The speaker organizes their apps to separate work-related and anxiety-inducing apps from their primary screen to the second screen. They mention receiving mostly negative news notifications and express that they have never experienced delight from a slack notification. Additionally, they have created a 'red flags' folder for apps like TikTok and threads, indicating these apps provoke anxiety for the speaker.
The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft last week for copyright infringement. Kevin Roose and Casey Newton walk through the lawsuit and discuss the stakes for news publishers. Then, they talk about Apple’s “walled garden,” which is facing threats from both regulators and 16-year-olds. Finally, we set our tech resolutions for the new year.
Today’s guest: Eric Migicovsky, co-founder of Beeper
Additional Reading:
- The New York Times sued OpenAI.
- Apple’s latest headache in the debate over blue vs. green bubbles.
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