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OpenAI drops data provider Scale AI

19 Jun 2025

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Plus - New code in Spotify’s app references the long-awaited ‘lossless’ tier; A glitch is turning Threads into a literal echo chamber Learn more...

Amazon expects to reduce corporate jobs due to AI

18 Jun 2025

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Plus - Meta is reportedly building AI smart glasses with Prada, too; Facebook announces that all videos on its platform will soon be shared as reels L...

Instagram tests a reposts feature

17 Jun 2025

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Plus - Patreon will increase the cut it takes from new creators; Car-sharing giant Zoomcar says hacker accessed personal data of 8.4 million users Lea...

Silicon Valley tech execs are joining the US Army Reserve

14 Jun 2025

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Plus, Amazon is joining the nuclear party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meta is building a power plant

13 Jun 2025

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Plus - Instagram will finally let you rearrange your grid; Snapchat adds new features for creators, including an easier way to edit videos Learn more ...

Meta AI gains video editing capabilities

12 Jun 2025

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Plus - Wikipedia pauses AI-generated summaries pilot after editors protest; Snapchat rolls out a new $8.99 Lens+ subscription tier Learn more about yo...

Apple’s upgraded AI models underwhelm on performance

11 Jun 2025

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Plus - Snap plans to sell lightweight, consumer AR glasses in 2026; Threads is finally getting a DM inbox Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...

Everything Announced at WWDC 2025

10 Jun 2025

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WWDC 2025 kicked off Monday and as in previous years, the company focused on software updates and new technologies, including the next version of iOS,...

Creators Caucus launches in Congress

07 Jun 2025

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Plus, Nikola founder Trevor Milton is fighting a subpoena from his bankrupt company’s creditors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoi...

X tests highlighting posts that are liked by users with opposing views

06 Jun 2025

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Plus - Apple says 82% of compatible iPhones are running iOS 18; Perplexity received 780 million queries last month Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Reddit sues Anthropic for allegedly not paying for training data

05 Jun 2025

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Plus - Venmo introduces new debit card benefits and payment options; ChatGPT introduces meeting recording and connectors for Google Drive, Box, and mo...

Meta buys a nuclear power plant (more or less)

04 Jun 2025

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Plus - TikTok rolls out AI-powered Smart Keyword Filters to limit content you don’t want to see; Snap adds new tools for building Bitmoji games Lear...

IBM acquires data analysis startup Seek AI

03 Jun 2025

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Plus - Samsung may incorporate Perplexity’s AI tech in its phones; Salesforce buys Moonhub, a startup building AI tools for hiring Learn more about ...

How a decade-old patent dispute could upend Uber’s business

31 May 2025

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Plus, Gemini will now automatically summarize your long emails unless you opt out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoice...

Meta AI now has 1B monthly active users

30 May 2025

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Plus - Apple’s US App Store topped $400B in developer billings and sales in 2024; YouTube will soon let viewers use Google Lens to search what they...

Spotify amps up podcast discovery with new features

29 May 2025

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Plus - Meta wants to open more retail stores; Google Photos debuts redesigned editor with new AI tools Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast...

YouTube tops Disney and Netflix in TV viewing

28 May 2025

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Plus - WordPress has formed an AI team; WhatsApp launches long-awaited iPad app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tesla opened Cybertruck trade-ins, and the numbers aren’t pretty

27 May 2025

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Plus - Four VW execs found guilty in trial that transformed Europe’s auto market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...

Mysterious hacking group Careto was run by the Spanish government

24 May 2025

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Plus: Digg founder Kevin Rose offers to buy Pocket from Mozilla Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Startup Stories: How gut health AI toilet startup Throne raised $4M

23 May 2025

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The tale of how smart toilet startup Throne landed its seed round is so full of serendipities, one could almost believe it was orchestrated by the han...

Spotify’s new ‘Upcoming Releases’ hub

22 May 2025

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Plus - Amazon rolls out short-form AI-powered audio product summaries for select items; TED’s app launches a short-form video feature ahead of poten...

10 things announced so far at Google I/O 2025

21 May 2025

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Google I/O 2025, Google’s biggest developer conference of the year, takes place Tuesday and Wednesday at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View...

It’ll soon be free to publish apps to the Microsoft Store

20 May 2025

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Plus - Bluesky takes on ‘Sports Twitter’ with NBA playoff feature; AI dev tools for Windows get a fresh coat of paint Learn more about your ad cho...

OpenAI launches Codex, an AI coding agent, in ChatGPT

17 May 2025

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Plus, Spotify responds to backlash over public podcast play counts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

YouTube viewers will start seeing ads after ‘peak’ moments in videos

16 May 2025

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Plus - The latest Apple Maps update will bring out your bougie sidel; TikTok rolls out a new meditation feature to help you get off the app and sleep ...

TikTok rolls out new accessibility tools

15 May 2025

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Plus - SoundCloud backtracks on AI-related terms-of-use updates; Google tests replacing ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’ with ‘AI Mode’ Learn more about ...

TikTok launches TikTok AI Alive

14 May 2025

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Plus - Airbnb expands into services and experiences, plans more social and AI features; Google is bringing Gemini to Wear OS smartwatches and Google T...

Google’s Gemma AI models surpass 150M downloads

13 May 2025

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Plus - Microsoft and OpenAI may be renegotiating their partnership; Apple reportedly plans to hike prices of upcoming iPhones Learn more about your ad...

Google inks deal to develop 1.8 GW of advanced nuclear power

10 May 2025

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Plus, a Florida bill requiring encryption backdoors for social media accounts has failed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...

Asking chatbots for short answers can increase hallucinations, study finds

09 May 2025

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Plus - Match to lay off 13% of staff; Amazon’s newest AI tool is designed to enhance product listings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...

Spotify’s latest update gives users more control over their listening experience

08 May 2025

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Plus - OpenAI wants to team up with governments to grow AI infrastructure; Netflix debuts its generative AI-powered search tool Learn more about your ...

Spotify now shows how many times people listened to podcast episodes

07 May 2025

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Plus - Instacart launches Fizz, a new app for ordering drinks and snacks for parties; Google debuts an updated Gemini 2.5 Pro AI model Learn more abou...

OpenAI says its nonprofit will remain in control of its business operations

06 May 2025

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Plus - Google is making TV and movies; YouTube is testing a discounted two-person Premium subscription tier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

Apple isn’t announcing price increases — yet

03 May 2025

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Plus, Apple changes US App Store rules to let apps link to external payment systems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi...

WhatsApp now has more than 3 billion users a month

02 May 2025

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Plus - Nvidia takes aim at Anthropic’s support of chip export controls; Google is reportedly showing ads in chats with some third-party AI chatbots ...

Why you should double-check your Ray-Ban Meta glasses privacy settings

01 May 2025

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Plus - Duolingo launches 148 courses created with AI after sharing plans to replace contractors with AI; Wikipedia says it will use AI, but not to rep...

Spotify adds 5M premium users

30 Apr 2025

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Plus - Meta launches a stand-alone AI app to compete with ChatGPT; Yelp debuts AI voice agents for restaurants and service providers Learn more about ...

OpenAI upgrades ChatGPT search with shopping features

29 Apr 2025

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Plus - Google shifts Android news to a virtual event ahead of its I/O developer conference; IBM pledges to spend $150B in the US over the next few yea...

Google's AI search numbers are growing, and that's by design

26 Apr 2025

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Plus, the Bezos-backed Slate Auto debuts analog EV pickup truck that is decidedly anti-Tesla. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c...

Anthropic is launching a new program to study AI ‘model welfare’

25 Apr 2025

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Plus - Spotify’s AI playlist rolls out to Asia and more markets; Facebook cracks down on spammy content by cutting reach and monetization Learn mor...

YouTube’s TV app is getting a redesign

24 Apr 2025

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Plus - DOJ reportedly probes Disney-FuboTV deal over competition concerns; Google Gemini has 350M monthly users, reveals court hearing Learn more abou...

Study finds social media is not wholly terrible for teen mental health

23 Apr 2025

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Plus - Meta releases its CapCut rival Edits globally; Uber customers can now earn Delta SkyMiles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...

Airbnb will now show users the total cost of their stay right away

22 Apr 2025

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Plus - Bluesky launches blue check verification; Instagram is using AI to find teens lying about their age and restricting their accounts Learn more a...

ChatGPT will now use its 'memory' to personalize web searches

19 Apr 2025

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Plus, a TikToker sues Roblox over her Charli XCX ‘Apple’ dance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Zuckerberg says TikTok slowed Meta’s growth

18 Apr 2025

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Plus - The latest viral ChatGPT trend is doing ‘reverse location search’ from photos; Instagram’s new Blend feature creates a custom reels feed ...

TikTok begins testing Footnotes

17 Apr 2025

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Plus - Google used AI to suspend over 39M ad accounts suspected of fraud; Kia is pitching Americans an affordable EV sedan with EV4 debut Learn more a...

Mark Zuckerberg once considered deleting all your Facebook friends

16 Apr 2025

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Plus - OpenAI is reportedly developing its own X-like social media platform; Waymo and Uber prepare to launch robotaxi service in Atlanta this summer ...

Google Classroom gives teachers an AI feature for quiz questions

15 Apr 2025

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Plus -Blue Origin’s all-female crew, including Katy Perry, successfully launched; Nvidia says it plans to manufacture some AI chips in the US Learn...

ChatGPT became the most downloaded app globally in March

12 Apr 2025

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Plus, ex-OpenAI staffers file amicus brief opposing the company’s for-profit transition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/...

YouTube rolls out a free AI music-making tool

11 Apr 2025

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Canva is getting AI image generation, interactive coding, spreadsheets, and more; WhatsApp introduces new features across chats, calls, and channels L...

MIT study finds that AI doesn’t, in fact, have values

10 Apr 2025

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Plus - YouTube expands its ‘likeness’ detection technology to a handful of top creators; Samsung’s SmartThings app gets more home automation c...

Amazon unveils a new AI voice model

09 Apr 2025

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Plus - No, Stripe is not becoming a bank; Snapchat rolls out Sponsored AI Lenses for brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...

Analyst says Apple, Tesla have biggest exposure to Trump’s tariffs

08 Apr 2025

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Plus - Shopify CEO tells teams to consider using AI before growing headcount Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump fires head of National Security Agency and Cyber Command

05 Apr 2025

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Plus - Automakers jump on Tesla’s brand woes with discount EV offers; OpenAI says it’ll release o3 after all, delays GPT-5 Learn more about your a...

YouTube Shorts takes on TikTok with new creation tools

04 Apr 2025

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Plus - Spotify debuts Gen AI ads, programmatic ad buying; ChatGPT users have generated over 700M images since last week Learn more about your ad choic...

Epic Games CEO calls Apple and Google ‘gangster-style’ businesses

03 Apr 2025

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Plus - Amazon reportedly submits last-minute bid to acquire TikTok; Patreon signs podcast partnerships with Sony and Wondery Learn more about your ad ...

ChatGPT isn’t the only chatbot that’s gaining users

02 Apr 2025

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Plus - Tinder’s new AI-powered game assesses your flirting skills; OpenAI’s new image generator is now available to all users Learn more about you...

Signal sees its downloads double after scandal

01 Apr 2025

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Plus - Trump says TikTok deal will come before April 5 deadline; Substack is rolling out a TikTok-like video feed in its app Learn more about your ad ...

Nikola founder Trevor Milton pardoned by Trump

29 Mar 2025

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Plus, OpenAI peels back ChatGPT’s safeguards around image creation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Facebook debuts a revamped Friends tab

28 Mar 2025

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Plus - New Utah law makes app stores responsible for age verification; TikTok to launch TikTok Shop in France, Germany, and Italy Learn more about you...

The TikTok ban is losing support among Americans

27 Mar 2025

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Plus - YouTube is changing how YouTube Shorts views are counted; Amazon launches personalized shopping prompts as part of its generative AI push Learn...

Google unveils a next-gen family of AI reasoning models

26 Mar 2025

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Plus - Apple announces WWDC 2025 takes place in June; Apple Music is integrating with music tools to allow DJs to create mixes using its catalog Learn...

23andMe faces an uncertain future — so does your genetic data

25 Mar 2025

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Plus - Barack Obama joins Bluesky; Apple is bringing lossless audio and low-latency audio to AirPods Max Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca...

Spotify debuts ‘Concerts Near You’

21 Mar 2025

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Threads adds new features to highlight topics and limit replies; Gmail’s new AI search now sorts emails by relevance instead of chronological order ...

Nvidia acquires synthetic data startup Gretel

20 Mar 2025

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Plus - Elon Musk’s X reportedly bounces back to $44B valuation; Bluesky made more money selling T-shirts mocking Zuckerberg than custom domains Lear...

Nvidia announces Groot N1

19 Mar 2025

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Plus - Google launches new healthcare-related features for Search; Intel could be in for significant changes as Lip-Bu Tan takes on CEO role Learn mor...

Google and Muon Space launch a new satellite to battle wildfires

18 Mar 2025

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Plus - Texas man faces prison for activating ‘kill switch’ on former employer’s network; Bumble heightens safety measures with new ID verificati...

iPhone and Android users will soon be able to send encrypted RCS messages to each other

15 Mar 2025

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Plus - Kerry Washington invests in wedding marketplace Cheersy; US lawmakers urge UK spy court to hold Apple ‘backdoor’ secret hearing in public L...

Spotify launches a program to publish audiobooks from independent authors

14 Mar 2025

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Plus - Google wants Gemini to get to know you better; Facebook now lets creators get paid for views on stories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Spotify says its payouts are getting better, but artists still disagree

13 Mar 2025

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Plus - Google DeepMind unveils new AI models for controlling robots; Snap introduces AI Video Lenses powered by its in-house generative model Learn mo...

Mark Cuban says AI is ‘never the answer,’ it’s a ‘tool’

12 Mar 2025

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Plus - TikTok's new parental controls; OpenAI launches new tools to help businesses build AI agents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho...

X goes down due to cyberattacks

11 Mar 2025

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Plus - Trump administration in talks with four groups about potential TikTok sale; Gmail gains an ‘Add to calendar’ button, powered by Gemini Lear...

Japanese telco giant NTT Com says hackers accessed details of almost 18,000 organizations

09 Mar 2025

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Plus - US charges admins of Garantex for allegedly facilitating crypto money laundering for terrorists and hackers; Russian propaganda is reportedly i...

OpenAI’s ex-policy lead criticizes the company for ‘rewriting’ its AI safety history

07 Mar 2025

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Plus - Spotify says it’s fixing the bug that caused Premium users to hear ads; Reddit adds new tools to help users contribute and connect across its...

YouTube launches an ad-free Premium Lite subscription

06 Mar 2025

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Plus - Prime Video tests AI dubbing for select movies and TV series; Apple adds AI-powered app review summaries with iOS 18.4 Learn more about your ad...

Google still limits how Gemini answers political questions

05 Mar 2025

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Plus - Amazon is reportedly developing its own AI ‘reasoning’ model; OpenAI launches $50M grant program to help fund academic research Learn more ...

Anthropic raises $3.5B to fuel its AI ambitions

04 Mar 2025

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Plus - Google upgrades Colab with an AI agent tool; Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian joins Frank McCourt’s TikTok bid Learn more about your ad choic...

Microsoft hangs up on Skype

01 Mar 2025

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Plus, Tesla applies for ride-hail permit in California—but there's a catch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TikTok revamps its desktop platform

28 Feb 2025

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Plus - Katy Perry, Gayle King, and Lauren Sánchez headed to space on Blue Origin mission; Instagram may spin off Reels into a separate app Learn mor...

Amazon unveils the new and improved Alexa+

27 Feb 2025

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Plus - Google makes it easier to delete personal info from Search results; YouTube surpasses 1B monthly podcast viewers Learn more about your ad choic...

DeepSeek reopens access to its API

26 Feb 2025

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Plus - DoorDash to pay delivery workers nearly $17M for using tips to cover wages; Sam Bankman-Fried’s first post from prison isn’t even good Lea...

TikTok (with Douyin) becomes first app to reach $6B in annual consumer spending

25 Feb 2025

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Plus - SoundCloud partners with TicketMaster to let artists list events; Google Drive users can now access and search transcripts for videos Learn mo...

Bybit says it was hacked and lost $1.4 billion—with a 'B'

22 Feb 2025

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Plus, a report says AI coding assistants aren’t a panacea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

OpenAI now serves 400M users every week

21 Feb 2025

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Plus - Instagram’s new ad format lets creators get paid for testimonials in comments; Spotify partners with ElevenLabs to expand its library of AI...

X in talks to raise money at a $44B valuation

20 Feb 2025

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Google’s ‘Career Dreamer’ uses AI to help you explore job possibilities; Instagram upgrades DMs with music-sharing, message scheduling, transl...

Amazon kills Inspire

19 Feb 2025

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Plus - Fiverr wants gig workers to offload some of their work to AI; Facebook now only stores live videos for 30 days, will delete old broadcasts Le...

What to know about TikTok’s uncertain future in the US

18 Feb 2025

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TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has been at the center of controversy in the U.S. for four years now due to concerns about user data...

How this weekend’s ‘Tesla Takeover’ protests against Elon Musk came together on Bluesky

15 Feb 2025

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Plus, Instagram tests a 'dislike' button for comments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

YouTube Shorts adds Veo 2

14 Feb 2025

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Plus - Meta CTO says staff should quit if they don’t like Meta’s new policies; Google Gemini now brings receipts to your AI chats Learn more about...

Apple is reportedly exploring humanoid robots

13 Feb 2025

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Plus - Las Vegas just got a Netflix restaurant; Meta in talks to acquire AI chip firm FuriosaAI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...

YouTube gets an AI update

12 Feb 2025

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Plus - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman calls Musk’s bid an attempt to ‘slow us down’; Built on Bluesky, Pinksky brings its Instagram-like app to Android L...

Elon Musk-led team submits $97.4B bid for OpenAI

11 Feb 2025

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Plus - Apple Music adds a better-sounding Spatial Audio version of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show; TikTok wants Android users to sideload...

HPE begins notifying data breach victims after Russian government hack

08 Feb 2025

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Plus - Pinterest lists DEI attacks as possible business risk in latest filing; UK government reportedly demands Apple backdoor to access encrypted clo...

Spotify, Warner Music Group sign new deal to help deliver ‘further paid subscription tiers’

07 Feb 2025

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Plus - Snapchat+ subscribers can now create custom AI-generated stickers; Tinder revamps ‘Explore’ page to connect people with similar dating inte...

Google launches new AI models and brings ‘thinking’ to Gemini

06 Feb 2025

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Plus - Workday cuts nearly 2,000 employees; Snap says TikTok uncertainty benefited its business Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...

Deepfake videos are getting shockingly good

05 Feb 2025

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Researchers from TikTok owner ByteDance have demoed a new AI system, OmniHuman-1, that can generate perhaps the most realistic deepfake videos to date...

President Trump says new US sovereign wealth fund could purchase TikTok

04 Feb 2025

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Plus - The Beatles won a Grammy, thanks to AI; Meta says it may stop development of AI systems it deems too risky Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

AI startup Perplexity sued for alleged trademark infringement

01 Feb 2025

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Plus - WhatsApp says it disrupted a hacking campaign targeting journalists with Paragon spyware; Apple Intelligence will support more languages starti...

Mark Zuckerberg teases a 2025 return to ‘OG Facebook’

31 Jan 2025

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Plus - How DeepSeek changed Silicon Valley’s AI landscape; Amazon hikes prices for its Music Unlimited subscriptions Learn more about your ad choice...

A Majority of US teens have lost trust in Big Tech

30 Jan 2025

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American teens have lost their faith in Big Tech, according to a new report from Common Sense Media, a nonprofit offering reviews and ratings for medi...