Tech News: Facebook Gets Meta

<p>Would you buy a boat or a midcentury sideboard from your high school pals? Because Oz&rsquo;s alma mater has opened an <em>exclusive</em> online marketplace for just this purpose! This week, Oz spins a yarn about Kitkat, the San Francisco cat killed by a Waymo. Locals are furi ... Show More

<p>This week, Oz talks to Nick McKeown, who is a member of the PM&rsquo;s Council of Science and Technology, where he advises the British government on the best opportunities for economic growth in the tech sector. And according to Nick, that opportunity is AI Chips. He argues th ... Show More

<p>Malcolm Gladwell heads to San Francisco Tech Week to talk with IBM&rsquo;s new Director of Research Jay Gambetta in front of a live audience. They discuss IBM&rsquo;s plans to scale quantum computing power, the groundbreaking experiments already underway, and what impact these ... Show More

Kara and Scott are back! They talk about Zuckerberg's supposed shift towards more privacy on Facebook and, well, we'll believe it when we see it. Meanwhile Congress is ramping up its efforts on shaking up how we think of antitrust and big tech companies. They get into what they e ... Show More

Facebook wants to bring video chat into the living room, and despite all the privacy pitfalls, Jefferson Graham is OK with that. He explains why on Talking TechSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-m ... Show More

Facebook says it won't knowingly take down fake news. And guess who's outraged about that? Your Talking Tech host Jefferson GrahamSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. 

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See… I had a feeling. Reuters says Apple really is revealing an Apple Car in the coming years. More details on that suit charging Facebook and Google allegedly agreed to divvy up the ad market. The third biggest cryptocurrency says the SEC is coming after it. And the crazy story ... Show More

Jefferson Graham doesn't believe Facebook should go through and release the new Portal video chat device, due to too many privacy issues plaguing the company. He explains on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art ... Show More

Logan Paul, harassing conspiracy videos targeting victims of Florida and Las Vegas shooting, YouTube could easily clean up its site with humans looking out for offensive videos, instead of letting the computer make the decisions. Jefferson Graham suggests the time is now to take ... Show More

Massive validation of Web 3 builders or a dictatorship in the making? This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Facebook announced yesterday it is changing its corporate name to Meta. The name change reflects the company’s growing focus on virtual reality, augmented reality and a new v ... Show More

Facebook the app lives on, but Facebook the company is operating under a new brand: Meta.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. 

Futurist Mark Pesce explains how cryptocurrencies work, why Facebook and China are rolling out their own that will change money forever.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.