The FTC appeals with only days left to stop Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard, Google launches Bard in the EU and GitHub now supports passkeys.
The Video Game History Foundation and Software Preservation Network claim that 87% of classic video games (that means games released before 2010) in the US are “critically endangered”. What’s being done to preserve these games? Meta announced that open beta for Roblox on the Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets will launch in the “coming weeks.” Reuters reports that industry sources say Huawei has designed its own 5G chips and is working with China’s SMIC to produce them. SMIC’s N+1 process can make chips with the equivalent performance of 7 nanometer processes.
Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe
Government Microsoft Outlook accounts get hacked, Democratic Senators urge DOJ, FTC, and IRS to investigate online tax filing companies, and, global PC shipments decline for 6th quarter in a row.
Thinking about upgrading your PC but not sure where to start? Will Smith is here to give us pointers on your PC upgrade path. A judge has ruled *against* a preliminary injunction to stop Microsoft and Activision-Blizzard from completing their merger. Did Microsoft win? And a Pew Research Center study indicates 59% of US adults surveyed see TikTok as either a major or minor threat to national security.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Will Smith, Roger Chang, Joe
The Wall Street Journal’s sources say Google is testing a language model called Med-PaLM 2 with some health care companies, including the Mayo Clinic. Is the start of AI integration into healthcare? We discussed Engadget’s article about NYU Media Lab’s AI & Local News Initiative. And Instagram head Adam Mosseri confirmed that Meta’s Threads app surpassed 100 million accounts since launching on July 5th. Is this the start of a new social media platform comparable to Twitter?
Starring Tom Merritt, Rich Stroffolino, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe
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Show Notes
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Can you use a thumbs-up emoji to sign a contract in Canada? Maybe? We explain what went on and what is and isn’t affected. Plus Sega is withholding its big franchise IP from third-party blockchain gaming initiatives. And Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman’s sources say the retail launch for Apple’s Vision Pro headset may involve in-store appointments.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe
TikTok Music launches in Brazil and Indonesia, OpenAI makes GPT-4 generally available, and buying a Vision Pro at retail will reportedly be by appointment-only at launch.
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