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Tech News Weekly (Audio)

By: TWiT
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  • Industry expert Mikah Sargent, brings you interviews from tech journalists who make or break the top stories of the week. Get the freshest perspective and in depth insight into the fast-paced world of technology from Tech News Weekly. Records every Thursday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 19:00 UTC.
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Episodes
  • TNW 335: The Rabbit R1 Is More Than Just an App - The ACP, GM & Apple CarPlay, Bad AI Data
    May 2 2024

    Abrar Al-Heeti joins Mikah Sargent this week! Abrar talks about the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). Mikah talks about GM rolling out its own infotainment hub after no longer supporting Apple CarPlay in its vehicles. Reviews of the Rabbit R1 have rolled out this week. And can you remove bad AI data from AI models?

    • Abrar Al-Heeti talks about how the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is winding down and the impact it will have on 1 in 5 US households, affecting the indigenous community the hardest.
    • Mikah Sargent airs his grievances on GM's in-house infotainment hub after the company decided against using Apple's CarPlay in its vehicles.
    • Lisa Eadicicco of CNET joins the show to discuss her review of the Rabbit R1 AI devices and whether this device could truly replace one's smartphone.
    • And finally, Katyanna Quach of Semafor talks about how researchers from Amazon suggest that bad and harmful data can be removed from an AI model and the idea of 'model disgorgement.'

    Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Abrar Al-Heeti

    Guests: Lisa Eadicicco and Katyanna Quach

    Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly.

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    Sponsors:

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    • wix.com/studio
    • YahooFinance.com
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • TNW 334: Meta Goes Open With XR - Reddit Mods, Rabbit R1, Ray-Ban Meta Glasses
    Apr 25 2024

    Jason Howell is filling in for Mikah Sargent as Mikah is out! Emily Dreibelbis chatted with one of the moderators of r/ChatGPT on Reddit. The Rabbit R1 AI companion device recently had its launch party, and first impressions are coming out for the wearable device. Meta opens its Quest Horizon OS to developers. And AI finally arrives in the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses.

    • Emily Dreibelbis of PCMag spoke with a moderator of one of the more popular subreddits on Reddit, r/ChatGPT, about their experience moderating a subreddit of that size and popularity.
    • Jason Howell talks about the Rabbit R1 AI companion device and how more wearable devices are being developed with AI in them.
    • Scott Stein of CNET joins the show to discuss Meta's opening its Quest Horizon OS to other developers and Meta's possible goals for allowing third-party developers access to this operating system.
    • Finally, Victoria Song of The Verge stops by to talk with Jason about the Ray-Ban rolling out multimodal AI to its smart glasses.

    Hosts: Jason Howell and Emily Dreibelbis

    Guests: Scott Stein and Victoria Song

    Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly.

    Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

    Sponsors:

    • IntouchCX.com/twit
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • TNW 333: Boston Dynamics' Bendy Robot - Microsoft's AI Copilot, TikTok Notes, Super Apps
    Apr 18 2024

    Boston Dynamics introduced a new robot that has caught the attention of many people. How is Microsoft's AI Copilot impacting the coding industry? What are TikTok Notes? And what in the heck are Super Apps?

    • Jennifer Pattison Tuohy joins us this episode to discuss Boston Dynamics' introduction of its latest robot, the Atlas, and how it's a vast improvement over its previous robots.
    • Mikah Sargent talks about how Microsoft's AI Copilot is impacting the coding industry by automating coding aspects and saving engineers time.
    • Karissa Bell of Engadget joins the show to talk about TikTok's latest experiment, TikTok Notes, and how it is similar to Meta's Instagram.
    • Finally, Lisa Eadicicco of CNET explains what Super Apps are and why the idea of Super Apps is starting to make news lately.

    Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

    Guests: Karissa Bell and Lisa Eadicicco

    Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly.

    Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

    Sponsors:

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    55 mins

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