Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra starts at $2,099
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TWiT 1094: Rest in Peace, Buzzkill - How John C. Dvorak Changed Tech Journalism Forever
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Jul 27, 2026
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AI Election Spending, AI Kill Switch, and the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra
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Leo notes the irony of the AI industry spending heavily to shape regulation while the same administration talks about centralized kill-switch authority. The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra discussion focuses less on the Samsung device itself and more on what it signals about Apple's foldable iPhone, expected within months at a similar $2,000+ price point. Leo mentions already using the Galaxy Z Fold 7 but preferring it with GrapheneOS loaded on his Pixel.
Cop City Protester Prosecuted for Using GrapheneOS
Sam Tunic, a Cop City protester on a terrorism watchlist, was stopped at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. When agents demanded his phone unlock, he used Graphene OS's duress PIN, which wiped the device. The DOJ is now charging him with destroying evidence — the first time this law has targeted an OS feature on a Pixel phone.
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