTUS Compromises, And With It The First Amendment
• TikTok advises Android users in the US to sideload the app
• In Other SCOTUS First Amendment News, It Also Just Heard Oral Argument Over Yet Another Texas Law Censoring The Internet
• Teen on Musk's DOGE Team Graduated from 'The Com'
• CISA staffers offered deferred resignations, extending broader cybersecurity fears
• Elon Musk Ally Tells Staff 'AI-First' Is the Future of Key Government Agency
• German civil activists win victory in election case against Musk's X
• Trump Ends Legal Challenge Over Twitter Ban After Jan. 6 Riot
• Crypto-stealing apps found in Apple App Store for the first time
• Apple's Long-Awaited Overhaul of iPhone SE Nears Release
• Former iOS engineer sued by Apple issues apology as lawsuit is dismissed
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