This Week in Tech 1060: A Shortage of Shame
01 December 2025

This Week in Tech 1060: A Shortage of Shame

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Is Black Friday really booming, or are inflated prices and AI shopping assistants just muddying the waters? This episode rips into the data, exposes retailer tactics, and debates if smarter tech is actually making us better shoppers.


    Black Friday data shows online sales strong, store results mixed
    Silicon Valley's man in the White House is benefiting himself and his friends
    View: Trump's AI agenda sails toward an iceberg of bipartisan populist fury
    'We do fail ... a lot': Defense startup Anduril hits setbacks with weapons tech
    Solar's growth in US almost enough to offset rising energy use
    Datacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea
    China leapfrogs US in global market for 'open' AI models
    Danish authorities in rush to close security loophole in Chinese electric buses
    The Ford F-150 Lightning was supposed to transform the industry. Now, Ford may pull the plug
    Roblox is a problem — but it's a symptom of something worse
    Warner Music and Suno strike deal for AI music, giving artists control over their likeness
    Leak confirms OpenAI is preparing ads on ChatGPT for public roll out
    Jony Ive, Sam Altman: OpenAI plans elegantly simple device
    One tech tip: Modern cars are spying on you. Here's what you can do about it
    How a GM EV1 was sold for the first time
    GPU prices are coming to earth just as RAM costs shoot into the stratosphere

Host: Leo Laporte


Guests: Daniel Rubino, Sam Abuelsamid, and Mike Elgan


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