What do you think we’re going to talk about? Apple and Google ban Fortnite. Epic Games turns around and sues Apple and Google for antitrust. Also: Adobe commits to fighting Deepfakes, Streaming is now a quarter of all tv viewing, and, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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Oct 16
What Is Meta's Muse Spark Open?
Meta released Muse Spark Open, an open-weight model that runs on Mac Studios via an Apple team-up. An OpenAI model used a wallet it didn’t own, Accenture capped Claude spending at $29 a month, and BofA hired 1,000 patching contractors. Meta releases Muse Spark Open, saying it is ... Show More
21m 8s
Oct 15
Anthropic's Growth Is Slowing
Anthropic told investors Q3 revenue hit $16.8 billion, with adjusted profitability, but growth slowed ahead of the IPO. An arrested OpenAI engineer had booked one-way tickets to Saudi Arabia. Amazon launched two Bee wearables, and Nvidia’s RTX Spark impressed. Sources: Anthropic ... Show More
21m 23s
Oct 14
OpenAI's Office Was Bugged
OpenAI said the FBI arrested a staffer after it found a hidden recording device in its offices. Netflix cut about 1,000 jobs, Microsoft patched a record 1,416 vulnerabilities, and the FBI shut down North Korean laptop farms in Texas. OpenAI says the FBI arrested one of its staffe ... Show More
20m 59s
May 2025
Fortnite/App Store Shenanigans, Computex GPUs, Grok's breakdown + more!
Timestamps: 0:00 See ya on Wed, May 21 0:09 Epic's plan for Apple to block Fortnite 3:29 Intel Arc Pro B60, RX 9060 XT 4:27 OpenAI Codex, Grok's breakdown 5:50 MSI! 6:41 QUICK BITS INTRO 6:47 Spotify podcast play counts 7:14 The Steam data breach that wasn't 7:41 Australian rocke ... Show More
9m 47s
Aug 2020
Fortnite vs. Apple, Canon R5 vs. Sony a7S iii, & Battery Size vs. Charge Speed
A special "versus" episode is here! Today, we debate several of the hottest topics in the tech world. First up, Epic Games and Fortnite are engaged in legal warfare with heavyweights Apple and Google. Next, we invite studio members Vinh Dang and Brandon Havard onto the podcast to ... Show More
1h 24m
May 2025
How Apple lost control of the App Store
Everywhere you look, antitrust fights have the potential to reshape the tech industry. Nilay, David, and The Verge's Jake Kastrenakes start by digging into the latest ruling in the Apple / Epic trial, in which a furious judge rips open the App Store in a way Apple likely never sa ... Show More
1h 47m
Dec 2023
E157: Epic legal win, OpenAI licensing deals, FCC targets Elon, Alex Jones reinstated & more
(0:00) Bestie intros: Mullets! (2:56) Recapping Friedberg's holiday party (9:29) Jury rules in favor of Epic Games over Google: How to handle the app store duopoly? (23:21) OpenAI inks deal with Axel Springer (35:02) FCC cancels Starlink subsidy, dissenting FCC Commissioner says ... Show More
1h 39m
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