Big Blizzard Restructuring – DTNS 4696

Blizzard gets a new president, Johanna Faries. Scott explains what her appointment means in a newly merged Microsoft Activision Blizzard company. Plus Universal Music Group, says negotiations have broken down with TikTok over royalties. And US lawmakers grill social media CEOs over the use of their platforms for facilitating child sexual abuse online.

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OpenAI Makes It Easier To Use 3rd-Party GPT Apps – DTH

DTH-6-150x150Microsoft, Google, and AMD announce mixed quarterly results, Universal Music Group won’t renew its contract with TikTok, 23andMe valuation tanks.

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Now LIVE on Netflix – DTNS 4695

Is Netflix’s pivot to more traditional TV fare like dramas and reality shows a threat to traditional linear TV? Plus Apple Has Sold Approximately 200,000 Vision Pro Headsets. And TikTok’s effort to separate US data from China by putting it and a US-version of TikTok’s algorithm in an Oracle-run data center is running into issues.

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$1.5 Billion Later TikTok’s US Data Protection Is Still Porous – DTH

DTH-6-150x150TikTok’s U.S. data protection is still porous after spending $1.5 billion to sure it up, Microsoft names Johanna Faries as new Blizzard Entertainment CEO, and Volvo pauses deliveries of the EX30 EV in Europe.

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Brisket Backup Power – DTNS 4694

Chris Ashley shares his thoughts you need to be aware of before you invest in a power generator for emergency situations. Plus Amazon gives up on acquiring Roomba-maker iRobot. And the Browser Company has a new iOS app out called Arc Search.

Starring Tom Merritt, Chris Ashley, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Amazon Pulls Out of iRobot Deal – DTH

DTH-6-150x150Meta says Apple Vision Pro is good for the market, The Browser Company launches Arc Search, iOS 17.4 will auto-generate podcast transcripts.

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El problema de los Fake Nudes – NTX 348

Filtran información de periodistas mexicanos, Apple permite tiendas de apps de terceros, y proliferan los Fake Nudes en X

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Filtran datos de más de 300 periodistas mexicanos
Max anuncia fecha y precios para México
-Apple permite tiendas de apps alternativas
-Demandan por uso no permitido de imagen George Carlin
-Proliferan Fake Nudes de Taylor Swift en X

Análisis: El Problema con los Fake Nudes

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Deep Fake Protections Are Needed – DTNS 4693

Explicit deep fake images and videos of Taylor Swift have flooded X, raising questions about a legal framework around deep fakes and issues with X’s current explicit content filtering system. And Google updated the Pixel 8 Pro this week to allow for a new body temperature sensor feature. Plus Samsung launched the Galaxy S24 in China but instead of using Google’s Gemini models, it’s using Baidu’s Ernie.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang, Joe.

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#481 – Big Trouble in Little Worldcon

Surprise, there’s a problem with hosting the Hugos in China. Plus: Keanu Reeves is co-writing with China Mieville, we kick off our February read, The Shadow of the Gods. And our spoilery thoughts on The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes.