Nov 19th 2023
This Week in Tech 954
Waiting For the Pope Smoke
Hosted by
Devindra Hardawar
OpenAI fires Altman, Apple RCS support, PlayStation Portal, The Abyss 4K
Records live every Sunday at 5:15pm Eastern / 2:15pm Pacific / 21:15 UTC.
- Discussion of the surprise firing of Sam Altman as CEO of OpenAI by the board
- Explanation of the complicated structure of OpenAI as a nonprofit with a for-profit subsidiary
- Debate around the board's goals to slow down AI development versus Altman's push for progress
- Analysis of the ripple effects on Microsoft and partners who invested heavily in OpenAI
- Thoughts on cautions versus opportunities with generative AI and large language models
- News about Apple supporting RCS for higher quality messaging with Android
- Review of PlayStation Portal requiring PS5 for streaming
- Reactions to misspelled Evangelion motherboard from Asus
- Anticipation for 4K restoration of The Abyss and True Lies from James Cameron
- Discussion of YouTube disclosure rules for AI-generated content
- Analysis of recent advertising pullouts from Twitter and Musk's behavior
- Talk about pop culture offerings making the hosts happy this week
- Speculation about resolution of OpenAI leadership by 8pm deadline
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Links
- Sam Altman fired as CEO of OpenAI
- Coming soon: A fix for the Android green-bubble problem
- And the inevitable update to the above: Nothing's feature won't actually happen
- Qi2’s MagSafe-like wireless charging is finally almost here
- PlayStation Portal review: A baffling handheld for no one but Sony diehards
- YouTube To Require Disclosure When Videos Include Generative AI
- TikTok Says That It Is Removing Videos Promoting Osama Bin Laden’s Justification For 9/11
- Meta Allows Ads Claiming Rigged 2020 Election on Facebook, Instagram
- Exclusive: Apple to pause advertising on X after Musk backs antisemitic post
- Internal memo: Amazon will cut ‘several hundred’ Alexa jobs as it ends unspecified initiatives
- James Cameron is finally giving us the Abyss 4K (and True Lies, Aliens 4K)!
- ASUS apologizes for misprinted ROG Z790 Maximus Hero “Evange-N-lion” parts, offers replacements