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Ep. 467: Coke's new AI Ad, Netflix Boxing, Reset Instagram
Manage episode 451063671 series 1090990
Coca-Cola is getting a lot of flack over its new AI Christmas ad. Are AI ads the future? A whole lot of people 'tuned' into Netflix to watch some boxing, how did that go? Instagram has a new reset feature that could be very helpful. Those are just a few of the tech news stories we discuss on this week's show. Enjoy!
INTRO (00:00)
Final Cut Pro 11 Released (06:35)
MAIN TOPIC: AI Coca-Cola Christmas Ad (10:15)
Coca Cola’s AI-Generated Ad Controversy, Explained
Toys ‘R’ Us AI-generated ad controversy explained
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Turn off auto app install on iOS devices (18:50)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (22:55)
A.I. chatbots defeated doctors at diagnosing illness
Threads grew by a Bluesky this month
Ukraine, US to partner on developing small modular nuclear reactors for reconstruction
Multiple emus on the loose in South Carolina – while 8 escaped lab monkeys also still large
New Pentagon report on UFOs includes hundreds of new incidents but no evidence of aliens
Fake bear commits insurance fraud
Researchers are trying to reinvent the wheel
TAKES
Netflix says 60M households worldwide watched Paul-Tyson (28:00)
Why Everyone Is Now Watching Podcasts on YouTube (33:50)
Are your Instagram recommendations a mess? You can now start from scratch (37:15)
Apple’s new home hub could be the smart home kit you’ve been dreaming of (39:20)
Yes, the 10 worst passwords still include ‘password’ and ‘secret’ (42:50)
BONUS ODD TAKE: 10,946: a Year-Long Post-It Note Animation (46:15)
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
Dave: Tomb Raider Remastered (50:40)
RAMAZON PURCHASE - Giveaway! (59:20)
200 episodes
Manage episode 451063671 series 1090990
Coca-Cola is getting a lot of flack over its new AI Christmas ad. Are AI ads the future? A whole lot of people 'tuned' into Netflix to watch some boxing, how did that go? Instagram has a new reset feature that could be very helpful. Those are just a few of the tech news stories we discuss on this week's show. Enjoy!
INTRO (00:00)
Final Cut Pro 11 Released (06:35)
MAIN TOPIC: AI Coca-Cola Christmas Ad (10:15)
Coca Cola’s AI-Generated Ad Controversy, Explained
Toys ‘R’ Us AI-generated ad controversy explained
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Turn off auto app install on iOS devices (18:50)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (22:55)
A.I. chatbots defeated doctors at diagnosing illness
Threads grew by a Bluesky this month
Ukraine, US to partner on developing small modular nuclear reactors for reconstruction
Multiple emus on the loose in South Carolina – while 8 escaped lab monkeys also still large
New Pentagon report on UFOs includes hundreds of new incidents but no evidence of aliens
Fake bear commits insurance fraud
Researchers are trying to reinvent the wheel
TAKES
Netflix says 60M households worldwide watched Paul-Tyson (28:00)
Why Everyone Is Now Watching Podcasts on YouTube (33:50)
Are your Instagram recommendations a mess? You can now start from scratch (37:15)
Apple’s new home hub could be the smart home kit you’ve been dreaming of (39:20)
Yes, the 10 worst passwords still include ‘password’ and ‘secret’ (42:50)
BONUS ODD TAKE: 10,946: a Year-Long Post-It Note Animation (46:15)
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
Dave: Tomb Raider Remastered (50:40)
RAMAZON PURCHASE - Giveaway! (59:20)
200 episodes
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