This Week in Tech 876: Elon and L. Ron

NY goes after Twitch, Musk's real plan, Apple's DeepMind defection Elon Musk says Twitter deal can't happen until bot account dispute is resolved.  Twitter asks shareholders to support Musk's purchase.  NY Launches Ridiculous, Blatantly Unconstitutional 'Investigations' Into Twitch, Discord; Deflecting Blame From NY's Own Failings.  @kendraschaefer: My goodness. China's cyberspace watchdog, the CAC, just published a long (and unprecedented) set of draft regulations for recommendation algorithms.  Why is the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial so visible on social media?  The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt.  Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell.  Dianetics and scientology technical dictionary by L. Ron Hubbard.  Losing Ian Goodfellow to DeepMind is the dumbest thing Apple's ever done.  The Genesis Machine: Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology by Amy Webb, Andrew Hessel.  Apple Shows Headset to Board in Sign It's Reached Advanced Stage.  VeeCon: Exclusive Conference Around Web 3 and Culture.  Fears grow for smaller nations after ransomware attack on Costa Rica escalates.  Ransomware gang Conti 'shuts down' in midst of Costa Rica attack.  Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.  Bobiverse by Dennis Taylor.  The Nineties: A Book by Chuck Klosterman.  Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto by Stewart Brand. Ideas That Created the Future: Classic Papers of Computer Science by Harry R. Lewis.  Pinball Map Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Amy Webb and David Spark 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 Sponsors: www.stamps.com - promo code: TWIT expressvpn.com/twit noom.com/twit Indochino.com promo code TWIT