Tech Talk Y'all Artifact becoming Twitter? X in decline. And why Meta’s smart glasses look interesting.
Sep 29, 2023
42:56
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In this episode:
- Spotify launches Jam, a real-time collaborative playlist controlled by up to 32 people
- TikTok debuts new tools and technology to label AI content
- Artifact is becoming Twitter, too
- Elon Musk Says X Users Are Posting Fewer Posts Per Day Than People Had Been Tweeting
- Neuralink is recruiting subjects for the first human trial of its brain-computer interface
- Desalination system could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water
- Ford the first OEM to offer digital license plate
- Amazon Prime Video Content to Include Ads Starting Early 2024
- Netflix Prepares to Send Its Final Red Envelope
- EU's Thierry Breton tells Apple to open everything to rivals
- Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024 with listeners migrated to YouTube Music
- Google Messages has been installed 5 billion times
- Widow of man who died driving off collapsed bridge sues Google for directing him there
- FCC announces plans to reinstate net neutrality
- Meta’s smart glasses can take calls, play music, and livestream from your face
- Meta’s AI chatbot plan includes a ‘sassy robot’ for younger users
- ChatGPT can now see, hear, and speak
- An NYPD security robot will be patrolling the Times Square subway station
Weird and Wacky:
- If You Resold Taylor Swift Eras Tour Tickets, the IRS Is Watching
- The SR-71 Blackbird Astro-Nav System (aka R2-D2) worked by tracking the stars and was so powerful that it could see the stars even in daylight
- Artist Who Submitted Empty Canvases to Danish Museum Must Repay $70,000
- Don’t throw out those used coffee grounds—use them for 3D printing instead
- Bob Menendez asks how much a kilo of gold is worth. We answer.
Tech Rec:
- Sanjay - Yale Assure Lock 2
- Adam - Lapse App
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