As national violent crime rates dips the number of social media platforms based around fear of criminal activity is rising. What's causing the discrepancy and are the long term effects of on social behavior?
Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang

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How can learning about how bacteria swim help us stop infections and make more agile nanobots? Plus will Google’s latest reorganizing really help bring AI to all of its products? And the latest Meta AI roundup.
Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Dr. Niki Ackermans, Roger Chang, Joe.
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We evaluate the leaked specs for Sony’s upcoming PS5 Pro. Plus power demand from data centers is holding back AI development. What are the solutions? And US cybersecurity firm and Google subsidiary Mandiant said Wednesday that a hacking group with ties to the GRU was behind the January cyberattack that caused a tank at a water facility in Muleshoe, TX, to overflow.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.
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How is YouTube expanding its efforts to stop ad blocker use on YouTube? Plus we take a closer look at why Humane AI pins have been poorly received. And we explain the buzz around the audio based social media platform, Airchat.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Joe.
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Adobe is integrating generative models for Adobe Premiere, its video editor. Plus after Apple made changes to its App Store policy allowing emulators, the company booted off its first emulator iGBA. And Samsung has taken its crown back as the leader in global smartphone shipments.
Starring Tom Merritt, Nica Montford, Roger Chang, Joe.
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Tech layoffs have been a common occurrence over the past several months. But what is it like after you’ve been laid off and where do you go from there? Plus OpenTable is informing members that all reviews on the platform will now show members’ profile pictures and first names starting May 22nd. And a roundup of the latest Chatbot stories.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Nicole Lee, Veronica Belmont, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.
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