The Neighbors Are Listening - DTNS Live 4988

What is an “open-weight” language model and is it the same as an open-source model? Jason Howell explains. Can Samsung’s new HW-Q990F with its 23 speakers redefine the performance expectations from a soundbar? And what are the motivations behind Amazon’s new theatrical ambitions.Starring Sarah Lane, Jason Howell, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.Quick Hits:OpenAI closes $40 billion in funding, the largest private fundraise in historyhttps://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/31/openai-closes-40-billion-in-funding-the-largest-private-fundraise-in-history-softbank-chatgpt.htmlOpenAI’s new image generator is now available to all usershttps://techcrunch.com/2025/03/31/openais-new-image-generator-is-now-available-to-all-users/Microsoft lifts Snapdragon exclusivity on some Copilot+ PC featureshttps://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/microsoft-lifts-snapdragon-exclusivity-on-some-of-the-best-copilot-pc-featuresIntel will spin off non-core units, says Lip-Bu Tanhttps://techcrunch.com/2025/04/01/lip-bu-tan-says-intel-will-spin-off-non-core-units/Xiaomi cooperating with police after fatal crash involving SU7 EV's self-driving featurehttps://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3304794/xiaomi-cooperate-police-after-fatal-crash-involving-su7-evs-self-driving-featureThe Zelle app is shutting down on Tuesday—try these alternatives for sending moneyhttps://www.zdnet.com/article/the-zelle-app-is-shutting-down-on-tuesday-try-these-alternatives-for-sending-money/Google rolling out Gmail email encryption for enterprise users in betahttps://www.theverge.com/news/640422/google-gmail-email-encryption-enterprise-betaDiscussions:I spent hours testing Samsung’s new flagship soundbar—it gave my Sonos a run for its moneyhttps://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/home-entertainment/i-spent-hours-testing-samsungs-new-flagship-soundbar-it-gave-my-sonos-a-run-for-its-money/Sonos Arc Ultra - Official Product Pagehttps://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/arc-ultraFinancial Times article on industry trendshttps://www.ft.com/content/2ee1ffde-008e-4ea4-861b-24f15b25cf54DeepMind is holding back release of AI research to give Google an edgehttps://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/04/deepmind-is-holding-back-release-of-ai-research-to-give-google-an-edge/More Discussions:OpenAI plans to release a new 'open' AI language model in the coming monthshttps://techcrunch.com/2025/03/31/openai-plans-to-release-a-new-open-language-model-in-the-coming-months/Amazon shifts movie strategy with more theatrical releaseshttps://www.axios.com/2025/04/01/amazon-movies-theaters-strategyAmazon doubles down on theatrical releases for MGM movieshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/business/media/amazon-movies-theaters.htmlAmazon MGM Studios to bring more films to theaters, says Jennifer Salke at SXSWhttps://deadline.com/2025/03/sxsw-amazon-mgm-studios-theatrical-releases-jennifer-salke-courtenay-valenti-1236314358/Amazon MGM Studios expands global distribution effortshttps://deadline.com/2025/02/amazon-mgm-studios-international-distribution-1236281739/Hollywood executives raise concerns about the economics of theatrical releaseshttps://deadline.com/2025/03/hollywood-executives-sound-alarm-movie-economics-1236354855/Oscars to maintain theatrical release requirement for Best Picture eligibilityhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-theatrical-release-best-picture-eligibility-1235521130/Today’s guest: Jason Howell https://androidfaithful.com https://www.youtube.com/@JasonHowell https://x.com/jasonhowell https://mastodon.social/@jasonhowellNext guest:Scott Johnsonhttps://frogpants.comhttps://frogpants.substack.comhttps://www.threads.net/@actualscotthttps://mastodon.sdf.org/@scottjohnsonhttps://bsky.app/profile/thescottjohnson.comShow Links:https://dailytechnewsshow.comhttps://dailytechnewsshow.com/ntxhttps://knowalittlemore.comhttp://dailytechnewsshow.com/storehttps://www.dailytechnewsshow.com/support

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