IM 805: Doomers, Gloomers, Bloomers, and Zoomers – Zack Kass Interview, DeepSeek Hype, EU AI Act

IM 805: Doomers, Gloomers, Bloomers, and Zoomers – Zack Kass Interview, DeepSeek Hype, EU AI Act

Interview with Zack Kass, Former GTM for Open AI Why you can deep-six the DeepSeek hype Gemini 2.0 is now available to everyone OpenAI has undergone its first ever rebrand, giving fresh life to ChatGPT interactions AI Has Shown Me My Future. Here’s What I’ve Learned. Senator Hawley Proposes Jail Time for People Who Download…

TWiG 804: Big Potato – Death Roulette, Influencer Voice, HillmanTok

TWiG 804: Big Potato – Death Roulette, Influencer Voice, HillmanTok

Leo’s AI Toys DeepSeek How a top Chinese AI model overcame US sanctions Mark Zuckerberg post re: Llama 4 17th Century Death Roulette ☠️ Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’ in Maps app after government updates 23andMe might sell itself as it runs out of money The rise of…

TWiG 803: Dadscrolling – Stargate, SkyTok, Chromebook Facial Control

TWiG 803: Dadscrolling – Stargate, SkyTok, Chromebook Facial Control

“Stargate” Squares Some AI Circles Old enough to remember Trump’s Foxconn factory What Stargate Means and What It Doesn’t Google decides it won’t comply with EU fact-checking law SkyTok, BlueSky’s TikTok, made with Surf on ActivityPub The Second Trump Presidency, Brought to You by YouTubers Google will let you control your Chromebook with your face…

TWiG 802: A Sycophant in Your Pocket – Supreme Court Briefs, Leo’s New AI Toys

TWiG 802: A Sycophant in Your Pocket – Supreme Court Briefs, Leo’s New AI Toys

Justice Kagan Acknowledges Bluesky, And Other Notes From The TikTok Oral Argument Alito and Playboy A Marriage Proposal Spoken Entirely in Office Jargon Meta Is Blocking Links to Decentralized Instagram Competitor Pixelfed Free our feeds fundraising The people should own the town square Lemley’s post Google’s ‘Daily Listen’ lab is a personalized podcast based on…

TWiG 801: Human Beans – Meta Stops Fact-Checking, Public Domain 2025

TWiG 801: Human Beans – Meta Stops Fact-Checking, Public Domain 2025

Meta is ending its fact-checking program in favor of a “community notes” system similar to X (30+) kottke.org: “oh s**t new logo just dropped” Masnick: The Good, The Bad, And The Stupid In Meta’s New Content Moderation Policies Social-Media Companies Decide Content Moderation Is Trending Down I watched the Nvidia keynote; can summarize -jj The…

TWiG 800: The Best of 2024 – Tree Pruning 101, Cow Magnets, The Skin

TWiG 800: The Best of 2024 – Tree Pruning 101, Cow Magnets, The Skin

Jeff’s op-ed proposing that Bell Labs be turned into a Museum and School of the Internet Paris reveals her passion for pruning trees in NY Molly White’s first appearance, stupid Wikipedia edit wars Ed Zitron’s first appearance, elon’s shady non-profits NYC apartment with a podcast studio What are cow magnets? Paris and Cathy, tab hoarders…

TWiG 799: What’s A Basketball? – 1-800-CHATGPT, TPLink, TikTok Ban

TWiG 799: What’s A Basketball? – 1-800-CHATGPT, TPLink, TikTok Ban

Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to TikTok ban U.S. Weighs Ban on Chinese-Made Router in Millions of American Homes Personal Data of Rhode Island Residents Breached in Large Cyberattack YouTube TV increases price by $10 a month starting in January YouTube’s year of the livingroom WordPress CEO Rage Quits Community Slack After Court Injunction…

TWiG 798: Great for Soup! – Veo, Willow, The Onion & Infowars

TWiG 798: Great for Soup! – Veo, Willow, The Onion & Infowars

Google introduces its new generative AI video model, Veo. TikTok is fighting back, seeking to pause the US ban pending a review from the Supreme Court. A judge is currently blocking the sale of Infowars to The Onion. And Leo and Jeff help Pars decide on the best gifts for a white elephant party. Google’s…

TWiG 797: Nil Coin: It’s Good For Nothing – Hawk Tuah, Australia’s Social Media, Brain Rot

TWiG 797: Nil Coin: It’s Good For Nothing – Hawk Tuah, Australia’s Social Media, Brain Rot

Amazon is being sued over slow deliveries to lower-incomer areas. What is the Oxford University’s 2024 word of the year? Canada’s antitrust watchdog is suing Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in advertising. And Leo tries not to spend too long on the Google Changelog items. ‘Hawk tuah’ girl Haliey Welch launches crypto memecoin—but insists it’s…

TWiG 796: Holding Space for Defying Gravity – Pixel Tablet 2, Facial Recognition Tech, Social Media

TWiG 796: Holding Space for Defying Gravity – Pixel Tablet 2, Facial Recognition Tech, Social Media

Paris’ stuffing recipe. Source: Google has canceled the Pixel Tablet 2, not the Tab 3. Meta gains steam in its push to make Apple, Google verify users’ ages. A complex new age of face tech. Musk unleashes online army on federal workers. ‘A tough way to find out she’s losing her job.’ Elon Musk admits…