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What are the implications of stem cell derived human embryo models? Epic and Apple are still at it as Apple asks the US Supreme Court to review a ruling that lets developers direct users to alternative payment methods.

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How important is your background while on a video call? Niki likes the walrus. How did Sarah lose part of her head? How many books in your shelves have you actually read? Have you framed any diplomas? The group discusses remote video setups. Roger wants a deep fake Roger. Stranger Danger talk takes over. How good of a driver are you? Sarah plays around with virtual backgrounds. When was the last time you went on a long train ride? The group discussed the future of transportation.

Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Dr. Niki Ackermans, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Microsoft buys Nokia's phone business, Sony might do a VR headset, Valve introduces SteamOS, Twitter files for an IPO and more.

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What role does AI and streaming play in the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television producers agreement. We explain FTC’s latest efforts to challenge the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard merger. And Meta unveils the Quest 3 headset.

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CNN launched CNN Max in beta. Does this excite you? How much live news do you watch? Where do you think Max is trying to be? Does HBO still stand for prestige? So much confusion. So many contracts and agreements can be overwhelming. Cable companies might be losing their leverage. Scott has an appreciation for Tubi. Have you heard about Slotherhouse?  Horror movies talk takes over. Can there be too much cheese? How often have you eaten street food? Do parasites have accents? Sarah shares a brain parasite story and won't eat sweaty cheese. Don't microwave your Blu-ray’s.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Google announced plans to end several services including YouTube Premium Lite, Basic HTML Gmail, and Google Podcasts. US FCC unveiled a proposal to reclassify broadband internet providers as telecommunications providers, aka Title II. And LG takes the wraps of its latest foldable-screen laptop.

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What was the lowest grade you were comfortable getting when you were in school? Did you ever get an “I”? School talk takes over. How many pass/fail classes have you taken? How many years should a phone get OS updates? When do you feel your tech is getting slow enough to replace it? Where is your plateau of use? Do you still have rotary phones laying around? The group walked down a corded phone memory lane. Do you remember when your family got a cordless phone? When was the last time you used a payphone? 

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Joe.

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iFixIt releases its findings from their teardown of the new iPhone 15. Getty Images is partnering with Nvidia for “Generative AI by Getty Images” which is trained exclusively on Getty’s library of licensed photos. OpenAI launched a new version of ChatGPT that you can prompt by speaking and integrates image search into prompts.

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Do you leave voicemails? How do you get in hold of people in a hurry? Do you change your ways, when it's a professional conversation? How long is too long, when leaving a voicemail? How often do you get ghosted? Is just the “k” disrespectful? Do you want the double check mark? The group has so many different ways that they communicate. Does it bother you when someone asks if you got their text? How much do you move around while on a video call? How often do you talk on your speaker phone? Do you screen calls?

Starring Tom Merritt, Chris Ashley, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Starting in early 2024, Prime Video subscribers in Canada, Germany, the UK, and US will see “limited advertisements.” Would you be $2.99/month to get rid of them? What type of display should go on a foldable phone’s cover screen? And the latest Apple news including why USB-C AirPods can support lossless audio.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang, Joe.

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We detail all the important news from Microsoft’s Surface and AI event including new AI integration into Bing and new Surface Go models.

Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Chris Ashley, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Amazon held its “Devices and Services” this Wednesday. We go through all the big things they announced and what we think about them. Plus OpenAI announced version 3 of its image generator, DALL-E. It understands context better and integrates with ChatGPT. So for example, you can tell ChatGPT to write a prompt for Dall-E 3.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.

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The UK gets a new free streaming entry from the country’s public sector broadcasters called Freely that delivers live TV over broadband. Building on its “Just Walk Out” technology Amazon has introduced a new version for clothing stores that uses RFID chips. And Microsoft’s plans for the Xbox are revealed in documents accidentally uploaded to the FTC during its lawsuit with the Redmond based company.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Charlotte Henry, Roger Chang, Joe.

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We discuss how crowdfunding has changed and evolved with Chris Mancini. And is Unity backtracking on its statements last week about a new per install fee structure for developers? Plus that latest on iPhone 15 and iOS 17 roll out.

Starring Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Chris Mancini, Roger Chang, Joe.

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