A recent outage at CrowdStrike has been linked to Microsoft’s ongoing antitrust issues. Meanwhile, at the Bitcoin Conference, former President Donald Trump suggested the creation of a national crypto stockpile. An AI-created vegan cheese went viral, sparking a wave of interest. AT&T’s February wireless outage reportedly blocked over 92 million calls, according to authorities. Additionally, Secure Boot has been found to be compromised on over 200 models from major device makers. Russia has restricted access to YouTube in its latest move against US social media platforms. Video game performers are planning to strike over concerns about artificial intelligence. The EU has threatened to fine Meta for claiming Facebook is “free.” OpenAI has introduced SearchGPT, an AI-powered search engine. X’s new data-sharing feature will automatically train its algorithm with users’ Twitter data, but it can be disabled. Despite being in millions of households, Amazon’s Alexa is reportedly causing the company to lose billions of dollars. Hosted by Leo Laporte, the “This Week in Tech” podcast features discussions with guests Jason Hiner, Owen Thomas, and Parris Lilly. To download or subscribe to the show, visit https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech. To enjoy ad-free episodes, check out Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit. This episode is sponsored by motific.ai, NetSuite.com/TWIT, expressvpn.com/twit, panoptica.app, and 1password.com/twit.
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