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Main Show starts at 9:55

Meta Platforms Inc. is planning significant budget cuts as high as 30%, for its metaverse initiative. Why has Netflix killed the ability to cast content from your phone to most TVs and streaming devices? YouTube said it will take steps to comply with Australia’s ban on allowing users of its service who are younger than 16, but doesn’t believe it should be considered a social media platform. TikTok introduced a “Nearby Feed” in the U.K., France, Italy, and Germany, giving users a location-based stream of local posts.

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Nica Montford, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Main Show starts at 7:07

Google has updated Quick Share to work with Apple’s Airdrop. Does Nvidia’s strong earnings report this week mean that AI’s bubble is about to burst. Flock’s cloud-connected cameras are a popular tool for American police departments to capture images of vehicles and cross-reference them against national and state crime databases. But their use creates a number of privacy concerns as Shannon Morse explains. Swatch’s AI‑DADA lets owners prompt AI‑DADA with their own idea, and gives them a unique-to-them watch design.

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Shannon Morse, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Meta announced Thursday it’s redesigning Facebook Marketplace with collaborative tools. Spotify is launching a feature for its audiobooks, called Recaps, which will appear once you’ve listened to about 15-20 minutes of a book. Molly Wood discusses how power is the biggest barrier to AI infrastructure growth, not chips. And has Google recently made an about-face when it comes to how it handles Android apps, especially sideloaded ones?

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Molly wood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Main Show starts at 6:02

How is AI really impacting human employment? A new study from the Budget Lab at Yale has the data. Plus Disney and YouTube TV still haven’t come to an agreement on carriage rates. Google is adding Gemini to its Android and iOS Google Maps apps in the US and India. 

Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Main Show starts at 5:55

Trish Hershberger is here with a first hand review of Asus’s ROG Xbox Ally X handheld gaming machine. Is it a portable Xbox Series, a handheld gaming PC, or does it even matter? Plus companies note a rise in fraudulent and fake expense receipts with the advent of generative AI. GM is letting go of 1,200 employees at its Detroit EV plant, 550 at its Ohio battery spot, and furloughing another 850 in Ohio and 700 in Tennessee. And Threads lets you publish disappearing posts.

Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Trisha Hershberger, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Main Show starts at 9:19

Is the Xbox hardware long for this world? Recent moves by Microsoft seem to suggest it may not be. Can fitness trackers really help you reach your fitness goals? Mattress company Eight Sleep added an “outage mode” to its smart beds after an AWS outage left thousands of users unable to adjust temperature or incline settings. And OpenAI launched ChatGPT Atlas, its chromium based web browser this week.

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Nicole Lee, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Main Show starts at 5:09

Pinterest added new feed controls, including limiting AI-generated content in their recommendations. Windows 10 officially went out of support on Tuesday, October 14th. What does this mean for folks still using Windows 10? Allison Sheridan explains why you should consider getting a USB Cable tester and a multimeter. Plus is Netflix trying to steal some of YouTube’s market share by bringing video podcasts to the platform?

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Allison Sheridan, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Main Show starts at 7:15

New York City files a lawsuit against Facebook, Google, Snapchat, and TikTok, alleging their platforms are fueling a youth mental health crisis. During OpenAI Dev Days keynote, CEO Sam Altman announced a few new products for ChatGPT users and developers. Discord says around 70,000 global users may have had their government ID photos, names, usernames, emails, the last four digits of credit cards, and IP addresses exposed. And Synology walks back its policy of forcing users of its Plus series of NASs to use Synology branded drives.

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

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