Thursday, Mar. 22, 2018 - The Zuckerberg Interviews

Messages between Android and iOS are about to be encrypted. A new XR headset from HTC and new Spectacles from Snap. A big movie studio has signed up to use AI. Neuralink has implants for blindness. And why I’m kinda NOT gonna do a review roundup of the new iPhones. Sponsors: Ramp.com/techmeme Links: RCS texts on the iPhone aren’t encrypted now, but that could change (The Verge) Here’s how green bubbles are getting upgraded in iOS (The Verge) HTC Vive's Focus Vision is a $999 stab at high-end VR and mixed reality (Engadget) Snap’s new Spectacles inch closer to compelling AR (The Verge) Instagram, Facing Pressure Over Child Safety Online, Unveils Sweeping Changes (NYTimes) Lionsgate, Studio Behind ‘John Wick,’ Signs Deal With AI Startup Runway (WSJ) Musk's Neuralink gets FDA's breakthrough device tag for 'Blindsight' implant (Reuters) Apple iPhone 16 Pro review: small camera update, big difference (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Sep 202416min

Intel announces a bunch of ways its hoping to turn its business around sooner rather than later. Is OpenAI about to have its chat bots query you? The whole TikTok divestment case is coming to a head right now. And speaking of turn arounds, darn if Netflix didn’t pull ITS turnaround off perfectly. Hollywood, not so much. Sponsors: Shopify.com/ride Links: Intel stock jumps on plan to turn foundry business into subsidiary and allow for outside funding (CNBC) Intel to Make Custom AI Chip for Amazon, Delay German Plant (Bloomberg) EssilorLuxottica extends smart glasses partnership with Meta (Reuters) OpenAI Says It's Fixed Issue Where ChatGPT Appeared to Be Messaging Users Unprompted (Futurism) TikTok is about to get its day in court (The Verge) Judges Show Some Skepticism of TikTok’s Fight Against Potential U.S. Ban (NYTimes) How Netflix won the streaming wars (FT) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Sep 202416min

A bunch of Apple stories today. FDA approval for sleep apnea detection for the watch. Signs of poor pre-order sales for the phone. And a quick review of the new Airpods. Also, how did Intel lose out on making the chips for the next gen Playstation. And are dating apps responsible for income inequality? Sponsors: ArcticWolf.com/register Links: Apple Watch sleep apnea detection gets FDA approval (TechCrunch) iPhone 16 first weekend pre-order analysis: estimated total sales of about 37 million units; Pro series demand lower than expected (Ming-Chi Kuo) France picks Sejourne as nominee for EU Commission after Breton clash (Reuters) Slack now lets users add AI agents from Asana, Cohere, Adobe, Workday and more (VentureBeat) Exclusive: How Intel lost the Sony PlayStation business (Reuters) Apple AirPods 4 review: defying expectations (The Verge) Online Dating Caused a Rise in US Income Inequality, Research Paper Shows (Bloomberg) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Sep 202416min

The first of the Strawberry models is here. YC plans to have four cohorts a year, but each one is getting smaller. Waymo is already ready to expand to more pretty big markets. And in the long reads, a deep dive look into the options Intel has at this point in time. Sponsors: HensonShaving.com/ride code ride Links: OpenAI releases o1, its first model with ‘reasoning’ abilities (The Verge) Notes on OpenAI’s new o1 chain-of-thought models (Simon Willison's Weblog) OpenAI's new models 'instrumentally faked alignment' (TransformerNews) Apple AirPods Pro granted FDA approval to serve as hearing aids (TechCrunch) Silicon Valley’s Y Combinator to Double Number of Cohorts Per Year (Bloomberg) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: Intel Has Only Tough Options After Its Long and Stinging Fall From Grace (Bloomberg) Link to the twitter poll about ads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 Sep 202418min

As expected, OpenAI is in talks for a new capital raise at a $150B valuation. More layoffs in Microsoft’s gaming division. More holes poked in our creaking internet infrastructure. The tiny SpaceX competitor who’s stock has been soaring lately. And a look at what Apple’s recent AirPods announcement could do to the hearing aid industry. Links: OpenAI Fundraising Set to Vault Startup’s Valuation to $150 Billion (Bloomberg) The AI Spending Spree, in Charts (WSJ) Microsoft Lays Off Another 650 Staff From Its Video Game Workforce, Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Sends Memo to Staff (IGN) Rogue WHOIS server gives researcher superpowers no one should ever have (ArsTechnica) Adam Neumann’s Climate Company Is Issuing Refunds After Failing To Launch Crypto Token (Forbes) SpaceX’s Tiny Rival Soars 1,300%. Now Comes the Satellite Launch (Bloomberg) Apple turning AirPods into hearing aids underscores effort to crack massive health market (CNBC) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Sep 202416min

Mistral goes multimodal for the first time. Meta admits to scraping the data of every adult Australian. The details on the new PS5 Pro. Wouldn’t it be wild if, through stablecoins, crypto BECOMES the banking system instead of replacing it. And a weird mystery in AI land. Sponsors: Promevo.com/techmeme Links: Mistral releases Pixtral 12B, its first multimodal model (TechCrunch) Facebook admits to scraping every Australian adult user's public photos and posts to train AI, with no opt-out option (ABC News) The $700 PS5 Pro doesn’t come with a disc drive (The Verge) Exclusive Hands-On: I Played Sony's All-New PS5 Pro (CNET) Americans used record 100 trillion megabytes of wireless data in 2023 (Reuters) Payments in Singapore With Stablecoins Rise to Almost $1 Billion (Bloomberg) Reflection 70B model maker breaks silence amid fraud accusations (VentureBeat) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Sep 202416min

Apple loses its longest standing regulatory battle in the EU. Some drips and drabs from yesterday’s iPhone event. Would a phone you can fold three times be more enticing than a phone that folds two times? And are we about to see that new Strawberry AI model from OpenAI by the end of the month? Sponsors: Timeline.com/ride Links: Apple must pay 13 billion euros in back taxes, EU’s top court rules (CNBC) iPhone 16 battery life: How much better is it? (9to5Mac) Huawei launches $2,800 trifold phone hours after Apple debuts iPhone 16 (CNBC) Oracle’s Missteps in Cloud Computing Are Paying Dividends in AI (WSJ) New Details on OpenAI’s Strawberry; Apple’s Siri Makeover; Larry Ellison Doubles Down on Data Centers (The Information) Audible to Start Generating AI Voice Replicas of Select Audiobook Narrators (Bloomberg) JPMorgan Plans to Report Customers Who Exploited TikTok ‘Glitch’ to Authorities (WSJ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Sep 202416min

All the headlines from today’s iPhone event. It IS interesting the degree to which Elon’s various businesses have potential synergy. The Times digs into the content on Telegram and says, it ain’t pretty. And e-bikes seem to be back. In London, at least, anyway. Links: Apple Announces iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max with Larger Displays, New Camera Control, and More (MacRumors) Apple announces iPhone 16: camera button, new colors, AI features (9to5Mac) AirPods Pro 2 adds ‘clinical grade’ hearing aid feature (9to5Mac) Musk’s xAI Has Discussed Deal for Share of Future Tesla Revenue (WSJ) How Telegram Became a Playground for Criminals, Extremists and Terrorists (NYTimes) London e-bike boom leads to clashes with councils (Financial Times) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Sep 202419min