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Maybe… the TikTok thing has finally reached a resolution. Again. Maybe Amazon owes us all some money. Maybe that Neon app from yesterday was a bad idea. OpenAI and Meta make some super interesting strategic AI moves. And, of course, The Weekend Longreads Suggestions. Trump signs ... Show More

Timestamps: 0:00 AI is on the fritz again 0:11 TikTok ban, un-ban, and fallout 4:05 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:14 Fake Ryzen X3Ds + robot marathons 5:02 Bambu Lab update 5:37 Europol comments on encryption 6:10 Doom in a Word doc News Sources: https://lmg.gg/P8Gsn Learn more about your ... 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

Ok, if things couldn’t get any weirder, what if I told you Walmart really wants to buy TikTok. Has anyone noticed that Facebook is actively working to keep the App Store controversies in the news? I say thumbs down to a sidekick inspired smartphone, but thumbs up to completely un ... Show More

TikTok will explore sharing ad money with creators; Amazon-owned PillPack will pay nearly $6 million over DOJ's insulin suit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce are joined by policy reporter Makena Kelly, who is on the ground in Washington for the House Energy and Commerce Committee's hearing on TikTok. Later, we dive into all the other news from this week, from Google's release of Ba ... Show More

TikTok has joined the NFT craze, so the singularity must be nigh. USB-C tries to clear up its customer confusion problem. Zoom abandons a huge acquisition. And a crypto developer is begging users to give $90 million dollars in tokens back, after an all-time screw up. Sponsors: Ti ... Show More

Trump’s fourth indictment, the Maui fires, and a TikTok video gone wild. For show notes and more, click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices