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Tue. 01/21 – TikTok Lives?
Alright, I’ll sum up everything that happened this weekend with TikTik, but also get to all of the changes the new Trump administration has made, whic...
(BNS) Senator Ron Wyden On TikTok, AI, Regulation And His New Book
I speak to Senator Ron Wyden about the TikTok ban, AI and regulation, tech regulation in general, and his new book: It Takes Chutzpah: How to Fight Fe...
Fri. 01/17 – TikTok Loses In The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court rules against TikTok, but at this point, I think this is all kabuki theater. Somehow TikTok is going to survive. Bumble’s founder re...
Thu. 01/16 – Nintendo Switch 2
Nintendo finally takes the wraps off the Switch 2. Everybody seems to want to give TikTok more time, but can they find a way to do it? A big new AI re...
Wed. 01/15 – SEC Sues Elon Musk
The SEC is suing Elon Musk. Big AI insertions in Microsoft Copilot, Google Workspace and even LinkedIn. How TikTok plans to handle the immediate after...
Tue. 01/14 – Could Elon Buy TikTok?
Break out your 2025 headline bingo cards. Did you have Elon Musk maybe buying TikTok on there? You’re a better bingo player than I am. Is the EU going...
Mon. 01/13 – Nvidia Isn’t Happy With New Chip Rules
The Biden administration unveils its long planned new chip export rules, and Nvidia isn’t happy. That whole botched Sonos app debacle has cost the CEO...
(BNS) Simon Willison And SWYX Tell Us Where AI Is In 2025
The great Simon Willison joins SWYX and I to talk about everything we learned about LLMs in 2024, and what the state of AI is generally, as we go into...
Fri. 01/10 – The Controversies Continue
All the controversies continue. I’ll update you on the Meta moderation controversy. The latest twist in the WordPress brouhaha. The TikTok thing is co...
Thu. 01/09 – The Wildfire App Everyone In LA Has Been Using
Big new zero day to tell you about. Apple says Siri is safe, honest. Google rolls out an AI Daily Listen audio feature. Looking at the next wave of we...
Wed. 01/08 – Fallout From Meta’s Content Moderation Changes
Tons and tons of controversy and fallout from Meta’s announced content moderation changes yesterday. I’ve got I think a fair, comprehensive rundown of...
Tue. 01/07 – Nvidia Still Takes CES Seriously
Meta is completely revamping its fact-checking program, going instead with a version of Community Notes. A new Tesla recall, but for a different reaso...
Mon. 01/06 – Sam Altman Is Already Moving Past AGI
Sam Altman says AGI isn’t cool. You know what’s cool? Superintelligence. Why is nobody using Meta’s AI profiles? Keep an eye on Zuck, is my advice. Th...
Fri. 01/03 – Turns Out, Siri WAS Listening To You!
Apple pays a fine cause Siri was listening in on what you said. Strava does a tie-in with Apple Fitness+. Net Neutrality is dead again, and it looks l...
(BNS) The Golden Girls - With Christina Warren
Among other things, learn how Miami Vice inspired the Golden Girls, how the Golden Girls helped finance the making of the movie Reservoir Dogs, whethe...
Mon. 12/30 – Welcome To A USB-C Life
AT&T and Verizon say they’ve rooted out Salt Typhoon. Trump asks the Supreme Court to intervene in the TikTok situation. All the banks want to be like...
Fri. 12/27 – A New “Definition” Of AGI
Microsoft and OpenAI are reportedly having problems deciding how make this whole, reclassifying as for-profit thing work. Oh, also, they secretly deci...
(BNS) Calvin And Hobbes - With Daniel Kibblesmith
Was Calvin And Hobbes the greatest comic strip ever? Or maybe a great work of art of the 20th Century? Why did Bill Watterson disappear? Was Calvin "g...
Mon. 12/23 – The Revenge Of Google Glass?
How about a Ring Doorbell, but from Apple? How about Meta Ray Ban’s but crossed with Google Glass? How everybody is combining forces to bid for defens...
Fri. 12/20 – Gemini Flash Thinking
Gemini Flash Thinking a model making a serious run at “reasoning.” The FAA has had to ban drones in New Jersey cause of all those weird drone sighting...
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