R.I.P. Skype – DTNS Live 4966

Google co-founder Sergey Brin wants employees to work 60-hour weeks in the office every weekday to accelerate AI development. Microsoft is shutting down Skype. We look back at our fond and maybe not so fond memories of the service. Plus are return to office policies catering to a company's lowest performing employees? And it's Friday quiz time. Do you know these UK musicians who participated in the silent album titled “Is This What We Want?”.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Quick Hits:Meta plans to release a standalone Meta AI apphttps://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/27/meta-plans-to-release-a-standalone-meta-ai-app.htmlAMD's Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT start at $549, ship March 6thhttps://www.theverge.com/news/621339/amd-radeon-9070-xt-price-release-date-gpuOpenAI's Sora is now available in the EU, UKhttps://techcrunch.com/2025/02/27/openais-sora-is-now-available-in-the-eu-uk/NHL officials are wearing Apple Watches on icehttps://www.theverge.com/news/621004/nhl-watch-comms-apple-watch-wearables-smartwatchIntel delays its Ohio chip factory to 2030https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/28/intel-delays-its-ohio-chip-factory-to-2030/Mozilla responds to backlash over new terms, saying it's not using people's data for AIhttps://techcrunch.com/2025/02/28/mozilla-responds-to-backlash-over-new-terms-saying-its-not-using-peoples-data-for-ai/Discussions:Sergey Brin says AGI is within reach if Googlers work 60-hour weekshttps://arstechnica.com/google/2025/02/sergey-brin-says-agi-is-within-reach-if-googlers-work-60-hour-weeks/Stripe's Collison brothers say remote work solves 'two-body problem' faced by working coupleshttps://fortune.com/europe/2025/02/24/stripe-billionaire-collison-brothers-remote-work-solves-two-body-problem-faced-working-couples/More Discussions:Microsoft hangs up on Skype: Service to shut down May 5, 2025https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/28/microsoft-hangs-up-on-skype-service-to-shut-down-may-5-2025/Music stars release silent album in protest against UK AI copyright planshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/25/music-stars-release-silent-album-in-protest-against-uk-ai-copyright-planshttps://www.isthiswhatwewant.com/Today’s guest:Len Peraltahttps://patreon.com/lenhttps://lenperaltastore.comhttps://www.twitch.tv/lenperaltahttps://x.com/lenperaltahttps://mstdn.party/@lenperaltaCheck out Tom’s Top Five:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHN12N7TXUyeSz1XWNVjwDvdzpAycENQiShow Links:https://dailytechnewsshow.comhttps://dailytechnewsshow.com/ntxhttps://knowalittlemore.comhttp://dailytechnewsshow.com/storehttps://www.dailytechnewsshow.com/supporthttps://dtns.tv/wikiSarah Lane Links:https://sarahlane.comhttps://x.com/sarahlanehttps://medium.com/@sarahlanehttps://masto.ai/@sarahlanehttps://havesuchagoodday.comTom Merritt Links:https://tomsnewbook.comhttps://swordandlaser.com/storehttps://www.cordkillers.comhttps://awordpodcast.com

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