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Dec 13, 2023 • 19min

December 12th, 2023 | 23andMe changed its terms of service to prevent hacked customers from suing

23andMe changes terms of service to prevent hacked customers from suing, YouTube under fire for not taking down scam ads, FFmpeg introduces game-changing multi-threading, a heart-rending account of a Palestinian family's mistreatment, discussion on memory safety vulnerabilities and the closure of E3 gaming event
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Dec 12, 2023 • 19min

December 11th, 2023 | Mistral: Our first AI endpoints are available in early access

Mixtral and Mistral discuss the challenges faced by Beeper Minnie, the efficiency of Mixtral's AI model, the cultural changes in Google, the FISA Reform Act, government warrants, the digitization of Indian retail, legal victory of Epic Games, and a revolutionary innovation in large-scale training of GPT-3 models.
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Dec 11, 2023 • 20min

December 10th, 2023 | Omg.lol: An Oasis on the Internet

Exploring the migration from Twitter to Mastodon via OMG.lol, rebellion against Emacs30 changes, investment in Meestral AI technology, Ratatouille Rust library, push notification surveillance, negative effects of after-hours work on productivity, impact of work hours and organizational culture, and the decline of RSS and improving feed links.
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Dec 10, 2023 • 19min

December 9th, 2023 | Gooey: Turn almost any Python command line program into a full GUI application

Learn about a Python GUI tool and its features, along with the funding for game development using the Godot engine. Explore the issues surrounding Amazon's delivery services and allegations of dishonesty. Discover a fintech startup aiming to revolutionize charitable giving with AI and blockchain technology. Dive into Spotify's shuffling algorithm and users' frustrations with non-randomness in music shuffles.
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Dec 9, 2023 • 19min

December 8th, 2023 | The pro-Israel information war

The podcast covers topics such as the clash between Beeper Mini and Apple, the pro-Israel narrative, the Mistral-Mixtral 8x7B 32k model, CRISPR-based medicine for sickle cell disease, building quality software, the 'right to repair' lawsuit against John Deere, the wealth of the 25 richest families, and Verizon falling for a fake search warrant.
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Dec 8, 2023 • 18min

December 7th, 2023 | Gemini "duck" demo was not done in realtime or with voice

Controversy surrounding Gemini Duck demo, SVG tutorial and making noisy SVGs, impact of whistleblowing, Google's data loss issues, introduction of Purple Llama project, bursting of lithium commodity bubble, Meta's AI image generator trained on Instagram and FB photos, discovering a lost X-Files song, review of Fairphone 5
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Dec 7, 2023 • 17min

December 6th, 2023 | Gemini AI

Topics in this podcast include Gemini AI, Google's advanced AI model, governments using push notifications for surveillance, an EPA mold course and new serverless architecture, controversy surrounding digital ownership on Playstation, and a Pan-African Python community's open letter to PSF.
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Dec 6, 2023 • 18min

December 5th, 2023 | 23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9M users

This podcast explores topics such as malicious code in Polish trains, iMessage encryption, and a data breach at 23andMe. It also delves into genetic data misuse, surveillance, and the workings of Shazam. Additionally, it discusses the use of AI technologies in playing Magic: The Gathering and decision making. The podcast explores Mozilla's Common Voice Initiative and the value of measurements and reproducibility in research projects.
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Dec 5, 2023 • 19min

December 4th, 2023 | Spotify will reduce total headcount by approximately 17%

Topics discussed in this podcast include Harvard team gutted following Zuckerberg's donation, Spotify's job cuts, a decade of Have I Been Pwned, Django 5.0 release, propaganda scholar accuses Harvard, dogbolt decompiler explorer, YouTuber sentenced to prison, optimal TV settings, critiques of crime rate forecasting, and discussion on code review tools.
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Dec 4, 2023 • 19min

December 3rd, 2023 | LLM Visualization

This podcast recap covers topics such as language models like Nano GPT and Sam Altman's investments, converting letters into predictions, reporting spam messages, debates on telecom companies' privacy, alternative CI tools, Steel Scheme dialect, and the capabilities of GPT-4. The podcast also tells a story of hurt and transformation.

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