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Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles are up over 30% year-over-year, Spotify announced today that it is testing music videos for premium users in 85 additional markets, and Google is partnering with Kairos Power to build seven small nuclear power plants in the U.S. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Adobe kicks off the Adobe Max creativity conference in Orlando, The Honor Magic 7 smartphone launches October 30th in China, and the Internet Archive is back online. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elon Musk unveiled Tesla’s Cybercab at the company’s We Robot Event in Las Angeles, AMD Launched a new AI chip to compete with Nvidia, and TikTok laid off 700 employees in Malaysia. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fidelity Investments confirmed a breach affecting over 77,000 customers, the Internet Archive was hit with a DDoS attack, and Meta is testing out allowing users to post IG Reels directly to Threads. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US Department of Justice begins the long conversation about what to do about Google's searh monoply, The Nobel prize for chemistry goes to three AI professionals, and Turkey and Russia block Discord. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google must give third-party app stores access to Google Play’s catalog, The EU has formed Appeals Centre Europe to handle disputes between social media platforms, and the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded jointly to neural network researchers Geoff Hinton and John Hofield. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

Apple rumored to announced M4 Mac and iPad mini 7 by the end of the month, Amazon partners with streaming platform Freely, questions arise over Full Self Driving Teslas as taxis.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google is rolling out support for its Gmail Q&A features to iOS users, the EU’s top court rules that social networks cannot use people’s information for ad targeting indefinitely, and Google may stop linking to news articles in New Zealand. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Accenture will train 30,000 employees on Nvidia’s full stack of AI technologies, Spectrum TV Select customers will get Peacock streaming service for free, and PayPal completed its first transaction using its own stablecoin. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft rolls out Windows 11 update, Samsung partners with Ashley Furniture, Apple Vision Pro app Juno gets pulled from the App Store.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DirecTV and Dish are merging, a massive fire indefinitely shuts down Tata Group's Apple component plant in southern India, and Google announced new Chromebook models. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Verizon has a big US outage, ByteDance develops a new AI model from Hauwei chips, Epic Games goes after Google and Samsung over alleged collusion.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Irish Data Protection Commission fined Meta $101.5 million for violating GDPR Rules, X is now abiding by Brazil’s rules and is asking the Supreme Court to reverse its ban, and the U.S., has concerns about signing a UN cybercrime treaty. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Disney Plus unveils “Extra Member” password sharing plans, X released its first full transparency report since Elon Musk bought the social media platform, and Open AI Mira Murati and two other executives leave the company. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Privacy group NOYB opens complaint against Mozilla in EU, Sony announces more games to be enhanced by PS5 Pro, CrowdStrike is sorry.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google is extending Gemini to Workspace customers in Q4, X will allow blocked users to see public posts, and new editing tools are coming to Google Photos on Android and iOS. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

U.S. Commerce Department proposes prohibiting some Chinese software and hardware in connected vehicles on American roads, Wordpress co-creator calls out WP Engine, Apollo Global Management to invest $5B in Intel? Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Walt Disney to stop using Slack after a July data breach, Qualcomm plans to lay off 226 employees at its San Diego facilities, and Google’s new Password Manager PIN makes sharing passkeys across devices easier. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The FTC says social media companies collect vast troves of information on users while offering little transparency or control, Amazon Joins the Motion Picture Association, And Brazil’s Supreme Court rules the X not to try to circumvent a previous ban. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

California introduces several new AI and deepfake laws, Apple Intelligence opens up to more languages in 2025, Australian police arrest dozens suspected of using Ghost app for criminal activity.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta is rolling out Teen Accounts for Instagram, a panel of DC Circuit Court of Appeals judges appears skeptical of TikTok’s arguments against a U.S. ban, and Google plans to roll out CPTA technology to sort real from AI-generated images. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple gets FDA approval for Apple Watch sleep apnea detection, Microsoft ditches its UI Edge overhaul, Thierry Breton steps down from EC appointment.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The FDA approves over-the-air hearing aid software, The Biden administration gets voluntary commitments from AI companies to curb deepfake porn, and chatbots may be better at curbing conspiracy theorists than humans. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft laid off another 650 employees from its gaming division, a European consumer group wants to ban in-game purchases in games like Fortnite and Minecraft, and a SpaceX crew performs the first commercial spacewalk in history. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mistral releases image and text model Pixtral 12B, Adobe plans new AI video and editing tool later this year, Ikea now compatible with Matter in smart home devices.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.