Mr. Beast's fast food chain is being sued for selling inedible burgers, prioritizing business expansion over quality food.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has partnered with Verizon to create an app that converts specific art pieces into digital items for Roblox.
Mark Zuckerberg acknowledges the drop-off in user engagement for Meta's Threads and plans to improve retention with new features.
Deep dives
Mr. Beast sues his fast food chain over inedible burgers
Mr. Beast, the popular YouTuber, is suing his fast food chain, Mr. Beast Burger, for selling burgers that were described as inedible, revolting, and unappetizing by numerous reviews. The lawsuit is targeting the company that licensed the Mr. Beast brand, Virtual Dining Concepts, alleging that they prioritize expanding their business over delivering quality food.
Met Museum launches app allowing visitors to turn art into digital items for Roblox
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has partnered with Verizon to create an app called Replica. The app enables visitors to scan specific pieces of art in the museum, such as Praxiteles' Medusa or King Henry VIII's suit of armor, and convert them into digital items for the popular gaming platform Roblox. The app features a treasure hunt-like experience, with clues leading users to different artworks throughout the museum.
Pixel user considering switching to iPhone
Dennis from our video team is a Pixel user considering whether it's worth switching to an iPhone. While this is a perennial question, it ultimately depends on personal preferences and needs. Both Android and iPhone have their strengths and weaknesses. iPhone offers a seamless and optimized user experience, excellent privacy and security features, a wide range of high-quality apps, and timely software updates. On the other hand, Android provides more customization options, a diverse range of hardware choices, and integration with Google's ecosystem. It's advisable for Dennis to try out an iPhone before making a decision to see if it fits his preferences and requirements.
Drop-off in Retention for Threads App
The podcast discusses the drop-off in retention for Threads, Meta's Twitter competitor. Mark Zuckerberg, during an internal town hall meeting, acknowledged that while Threads had a hundred million sign-ups in its first week, the drop-off in user engagement was significant. He mentioned plans to improve retention by adding more features, such as a desktop version and search functionality.
Google's Supercharged Assistant and AI-generated Video Summaries on YouTube
The podcast mentions that Google is working on supercharging its Google Assistant with the latest large language model technology. This update aims to deliver high-quality product experiences with the help of generative AI. Additionally, YouTube is testing AI-generated video summaries that provide quick overviews of video content on search and watch pages. These summaries are currently being tested for English-language how-to, shopping, and vlog videos on mobile devices.
While our reviewers spend time testing the numerous Samsung devices that were just announced, this episode Cherlynn and Sam dive into the relatively slow week in tech. Of course, we can’t escape the onslaught of news coming from X-Twitter-Musk land, just like how residents from a building across from the company’s San Francisco headquarters were unable to escape from blinding lights this weekend. We also go over some updates from Meta and Google and discover why Cherlynn loves clowns.
This week in X/Twitter news: A disturbing strobe-light of a logo and hiding your checkmark – 1:21
Tesla under investigation for steering and battery range issues – 11:31
Half of Meta Threads users are now inactive – 24:16
Meta may be working on an Abraham Lincoln AI chatbot – 29:39
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman suggests the iPhone 15 could come with USB-C charging – 37:58
Working on – 54:13
Pop culture picks – 56:47
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