Ian (Iain) Thompson
Columnist and commentator (Letter from America at Techfinitive) providing British/Commonwealth perspective on U.S. tech and politics, appearing on the TWiT roundtable as a recurring guest.
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Mar 16, 2026 • 2h 56min
TWiT 1075: The Commonwealth Club - Meta Layoffs, DOGE Data Theft, & the Rise of AI Fails
Richard Campbell, long‑time tech commentator and podcaster, Iain Thompson, British/Commonwealth tech columnist, and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, Verge senior reviewer, dig into Meta's AI-driven layoffs and delayed Avocado model. They unpack bot abuse of web LLMs, a major social media addiction trial, DOGE-related data claims, the rise of agentic AI disrupting services, and quirky tech like plug‑in solar and flying cars.
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Mar 16, 2026 • 2h 56min
TWiT 1075: The Commonwealth Club - Meta Layoffs, DOGE Data Theft, & the Rise of AI Fails
Richard Campbell, veteran tech podcaster with deep industry chops; Iain Thompson, transatlantic commentator on tech and culture; Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, Verge reviewer and smart-home specialist. They spar over Meta’s AI costs and layoffs, the delay of Meta’s Avocado model, rampant bot and fake-AI problems across platforms, Perplexity vs Amazon on agent shopping, DOGE-related data drama, and real-world AI failures like misidentifying people.
