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(Portfolio Profile) The Player's Lounge Jun 24, 2023

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Fri. 06/23 – Meta To Turn Off The (Canadian) News Spigot? Jun 23, 2023

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Are Canadians about to lose their access to news on Instagram and maybe Google too? More details about what that Apple headset will actually be like to use. The newest claimant to the supercomputer crown is about to come online. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.

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Meta says it's blocking news on Facebook, Instagram after government passes online news bill (National Post)
Apple Vision Pro has a speed limit, Travel Mode required for use on flights (9to5Mac)
The Aurora Supercomputer Is Installed (AnandTech)
Randomly received a smartwatch? Don’t turn it on, investigators warn. (ArmyTimes)

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Thu. 06/22 – So, Elon And Zuck Are Gonna Fight, I Guess Jun 22, 2023

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Well, I guess Elon and Zuck are gonna fight? Literally? New Stability AI. Xbox prices are going up. The visionOS SDK is out. A Motorola Razr Plus review. And why celebrities are racing to duplicate themselves using AI.

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Mark Zuckerberg is ready to fight Elon Musk in a cage match (The Verge)
Startup Stability Debuts a New AI Model For Stable Diffusion (Bloomberg)
Microsoft is hiking the price of Xbox Series X and Xbox Game Pass (The Verge)
Apple releases visionOS SDK for creating Vision Pro apps, dev kit applications opening soon (9to5Mac)
Motorola Razr Plus review: the right moves (The Verge)
Celebrities Use AI to Take Control of Their Own Images (WSJ)

Wed. 06/21 – Dropbox AI Jun 21, 2023

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Dropbox joins the AI bandwagon. Lots of news from Twitch. Netflix changes how it calculates its top 10. Mark your calendars for Prime Day. And what all the things Apple DIDN’T demo for their new headset might reveal about the directions in which the product could evolve.

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Dropbox’s AI tools can help you find your stuff — from everywhere on the internet (The Verge)
Twitch will require new labels for streams with sexual themes, gambling and M-rated games (TechCrunch)
Netflix Tweaks Its Top 10 Rankings, Adds View Count (THR)
Amazon will hold Prime Day 2023 on July 11-12, adding invite-only deals and ‘Buy with Prime’ sites (GeekWire)
What Apple Didn’t Reveal About the Vision Pro (The Information)

Tue. 06/20 – Spotify To Go “Supremium” Jun 20, 2023

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Spotify is thinking of bucking the “max” and “ultra” naming convention and might introduce “supremium.” What if FTX, the exchange, makes a comeback? One of the hottest sectors in VC right now is defense. And the story of how Meta is playing catchup when it comes to AI.

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(IHP) Eugene Wei On How Amazon Won Jun 18, 2023

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No joke, this is one of my favorite episodes we've ever done. Eugene Wei was an early employee at Hulu, so we get some details on that company for the first time, and he also worked at Flipboard and Oculus, so we get some important context especially on the future of VR and the like. But the most fascinating stories you'll hear will be about Amazon, where Eugene was the first analyst in the strategic planning department. As you'll hear, Eugene had a unique perspective on Amazon's early strategy and business structure, almost a historically unique perspective... he could see month to month, how Amazon was built, what Amazon was trying to do, and why. This is such an amazing perspective on such an important company.

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Fri. 06/16 – Google Does it Again Jun 16, 2023

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Google does it again. For like the 10th time just since I’ve been doing this podcast. What is “it?” You’ll hear in a second. The whole Reddit thing is simultaneously seeming to calm down, AND heat up, largely thanks to Reddit’s CEO. Will we finally get a bitcoin ETF this time? And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Alphabet Selling Google Domains Assets to Squarespace (Bloomberg)
Reddit says it won’t force subreddits back open (but will it?) (The Verge)
Reddit CEO slams protest leaders, saying he'll change rules that favor ‘landed gentry’ (NCBNews)
AI and media companies negotiate landmark deals over news content (Financial Times)
BlackRock files for bitcoin ETF in push into crypto (Reuters)

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Microsoft’s Sudden AI Dominance Is Scrambling Silicon Valley’s Power Structure (Bloomberg Businessweek)
How Nvidia Became ChatGPT’s Brain and Joined the $1 Trillion Club (Bloomberg Businessweek)
How MrBeast Became the Willy Wonka of YouTube (NYTimes Magazine)

Thu. 06/15 – Everbody Does Ads Now Jun 15, 2023

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The every platform can be an ad platform too march continues. This time, it’s Uber. Intel drops the “I.” Google lens can check your skin condition. Another breakthrough in quantum computing. And why Apple bringing back the answering machine is a feature lots of folks, including me, are actually happy about.

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Video Ads Are Coming to All Your Uber Apps (The Wall Street Journal)
Intel To Launch New Core Processor Branding: Drop the i, Add Ultra Tier (AnandTech)
Google Lens can now identify rashes and other skin conditions (9to5Google)
Mechanical Turk workers are using AI to automate being human (TechCrunch)
Fake zero-day PoC exploits on GitHub push Windows, Linux malware (BleepingComputer)
Quantum Computing Advance Begins New Era, IBM Says (NYTimes)
iOS 17 Live Voicemail will return the glory of the answering machine to your iPhone (TechRadar)

Wed. 06/14 – EU Threatens Google With A Breakup Jun 14, 2023

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The European Commission might have just taken the first steps toward separating Google from its cash cow. Reddit’s CEO keeps saying not so soothing things. New Open AI and Meta releases for… AI stuff. Cybersecurity premiums are skyrocketing. Spotify has fully shifted its podcast strategy. And a look at the tech job market as AI takes over.

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EU suggests breaking up Google’s ad business in preliminary antitrust ruling (The Verge)
Reddit CEO tells employees that subreddit blackout ‘will pass' (The Verge)
Google is getting a lot worse because of the Reddit blackouts (The Verge)
OpenAI intros new generative text features while reducing pricing (TechCrunch)
Cyber Insurance Premiums Surge by 50% as Ransomware Attacks Increase (Bloomberg)
Spotify Takes a Sharp Turn With Its $1 Billion Podcast Division (Bloomberg)
Meta AI researchers unveil I-JEPA, a computer vision model that learns more like humans do (SiliconAngle)
Layoffs and AI Are Changing Tech’s Once-Invincible Job Market (Bloomberg)

Tue. 06/13 – New Beatles Song Thanks To AI Jun 13, 2023

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The FTC has filed an injunction to block the Microsoft/Activision tie-up. Netflix is dipping its toe into live sports. Why Larry Ellison is thankful AI showed up on the scene. The whole Reddit situation came to a head partially cause of AI. And one guess why we’re about to get a new Beatles song.

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FTC files to block Microsoft-Activision as deadline approaches (CNBC)
Netflix to Enter Live-Streamed Sports With Celebrity Golf Event (WSJ)
Reddit goes dark (Platformer)
Larry Ellison Rides AI Boom to Highest Wealth Ranking Ever (Bloomberg)\
Sir Paul McCartney says artificial intelligence has enabled a 'final' Beatles song (BBC)

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