TWiT 1076: I'm Monitoring the Situation - Meta's Horizon Worlds Stays Alive Against The Odds

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Mar 23, 2026

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Yanko Roettgers

Yanko Roettgers, AR/VR and streaming media reporter; Dan Patterson, audio and misinformation strategist; Lisa Schmeiser, enterprise comms and telecoms editor. They debate Meta reversing Horizon Worlds' shutdown and what that means for XR. They unpack FBI use of location data and the collapse of CBS radio as podcasting reshapes news. They also touch on Windows 11 changes, DLSS5 backlash, and Musk's tweets legal fallout.

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INSIGHT

AI Shopping Agents Threaten Retail Moats

Retailers and platforms fight over the customer relationship because third-party AI shopping agents disintermediate data and ad revenue.
Lisa explained Amazon's resistance stems from lost sponsored placements and customer data control.

INSIGHT

Law Enforcement's Data Purchases Bypass Warrants

The FBI openly buying location and brokered data reveals a legal and constitutional gap in surveillance.
Leo quoted Cash Patel's testimony admitting agencies purchase commercially available information without warrants.

ADVICE

Actively Remove Yourself From Data Brokers

Consumers should actively manage their digital footprint because data brokers profit without user consent.
Dan recommended services like DeleteMe and educating users about removing themselves from broker lists.

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Elon Musk faces a multi-billion dollar verdict after a California jury finds his tweets misled Twitter shareholders, raising the stakes for tech CEOs with unchecked social media influence. Plus, CBS kills its legendary radio news service while podcasting explodes, signaling a dramatic shift in how America consumes, trusts, and pays for news.

CBS News Shutters Radio Service After Nearly a Century
A US appeals court puts on hold an earlier ruling that had blocked Perplexity from using its agentic shopping tool to shop on Amazon's marketplace
FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms
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Microsoft unveils MAJOR improvements coming to Windows 11 this year — movable Taskbar, reduced RAM usage, less AI and ads, and much more CONFIRMED: "We are evolving how Windows is built behind the scenes to raise the quality bar"
Meta will shut down VR Horizon Worlds access in June
Meta changes course on Horizon Worlds VR shut-down
Gamers react with overwhelming disgust to DLSS 5's generative AI glow-ups
Jury agrees that Musk's tweets during Twitter takeover misled investors
After three months, Samsung is ending sales of the $2,899 Galaxy Z TriFold
200,000 Devices Erased? Pro-Iran Hackers Hit US Firm With Data-Wiping Attack
Japan to allow 'proactive cyber-defense' from October 1st
Sears Exposed AI Chatbot Phone Calls and Text Chats to Anyone on the Web
Arizona AG files criminal charges against Kalshi over 'illegal gambling'
Major League Baseball Steps Into the Prediction Markets, Strikes Deal With Polymarket
Polymarket is opening a bar where you can drink and watch the world unravel in real time
It's been 20 years since the first tweet
Project Hail Mary is movie medicine
The futurist who helped define tech trend reports just killed them (literally)
This new cassette player has USB-C and Bluetooth, in case you want to ditch Spotify

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Janko Roettgers, Dan Patterson, and Lisa Schmeiser

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