Google's hidden search, Spotify and audiobooks, X removes headlines

• Elon Musk removing headlines from Twitter posts and how that enables fake news
• Concerns about Twitter misinformation affecting the 2024 election
• Apple considered DuckDuckGo for Safari private search before deciding against it
• Microsoft close to acquiring Activision Blizzard pending UK regulatory approval
• Google accused of secret changes to search queries to maximize ad revenue
• Ransomware attack on MGM hotels and casinos
• 23andMe customer data breach due to credential stuffing
• Meta considering charging for Facebook and Instagram access
• Apple TV adds support for VPNs
• Spotify expanding into audiobooks
• Video game Cyberpunk 2077 costing over $400 million to make
• Digital Equipment Corporation's history and legacy
• Brave conducting layoffs despite privacy focus
• CRTC to start regulating online streaming in Canada
• How gasoline is produced from crude oil
• Urban air mobility vehicles for intracity travel

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Sam Abuelsamid, Wil Harris, and Glenn Fleishman

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