This Week in Tech 933: The Iliad Flow

Amazon vs Walmart, Prime dark patterns, Canadian link tax, Zuck Musk cage match A new book reveals how Amazon used 'shady' strategies at its bookstores to drive up Prime subscriptions. Trader Oooh's. FTC Sues Amazon Over 'Manipulative' Tactics Used to Enroll Millions in Prime. Deceptive Patterns: Hall of Shame. Sony's PlayStation chief privately said Microsoft's Activision deal wasn't about Xbox exclusives. Amazon will hold Prime Day 2023 on July 11-12, adding invite-only deals and 'Buy with Prime' sites. TikTok prepares 'Project S' plan to break into online shopping. The Curious Case of Chris Evans's Sweater in "Knives Out". NFL finalizes new 11-year media rights deal, Amazon gets exclusive Thursday Night rights. Gannett sues Google over its alleged ad tech monopoly. As Canada Passes Corrupt Link Tax, Meta Says No More News Links In Canada. Winner Sells All: Amazon, Walmart, and the Battle for Our Wallets by Jason Del Rey. Disney Adds Facial Recognition to Parks. Tom Morello, Zack de la Rocha Boycott Venues Using Face-scanning Tech. Hacker responsible for 2020 Twitter breach sentenced to prison. Google's YouTube Is Testing an Online-Games Offering. Meta Will Launch Twitter Competitor In Mid-July: Report. Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg's fight started before Meta's Twitter rival. "Stunning"—Midjourney update wows AI artists with camera-like feature. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Denise Howell, Alex Lindsay, and Jason Del Rey 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: lookout.com drinkAG1.com/twit GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT Miro.com/podcast