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Ep. 504: Can Meta buy AI Superintelligence? Plus other tech news
Manage episode 498560266 series 1090990
Mark Zuckerberg and Meta are betting big on AI and trying to build a dream team. Can they buy their way into AI dominance? Quarterly results are in for most of the tech world, and we don't really care. Google has a bunch of new rules on age and language. That and so much more as we help you tech better!
Watch on YouTube! - Notnerd.com and Notpicks.com
INTRO (00:00)
One month until new iPhones! - Nate’s iPhone Beta Woes (03:05)
Quarterly Results from big tech, who cares - Microsoft officially tops $4 trillion in market cap, joining Nvidia in exclusive club (08:25)
Bitchat reality check (11:10)
MAIN TOPIC: Can Meta buy AI Superintelligence? (12:30)
Meta is shelling out big bucks to get ahead in AI. Here’s who it’s hiring
Meta’s AI Recruiting Campaign Finds a New Target
Mark Zuckerberg says Superintelligence is imminent. What is it?
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Download Offline Maps (25:55)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (33:35)
U.S. Senators Introduce New Pirate Site Blocking Bill: Block BEARD
YouTube loosens profanity rules for monetized videos
Cheyenne to host massive AI data center using more electricity than all Wyoming homes combined
Elon Musk says he’s bringing back Vine’s archive
A luggage service’s web bugs exposed the travel plans of every user
Tim Cook has now been Apple’s CEO for longer than Steve Jobs
Radioactive wasp nests found near nuclear storage site in South Carolina
TAKES:
Google starts rolling out ML-powered age estimation in the US - YouTube banned for teens in Australia (36:20)
Trump ends de minimis exemption for global low-cost goods - Nintendo Switch Pricing Update (42:30)
iOS 26’s new Messages feature has political fundraisers freaking out (46:40)
Your public ChatGPT queries are getting indexed by Google and other search engines (47:55)
BONUS ODD TAKE: Historical Tech Tree (49:50)
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
Dave: Mint Mobile (54:45)
Nate: BOYA by M1 Lavalier Microphone for Smartphones Canon Nikon DSLR Cameras Camcorders Audio Recorder PC (01:01:00)
Ramazon Purchase of the Week (01:06:55)
190 episodes
Manage episode 498560266 series 1090990
Mark Zuckerberg and Meta are betting big on AI and trying to build a dream team. Can they buy their way into AI dominance? Quarterly results are in for most of the tech world, and we don't really care. Google has a bunch of new rules on age and language. That and so much more as we help you tech better!
Watch on YouTube! - Notnerd.com and Notpicks.com
INTRO (00:00)
One month until new iPhones! - Nate’s iPhone Beta Woes (03:05)
Quarterly Results from big tech, who cares - Microsoft officially tops $4 trillion in market cap, joining Nvidia in exclusive club (08:25)
Bitchat reality check (11:10)
MAIN TOPIC: Can Meta buy AI Superintelligence? (12:30)
Meta is shelling out big bucks to get ahead in AI. Here’s who it’s hiring
Meta’s AI Recruiting Campaign Finds a New Target
Mark Zuckerberg says Superintelligence is imminent. What is it?
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Download Offline Maps (25:55)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (33:35)
U.S. Senators Introduce New Pirate Site Blocking Bill: Block BEARD
YouTube loosens profanity rules for monetized videos
Cheyenne to host massive AI data center using more electricity than all Wyoming homes combined
Elon Musk says he’s bringing back Vine’s archive
A luggage service’s web bugs exposed the travel plans of every user
Tim Cook has now been Apple’s CEO for longer than Steve Jobs
Radioactive wasp nests found near nuclear storage site in South Carolina
TAKES:
Google starts rolling out ML-powered age estimation in the US - YouTube banned for teens in Australia (36:20)
Trump ends de minimis exemption for global low-cost goods - Nintendo Switch Pricing Update (42:30)
iOS 26’s new Messages feature has political fundraisers freaking out (46:40)
Your public ChatGPT queries are getting indexed by Google and other search engines (47:55)
BONUS ODD TAKE: Historical Tech Tree (49:50)
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
Dave: Mint Mobile (54:45)
Nate: BOYA by M1 Lavalier Microphone for Smartphones Canon Nikon DSLR Cameras Camcorders Audio Recorder PC (01:01:00)
Ramazon Purchase of the Week (01:06:55)
190 episodes
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