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Plus - Meta CTO says staff should quit if they don’t like Meta’s new policies; Google Gemini now brings receipts to your AI chats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Las Vegas just got a Netflix restaurant; Meta in talks to acquire AI chip firm FuriosaAI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman calls Musk’s bid an attempt to ‘slow us down’; Built on Bluesky, Pinksky brings its Instagram-like app to Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Apple Music adds a better-sounding Spatial Audio version of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show; TikTok wants Android users to sideload its app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Pinterest lists DEI attacks as possible business risk in latest filing; UK government reportedly demands Apple backdoor to access encrypted cloud data Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Snapchat+ subscribers can now create custom AI-generated stickers; Tinder revamps ‘Explore’ page to connect people with similar dating intentions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Workday cuts nearly 2,000 employees; Snap says TikTok uncertainty benefited its business Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Researchers from TikTok owner ByteDance have demoed a new AI system, OmniHuman-1, that can generate perhaps the most realistic deepfake videos to date. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - The Beatles won a Grammy, thanks to AI; Meta says it may stop development of AI systems it deems too risky Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - WhatsApp says it disrupted a hacking campaign targeting journalists with Paragon spyware; Apple Intelligence will support more languages starting in April Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - How DeepSeek changed Silicon Valley’s AI landscape; Amazon hikes prices for its Music Unlimited subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

American teens have lost their faith in Big Tech, according to a new report from Common Sense Media, a nonprofit offering reviews and ratings for media and technology, which more recently includes AI products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Eric Schmidt says DeepSeek marks a ‘turning point’ for the global AI race; Waymo begins testing robotaxis on LA freeways Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Flip, the TikTok Shop rival, launches a creator fund that grants up to $100M of equity; Kodiak has made its first driverless truck deliveries to customer Atlas Energy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Threads rolls out a post scheduler, ‘markup’ feature, and more; X sees a jump in consumer spending on mobile, despite decline in daily active users Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 2015, the blogging site Tumblr launched a GIF discovery feature called Tumblr TV as an experimental product. Now, with the U.S. TikTok ban leaving the fate of the short-form video app uncertain, Tumblr has decided it’s finally time to launch Tumblr TV, which has since evolved to support video, to all its users as one of its standard features. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic...

Plus - Meta is building Oakley smart glasses for athletes; Spotify’s educational audio courses could be coming to US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Meta confirms it will keep fact-checkers outside the U.S. ‘for now’; DeepSeek claims its reasoning model beats OpenAI’s o1 on certain benchmarks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus, OpenAI is trying to extend human life, with help from a longevity startup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Threads might let you add music to your posts in the future; TikTok ban poised to be delayed as Trump explores ways to extend deadline Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google raises the price of Workspace plans, includes its AI features for free; LinkedIn adds free AI tools for job hunters and recruiters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus, Meta cuts 5% of its workforce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - eBay acquires Caramel to reduce risk and complexity of online car sales; Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are slamming Meta over its fact-checking policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus, Meta eliminates its DEI programs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices