Thu. 11/30 – The Prodigal Son Is Back
Sam Altman is officially back at work as OpenAI CEO. Meta is about to launch Threads in Europe, but their plan to offer ad free subscription tiers for their services has hit a speed bump. You can trick LLMs into revealing their training data. And I warned you before, but if you have any dormant Google accounts, better see to them toot suite. Sponsors: Crashplan.com/ridehome Miro.com/podcast Links: OpenAI Will Add Microsoft as Board Observer, Plans Governance Changes (Bloomberg) Interview: Sam Altman on being fired and rehired by OpenAI (The Verge) Meta’s Threads to Launch in Europe in App’s Biggest Expansion Since Debut (WSJ) Meta Platforms' ad-free service targeted in EU consumer complaint (Reuters) It’s not just electricity — Bitcoin mines burn through a lot of water, too (The Verge) ChatGPT's training data can be exposed via a "divergence attack" (StackDiary) Your Unused Gmail Account May Be Permanently Deleted Friday (WSJ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
30 Nov 202315min
Wed. 11/29 – Apple And Goldman Part Ways
Apple and Goldman are ending their partnership, so what does that mean for the Apple Credit Card? Stability AI is so unstable, it might be looking to sell itself. GM is pumping the breaks on its Cruise rollout. All the headlines from the big AWS conference yesterday. And it’s that time of year: what won your Spotify Wrapped listening charts? Sponsors: DragonBall Legends Miro.com/podcast Links: Apple Pulls Plug on Goldman Credit-Card Partnership (WSJ) Unity Software with a ‘company reset’ walks away from film VFX and the Wētā Deal. (FXGuide) Stability AI Has Explored Sale as Investor Urges CEO to Resign (Bloomberg) G.M. to Cut Spending on Cruise Self-Driving Unit (NYTimes) Amazon Introduces Q, an A.I. Chatbot for Companies (NYTimes) Inside Spotify Wrapped, an Annual Song of Ourselves (WSJ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
29 Nov 202316min
Tue. 11/28 – NameDrop Is Safe, Despite What Police Say
AI foundation models are coming to more AWS products. Why are police departments scaremongering about that NameDrop feature on iPhones? Why is Google Drive losing peoples’ files? And Ikea’s new super cheap smart-home starter devices. Sponsors: Miro.com/podcast Traceroute Podcast Links: AWS enhances AI services with foundation model capabilities for improved performance (SiliconAngle) Amazon wants businesses to use its palm-scanning tech to let employees into the office (CNBC) US Thanksgiving weekend sales hit record on big discounts, online boost (Reuters) NameDrop is safe. The fearmongering about it is not. (Washington Post) Google investigating missing files on Drive, caused by desktop app (9to5Google) OpenAI Is Still an $86 Billion Nonprofit (Matt Levine/Bloomberg) Ikea debuts a trio of affordable smart home sensors (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
28 Nov 202317min
Mon. 11/27 – ByteDance Retrenches
A thin client from AWS. More bad news for gaming as ByteDance pulls back from its gaming ambitions in a major way. Governments have more new joint guidelines for AI development. And Amazon now delivers more packages than either FedEx OR UPS. Sponsors: Miro.com/podcast NPR Planet Money Links: AWS debuts Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client device for virtual desktop access (SiliconAngle) Salesforce Inks Deal to Sell on Amazon Web Services’ Marketplace (Bloomberg) TikTok parent ByteDance to cut 1,000 gaming jobs in strategic shift (NikkeiAsia) US, Britain, other countries ink agreement to make AI 'secure by design' (Reuters) Instagram’s Algorithm Delivers Toxic Video Mix to Adults Who Follow Children (WSJ) The Biggest Delivery Business in the U.S. Is No Longer UPS or FedEx (WSJ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
27 Nov 202316min
(IHP) The "First" Extremely Online Person, Justin Hall
A lot of people give credit to Justin Hall for being, if not the first, then spiritually, at least, the “first” blogger. Since early 1994, first as Justin’s Homepage and at various points, as Justin’s Links from the Underground and Links.net, Justin Hall has been writing online and sharing online—especially, sharing himself online—longer than almost anyone else on the planet. Hear his story today, and watch his documentary at: http://overshare.links.net/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
26 Nov 20231h 45min
(IHP) The Gary Kildall Legend Part 2
This about the man who invented the modern disc operating system (the OS) and the concept of the software platform. That man was Gary Kildall. And the question we examine in this episode is, why is Bill Gates the richest man in the world, and not Gary Kildall? Could things have turned out differently? In this episode we use audio from the following documentaries: Triumph of the Nerds and Computer Chronicles Special thanks to Justin Schwinghamer for the original score and the voice acting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
25 Nov 202359min
(IHP) The Gary Kildall Legend Part 1
This about the man who invented the modern disc operating system (the OS) and the concept of the software platform. That man was Gary Kildall. And the question we examine in this episode is, why is Bill Gates the richest man in the world, and not Gary Kildall? Could things have turned out differently? In this episode we use audio from the following documentaries: Triumph of the Nerds and Computer Chronicles Special thanks to Justin Schwinghamer for the original score and the voice acting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 Nov 202342min
(IHP) How The Dotcom Bubble Happened
From the Internet History Podcast, the background, root causes and rough outline of the dotcom bubble. How it happened, why it happened... and why it's unlikely to happen again anytime soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23 Nov 20231h 4min
