Wesley Chu joins us to talk about The Lives of Tao and Jan is back, so we have loads of news including Locus Award Winners and the British Fantasy Society shortlist. Plus Tom sings. We’re all sorry about that. Also, we almost named this episode The Lives of Wesley Chu until we realized we had already done that in 2014.
The EU Is Proceeding With Its AI Act Despite Tech Companies’ Efforts To Delay It – DTH
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is delaying construction of a second plant in Japan, Ilya Sutskever announced he will take on the CEO role at his AI startup, Safe Superintelligence, and the EU is proceeding with its AI Act despite tech companies’ efforts to delay it.
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Theoretical Monkey Business – DTNS Live 5053
Are we all living inside a simulation? Melvin M. Vopson Associate Professor of Physics, University of Portsmouth has proposed a study to find out. Prominent CEOs are increasingly issuing dire warnings about AI’s impact on jobs. But who’s listening? Can lengthy timeouts curb abusive behavior on social media platforms? And its Friday and we engage in a battle of wits and morality on this week’s Great Debates!
Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.
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Microsoft Job Cuts Hit Game Development – DTNSB 5053
Sony is bringing one of its exclusive titles to the Xbox Series X|S for the first time, and Dr. Niki talks about why we should welcome biodegradable robot overlords.
Starring Jason Howell, Huyen Tue Dao, Tom Merritt and Dr. Niki.
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- Microsoft Makes Deep Job Cuts Across Xbox Division, Cancels Games
- Blizzard is giving up on its Warcraft mobile game amid layoffs
- Microsoft is Shutting Down The Initiative and Cancelling its Perfect Dark Reboot
- Microsoft Addresses Phil Spencer Retirement Rumor
- Sony Brings Helldivers 2 to Xbox Series X | S
- Samsung seems to have leaked its own trifold phone design
- Google rolls out its new Veo 3 video-generation model globally
- Netflix is Reportedly Exploring New Live Content With Spotify
- Right-to-repair bill in Texas signed into law
- FaceTime in iOS 26 will freeze your call if someone starts undressing
- Google’s fix for Pixel 6a battery overheating issues arrives next week
- Chuck E. Cheese is opening arcades for adults
Google Has Launched Its Veo 3 Video Generation Model To Gemini Users Globally – DTH
Google has launched its Veo 3 video generation model to Gemini users in over 159 countries, Netflix is exploring the creation of new live programming content in partnership with Spotify, and OpenAI disavowed Robinhood’s crypto initiative offering tokenized shares of OpenAI.
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Living La Vida Dongle – DTNS Live 5052
Microsoft announced company-wide layoffs of around 9,000 workers with a number of those cuts coming from the Xbox division. We share how we handle our docks and dongles for computing. And we discuss what AMD and Sony PlayStation for the PS5 and future platforms.
Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.
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Cordkillers 557: Licence to Bill
C-SPAN’s funding is fading, Bond is back (again), and Prime Video wants AI to whisper sweet nothings in your ear.
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Thin is in, but are foldable phones? – DTNSB 5052
We round up the new Honor foldable, Nothing’s new flagship phone and headphones and Andy Beach talks about a complicated new idea for revenue sharing from AI.
Starring Tom Merritt, Jenn Cutter, and Andy Beach.
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- CNBC – Honor Magic V5 Launch
- The Verge – Honor Magic V5 Specs
- Engadget – Nothing Headphone 1
- Engadget – Nothing Phone 3 Launch
- 9to5Google – Google Home Member Invites
- Android Authority – Google Messages Editing for iPhone
- CNBC – Microsoft Lays Off 9,000 Employees
- PYMNTS – Erebor Bank Launched by Tech Billionaires
- Bloomberg – Foxconn Pulls Chinese Staff from India
- Yahoo Finance – Intel CEO Considers Shift
- Reuters – ABB Expands Robot Line in China
- SCMP – TikTok Shop Opens in Japan
Microsoft To Lay Off ~9,000 Employees Across Multiple Divisions – DTH
Honor launches Magic V5 foldable in China, Qantas discloses cyberattack, Hyundai opens UX Studio Seoul.
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Have AI, Will Travel – DTNS Live 5051
Would you trust your next vacation to an AI travel agent? Tom shares his experience with the Xreal One Pro AR glasses. Nica explains how technology could shake up the beauty industry. And what roles would you use a LLM Chatbot as surrogate for a real human?
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Nica Montford, Roger Chang, Joe.
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