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Epic plans to overhaul Games Store, AMD and Uber earnings disappoint, Egypt moves to ban Roblox. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Firefox Adds 'Kill Switch' to Disable All AI Features in Response to User Skepticism, PayPal Replaces CEO Alex Chriss with Enrique Lores Amidst Performance Concerns and Stock Drop, and Paris Prosecutors Raid X Offices, Summon Musk and Yaccarino in Escalating Probe.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Researchers disclose one-click remote code execution exploit in OpenClaw, nonprofit coalition asks U.S. government to suspend Grok’s use across federal agencies, Alibaba to spend 3 billion yuan during Lunar New Year to promote its Qwen AI app.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US gas projects tied to data centers surge, videogame stocks dive after Google unveils “Project Genie”, Belkin shuts down cloud services for most Wemo smart home devices.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OpenAI Speeds Up IPO Plans for Potential 2026 Listing, AI-Assisted Screening Cuts Late-Stage Breast Cancer Diagnoses by 12%, and Project Genie, Google's $250/Month AI World Model, Goes Live.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google Offers $135M Settlement in Android Data Collection Lawsuit, Meta to charge Italian developers for non-template WhatsApp AI chatbot messages, Honda and DriveOhio Pilot AI System to Detect Road Damage.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chromium bug report reveals Google’s desktop Android interface? Autonomous trucking company Waabi signs new deal with Uber, Snap spins AR glasses unit into standalone Specs Inc.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EU's DMA Forces Google to Open Android and Search Data Access for AI Competition, Google Photos AI Expands with Text-to-Video Prompts and Enhanced Sharing, and France Moves to Ban Social Media for Under-15s Over Mental Health ConcernsLink to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EC opens Digital Services Act investigation into X over Grok, Microsoft unveils Maia 200 AI chip, Nvidia announces three new Earth-2 AI weather models.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google Photos adding generative feature “Me Meme”, Amazon brings Alexa+ early access to Mexico, Tesla puts Autosteer behind paywall for new Model 3 & Y owners.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Netflix's All-Cash WBD Studio Bid Confident as Peters Dismisses Paramount's 'Debt-Heavy' Offer, and Intel Prioritizes AI Chips, Causing Low-End PC Constraints Amid Foundry LossesLink to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

House Bill Seeks to Block Nvidia AI Chip Sales to China, Mandating Congressional Review, Anthropic Releases 80-Page Revision of Claude's Constitution, and Ubisoft Cancels Six Games, Delays Seven, and Closes Studios in 'Major Reset' After Share DropLink to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Snap settles a social media addiction suit days before trial set to begin in Los Angeles, OpenAI begins global age verification roll out ahead of a planned "adult mode" feature, and Adobe Acrobat Studio adds the ability to generate an AI podcast from documents.Check out the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sony Spins Off TV Hardware in Major Joint Venture with TCL, Adobe Supercharges Premiere Pro and After Effects with Major AI and Workflow Updates, and Meta Oversight Board Reviews Permanent Ban for Persistent Hate SpeechLink to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Asus pauses phone production, new OpenAI hostnames reference “Sonata”, Anna’s Archive faces new pressure in the U.S.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Canada strikes deal with China to cut tariffs on electric vehicles, TikTok prepares new age-detection tech across Europe, Netflix assures WBD movies will keep a 45-day theatrical window post-acquisition.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ASUS Retracts Statement on RTX 5060 Ti 16GB and 5070 Ti Discontinuation, U.S. Finalizes Taiwan Trade Deal to Boost Domestic Semiconductor Production, and Netflix Extends Theatrical Window to 45 Days Amid WBD Acquisition Controversy.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spotify Raises Premium Prices for Third Time Since 2023, Google's "Glic" Brings Agentic Gemini AI to Chrome for Android, and Cerebras Secures $10 Billion Deal with OpenAI for 750MW of Computing Power.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US government provides conditional clearance for Nvidia to export H200 chips to China, sources say Chinese authorities instructed customs officials to block the entry of H200 chips with limited exemptions, and Roblox faces issues with age-verification rollout.Check out the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple has launched the new Creator Studio subscription bundle, Meta Shifts Reality Labs Focus, Cuts 1,000+ Jobs to Prioritize AI Wearables Over Metaverse, and FCC Revokes Rule Requiring Verizon to Unlock Phones After 60 DaysLink to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.