• Microsoft's completed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. • How political tension in Israel affects the tech sector. • Debating disinformation and First Amendment rights. • The influence of articles posted on social media. • Legal implications of AI-generated content and copyright. • Using AI to scan ancient scrolls and unlock texts. • The potential of nuclear power and fusion reactors. • Genetic data privacy breach and ethical concerns. • Massive botnet DDoS attack on Google. • Social media addiction lawsuits. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Louis Maresca, Reed Albergotti, and Denise Howell This Week in Tech Episode 949 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/949 Sponsors: • wix.com/studio • hid.link/twit • Miro.com/podcast • cs.co/twit Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Join our TWiT Community on Discourse: https://www.twit.community/ Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce over 30 hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, All About Android, and more.