Tech News: Think Before You Tweet| Listen on Anghami

Sep 25

Meta’s Muse Takes Center Stage - Week in Tech

Is Muse the AI agent we’ve been waiting for? Reed Albergotti (Semafor), Taylor Lorenz (User Mag), and Nitasha Tiku (The Washington Post) unpack the U.S.-China AI race and why America’s obsession with AI doom may not translate abroad. Then, they weigh in on Meta’s buzzy new produc ... Show More

43m 37s

Sep 23

Lab-Grown Brain Organoids Are Playing Video Games - The Story

What if the computers of the future are alive? Scientists are growing tiny clusters of human cells called brain organoids, connecting them to electrodes, and training them to perform basic computing tasks. Does anyone remember Pong? Journalist and musician Claire L. Evans joins O ... Show More

39m 56s

Sep 18

Where Are The Rational Conversations About AI Extinction Scenarios - Week in Tech

Why did a former Anthropic employee’s X post saying AI could kill us all get 170 million views while previous warnings didn’t break through? Reed Albergotti (Semafor), Taylor Lorenz (User Mag), and Nitasha Tiku (The Washington Post) try to make sense of why AI safety talking poin ... Show More

38m 33s

May 2021

A Major Ruling From Facebook’s ‘Supreme Court’

<p>Was Facebook right to indefinitely bar former President Donald J. Trump from the platform after the Capitol riot?</p><p>The company’s oversight board, which rules on some of the thorniest speech decisions on the platform, decided that, while the ban was justified at the time, ... Show More

23m 35s

Jul 2019

Mon. 07/15 - Don't Naruto-Rush Area 51

The FTC is readying a record fine for Facebook, but is it just a parking ticket? Qualcomm refreshes the Snapdragon lineup, governments want to make money off of selling your data also, Microsoft Office quietly winning in mobile, and the Air Force warns: do NOT storm Area 51! Spon ... Show More

19m 13s

May 2020

Should social media outlaw falsehoods?

Should Donald Trump's tweets be called out when they're not factual? Jefferson Graham weighs in, on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

3m 14s

Jul 2023

Meta’s Threads, and A Major First Amendment Ruling

Kara and Scott discuss Apple hitting a $3 trillion valuation, China announcing export restrictions on minerals used in the production of semiconductors, and GQ pulling an article critiquing David Zaslav. Also: Meta’s Twitter competitor, Threads is officially here and racking in t ... Show More

58m 8s

Nov 2016

Should Facebook root out fake news?

The social network is under fire for allowing erroneous and downright misleading media reports on its platform that may have swayed the U.S. presidential election. Meanwhile, Canada and Mexico prepare for a Donald Trump presidency. And Warren Buffett eats his words on airlines. S ... Show More

11m 55s

Sep 2024

Telegram and X expose tech platforms’ new reality

The arrest of Pavel Durov, founder of the controversial messaging app, and the ban of X in Brazil shows state officials are not afraid to intervene in Big Tech. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate what it means and how CEOs should manage the threat. Visit t ... Show More

19m 8s

Jan 2023

Trump is Back on Meta, The DOJ Sues Google, and No More Murdoch Merger

Kara and Scott discuss the Bad Blood between the Senate Judiciary Committee and Live Nation, Walmart giving workers a raise, and the cancelled Murdoch merger of Fox and News Corp. Also, will you see more covfefe in your feeds? Trump is back on Facebook and Instagram. Plus, the DO ... Show More

49m 35s

Jan 2021

You don’t say: tech’s Trump bans

<p>Moves to shutter the president’s accounts and to crimp corners of the internet given to right-wing extremism raise <a href="https://www.economist.com/international/2021/01/10/the-expulsion-of-donald-trump-marks-a-watershed-for-facebook-and-twitter?utm_campaign=the-intelligence ... Show More

22m 12s