Oct 22nd 2023
This Week in Tech 950
Happy Sink Day
Hosted by
Leo Laporte
Net Neutrality, AI Homer Simpson, Meta Glassholes, Jon Stewart Cancelled by Apple
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Net Neutrality, AI Homer Simpson, Meta Glassholes, Jon Stewart Cancelled by Apple
- Mark Andreson's manifesto and tech accelerationism
- Political consequences of facial recognition
- Social media's role in war crimes and spreading misinformation
- Facial recognition technology on social media
- Spread of misinformation by verified accounts on Twitter
- John Stewart's departure from Apple TV+ over China-related content
- Implications of AI on art and voice acting
- Social media's impact on public discourse and national conversations
- Leo's experience with Omnivore for curated newsletters
- FCC reignites Net neutrality
- FCC approval of Super Fast Wi-Fi for VR/AR headsets
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Links
- Teens Spend Average of 4.8 Hours on Social Media Per Day
- The Meta glassholes have arrived - The Verge
- Qualcomm will try to have its Apple Silicon moment in PCs with “Snapdragon X” | Ars Technica
- FCC greenlights superfast Wi-Fi tethering for AR and VR headsets - The Verge
- FCC begins second quest for net neutrality | TechCrunch
- Google loses gender bias lawsuit, owes executive Ulku Rowe $1 million - The Verge
- Exclusive Data: Twitter Is Shrinking Under Elon Musk
- When was the last time Marc Andreessen talked to a poor person?
- After 50,000 hours, this AI can play Pokémon Red
- All I want from the internet is Homer Simpson singing ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
- Jon Stewart’s Show on Apple Is Ending