December 26, 2023

Tech News Weekly 317: Best of 2023

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2 hours 16 minutes

A look back at some of our favorite interviews from the past year:

Stu Tartarone, a veteran of AT&T, who helped develop the first cell phone network and make the first cell phone call back in 1983.

Stephen Shankland of CNET talks about how 500+ cables that carry 400 terabits of data per second are running across our ocean floor.

Joseph Cox of 404 Media (formerly of Vice) about AI voices and the future of it when a computer can replicate another person's voice, especially without their permission.

Christian Selig, developer of the Apollo Reddit app, about Reddit's changes to its API and whether Reddit will make any changes or reverse its API update.

Amanda Silberling from TechCrunch about the Senate hearing with Ticketmaster and the ticketing fiasco with Taylor Swift concert tickets being sold through Ticketmaster's platform.

Heather Kelly of The Washington Post and her guide on teens, smartphones, and social media following the Surgeon General's advisory about social media's effect on the youth's mental health.

Amanda Silberling again about the plethora of new social media services since Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter last year.

And finally, J.D. Capelouto of Semafor about OpenAI's announcement of Chat GPT-4.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell

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December 26, 2023

Tech News Weekly 317: Best of 2023

Listen Later

2 hours 16 minutes

A look back at some of our favorite interviews from the past year:

Stu Tartarone, a veteran of AT&T, who helped develop the first cell phone network and make the first cell phone call back in 1983.

Stephen Shankland of CNET talks about how 500+ cables that carry 400 terabits of data per second are running across our ocean floor.

Joseph Cox of 404 Media (formerly of Vice) about AI voices and the future of it when a computer can replicate another person's voice, especially without their permission.

Christian Selig, developer of the Apollo Reddit app, about Reddit's changes to its API and whether Reddit will make any changes or reverse its API update.

Amanda Silberling from TechCrunch about the Senate hearing with Ticketmaster and the ticketing fiasco with Taylor Swift concert tickets being sold through Ticketmaster's platform.

Heather Kelly of The Washington Post and her guide on teens, smartphones, and social media following the Surgeon General's advisory about social media's effect on the youth's mental health.

Amanda Silberling again about the plethora of new social media services since Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter last year.

And finally, J.D. Capelouto of Semafor about OpenAI's announcement of Chat GPT-4.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly.

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

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