May 24, 2023

This Week in Google 717: A Book Shaped Object

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3 hours 7 minutes

Chris Messina talks about the birth of the hashtag.

Why did Chris leave Twitter?

What is Chris doing in AI right now?

DeSantis Picked Twitter Spaces to Announce His Run.

Next Steps for Neeva.

Ford reverses course and decides to keep AM radio on its vehicles.

Jack Dorsey shares Robert F. Kennedy Jr. video echoing conspiracy theories.

Mourning the state of Twitter.

Social Media is a 'Profound Risk' to Youth, Surgeon General Warns.

TikTok sues Montana over law banning the app.

Instagram's New App Could Be Here By June.

Google reaches $39.9 million privacy settlement with Washington state.

Meta Fined $1.3 Billion for Violating E.U. Data Privacy Rules.

Are you sad that Google+ didn't survive?

Where do you stand on the quote-tweet controversy?

Technical issues plague Ron DeSantis's presidential announcement on Twitter.

It's the 140th Birthday of the Brooklyn Bridge.

New Biden FCC Commissioner Nominee Is Lawyer Anna Gomez.

Supreme Court sides against Andy Warhol Foundation in copyright infringement case.

Supreme Court Leaves 230 Alone For Now, But Justice Thomas Gives A Pretty Good Explanation For Why It Exists In The First Place.

I tried the AI novel-writing tool everyone hates, and it's better than I expected.

Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff by Sean Penn.

Drag Your GAN: Interactive Point-based Manipulation on the Generative Image Manifold.

Meta's new AI models can recognize and produce speech for more than 1,000 languages.

Adobe adds its Firefly AI image generator to Photoshop.

Verified Twitter Accounts Spread AI-Generated Hoax of Pentagon Explosion.

An A.I.-Generated Spoof Rattles the Markets.

Picks:

Chris - Arc has a big launch tomorrow...

Leo - Google Bard adds images for more visual responses.

Mike - Three new tools attempt to fix news.

Jeff - USC Optical Sound Effects Library.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis

Guests: Chris Messina and Mike Elgan

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May 24, 2023

This Week in Google 717: A Book Shaped Object

Listen Later

3 hours 7 minutes

Chris Messina talks about the birth of the hashtag.

Why did Chris leave Twitter?

What is Chris doing in AI right now?

DeSantis Picked Twitter Spaces to Announce His Run.

Next Steps for Neeva.

Ford reverses course and decides to keep AM radio on its vehicles.

Jack Dorsey shares Robert F. Kennedy Jr. video echoing conspiracy theories.

Mourning the state of Twitter.

Social Media is a 'Profound Risk' to Youth, Surgeon General Warns.

TikTok sues Montana over law banning the app.

Instagram's New App Could Be Here By June.

Google reaches $39.9 million privacy settlement with Washington state.

Meta Fined $1.3 Billion for Violating E.U. Data Privacy Rules.

Are you sad that Google+ didn't survive?

Where do you stand on the quote-tweet controversy?

Technical issues plague Ron DeSantis's presidential announcement on Twitter.

It's the 140th Birthday of the Brooklyn Bridge.

New Biden FCC Commissioner Nominee Is Lawyer Anna Gomez.

Supreme Court sides against Andy Warhol Foundation in copyright infringement case.

Supreme Court Leaves 230 Alone For Now, But Justice Thomas Gives A Pretty Good Explanation For Why It Exists In The First Place.

I tried the AI novel-writing tool everyone hates, and it's better than I expected.

Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff by Sean Penn.

Drag Your GAN: Interactive Point-based Manipulation on the Generative Image Manifold.

Meta's new AI models can recognize and produce speech for more than 1,000 languages.

Adobe adds its Firefly AI image generator to Photoshop.

Verified Twitter Accounts Spread AI-Generated Hoax of Pentagon Explosion.

An A.I.-Generated Spoof Rattles the Markets.

Picks:

Chris - Arc has a big launch tomorrow...

Leo - Google Bard adds images for more visual responses.

Mike - Three new tools attempt to fix news.

Jeff - USC Optical Sound Effects Library.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis

Guests: Chris Messina and Mike Elgan

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google.

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

Sponsors:

athleticgreens.com/twig

ZipRecruiter.com/twig

fastmail.com/twit

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