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The Video Game History Foundation has made its archive available for early access, free of charge. Google updates its AI principles removing references to weapons and surveillance. Sonos is planning to launch a streaming TV device later this year in the $200-$400 price range.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.

A new app from the Icon Factory called Tapestry pulls together feeds from Bluesky, Mastodon, RSS, YouTube, and more into one timeline. Fox Executive Chairman Lachlan Murdoch told analysts the company will finally get into the mainstream paid streaming subscription game this year. Adobe is adding a new Contract Intelligence feature to its Acrobat “AI Assistant” to scan contracts and flag important details.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.

OpenAI announced Deep Research, an agentic ChatGPT tool, that lets users ask the chatbot to perform “multi-step research on the internet for complex tasks”. AI companies like Anthropic would like job applicants NOT to use AI on their submission. Fitness+ adds hours of Kendrick Lamar themed workouts to celebrate Super Bowl LIX. And where are all the new GPUs that Nvidia launched?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.

LinkedIn’s efforts to bring more video creators on board seems to be paying off. Why is Nintendo going after a Costa Rican grocery store owner? Plus OpenAI launched o3-mini, a new AI reasoning model designed to be both powerful and more affordable. And it's Friday and time for another end of week Fun Time Quiz. Can you figure out the answer before everyone else?Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft integrates OpenAI’s o1 model into Copilot and gives Copilot users free access to it. PLus Microsoft is making a NPC optimized version of DeepSeek’s R1 model to run locally on Copilot+PC machines. Google is launching “Ask for me,” a new Search Lab experiment that uses AI to call businesses for local service pricing and availability. And Facebook realizes it is no longer relevant to younger audiences.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OpenAI tells the Financial Times that it found evidence that Chinese AI startup DeepSeek used OpenAI’s proprietary models to train its system. An anti-AI scrapping activist creates a tarpit to trap AI crawlers in an endless maze of links to nowhere. Plus Xbox’s Phil Spencer made an interesting comment about hard exclusives on the platform. And how do teens really feel about the tech industry and the dangers of the AI industry?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.

As generative AI develops much of the focus has been on the human-like quality of their output. But what does the data show regarding how AI-human interaction creates a feedback loop that impacts our biases? X has partnered with Visa to offer peer-to-peer fund transfer. Is it enough to pull people back to the platform and will existing users even use it? The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has reported on a study that shows almost one in 10 people use the same four-digit PIN.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Chinese AI startup, DeepSeek, makes waves with its cost-effective R1 Reasoning model, claiming better performance than OpenAI's top technology. A Canadian developer is promoting federated social media apps through a Kickstarter campaign, spotlighting community-driven platforms. Meanwhile, YouTube users express outrage over unskippable hour-long ads, raising questions about the platform's ad strategies. The hosts dig into the shifting landscape of social media and its impact on consumer engagement.

Scientists from Tufts University have accidentally made a sticky web-like substance not unlike what Spider-man would use. The next generation of Apple’s Car Play, up until yesterday or so, was supposed to come out in 2024. What’s going on with the update and should 3rd party car infotainment systems be put on notice? Plus it's Friday and time to test everyone’s knowledge of Stargate. And how social networks differ around the globe.Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OpenAI, Softbank, and Oracle announced Stargate, a $500 billion investment initiative into building data centers for AI in the US. Sony will end Blu-ray production next month. Security researchers discovered vulnerabilities in a Subaru web portal that let them take over car controls and track driver location data. And OpenAI announced Thursday it’s launching a “research preview” of Operator.Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.