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Looks like Disney is finally going to swallow Hulu. One more time we’re going to look at the AI regulation debate, this time noting that governments are regulating tech ahead of time for the first time in a while. You might want to tip your DoorDasher ahead of time. And can I coin a term? Arizona is becoming Silicon Mesa? Sponsors: Nutrisense.com/ride and code ride Links: Disney Says It Will Take Full Control of Hulu (NYTimes) Joe Biden Wants US Government Algorithms Tested for Potential Harm Against Citizens (Wired) Attenuating Innovation (AI) (Stratechery) DoorDash now warns you that your food might get cold if you don’t tip (The Verge) ‘Our secret weapon’: how a university bolstered Phoenix’s rise as US chip capital (Financial Times) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 Marras 202317min

LinkedIn has an AI job coach for you. Netflix’s ad tier is doing well. But is it doing well enough. You might have thought this already happened, but WeWork seems to be seriously circling the deadpool. A potentially big breakthrough for medicinal discovery via AI. And more on the evolving AI debate around open source and regulatory capture. Links: LinkedIn’s new AI chatbot wants to help you get a job (CNBC) Netflix, Pushing Into AVOD Fray, Plans New Ad Formats, ‘Crown’ Sponsorship Deals (Variety) WeWork Plans to File for Bankruptcy as Early as Next Week (WSJ) DeepMind’s latest AlphaFold model is more useful for drug discovery (TechCrunch) Google DeepMind boss hits back at Meta AI chief over ‘fearmongering’ claim (CNBC) What the executive order means for openness in AI (AI Snake Oil) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Marras 202316min

All the headlines for last night’s Apple event, including interesting details about the new M3 chips. One year on from Elon purchasing it, what is X worth now? Is Nvidia gonna have to cancel all those chip orders from China? And are people crying chicken little about the threat of AI in order to do some regulatory capture? Links: Apple ‘Scary Fast’ Mac launch event: the 4 biggest announcements (The Verge) Apple officially unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max: 3 nanometer, Dynamic Caching GPU, more (9to5Mac) Apple M3 Pro Chip Has 25% Less Memory Bandwidth Than M1/M2 Pro (MacRumors) Nvidia’s $5 Billion of China Orders in Limbo After Latest U.S. Curbs (WSJ) X Says It Is Worth $19 Billion, Down From $44 Billion Last Year (NYTimes) Artists Lose First Round of Copyright Infringement Case Against AI Art Generators (TRH) Google Brain cofounder says Big Tech companies are lying about the risks of AI wiping out humanity because they want to dominate the market (Insider) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

31 Loka 202317min

Governments around the world announce guardrails for AI… or, at least, suggest some. OpenAI takes steps to keep you from going to plugins. Meta seems serious about offering a subscription option to Europeans. Your earbuds are about to get smarter. And how AI might finally give us useful robots. Sponsors: Collective.com/ride NPR's Planet Money Links: Biden releases AI executive order directing agencies to develop safety guidelines (The Verge) Exclusive: G7 to agree AI code of conduct for companies (Reuters) New Version Of ChatGPT Gives Access To All GPT-4 Tools At Once (Search Engine Journal) Google Commits $2 Billion in Funding to AI Startup Anthropic (WSJ) Meta to Offer Ad-Free Facebook, Instagram Subscriptions in Europe (Bloomberg) Google can turn ANC earbuds into a heart rate monitor with no extra hardware (9to5Google) Stacking Boxes? Treating Cancer? AI Needs to Learn Physics First (WSJ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 Loka 202317min

We started this year with layoffs and the whole "Tech Recession" narrative. So, as we wind up the year, did tech recover this year, and if so, how? Also, self-driving cars and speculation on Monday's Apple event. Check out Big Technology here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Loka 20231h 24min

Amazon wraps up tech earnings week. Microsoft raises the alarm about a really sophisticate new hacking group. SBF actually takes the stand. OpenAI sets up a system to keep their AI from, you know, blowing up the world. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Miro.com/podcast ShopBeam.com/ride and use code ride for 40% off Links: Microsoft: Octo Tempest is one of the most dangerous financial hacking groups (BleepingComputer) FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried previews legal defence at fraud trial (FT) Cruise pauses all driverless robotaxi operations to ‘rebuild public trust’ (TechCrunch) OpenAI forms team to study ‘catastrophic’ AI risks, including nuclear threats (TechCrunch) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: They Cracked the Code to a Locked USB Drive Worth $235 Million in Bitcoin. Then It Got Weird (Wired) “Math is hard” — if you are an LLM – and why that matters (Gary Marcus Blog) The poster’s guide to the internet of the future (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Loka 202318min

Meta earnings from yesterday. Apple seems to be planning a complete revamp of the AirPods lineup. Spotify plans major changes to how it does royalties. X rolls out video and audio calls. And a look at how those new gesture controls work on the Apple Watch. Sponsors: Masterworks.art/techmeme Miro.com/podcast Links: Zuckerberg says Threads has almost 100 million monthly users (The Verge) Apple Plans AirPods Overhaul With New Low- and High-End Models, USB-C Headphones (Bloomberg) Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and Apple News+ Receiving Price Increases (MacRumors) SPOTIFY IS CHANGING ITS ROYALTY MODEL TO CRUSH STREAMING FRAUD AND INTRODUCE A MINIMUM PAYMENT THRESHOLD. ITS PLAN? TO SHIFT $1 BILLION IN PAYOUTS TOWARDS ‘WORKING ARTISTS’ OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS. (MusicBusinessWorldwide) X is officially rolling out audio and video calls (The Verge) The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Loka 202315min

Meta got sued by most the States. California has forced Cruise to stop its autonomous vehicle testing. Will earbuds be key in any AI future? Tech earnings season snuck up on me at least. And is Sam Bankman Fried going to have to take the stand in order to keep himself out of prison? Sponsors: Nuts.com/ride Miro.com/podcast Links: Meta sued by 42 attorneys general alleging Facebook, Instagram features are addictive and target kids (CNBC) California DMV immediately suspends Cruise’s robotaxi permit (TechCrunch) Qualcomm turns to Wi-Fi to take wireless earbuds and headphones to the next level (The Verge) Controversial Chip in Huawei Phone Produced on ASML Machine (Bloomberg) Can Sam Bankman-Fried argue his way out of trouble? (FT) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Loka 202317min