May 21st 2023
This Week in Tech 928
SCOTUS Didn't Read My Briefs
Hosted by
Leo Laporte
TikTok Montana ban, Instagram's Twitter clone, Tears of the Kingdom
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TikTok Montana ban, Instagram's Twitter clone, Tears of the Kingdom, and more.
- Everything we know about Instagram’s Twitter clone, due this summer.
- How Apple’s headset could be a $3,000 flop—and a success.
- Pixel Fold.
- TikTok Users Sue Montana, Calling State Ban Unconstitutional.
- Dear Section 230 Critics: When Senators Hawley And Cruz Are Your Biggest Allies, It's Time To Rethink.
- Tears of the Kingdom sold 10 million copies in just three days.
- 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.
- Google reaches $39.9 million privacy settlement with Washington state.
- The government can’t seize your data — but it can buy it.
- Apple created its new voice feature for—and with—people with ALS.
- CNET staff are unionizing, citing editorial independence and use of AI tools.
- AI-Generated 'Seinfeld' Show Banned on Twitch After Transphobic Standup Bit.
- Have we oversold the potential of AI?
- Bard vs ChatGPT.
- OpenAI chief concerned about AI being used to compromise elections.
- NASA picks Blue Origin to make a second human-crewed lunar lander.
- D&D streaming TV channel on the way, will include cartoons, actual play.
- Cord-Cutting Q1 2023: Pay-TV Ops Lose 2.3M Subs, Worst Quarter to Date.
- The triumph—yes, triumph—of BlackBerry.
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Links
- Everything we know about Instagram’s Twitter clone, due this summer
- How Apple’s headset could be a $3,000 flop—and a success
- TikTok Users Sue Montana, Calling State Ban Unconstitutional - The New York Times
- Tears of the Kingdom sold 10 million copies in just three days - The Verge
- 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 | Techdirt
- Google reaches $39.9 million privacy settlement with Washington state | Reuters
- The government can’t seize your data — but it can buy it | TechCrunch
- Apple created its new voice feature for—and with—people with ALS
- CNET staff are unionizing, citing editorial independence and use of AI tools - The Verge
- OpenAI chief concerned about AI being used to compromise elections
- NASA picks Blue Origin to make a second human-crewed lunar lander - The Verge
- D&D streaming TV channel on the way, will include cartoons, actual play - Polygon
- Cord-Cutting Hits All-Time High in Q1, as U.S. Pay-TV Subscriptions Fall to Lowest Levels Since 1992
- The triumph—yes, triumph—of BlackBerry