Big Tech on Trial, AI Actors & the Death of the Payphone | 03-27-26
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Show Notes
Sam Bushman and Jay Harrison dive into the landmark lawsuits hitting Meta, Google, and TikTok over addictive platform design. Plus: Meta reverses course on Horizon Worlds, Netflix hikes prices again, autonomous semi trucks hit Texas highways, the AI-generated actress stirring up Hollywood, Firefox's new AI kill switch, and a quirky social experiment connecting Gen Z with Boomers via bright yellow payphones. Tech Watch Radio — keeping an eye on tech so you don't have to.
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0:00 — Intro
1:00 — Big Tech Lawsuits (Meta, Google & TikTok addiction cases)
13:44 — Meta Reverses Horizon Worlds Shutdown
18:31 — Yellow Payphone Experiment: Zoomers Call Boomers
29:26 — Netflix Price Hike (Again)
34:07 — Autonomous Semi Trucks in Texas
38:02 — Tilly Norwood: The AI-Generated Actress
45:19 — Firefox's New AI Controls
49:17 — Discord's Age Verification Change