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Apple has a new tool to help you if your iPhone gets stolen. There’s a huge Tesla recall related to Autopilot. More AI tools from Google. How is X doing, you know, financially speaking? And Netflix’s first ever What We Watched report. Sponsors: Miro.com/podcast Mindbloom.com/techmeme100 and code techmeme100 Links: Apple Makes Security Changes to Protect Users From iPhone Thefts (WSJ) Google Offers Enhanced Generative AI Features for Cloud Customers (Bloomberg) Tesla Recalls 2 Million Cars to Fix Autopilot Safety Flaws (Bloomberg) FCC issues final denial of $885M Starlink subsidy (TechCrunch) Musk’s X 2023 Ad Sales Projected to Slump to About $2.5 Billion (Bloomberg) EU Deal to Force Uber, Deliveroo Treat Some Drivers as Employees (Bloomberg) OpenAI to Pay Politico Parent Axel Springer for Using Its Content (WSJ) Netflix reveals how many hours we spent watching The Night Agent and Queen Charlotte (The Verge) Follow the podcast on TikTok: @techmemeridehomepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 Des 202319min

Epic Games has won its case against Google’s app store, but why was this case different than the one they lost to Apple? The sort of big changes to Apple TV. BeReal is still around and still… being real. But E3 is not. It’s officially over as a conference. Sponsors: Shopify.com/ride Miro.com/podcast Links: Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fight (The Verge) Google’s Epic Legal Defeat Threatens $200 Billion App Store Industry (Bloomberg) Exclusive: Apple offers to let rivals access tap-and-go tech in EU antitrust case (Reuters) Apple iTunes Will Now Redirect Users to Redesigned Apple TV App for Movies, Series (Variety) BeReal adds private groups and Live Photo-like features; Pew estimates 13% of US teens use app (TechCrunch) E3, once gaming’s biggest expo, is officially dead (Washington Post) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Des 202316min

I told you the open-source AI startups were coming, and a big one is making waves today. Apple’s iPad lineup is hella confusing, but Mark Gurman says Apple is working to streamline that in the coming year. And let me give you the background on that whole Effective Accelerationist movement you might have been hearing about online. Sponsors: Miro.com/podcast CrashPlan.com/ridehome Links: Mistral, French A.I. Start-Up, Is Valued at $2 Billion in Funding Round (NYTimes) Nvidia Sees Vietnam as Potential Second Home, Reports Say (Bloomberg) Apple Is Working on Cleaning Up Its Confusing iPad Lineup (Bloomberg) China’s cyber army is invading critical U.S. services (Washington Post) This A.I. Subculture’s Motto: Go, Go, Go (NYTimes) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Des 202317min

People across the Internet are accusing Google of faking that Gemini AI video demo that everyone was wowed by. Apple seems to be diversifying out of China for manufacturing at pace now. Might the UK’s CMA have an issue with Microsoft’s relationship with OpenAI? And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions. Sponsors: ShopBeam.com/ride Links: Google’s Gemini Looks Remarkable, But It’s Still Behind OpenAI (Bloomberg) Early impressions of Google’s Gemini aren’t great (TechCrunch) Apple to move key iPad engineering resources to Vietnam (NikkeiAsia) Microsoft, OpenAI Are Facing a Potential Antitrust Probe in UK (Bloomberg) Google launches NotebookLM powered by Gemini Pro, drops waitlist (9to5Google) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: The real research behind the wild rumors about OpenAI’s Q* project (ArsTechnica) AI and Mass Spying (Schneier On Security) The race to 5G is over — now it’s time to pay the bill (The Verge) In the Hall v. Oates legal feud, fans don’t want to play favorites (NBCNews) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Des 202317min

Meta has kept a longstanding promise to encrypt Messenger by default. Apple is coming clean about the notifications spying thing. AMD’s answer to Nvidia. We know when the next major version of Windows is coming and, surprise, it’s got AI all over it. And Apple releases its first little AI hint. Sponsor: Dragonball Legends Links: Messenger is finally getting end-to-end encryption by default (The Verge) Federal government is using data from push notifications to track contacts (Washington Post) AMD unveils Instinct MI300X GPU and MI300A APU, claims up to 1.6X lead over Nvidia’s competing GPUs (Tom's Hardware) Meta launches a standalone AI-powered image generator (TechCrunch) PlayStation keeps reminding us why digital ownership sucks (The Verge) EXCLUSIVE: Microsoft readies 'groundbreaking' AI-focused Windows release as new leadership takes the helm (Windows Central) Apple launches MLX machine-learning framework for Apple Silicon (ComputerWorld) Is Elon's AI Copying Me? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Des 202316min

Say hello to Gemini, Google’s new AI model designed to go head to head with OpenAI. Governments have been spying on your phone’s notifications, but Apple couldn’t tell you about that until now. Why is Twitch shutting down service in what is one of the biggest markets in the world for esports? And another way to hide your green bubbles in iMessage. Sponsors: CrashPlan.com/ridehome The Traceroute Podcast Links: Meet Gemini, the AI That Google Says Is Way, Way Better Than ChatGPT (Gizmodo) Google’s Gemini AI model is coming to the Pixel 8 Pro — and eventually to Android (The Verge) Google announces the Cloud TPU v5p, its most powerful AI accelerator yet (TechCrunch) Governments spying on Apple, Google users through push notifications - US senator (Reuters) Twitch plans to shut down in South Korea on February 27, 2024 (VentureBeat) There’s a new iMessage for Android app — and it actually works (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Des 202317min

The 23andMe hack just keeps getting worse. A new phone! The OnePlus 12. A new AI Alliance. New, upgraded spam filters. And all you need to know about the big Grand Theft Auto VI news. Sponsors: Notion.com/ride Nuts.com/ride Links: 23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users (TechCrunch) A detailed look at the OnePlus 12 ahead of its global launch (The Verge) Instagram and Facebook Messenger chats are being disconnected this month (9to5Google) Meta, IBM Create Industrywide AI Alliance to Share Technology (Bloomberg) Amazon Fails To Renew Live UK Premier League Rights As Sky & TNT Maintain Grip On Games (Deadline) Gmail’s AI-powered spam detection is its biggest security upgrade in years (ArsTechnica) ChatGPT will no longer comply if you ask it to repeat a word 'forever'— after a recent prompt revealed training data and personal info (Business Insider) ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Coming in 2025, Rockstar Says After Trailer Leak (Bloomberg) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Des 202317min

I guess Spotify missed the memo about the tech turnaround cause they had monster layoffs today. Google has delayed its big OpenAI competitor. Why does AI have a tendency to do evil unless you really tell it not to? And the band Kiss is retiring from touring, but Kiss the band has the potential to tour forever, thanks to digital avatars. Sponsors: Collective.com/ride Kolide.com/ride Links: Spotify cuts 17% jobs amid rising capital costs (TechCrunch) Google Postpones Big AI Launch as OpenAI Zooms Ahead (The Information) OpenAI Agreed to Buy $51 Million of AI Chips From a Startup Backed by CEO Sam Altman (Wired) The Robots Will Insider Trade (Bloomberg) Kiss say farewell to live touring, become first US band to go virtual and become digital avatars (AP) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Des 202316min