Intelligent Machines (Audio)

TWiG 657: You Can't Shoot Their Feet - Russian propaganda, how platforms fight disinformation, Eric Schmidt

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  • Who Is Behind QAnon? Linguistic Detectives Find Fingerprints.
  • Joan explains what she's seeing from Russian disinformation with the war in Ukraine.
  • Verizon blames 'bad actors' for the spam text you got from your own number.
  • SBU exposes five enemy "bot farms" over past month.
  • Facebook paid Republican strategy firm to malign TikTok.
  • TikTok being used by 16% of British toddlers, Ofcom finds.
  • Do people REALLY believe flat Earth conspiracy or is it performative?
  • FCC commissioner starts dangerous strategy to impose speech on platforms.
  • 'Devious licks' and 'slap a teacher' trends were reportedly part of Meta's anti-TikTok campaign.
  • The White House is briefing TikTok stars about the war in Ukraine.
  • Are you most vulnerable to disinformation when you are in information seeking mode online?
  • The marketplace of rationalizations.
  • Analysis of the mematic foundation of "Don't Say Gay" bill.
  • Will Smith's Shocking Oscars Slap Ignites Twitter With Highest Overall Engagements to Date.
  • Twitter data indicates most of country backs Chris Rock after Oscars spat with Will Smith.
  • A Google billionaire's fingerprints are all over Biden's science office.
  • Waymo says fully driverless rides are coming to San Francisco.
  • Google Docs is getting more Markdown support.
  • Create externally friendly booking pages with appointment scheduling in Google Calendar.
  • Google rolling out Nest Hub UI redesign that bootloops some displays in the process.
  • Gboard will 'Emojify' what you've typed with new magic wand button.
  • Google marks Chrome OS 100 with preview of upcoming Launcher redesign.
  • Google Chrome hits version 100 with new icon for desktop and mobile.
  • A return-to-office pain in the ass: Google is taking away its bidets.
  • Google Docs can write your meta descriptions.
  • TIkTok dining.
  • Because Oil Drilling Isn't Destructive Enough, ExxonMobil Is Getting Into Bitcoin Mining, Too.

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    • Jeff - Looking Back on the Origin of Skip Intro Five Years Later
    • Leo - Vinyl record sales in 2021 at highest level for 30 years
    • Leo - Museum of Endangered Sounds

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