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California introduces several new AI and deepfake laws, Apple Intelligence opens up to more languages in 2025, Australian police arrest dozens suspected of using Ghost app for criminal activity. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta is rolling out Teen Accounts for Instagram, a panel of DC Circuit Court of Appeals judges appears skeptical of TikTok’s arguments against a U.S. ban, and Google plans to roll out CPTA technology to sort real from AI-generated images.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple gets FDA approval for Apple Watch sleep apnea detection, Microsoft ditches its UI Edge overhaul, Thierry Breton steps down from EC appointment. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The FDA approves over-the-air hearing aid software, The Biden administration gets voluntary commitments from AI companies to curb deepfake porn, and chatbots may be better at curbing conspiracy theorists than humans.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft laid off another 650 employees from its gaming division, a European consumer group wants to ban in-game purchases in games like Fortnite and Minecraft, and a SpaceX crew performs the first commercial spacewalk in history.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mistral releases image and text model Pixtral 12B, Adobe plans new AI video and editing tool later this year, Ikea now compatible with Matter in smart home devices. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple and Google both lost appeals in the European Union Tuesday that could see billions paid out, Two former Samsung Executives have been arrested in South Korea, and iOS 18 will be out September 16th.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aukey's new magnetic wireless chargers include fans for cooling, Sonos cuts its Sonos Ace headphone sales forecast, Google's US antitrust trial begins. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OpenAI has crossed the one million business user threshold, Google Photos’ AI-powered Ask Photos feature has begun rolling out, and The Internet Archive loses its e-book lending appeals case.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The White House issued actions to thwart Russian efforts to influence the 2024 election, Verizon is acquiring Frontier Communications, and more than one-quarter of advertisers plan to cut spending on X in 2025.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anthropic readies Claude Enterprise, X launches dedicated TV app, Ubisoft's "Star Wars Outlaws" disappoints. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Disney-owned channels, including ABC and ESPN, pulled from DirecTV, South Korea launched an investigation into Telegram, and Canva is increasing prices by more than 300% for some users.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Huawei announces event immediately after Apple event September 10th, Samsung rumored to use Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chips across Galaxy S25 series, M4 Mac mini may ditch USB-A ports. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

X expects to be blocked in Brazil and a Supreme Court Judge has blocked Starlink’s bank accounts, Nvidea has had discussions about a funding round for OpenAI, and Spotify said Apple disabled functionality in iOS that prevents it from controlling levels on Spotify Connect devices with the iPhone's volume buttons.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

25% of websites checked are blocking Apple Intelligence from scraping training data, Threads is making replies in the fediverse more visible, and Google is letting some users use Imagen 3 to generate pictures of people.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shokz improves open-ear headphones with the $180 OpenRun Pro 2, Plaud tries an AI pin for $169, Google Meet rolls out a new meeting summary tool. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft is not deprecating the Windows Control Panel any time soon, The NASDAQ is seeking U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approval to launch and trade options on a bitcoin index, and the release of Android 15 has been pushed back until October.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google Messages for Android gets group chat search, Inflection says its chatbot Pi will cap free user access, iPhone 16 event officially set for September 9. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft has officially announced that it is deprecating the Windows Control Panel, YouTube has introduced a new AI assistant to help creators recover hacked accounts, and SpaceX is set to attempt the first-ever private spacewalk.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft is going to retry its rollout of Recall to Windows Insider PCs beginning in October, The U.S. FTC fines Lingo Telecom $1 million for its role in transmitting deep fake robocalls of President Biden, and Cloud storage company Dropbox has acquired AI-powered scheduling tool Reclaim.ai. Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New Xbox Series X goes on sale for $450, Google adds new Gemini tools to Gmail, Black Myth: Wukong becomes 2nd most popular Steam game.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The FBI accuses Iran of launching cyber operations against both U.S. presidential campaigns, Apple will make its highest-end iPhones in India for the first time, and Zoom has raised support on webinar calls from 100,000 to 1 million simultaneous viewers.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Raspberry Pi 5 with 2GB of RAM announced for $50, General Motors cuts 1k software and services jobs, Google redacts sensitive info in shared screens in an Android test. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Texas Instruments gets government funding for new US fab facilities, Meta Quest HDMI Link connects Quest headsets to external devices, Primate Labs launches new AI benchmarking tool. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former Google CEO and Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt walked back comments he made about work-life balance and remote-work policies at Google, a U.S. District Judge says he will issue an order forcing Google to give Android users more ways to download apps, and the FTC has finalized rules on its crackdown on fabricated reviews and fake consumer and celebrity testimonials.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New Pixel 9 line, Pixel Watch 3, and Pixel Buds Pro 2 announced at Made By Google event, Actors union SAG-AFTRA inks deal with Narrativ for AI voice work in ads, Spotify opts into a 'music streaming services entitlement' in Apple's App Store. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The X Spaces interview between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump was delayed due to technical issues, TikTok started rolling out group chats with up to 32 participants, and an update to Google Wallet now allows users to make digital passes for nearly anything.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta and UMG sign new agreement to protect and compensate artists, US schools continue smartphone restriction efforts, AMD starts patching the Sinkclose security flaw, but not for all its chips. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple has changed its policies regarding the rules around app developers linking out to the web in The EU, OpenAI adds 2 DALL-E 3 images per day to ChatGPT Free users, and analysts speculate that Apple Intelligence could cost up to $20 per month.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google worked with Meta to roll out ads that targeted young teens even though doing so violates Google's rules, Turkey has blocked Roblox over child abuse concerns, and TikTok partners with studios like Warner Bros. to launch Spotlight which lets users discover movies and TV shows through the app.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roll launches ad-supported Sports channel, Reddit plans AI-powered search results, AMD announces Ryzen 9000 CPU prices. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US Court for the District of Columbia has ruled that Google violated antitrust law, X is shuttering its San Francisco-based headquarters, and Ziff Davis is buying CNET for $100 million.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Crowdstrike fires back after Delta Airlines vows to recoup financial damages, Neurolink founder claims successful implant into second patient, TikTok pulls TikTok Lite program from EU. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Suno and Udio argue fair use over AI-generated music, Intel extends warranty on crashing Core 13th and 14th gen processors, AWS now accounts for 18% of Amazon's overall revenue.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discord adds direct friends and chat integration to Xbox Series X and S consoles, Bungie lays off 17% of workforce, Qualcomm and Arm warn of more sluggish phone sales. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AI growth affects Microsoft and Samsung quarterly earnings, Nothing announces the Phone 2A Plus, A worn around the neck device called "Friend" wants to be your everyday companion. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Perplexity launches ad revenue partner program for publishers, Canva buys Leonardo.ai, PayPal predicts strong profits over the next year. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NY federal district court says border agents need warrants to search electronics, some Intel CPUs might not survive upcoming voltage patch, Twitch isn't making money for Amazon. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OpenAI announces SearchGPT, its much anticipated AI-powered search engine, WhatsApp reaches 100 million monthly active users in the United States, The FAA has clear SpacX’s Falcon 9 rocket to resume flights.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta’s oversight board ruled the company’s rules aren’t clear on pornographic deep fakes, Reddit now blocks all search engines except for Google, and Bing’s new search results move traditional results to the side placing AI-generated results front and center.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stability AI introduces Stable Video 4D, Microsoft working on a fix for BitLocker recovery screen issue on Windows, Alphabet reports record Q2 earnings. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google decides not to kill third-party cookies in Chrome, Wiz walks away from Google’s $23 billion acquisition offer, and new generative AI features are coming to Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CrowdStrike publishes guidelines to fix Windows systems, major airlines continue to struggle getting back on schedule after the outage, Reddit strikes new ad deals with sports leagues. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A CloudStrike software update caused global outages on Windows machines, Netflix reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter results, and Google has been named the official search AI partner of Team USA.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Italian Competition Authority announced an investigation into how Google obtains consent from users in the European Union, Meta says it will not release its multimodal Llama AI model in the European Union due to the “unpredictable nature of the European regulatory environment.”, Instagram has launched a pilot program o study how the platform affects the mental health of teens and young adults.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mistral launches a new math LLM and code-generating LLM, a major subsea telecommunications cable gets repaired, Tinder launches a new tool for optimum profile pics.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Net Neutrality Rules set to be reinstated on July 22nd, have been put on hold until August 5th, the UK Competition and Markets Authority is investigating Microsoft’s investment in Inflection AI, and, iOS Beta and other Apple beta operating systems are now available.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple sales are rising in India, AT&T reportedly pays a ransom to delete stolen customer data, HP unveils the OmniBook Ultra. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An AT&T data breach affected all of its customers, The European Union warned X that its blue checkmark verification violates the DMA, and a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket suffered its first failure in 7 years.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The EU and Apple reached an agreement making NFC access available on the iPhone, Apple and Google will release a tool allowing Google Photos to transfer pictures to iCloud, and Apple is warning iPhone users across 98 countries of potential mercenary spyware attacks.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.