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6:20

OpenAI signs deal to bring Disney characters to Sora...

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2025/12/15

OpenAI and Disney are partnering to bring Disney characters to Sora (OpenAI) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:36

Grok is spreading inaccurate info again, Google...

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2025/12/15

-Grok's confusion seems to be most apparent with a viral video that shows a 43-year-old bystander, identified as Ahmed al Ahmed, wrestling a gun away from an attacker during the incident, which, according to the latest news reports, has left at least 15 dead. -Google seems to be cracking down on the use of Disney characters in AI-generated videos on YouTube after it was hit with a cease and desist letter. -iRobot expects the deal to close next February, but says it will continue to operate "with

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6:34

Meta is reportedly working on a new AI model

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2025/12/12

Mark Zuckerberg has been shaking up the company's AI strategy as it pursues "superintelligence." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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10:36

Trump ordered the creation of a litigation task force...

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2025/12/12

-On Thursday evening, President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for a single, nationwide regulatory framework governing artificial intelligence at the expense of the ability of different states to regulate the nascent technology. -Disney and OpenAI announced a three-year licensing agreement: Starting in 2026, ChatGPT and Sora can generate images and videos incorporating Disney IP, including more than 200 characters from the company's stable of Star Wars, Pixar and Marvel

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9:19

Projectors won us over in 2025

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2025/12/11

Anker and Valerian are providing a more affordable big-screen experience.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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11:18

OpenAI's house of cards seems primed to collapse, the...

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2025/12/11

-OpenAI has seen its lead against Google and much of the AI industry evaporate, culminating in a series of successive blows throughout this year. In recent months, OpenAI has signed more than $1.4 trillion worth of infrastructure deals in a bid to outscale the competition that is already beating it.-Tourists from Europe and other regions could be asked to provide a five-year social media history before being given entry to the United States, according to a new proposal from the US Customs and

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5:02

Samsung Wallet to gain support for digital Porsche keys

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2025/12/10

The Porsche Macan will be the first model that the app can unlock.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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11:54

Nearly 1/3 of teens use AI chatbots daily, Instagram...

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2025/12/10

-AI chatbots haven't come close to replacing teens' social media habits, but they are playing a significant role in their online habits. Nearly one-third of US teens report using AI chatbots daily or more, according to a new report from Pew Research. -It looks like Meta has decided to turn Instagram users into unwitting SEO spam pawns. On Tuesday, 404 Media reported that the platform is generating sensational, likely AI-generated headlines and descriptions for user posts without their knowledge or

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5:40

Uber will start selling trip and takeout data to...

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2025/12/09

The company's ad business is already on track to make $1.5 billion this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:36

EU opens antitrust investigation into Google's AI...

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2025/12/09

-Google can add another probe to its list: The European Commission has opened an antitrust investigation into the company surrounding the content used for its AI tools. -NVIDIA is now allowed to sell its second-best H200 processors to China, rather than just the sanction-approved H20 model that China had previously declined to buy. -According to a statement from the Public Interest Research Group, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 has removed language that would have

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5:08

Meta plans to push back the debut of its next mixed...

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2025/12/08

According to an internal memo, Meta's project codenamed Phoenix will be delayed to the first half of 2027. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:06

X shuts down the European Commission’s ad account,...

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2025/12/08

-Just a day after receiving a roughly $140 million fine, X has terminated the ad account of the European Commission. Nikita Bier, X's head of product, accused the European Commission of using an exploit to artificially boost the reach of its post announcing the major fine. -After Netflix announced that it was acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery last week, observers immediately wondered when or if the deal could obtain regulatory approval. -Those might not exactly be ads you're seeing on ChatGPT, at

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7:00

Meta is reportedly going to slash spending on the...

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2025/12/05

The company is allegedly considering massive cuts to the project.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:42

Netflix says it’s buying Warner Brothers, Chinese...

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2025/12/05

-Shortly after rumors of a deal between the two media giants broke, Netflix has announced it is buying Warner Bros., HBO and HBO Max for approximately $82.7 billion. If approved, the deal will take place after Warner Bros. has disentangled itself from both its legacy cable -Hackers with links to China reportedly successfully infiltrated a number of unnamed government and tech entities using advanced malware. As reported by Reuters, cybersecurity agencies from the US and Canada confirmed the attack,

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6:35

Amazon rolls out a find-a-scene Alexa+ feature for...

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2025/12/04

The Fire TV tool can understand quotes, character names and scene descriptions and take you to that point of a movie.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:07

OpenAI's new confession system teaches models to be...

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2025/12/04

-Since large language models are often trained to produce the response that seems to be desired, they can become increasingly likely to provide sycophancy or state hallucinations with total confidence.-After blowback from Apple, Samsung and opposition leaders, the Modi government issued a statement saying it "has decided not to make the pre-installation mandatory for mobile manufacturers." The app is still available as a voluntary download. -The Oversight board says that it will weigh in on

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7:40

Android is getting a slew of new accessibility features

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2025/12/03

New features have been announced ahead of International Day of Persons with Disabilities.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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11:22

Grok would prefer a Holocaust over harming Elon Musk,...

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2025/12/03

-Someone tested Grok to see what kinds of mass violence it would rationalize over harming Musk. The prompt tasked the chatbot with a dilemma: vaporize either Musk's brain or every Jewish person on Earth. It did not choose wisely. Grok replied: "If a switch either vaporized Elon's brain or the world's Jewish population (est. ~16M), I'd vaporize the latter.” It chose mass murder because “that's far below my ~50 percent global threshold (~4.1B) where his potential long-term impact on billions

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5:49

Netflix ends casting from mobile devices for users of...

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2025/12/02

You should still be able to cast from your phone or tablet to older Chromecast or Google Cast devices if you're on an ad-free plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:17

Apple hired Amar Subramanya as its new vice president...

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2025/12/02

-Apple has tapped AI researcher Amar Subramanya, a longtime Google exec who was most recently corporate vice president of AI at Microsoft, as its new VP of AI. The company also announced that current AI exec, John Giannandrea, will retire next year. Subramanya, who Apple describes as a "renowned AI researcher," spent 16 years at Google, where he was head of engineering for Gemini. -Telecom regulators in India have reportedly asked smartphone manufacturers to preload a state-owned cybersecurity app

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