• TWiG 798: Great for Soup! - Veo, Willow, The Onion & Infowars

  • Dec 12 2024
  • Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
  • Podcast

TWiG 798: Great for Soup! - Veo, Willow, The Onion & Infowars

  • Summary

  • Google introduces its new generative AI video model, Veo. TikTok is fighting back, seeking to pause the US ban pending a review from the Supreme Court. A judge is currently blocking the sale of Infowars to The Onion. And Leo and Jeff help Pars decide on the best gifts for a white elephant party.

    • Google's new generative AI video model is now available.
    • Google introduces A.I. agent that aces 15-day weather forecasts.
    • Meet Willow, our state-of-the-art quantum chip.
    • Google is suing a federal regulator over supervision of its payment division.
    • Hawk Tuah memecoin dumps 90% amid backlash over controversial launch.
    • TikTok seeks to pause US ban pending Supreme Court review.
    • Frank McCourt's Project Liberty advances bid for TikTok.
    • The Supreme Court must intervene in the TikTok case.
    • Bluesky teases paid subscription, Bluesky+, in new mockup.
    • Are those drones over New Jersey? Sightings mount, and still no answers.
    • Introducing Reddit answers.
    • Cloudflare 2024 Year in Review.
    • Instagram rolls out 'trial reels' that aren't shown to a creator's followers.
    • Infowars sale to The Onion rejected by Federal bankruptcy judge.
    • Debanking (and Debunking?)
    • YouTube's new auto-dubbing feature is now available for knowledge-focused content.
    • The AI We Deserve.
    • New KOSA, same as old KOSA, but now with Elon's ignorant endorsement.
    • 404 Media objects to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's subpoena to access our reporting.
    • Casey Newton: The phony comforts of AI skepticism.
    • WordPress parent company must stop blocking WP Engine, judge rules.
    • Bluesky stats!
    • Advertising is stupid. AI is stupid. The singularity is never.

    Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

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