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August 24, 2023Tech News Weekly 300: Inside the Books3 AI Dataset
The "Book3" AI training dataset and fair use in AI. How hackers can easily steal your personal information for just $15. Jason Howell reviews the Samsung Galaxy Z-Fold 5.
Kyle Barr of Gizmodo joins the show to talk "Book3", an AI training dataset taken offline recently, and how this information was used to train AI systems that raises concerns about copyright and fair use in AI training.

Joseph Cox of the recently launched 404Media shares how hackers can steal someone's identity easily through credit headers from a credit bureau for just fifteen dollars.

Finally, Jason Howell spent some time with the Samsung Galaxy Z-Fold 5, and he shares his review and thoughts on the latest iteration of the folding device.

Host: Jason Howell

Guests: Kyle Barr and Joseph Cox

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50 min
August 17, 2023Tech News Weekly 299: Revenge of the Robotaxis
The economics of streaming services is changing, with pricing going up to pre-cord cutting days. Robotaxis are operating 24/7 in San Francisco now. Google & DeepMind are exploring AI life coaching and the growing use of QR codes for phishing scams.
Jason Howell talks about the changing economics of streaming services & cord-cutting as companies like Netflix & Disney raise prices on their services.

Andrew J. Hawkins from The Verge joins the show to discuss the approval of 24/7 operation for autonomous companies like Cruise & Waymo to operate in San Francisco and what the future may entail over robotaxis.

Nico Grant from the New York Times talks about Google & DeepMind working on AI chatbots that can operate as personal life coaches and the competitive AI landscape.

Finally, Mikah Sargent warns us about phishing campaigns using QR codes and how malicious entities targeted a US energy company and used them in fake parking tickets that lead to phishing sites.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

Guests: Andrew J. Hawkins and Nico Grant

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1 hr 15 min
August 10, 2023Tech News Weekly 298: Would Apple Acquire Disney?
Jason Howell talks about Android rolling out its "Unknown tracker alerts" system in conjunction with Apple to help detect AirTags that may have been placed on you nefariously.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy from The Verge talks about Thread and the challenges surrounding Thread and its integrations with IoT devices.

Mikah Sargent talks about whether Disney could be sold to Apple. But why would Disney consider something they were adamant about not doing in the past?

Finally, Sean Hollister of The Verge shares a warning about those who own a SanDisk Extreme SSD after one of Sean's colleagues lost everything on his SanDisk drive.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

Guests: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy and Sean Hollister

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1 hr 12 min
August 03, 2023Tech News Weekly 297: cDc's Encryption Solution
The Cult of the Dead Cow has developed new encryption technology that would allow messaging and social networking apps not to hold users' personal data. Joseph Menn of The Washington Post stops by the show to discuss this new technology.

Did you know that 500+ cables are running across our ocean floor that can carry 400 terabits of data per second? Neither did we. Stephen Shankland of CNET joins the show to talk about these cables that run across our ocean floors.

Jason Howell talks about how the IRS is allowing taxpayers to file every major tax form online thanks to President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act.

Finally, Mikah Sargent shares how IBM and NASA have teamed up to "build the GPT of Earth sciences" to monitor deforestation, predict possible crop yields, and monitor greenhouse emissions.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

Guests: Joseph Menn and Stephen Shankland

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1 hr 8 min
July 27, 2023Tech News Weekly 296: Galaxy Unpacked: An Iterative Update
Kyle Kiang, VP of North America for the Nothing brand, joins the show to discuss the Nothing company and the Nothing Phone 2.

Mikah Sargent talks about Captcha boxes and how Captcha's may soon be going away with new technology slowly being introduced that won't have you trying to figure out what letters or numbers are in a box.

Ben Schoon of 9to5Google joins the show to talk about the Galaxy Z Flip 5, Fold 5, Galaxy Tab S9, and the Galaxy Watch 6 announced at July's Galaxy Unpacked 2023 event.

Finally, Jason Howell shares a survey released by JD Power about consumers becoming fed up with all this tech introduced into new vehicles.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

Guests: Kyle Kiang and Ben Schoon

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1 hr 18 min
July 20, 2023Tech News Weekly 295: Oppenheimer: Powered By Palm Pilot
Apple is testing its own version of ChatGPT, called Apple GPT, as a way to catch up to what OpenAI has done with AI so far. Mark Gurman of Bloomberg breaks it all down.

Jason shares his story of the week about Netflix's growth as it axes its 9.99 plan and deals with dual Hollywood strikes.

Mikah talks about how IMAX projectionists are using old technology to show IMAX films and why they continue to use it today.

Finally, friend of the network Megan Morrone stops by to share her experience using ChatGPT as a life coach.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

Guests: Mark Gurman and Megan Morrone

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1 hr 11 min
July 13, 2023 Hands-On Tech: Nothing Phone (2) Review
The Nothing Phone (2) is Nothing's first phone available in the U.S., starting at $599. The light up Glyph Interface sets it apart from other phones on the market along with a 6.7" OLED display, 50 MP dual rear camera, and Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor. Jason Howell shares his thoughts on Tech News Weekly how it competes with other phones in this range.

Host: Jason Howell

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16 min
July 13, 2023Tech News Weekly 294: The Revolving Roundabout of Social Media
The Microsoft Activision merger has taken another step forward in finally happening. However, the FTC has filed an appeal after losing its battle in court. Iain Thomson of The Register talks about everything happening with the case thus far.

So many new social media services have popped up since Elon Musk acquired Twitter last year: Threads, Bluesky, T2, etc. Amanda Silberling of TechCrunch spills the tea on the potpourri of social media options available today.

Jason talks about many retro games of years past that are out of print and how preserving their history is as crucial as preserving traditional art & the history of the world.

Finally, Jason reviews the Nothing Phone 2 he has been using for the past few weeks.

Host: Jason Howell

Guests: Iain Thomson and Amanda Silberling

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1 hr 12 min
July 06, 2023Tech News Weekly 293: Can Meta's Thread Replace Twitter?
Meta has officially launched its answer to Twitter called Threads. Richard Lawler from The Verge talks about what Threads is about.

Mikah Sargent talked about Apple's gaming porting tool for macOS, discovered by Christina Warren a couple of episodes ago, that aims to bring real gaming to Macs. She joins the show to talk about the update the tool has received recently.

Jason Howell talks about how voice actors are losing their voices to AI through services like Revoicer, even when these voice actors did not agree to permit these companies to use their voices.

Finally, Mikah talks about "who" killed Google Reader.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

Guests: Richard Lawler and Christina Warren

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1 hr 13 min
June 29, 2023Tech News Weekly 292: The Ashes of Google Iris
Google's ad business has been facing much scrutiny in recent years, and new a new report shows that Google hasn't been following its own agreed-upon standards for its ads being played on third-party sites. Patience Haggin of The Wall Street Journal talks about that research.

More news on Google as the company has reportedly killed Protect Iris division following layoffs and reorganization within the division. Hugh Langley of Business Insider walks us through what happened.

Jason Howell talks about how Marvel is receiving backlash following the premiere of its Secret Invasion series on Disney+ and how they used AI to create the opening sequence to the limited series.

Finally, Mikah Sargent talks about how some of Sony's confidential PlayStation secrets became exposed due to redacted statements in some court documents that were readable after being scanned.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

Guests: Patience Haggin and Hugh Langley

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1 hr 6 min

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