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Google has been found guilty of breaking the law to establish its dominance in ad tech. What discuss what it means for the company. Community colleges struggle against bots pretending to be students stealing financial aid funds. How has AI impacted irregular digital workers who rely on online work to get by? And Polaroid introduces an updated version of their popular camera taking the best of both the old and the new.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We discuss Ubisoft’s new dev tools to help game-devs incorporate accessibility into their games for the colorblind. How can sound help patients alleviate issues with motion sickness. TikTok is launching “Footnotes,” a crowd-sourced fact-checking feature. And with the success of A Minecraft Movie, we ponder the potential of what other game IP to leverage for cinematic or TV adaptations.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple says it has a workaround to training its AI models with data that doesn’t violate its customers' privacy. The town that used AI to see what everybody wanted. OpenAI is working on a X-like social media platform. Is this what we want? And we share our data security habits when we travel abroad with tech.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Nica Montford, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discover which tech products are impacted by tariffs and which enjoy exemptions. The show raises thought-provoking questions about the human-like qualities of chatbots and the potential repercussions of ride-hailing services monitoring conversations. Delve into the durability of smartphones and the ongoing debate over the necessity of phone cases. Explore the complexities of semiconductor tariffs and their broader economic implications, all sprinkled with humor and engaging anecdotes.

Toshiba unveils the Aurex AX-RP10, a portable wireless record player. MIT researchers study if English-speaking robots improve the quality of dialogue between parents and children. Plus would you subscribe to your appliance? And it’s time again for our Friday end-of-week Great Debates! Unemployed or Phoneless, Smell vs Taste; which side will you take?Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you ever experienced GTP or Game Transfer Phenomenon? A condition where the physical world and video games bleed together. What new research discovered about the stylistic differences between news articles written by human journalists and those generated by AI. And Apple airlifts U.S. around 1.5 million iPhones to avoid tariffs on Chinese imports. And DoorDash starts robot deliveries in Los Angeles and Chicago.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nintendo’s recent Switch 2 announcement was a hit. The pricing for the games and console is not so much. Fans of Internet derived shorthand like Kthxbai, thx, and l8r in text messages might need to rethink their approach if you want to seem sincere. Google AI makes the Wizard of Oz look better on the Sphere in Vegas. And why house robots always seem to suck.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shannon’s here to show off Gemini’s new AI live streaming and screen sharing features. We explore how to avoid your own Signalgate communications debacle. Where Zipline is expanding its remotely piloted air delivery service. And what everyone’s favorite FAST services are.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta releases a new version of Llama LLM over the weekend. How does it compare with previous versions and its rivals? Small Indian tech shops are building a niche market by hacking together hybrid-laptops from various cast away parts. How Tom used ChatGPT on his vacation to Japan. And Bluesky might have less toxicity, it also has less fun.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom  Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vimeo is rolling out Vimeo Streaming, enabling video creators launch their own subscription streaming services. AI experts are way more optimistic about AI’s future than the general U.S. public. Speaking of AI, Microsoft's Copilot can now browse the web and perform actions for you. And it's Friday! We’ve got another fun trivia quiz that will test your knowledge of fake movies!Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.