
Federal government reaches deal with Google on Online News Act
Google DeepMind researchers use AI tool to find 2mn new materials
Some Pixel 8 Pro displays have bumps under the glass
Reflecting on 18 years at Google
Google's new geothermal energy project is up and running
AWS Unveils Next Generation AWS-Designed Chips
Amazon Introduces Q, an A.I. Chatbot for Companies
Does Black Friday and Cyber Monday Matter?
Adobe's $20 Billion Purchase of Figma Would Harm Innovation, U.K. Regulator Provisionally Finds
Elon goes full Pizzagate. How does this end?
A new low in manels
Sports Illustrated Published Articles by Fake, AI-Generated Writers
OpenAI Made an AI Breakthrough Before Altman Firing, Stoking Excitement and Concern
Hugging Face CEO on What Comes After Transformers
Hinton vs LeCun vs Ng vs Tegmark vs O
Anthony Levandowski Reboots Church of Artificial Intelligence
Unauthorized "David Attenborough" AI clone narrates developer's life, goes viral
Google Slides getting built-in presentation recording tool
Google Will Start Deleting Old Accounts This Week. Here's How to Save Your Google Account
Google's .meme domain is here to serve your wackiest websites
Some Google Drive for Desktop users are missing months of files
Picks of the week
(Paris) The 2000 cinematic masterpiece Chicken Run
(Paris) Pentiment
(Jeff) Jezebel to Be Resurrected by Paste Magazine
(Jeff) After 151 years, Popular Science will no longer offer a magazine
(Ant) City Nerd on YouTube
(Jason) No Ads in Albania, Ethiopia and Myanmar
Hosts: Jason Howell, Jeff Jarvis, Paris Martineau, and Ant Pruitt
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Nov 30, 2023
2 hr 21 min
Video

Adobe Flash Player Updater is (still) desperately trying to update
Veracrypt password security
Firefox moves to 120 with a bunch of very nice new features
Do-Not-Track is back on track
"ownCloud" -or- "PwnCloud" ?
CrushFTP Critical Vulnerability
Bypassing fingerprint authentication
ApacheMQ
TransUnion & Experian both hacked
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-950-Notes.pdf
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Ant Pruitt
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Nov 29, 2023
2 hr 12 min
Video

From King to Exile to King Again: The Inside Story of Sam Altman's Whiplash Week
OpenAI's Misalignment and Microsoft's Gain – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
Ilya Sutskever on X: "I deeply regret my participation in the board's actions. I never intended to harm OpenAI. I love everything we've built together and I will do everything I can to reunite the company."
Altman Argued With OpenAI Board Member Toner Before Ouster
Microsoft exits OpenAI drama with 'one of best possible outcomes'
Dear Elon Musk, here are five things you might want to consider about AGI
DeepMind releases new music model
Google is embedding inaudible watermarks right into its AI generated music
Introducing Stable Video Diffusion — Stability AI
Google Meet can now detect when you physically raise your hand
Google Chrome will limit ad blockers starting June 2024
Google Maps' new look may frustrate Calif. drivers as Thanksgiving travel begins
Google will work with Apple on implementing RCS on iPhone
Anthropic Introduces Claude 2.1 With 200K Context Window
Sarah Silverman Hits Stumbling Block in AI Lawsuit Against Meta
Congrats To Elon Musk: I Didn't Think You Had It In You To File A Lawsuit This Stupid. But, You Crazy Bastard, You Did It!
What Spotify's New Royalty Model Really Means
MC HAMMER on X: "Salute and congratulations to the 710 plus @OpenAI team members who gave an unparalleled demonstration of loyalty, love and commitment to @sama and @gdb in these perilous times it was a thing of beauty to witness. Salute
Parents Sue Gaming Companies Over 'Video Game Addiction', Because That's Easier Than Parenting
Picks:
Paris - a beautiful 2 minutes in live caller history. Stephen A. Smith vs a guy who tries to ask about Cars
Paris - And.... from the mind that brought you basement eel guy: TikTok tunnel girl
Jeff - No evidence screen time is negative for children's cognitive development and well-being: Oxford Study
Ant - Great Review From Mr Sargent and Mr Nielsen - Shot on iPhone 15
Ant - LumaFusion Update Includes Editing on SSD
Ant - Bittersweet and Grateful
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Paris Martineau, and Ant Pruitt
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Nov 23, 2023
2 hr 58 min
Video

OpenAI debuts GPTs allowing companies to further optimize GPT-4 for specific domains.
Article 45, an EU regulation, will roll back web security by 12 years by banning website fingerprinting used for fraud detection.
GM halts production on its Cruise driverless van over safety concerns after recent crashes.
The SAG strike continues as negotiations with AMPTP stall. AMPTP proposed using AI to replace actors.
AI academics voice concerns about AI CEOs like Sam Altman having too much unilateral control over powerful technologies like GPT-4.
Meta allegedly tried to buy the domain name threads.com from a company called Threads and kicked them off Facebook when they refused to sell.
Google petitions regulators to force Apple to open up iMessage to improve Android interoperability and reduce lock-in.
Mark Zuckerberg leans into WhatsApp's strengths like groups, communities, and encryption to differentiate it from iMessage and Signal.
Attendees at a Bored Ape NFT event suffer "severe eye burns" after lazers engraved NFT images directly onto their retinas.
TikTok announces it is shutting down its $2 billion creator fund amidst advertiser pullback and recession worries.
Camps teaching kids how to become YouTube and social media stars are proliferating.
YouTube is testing new generative AI features like video captioning, a comments summarizer, and conversational assistance to enhance the platform.
Google Keep will replace the functionality of Assistant Notes and the Assistant Shopping List as Google consolidates its services.
Waze adds a new feature to warn drivers about accident-prone roads and intersections to improve safety.
Google Chrome can now display how much memory each open tab is using, helping diagnose slowdowns.
Google brings its conversational AI-powered Search to over 120 more countries and territories, expanding access globally.
Picks: GifCities, Vintage Byte Magazine Library, YouTube's ad blocking crackdown faces privacy laws, TriCounty For Foster Kids, Ya EARNED It
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Paris Martineau, and Ant Pruitt
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Nov 9, 2023
2 hr 49 min
Video

DMV suspends Cruise's robo-taxi permit in San Francisco after pedestrian accident
Debate over regulating approval process for autonomous vehicles between NHTSA and NTSB
Analysis of Google's disappointing Q3 financial results and advertising revenue drop
Impact of dating apps like Tinder on relationships and matchmaking
The demise of Twitter rival Pebble aka T2
Online interactions and social media - federation, verification, addiction
Lawsuits and moral panic surrounding Meta and Instagram's impact
AI wearable technology like Humane AI pin's features and risks
Google Chrome's dominance
Ethics of AI - risks of automation, data poisoning, copyright
Role of AI in society, regulating development, technology concerns
Picks include - corn mazes, Dimension 20, Jezebel up for sale, Pixel 8 Pro camera review
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Paris Martineau, and Ant Pruitt
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Oct 26, 2023
2 hr 32 min
Video

Elon Musk says charging $1 a year to Twitter users could reduce bots
VC Mark Andreessen loses it in controversial tech manifesto
Meta Quest 3 brings back glassholes to the wild
Amazon launches satellites to compete with SpaceX Starlink
Peter Norvig and Blaise Aguera y Arcas claim AGI is already here
51% of teens spend 4+ hours daily on social media
YouTube getting AI-powered ads targeting pop culture moments
Mass tech layoffs in 2022 - reasonable correction or problematic?
Google Wallet adds support for digital IDs and ticket scanning
Adobe focuses on AI over Figma acquisition amid antitrust scrutiny
Picks: Trust & Safety Tycoon game, beautiful coffee videos, laptop advice
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt
Guest: Paris Martineau
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Oct 19, 2023
2 hr 50 min
Video

Adobe announces a whole host of new AI features and upgrades at its MAX conference. We review the Pixel 8 Pro and discuss its new Ultra HDR capabilities. OpenAI plans to announce new developer features at its November conference and we demonstrate the new ChatGPT voice features.
• Ant Pruitt stops by Tech News Weekly to give us a rundown of what Adobe announced at its annual Adobe MAX conference.
• Jason Howell has the Pixel 8 Pro in hand, so he takes some time to give us his thoughts on the new phone and show off some of the new photo features and camera functionality.
• Mishaal Rahman explains the new Ultra HDR format in Android 14.
• Mikah Sargent talks about OpenAI's upcoming developer conference and demonstrates ChatGPT's new voice interactivity.
Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent
Guests: Ant Pruitt and Mishaal Rahman
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Oct 12, 2023
1 hr 23 min
Video

Google's "enshittification" memos
A Note From WIRED Leadership
Moonlighting comes to Hulu... starring Jeff Jarvis!
Elon Musk's X Strips Article Headlines on Shared Links
Did Elon Musk Endorse Biden, Come Out as Transgender and Die of Suicide?
Elon Musk Is Personally Undermining X's Efforts to Curb Israel-Hamas War Disinformation
Sure, There's Disinfo On ExTwitter, But The EU Should Not Be Demanding Censorship
Alexa says the 2020 election was stolen. What does it mean for 2024?
The Journalist and the Fallen Billionaire
The fraud was in the code
Newsom signs bill that would make it easier to delete online personal
Google is already bringing back the software features it removed because of Sonos' lawsuit
Right-to-repair is now the law in California
Meta Is Paying Creators Millions for AI Chatbots
Google Will Drop Claim That YouTube TV Is '$600 Less Than Cable' After Charter Complaint to Advertising Board
Zuzalu: From a hacker house to a hacker resort
I Gave ChatGPT an IQ Test. Here's What I Discovered
Google rolls out Pixel Buds Pro 5.9 update with Conversation Detection
Google Meet brings 1080p streaming to group calls
Google Accounts will prompt users at login to set up passkey
Google bringing Flood Hub forecasts to the US
Google Fi 'upgrade' takes $400 off Pixel 8 Pro with no trade-in
Adobe MAX: Adobe Unveils the Future of Creativity and AI at Adobe MAX 2023
Picks:
Cathy - Restoration of Notre Dame
Jeff - Video of Unsupervised
Ant - ADOBE MAX 2023: WHY AI WILL NOT TAKE JOBS FROM CREATORS
Ant - How to Read a Defense | A Guide to the Basics of Football Coverage
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt
Guest: Cathy Gellis
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Oct 12, 2023
2 hr 51 min
Video

Google's Pixel hardware event and new devices
Debate over adding AI to search functions - risks to accuracy?
Laws challenging social media's First Amendment rights
Movies released on TikTok by studios
High production costs of Masterclass
Streaming vs DVDs and the shrinking open web
Spotify's attempts to expand beyond music in audiobooks
Amazon's algorithms manipulating prices
Supreme Court case involving copyright of legal search tools
Paywalls and closed platforms replacing the open web
Pushback against heroic tech biographies and access journalism
Impacts of inexpensive screens and cameras everywhere
Testing social media subscription models
Using AI to create realistic fake photos and videos
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt
Guest: Paris Martineau
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Oct 5, 2023
2 hr 59 min
Video

Google's 25th birthday
Google killing off Google Podcasts
Next week's Pixel hardware event
Meta's VR/AR announcements and new Ray-Ban smartglasses with cameras
Antitrust lawsuits against Google and Amazon
AI voice cloning for automatic translation by YouTube, Spotify
WGA writer's strike in Hollywood ending with AI concessions
Meta adding AI bots everywhere
Books scanned to train AI models in searchable database
The viability of foldable laptop screens
Premium $500/month Tinder subscriptions
Picks: SummaryCat, GrapeGPT, Blackmagic Cinema camera 6K, Starter Villain book, Korg MS-20 Mini synth
Hosts: Jason Howell, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt
Guest: Mike Elgan
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Sep 28, 2023
2 hr 47 min
Video
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