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May 2023
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  • Chris Messina talks about the birth of the hashtag.
  • Why did Chris leave Twitter?
  • What is Chris doing in AI right now?
  • DeSantis Picked Twitter Spaces to Announce His Run.
  • Next Steps for Neeva.
  • Ford reverses course and decides to keep AM radio on its vehicles.
  • Jack Dorsey shares Robert F. Kennedy Jr. video echoing conspiracy theories.
  • Mourning the state of Twitter.
  • Social Media is a 'Profound Risk' to Youth, Surgeon General Warns.
  • TikTok sues Montana over law banning the app.
  • Instagram's New App Could Be Here By June.
  • Google reaches $39.9 million privacy settlement with Washington state.
  • Meta Fined $1.3 Billion for Violating E.U. Data Privacy Rules.
  • Are you sad that Google+ didn't survive?
  • Where do you stand on the quote-tweet controversy?
  • Technical issues plague Ron DeSantis's presidential announcement on Twitter.
  • It's the 140th Birthday of the Brooklyn Bridge.
  • New Biden FCC Commissioner Nominee Is Lawyer Anna Gomez.
  • Supreme Court sides against Andy Warhol Foundation in copyright infringement case.
  • Supreme Court Leaves 230 Alone For Now, But Justice Thomas Gives A Pretty Good Explanation For Why It Exists In The First Place.
  • I tried the AI novel-writing tool everyone hates, and it's better than I expected.
  • Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff by Sean Penn.
  • Drag Your GAN: Interactive Point-based Manipulation on the Generative Image Manifold.
  • Meta's new AI models can recognize and produce speech for more than 1,000 languages.
  • Adobe adds its Firefly AI image generator to Photoshop.
  • Verified Twitter Accounts Spread AI-Generated Hoax of Pentagon Explosion.
  • An A.I.-Generated Spoof Rattles the Markets.

Picks: 

  • Chris - Arc has a big launch tomorrow...
  • Leo - Google Bard adds images for more visual responses.
  • Mike - Three new tools attempt to fix news.
  • Jeff - USC Optical Sound Effects Library.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis

Guests: Chris Messina and Mike Elgan

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