TWiG 736: Socks on the Beach - Pixel 8, Chromebook Plus, paid social media, what happened to Masterclass?

Google's Pixel hardware event and new devices

Debate over adding AI to search functions - risks to accuracy?

Laws challenging social media's First Amendment rights

Movies released on TikTok by studios

High production costs of Masterclass

Streaming vs DVDs and the shrinking open web

Spotify's attempts to expand beyond music in audiobooks

Amazon's algorithms manipulating prices

Supreme Court case involving copyright of legal search tools

Paywalls and closed platforms replacing the open web

Pushback against heroic tech biographies and access journalism

Impacts of inexpensive screens and cameras everywhere

Testing social media subscription models

Using AI to create realistic fake photos and videos

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt

Guest: Paris Martineau

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