We discussed our cable management habits. The UK’s government has reportedly ordered Apple to create a backdoor encrypted user data in iCloud data. Google updates Gemini’s AI response in its Super Bowl ad. And it’s Friday. We test our panel with another round of quiz questions centered on the topic of distillation.
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.
Link to theShow Notes.
Quick Hits:
Meta Torrented Over 81.7TB of Pirated Books to Train AI, Authors Say
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/meta-torrented-over-81-7tb-of-pirated-books-to-train-ai-authors-say/
Warner Bros. Video Game Division Faces Thin Slate, Wonder Woman Issues
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-07/warner-bros-video-game-division-faces-thin-slate-wonder-woman-issues
Acer Announces Two New Gaming Laptops With Great Specs and Sleek Designs
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/acer-just-announced-two-new-gaming-laptops-with-great-specs-and-sleek-designs-090051373.html?src=rss&guccounter=1
OpenAI Now Reveals More of Its O3 Mini Model’s Thought Process
https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/06/openai-now-reveals-more-of-its-o3-mini-models-thought-process/
Amazon Reports Q4 2024 Earnings
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/06/amazon-amzn-q4-earnings-report-2024.html
The New iPhone SE Is Coming Very Soon – Specs, Features, Pricing, and More
https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-new-iphone-se-is-coming-very-soon-specs-features-pricing-and-more/
Discussions:
Google AI Super Bowl Ad Contained ‘Gouda’ Error That Was Later Removed
https://www.theverge.com/news/606467/google-ai-super-bowl-ad-gouda-error-removed
Google Acknowledges Fake Gemini AI Output in Super Bowl Ad
https://www.theverge.com/news/608188/google-fake-gemini-ai-output-super-bowl
UK Government Demands Apple Backdoor to Encrypted Cloud Data
https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/07/uk-government-demands-apple-backdoor-to-encrypted-cloud-data-report/
More Discussions:
The Best Retractable USB-C Cable You Can Buy Right Now
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/608258/best-retractable-usb-c-cable-baseus-amazon
Mailbag:
Microsoft Launches Viva Engage, a Facebook-Like Tool for Work
https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/19/23268187/microsoft-viva-engage-facebook-work-yammer
IT Sparc Cast Podcast
https://shows.acast.com/it-sparc-cast
Today’s Guest:
Len Peralta
https://patreon.com/len
https://lenperaltastore.com
https://www.twitch.tv/lenperalta
https://x.com/lenperalta
https://mstdn.party/@lenperalta
Check out Tom’s Top Five:
https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=PLHN12N7TXUyeSz1XWNVjwDvdzpAycENQi
Next Guest:
Justin Robert Young
https://politicspoliticspolitics.substack.com
https://shows.acast.com/worlds-greatest-con
https://shows.acast.com/were-not-wrong
https://attentionmechanismpodcast.com
https://freepoliticalnewsletter.com
https://x.com/JustinRYoung
Show Links:
https://dailytechnewsshow.com
https://dailytechnewsshow.com/ntx
https://knowalittlemore.com
http://dailytechnewsshow.com/store
https://www.dailytechnewsshow.com/support
https://dtns.tv/wiki
Sarah Lane Links:
https://sarahlane.com
https://x.com/sarahlane
https://medium.com/@sarahlane
https://masto.ai/@sarahlane
https://havesuchagoodday.com
Tom Merritt Links:
https://tomsnewbook.com
https://swordandlaser.com/store
https://www.cordkillers.com
https://awordpodcast.com
