Goud Do Better, Google! - DTNS Live 4852 by DTNS Live (Video)
We discussed our cable management habits. The UK’s government has reportedly ordered Apple to create a backdoor encrypted user data in iCloud data. Google updates Gemini’s AI response in its Super Bowl ad. And it’s Friday. We test our panel with another round of quiz questions centered on the topic of distillation.
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.
Link to the Show Notes.
Quick Hits:
Meta Torrented Over 81.7TB of Pirated Books to Train AI, Authors Say
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/meta-torrented-over-81.7tb-of-pirated-books-to-train-ai-authors-say/
Warner Bros. Video Game Division Faces Thin Slate, Wonder Woman Issues
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-07/warner-bros-video-game-division-faces-thin-slate-wonder-woman-issues
Acer Announces Two New Gaming Laptops With Great Specs and Sleek Designs
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/acer-just-announced-two-new-gaming-laptops-with-great-specs-and-sleek-designs-090051373.html?src=rss&guccounter=1
Discussions:
Google AI Super Bowl Ad Contained ‘Gouda’ Error That Was Later Removed
https://www.theverge.com/news/606467/google-ai-super-bowl-ad-gouda-error-removed
UK Government Demands Apple Backdoor to Encrypted Cloud Data
https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/07/uk-government-demands-apple-backdoor-to-encrypted-cloud-data-report/
Could the threat posed by Ransomware be diminishing? A new cyber security report holds some tantalizing data. Why is Microsoft Teams getting Facebook-like functionality? Bloomberg’s sources suggest that Amazon’s belt tightening will raise fears of “lean years ahead” And Stanford and the University of Washington AI researchers trained an AI “reasoning” model for under $50.
Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.
