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Plus - Former TikTok execs built an app that uses AI to teach you how to pose for a photo; AI agents now have a place to snitch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

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Facebook changed its name, but will it change its game? Also, some folks in Oregon want to know how much water Google uses. A suspicious cryptocurrency turns out to be a scam. And YouTube is done making Rewind videos. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastn ... Show More

In this news episode Jason covers Facebook finally revealing their Q1 transparency report after they originally shelved the report for PR purposes (2:08), Tyga deleting his OnlyFans account and announcing he will launch a competing platform (23:59), the WSJ's coverage of where Ja ... Show More

Facebook unveils new Portal video chat devices, including a model for your TV; A look at the Nintendo Switch Lite; Alexa gets smart about the election; the popular Pocket Casts podcast app goes free; new features in iOS 13; a cool new Roku feature that lets you search by movie qu ... Show More

TikTok has already dominated the short-video and social media market, and is now looking to take on Spotify and Apple Music with its latest offering.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

0:00 such a diva 0:05 Sideloading is NOT A JOKE 1:02 Facebook stops facial recognition 2:02 US agencies gotta fix bugs 2:55 Ridge Wallet 3:28 QUICK BITS 3:58 Tesla recall again 4:26 Apple VR/AR headset  5:03 Netflix Games rolls out 5:28 Squid Game crypto ... Show More

Nvidia buys Mellanox, Tesla reverses course, a handy primer on how TikTok is different, and we check in on the smart takes from last week’s big stories. Subscribe to the Premium, Ad-Free Podcast Feed! Sponsors: DataDogHQ.com/ridehome Tiny.website Links: Nvidia to Buy Mellanox for ... Show More

TikTok launches a paywall, but it’s all about the creators. Salesforce has its own generative AI product. More layoffs coming for Meta. Another autonomous driving startup bites the dust. Why Twitter broke yesterday, and new speakers from Sonos. Sponsors: This episode is sponsored ... Show More

Meta - the owner of Facebook - has launched Threads, a text-based social media app. Tech Life's correspondent in San Francisco tells us about the launch. And we look at the development of social media with Brooke Erin Duffy, an associate professor in the Department of Communicati ... Show More