This podcast covers tech news like new Surface devices, Threads API, DOJ suing Adobe, and YouTube's community notes. They also discuss an Instagram competitor, CMF Phone 1 teaser, and end with trivia. Interesting topics include AI algorithms, evolving social media platforms, and legal issues with Adobe.
The DOJ suing Adobe for undisclosed termination fees brings attention to customer service issues.
YouTube's 'Notes' feature promotes community-driven knowledge sharing with safeguards against misinformation.
CMF Phone 1 teaser hints at potential for community notes, enhancing user interaction and content correction.
Deep dives
Adobe Faces Legal Trouble Over Hidden Fees in Subscription Plans
Adobe is under fire for undisclosed termination fees in their Creative Cloud subscription plans. Customers signing up for the monthly plan are unknowingly committing to a yearly agreement, leading to 50% termination fees for canceling early. The Department of Justice is suing Adobe, alleging intentional disconnects in customer service support for canceling issues and trapping users in cancellations.
Community Notes Feature on Twitter vs. YouTube
Community notes on Twitter offer a way for users to call out misleading content, aiding in debunking scams and false information. On YouTube, the introduction of a similar 'Notes' feature is aimed at promoting community-driven knowledge sharing. While Twitter's feature can be abused, YouTube is implementing safeguards to prevent misinformation.
Potential Impact of YouTube's Notes Feature
YouTube's 'Notes' feature has the potential to enhance user-generated content and collaborative learning. By allowing viewers to contribute notes on videos, it opens up opportunities for correcting inaccuracies, sharing insights, and fostering a more informed community. The feature aims to improve user interaction, content quality, and reliability on the platform.
YouTube Testing Community Notes Feature for Videos
YouTube is experimenting with allowing active channels to create notes on videos for clarification, which are then evaluated by third parties. These notes, rated by users, may show under the video, aiming to enhance information accuracy and user experience by filtering out unhelpful annotations.
CMF Launches Phone One with Unique Knob Feature and Tease of Ecosystem Expansion
CMF introduces the phone one alongside a new watch and earbuds, featuring a distinctive knob and bright orange design. The phone's potential to offer community notes recalls annotations, allowing for post-publication corrections and user input, enhancing user interaction and correcting minor errors in videos.
This week, Marques is out working on a big video project so he left Andrew and David in charge of going over the news of the week. First they give their quick impressions on the new Surface devices that showed up right before we sat down to record. Then they discuss the new Threads API before getting into a new Instagram competitor. After that, they discuss the DOJ suing Adobe and YouTube experimenting with community notes. Lastly, they talk about the CMF Phone 1 teaser before wrapping it all up with trivia. Enjoy!