TWiT 1067: Short Vertical Content - Is Claude the New King of AI Coding?
Claude isn't just the hottest name in AI right now—it's quietly ushering in a wave of ultra-personalized, vibe-coded software that could transform how we build and use tech in 2026. Find out why coders and normies alike are obsessed and what's coming next.
Claude Cowork Exfiltrates Files
Behind the Curtain: The AI future has arrived
Our Algorithmic Grey-Beige World
Musk wants up to $134B in OpenAI lawsuit, despite $700B fortune
Elon Musk's Grok 'Undressing' Problem Isn't Fixed
I asked Grok's AI to undress me after X's new limits. It's still easy on the app.
Senate passes Defiance Act for a second time to address Grok deepfakes
Instagram says it fixed the issue that sent password reset emails
Instagram AI Influencers Are Defaming Celebrities With Sex Scandals
French Court Orders Popular VPNs to Block More Pirate Sites, Despite Opposition
Nearly 5 Million Accounts Removed Under Australia's New Social Media Ban
TikTok has quietly launched a new micro drama app called PineDrama as the category picks up steam in the US
Creator income inequality is rising as top influencers rake in big paydays from brands
Managers on alert for "launch fever" as pressure builds for NASA's Moon mission
Senate passes minibus bill funding NASA, rejecting Trump's proposed cuts
Pentagon Device Linked To Havana Syndrome
Zuck#: A programming language for connecting the world. And harvesting it
Amazon is buying copper harvested by bacteria for its data centers
'Are You Dead?' is now the top paid App Store app in China
Danish dev delights kid by turning floppy drive into easy TV remote
Cinemark will fill almost anything with popcorn this weekend—but there's a catch
Happy Birthday, Wikipedia: We need you now more than ever
Pluralistic: The world needs an Ireland for disenshittification (17 Jan 2026)
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Harper Reed and Abrar Al-Heeti
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Jan 18th 2026
This Week in Tech 1067
Short Vertical Content
Hosted by
Leo Laporte
Is Claude the New King of AI Coding?
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Claude isn’t just the hottest name in AI right now—it's quietly ushering in a wave of ultra-personalized, vibe-coded software that could transform how we build and use tech in 2026. Find out why coders and normies alike are obsessed and what’s coming next.
- Claude Cowork Exfiltrates Files
- Behind the Curtain: The AI future has arrived
- Our Algorithmic Grey-Beige World
- Musk wants up to $134B in OpenAI lawsuit, despite $700B fortune
- Elon Musk’s Grok ‘Undressing’ Problem Isn’t Fixed
- I asked Grok's AI to undress me after X's new limits. It's still easy on the app.
- Senate passes Defiance Act for a second time to address Grok deepfakes
- Instagram says it fixed the issue that sent password reset emails
- Instagram AI Influencers Are Defaming Celebrities With Sex Scandals
- French Court Orders Popular VPNs to Block More Pirate Sites, Despite Opposition
- Nearly 5 Million Accounts Removed Under Australia's New Social Media Ban
- TikTok has quietly launched a new micro drama app called PineDrama as the category picks up steam in the US
- Creator income inequality is rising as top influencers rake in big paydays from brands
- Managers on alert for “launch fever” as pressure builds for NASA’s Moon mission
- Senate passes minibus bill funding NASA, rejecting Trump's proposed cuts
- Pentagon Device Linked To Havana Syndrome
- Zuck#: A programming language for connecting the world. And harvesting it
- Amazon is buying copper harvested by bacteria for its data centers
- ‘Are You Dead?’ is now the top paid App Store app in China
- Danish dev delights kid by turning floppy drive into easy TV remote
- Cinemark will fill almost anything with popcorn this weekend—but there’s a catch
- Happy Birthday, Wikipedia: We need you now more than ever
- Pluralistic: The world needs an Ireland for disenshittification (17 Jan 2026)
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- Tech: How AI Tools Like Claude Are Shaping the Future of Software
- Transcripts: This Week in Tech 1067 Transcript
#### Links
- Contagious Claude Code bug Anthropic ignored promptly spreads to Cowork
- Claude Cowork Exfiltrates Files
- Behind the Curtain: The AI future has arrived
- Elon Musk’s Grok ‘Undressing’ Problem Isn’t Fixed
- I asked Grok's AI to undress me after X's new limits. It's still easy on the app.
- X claims it has stopped Grok from undressing people, but of course it hasn’t
- Senate passes Defiance Act for a second time to address Grok deepfakes
- Musk wants up to $134B in OpenAI lawsuit, despite $700B fortune
- Instagram says it fixed the issue that sent password reset emails
- Instagram AI Influencers Are Defaming Celebrities With Sex Scandals
- French Court Orders Popular VPNs to Block More Pirate Sites, Despite Opposition
- Nearly 5 Million Accounts Removed Under Australia's New Social Media Ban
- Senate passes minibus bill funding NASA, rejecting Trump's proposed cuts
- Managers on alert for “launch fever” as pressure builds for NASA’s Moon mission
- Creator income inequality is rising as top influencers rake in big paydays from brands
- TikTok has quietly launched a new micro drama app called PineDrama as the category picks up steam in the US
- Pentagon Device Linked To Havana Syndrome
- Zuck#: A programming language for connecting the world. And harvesting it
- Amazon is buying copper harvested by bacteria for its data centers
- ‘Are You Dead?’ is now the top paid App Store app in China
- Danish dev delights kid by turning floppy drive into easy TV remote
- Cinemark will fill almost anything with popcorn this weekend—but there’s a catch
- Happy Birthday, Wikipedia: We need you now more than ever
- Pluralistic: The world needs an Ireland for disenshittification (17 Jan 2026)
- Our Algorithmic Grey-Beige World
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- ZipRecruiter.com/twit
- redis.io
- zscaler.com/security
- monarch.com with code TWIT
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