Google Pixel, Meta Chatbots, Loneliness Epidemic, X's Community Notes and the LINE

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INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/
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00:00 - Intro
00:14 - COLD-fusion
01:47 - Brayden watched Ahsoka
03:52 - Remake Epidemic
06:25 - News, Social Media and Truth
19:28 - New Google Pixel
24:43 - Chat GPT TTS
25:52 - Can AI Companies Be Profitable?
29:59 - Meta Quest 3
31:27 - Meta AI Chatbots
33:26 - Loneliness Epidemic
46:34 - Satellites falling from the sky
50:12 - The Line
52:28 - Outro
Mentioned in the episode:
https://ground.news/
https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musk-and-linda-yaccarino-point-x-in-different-directions-amid-israel-hamas-war-250f29eb
https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/12/23914177/google-pixel-8-everything-need-know-news-announcment-review
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ais-costly-buildup-could-make-early-products-a-hard-sell-bdd29b9f
https://nypost.com/2023/10/13/everyone-freaked-out-by-metas-creepy-kendall-jenner-ai-chatbot/
https://www.npr.org/2023/05/02/1173418268/loneliness-connection-mental-health-dementia-surgeon-general
https://futurism.com/the-byte/faa-warns-falling-satellites
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD79qvzrsY0&ab_channel=NEOM

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Google Pixel, Meta Chatbots, Loneliness Epidemic, X's Community Notes and the LINE

Through The Web

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Why Companies Make It Hard To Repair Your Devices ft. Louis Rossman 55:32

41 weeks ago55:32

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ColdFusion has had a request for a really long time to cover the topic - so what better way to do it than to make a video about it on the main channel and to speak to Louis Rossman - one of the most well known advocates of the movement! Right to repair movement seeks to give consumers and independent shops the ability to repair their electronic devices. Louis owns Rossmann Repair Group in New York City, specializing in Apple product repairs and he gained fame through his YouTube channel, where he offers repair tutorials and critiques industry practices that limit consumer rights. WATCH THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/tVtIGZqEVqY INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb 00:00 - Intro 00:23 - Louis' early days 03:39 - What is right to repair? 05:25 - What is parts pairing? 09:53 - Does the complexity of our devices play a part? 12:42 - Why is getting parts so restrictive? 17:19 - What made Louis an advocate for the Right to Repair movement? 23:31 - How did this start and whats the driving force behind it? 25:24 - Pay to play system 31:15 - How will things change? 37:34 - Are things in the repair industry improving? 39:24 - What's going wrong with Apple's approach? 44:31 - What do you think about companies like framework? 49:10 - Apple's USB-C issue 53:22 - Final comments…

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Why AI Can Never Replace Musicians feat. Rick Beato 49:24

1 year ago49:24

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We have been fans of @RickBeato for a while now so this was great! We went all in on his creative process, the influence of AI, and what it all means for the future of musicians. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/ WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/lGNqPFUIwLk Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb 00:00 - Intro to Rick 01:01 - Who is Rick Beato? 01:23 - How Rick got into the music industry 01:57 - Rick’s childhood influences 03:19 - What defines a quality song? 05:13 - First time encountering computers in music 06:17 - Thoughts on tech in music 08:30 - Logic vs. Pro Tools 10:23 - Recalling when Rick first heard about AI in music 12:50 - Are governments prepared? 15:25 - Suno and Udio Takeover 18:30 - Is using AI different to using other tech in music? Will people care? 20:26 - Does the tech scare Rick as a music teacher? 25:03 - Standing out as a musician in an AI world 26:46: - AI Musicians and Artists 28:21 - Will AI HELP the industry? 31:30 - Streaming platforms vs. AI 37:29 - Is there anything exciting about this at all? 39:08 - Will eventually completely replace humans in music? 40:03 - Will becoming a professional musician be harder? 43:27 - Billboard Number 1 AI Song 46:17 - The latest Beatle track 47:00 - Advice for the new musicians in an AI World 47:59 - Generative AI vs. Live Music 49:05 - Outro…

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MKBHD vs. Humane AI Pin, Rabbit R1, AI Deception and more! 1:07:53

1 year ago1:07:53

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Bringing the old format back for a bit! INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/ WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/V1b7o4Lm6mw Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb 00:00 - Intro 00:37 - What we've been up to 06:41 - Humane AI Pin 19:14 - Rabbit R1 30:20 - MKBHD's Review 39:15 - AI Deception 47:45 - Netflix 50:15 - ChatGPT of Music 1:07:23 - Outro…

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The Problem with Boeing (and the Aviation Industry) ft. Mentour Pilot 46:02

1 year ago46:02

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In this episode we speak to @MentourPilot about the aviation history, the problems with Boeing and the future. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/ WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/fLvRLvTKCSU Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb 00:00 - Who is Mentour Pilot 02:03 - Why he decided to be a pilot 03:43 - His YouTube Career 08:19 - Misconceptions about the aviation industry 11:42 - 2023 the lowest year of plane accidents? 12:42 - Airlines want to use a single pilot 16:43 - Do different planes feel different to fly? 17:36 - How accurate are flight simulators? 19:45 - The Boeing Situation 25:42 - MCAS System 35:34 - Reasons air travel is safe 38:07 - Innovation in the industry 40:47 - Electric planes 43:01 - Plane ticket prices will rise 44:19 - Outro…

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OpenAI's Sora Changes Everything, Runway vs. Sora and The Future of this Podcast 37:02

1 year ago37:02

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We are back - but only for a bit. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/ WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/iWpGv4PKVHM Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb 00:00 - Intro 00:23 - The Future of Through The Web 02:17 - Opening thoughts on Sora 09:17 - Will OpenAI Replace Existing Video Tools? 11:47 - Memes 12:56 - Implications 14:13 - Why aren't some people impressed? 22:24 - Testing Runway vs Sora 28:25 - Sora's Announcement 33:23 - AI's Next Five Years 37:54 - Outro…

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Scams, Frauds and Everything In Between ft. Coffeezilla 1:03:37

1 year ago1:03:37

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An in depth and casual conversation with Coffeezilla himself where we break down his career, his motivation for exposing frauds and scammers and everything else in between. Stop data brokers from exposing your information. Checkout our sponsor https://aura.com/throughtheweb to get a 14-day free trial and see if your personal information has been compromised. Currently available only in the U.S. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/ WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/EYwraoi-f3w Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb 00:00 - Intro 01:03 - Who is Coffezilla? 01:27 - Are Coffeezilla and Stephen two different people? 02:47 - Coffezilla’s downtime activities 04:23 - Getting recognized in public 06:06 - YouTubers that he loves watching 09:57 - Coffee Break 12:44 - From Chemical Engineering to YouTuber 15:30 - Ridiculousness of scams 19:15 - Motivation of scammers 20:50 - Coffeezilla's rise in 2023 23:13 - Rolling Stone for grandparents 31:06 - Facing potential threats when investigating 33:11 - Drive behind uncovering scams 33:32 - Does crypto really have any value to society? 49:24 - Working for the government?! 52:05 - Is fraud at an all time high? 54:50 - Spotting signs of scams and frauds 01:01:10 - Logan Paul 01:02:26 - Outro…

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Reacting to our 2023 Predictions 45:56

1 year ago45:56

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As we draw a close to 2023, we look back at the predictions we made for this year at the end of 2022. We got some right, a few semi-right and a few totally wrong! Stop data brokers from exposing your information. Checkout our sponsor https://aura.com/throughtheweb to get a 14-day free trial and see if your personal information has been compromised. Currently available only in the U.S. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/ WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/8sgefkSjtgg Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:23 Reaction to Prediction 1 10:24 Reaction to Prediction 2 16:54 Reaction to Prediction 3 20:02 Reaction to Prediction 4 24:35 Reaction to Prediction 5 30:33 Reaction to Prediction 6 35:20 Reaction to Prediction 7 44:00 Outro…

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Google Gemini Reactions, ByteDance vs. OpenAI, Tesla Recalls, Loneliness Epidemic and AI News Channel 1:01:41

1 year ago1:01:41

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Stop data brokers from exposing your information. Checkout our sponsor https://aura.com/throughtheweb to get a 14-day free trial and see if your personal information has been compromised. Currently available only in the U.S. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/ WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/py8q_754KRo Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - Recapping our personal year 02:24 - Favourite topics of the year 16:14 - Google Gemini Reactions 23:52 - ByteDance suspended by OpenAI 29:18 - Tesla Recalls Cars 38:15 - Tesla Robot 45:57 - Loneliness Epidemic 53:42 - Fully AI News Channel 1:00:53 - Outro Mentioned in the podcast: Meta AI in RayBan Glasses: https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/metas-ray-ban-glasses-added-ai-that-can-see-what-youre-seeing/ X Cashflow Positive: https://slate.com/technology/2023/10/x-linda-yaccarino-debt-cash-flow-positive.html Google Gemini Demo Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIZAiXYceBI Google’s Blog on Gemini: https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-gemini-ai/#availability Reaction on Gemini’s demo video: https://mashable.com/article/google-gemini-demo-video-editing Tesla Recalled: https://www.barrons.com/articles/tesla-massive-recall-three-charts-d44e039a Tesla Bot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpraXaw7dyc Reel on indicator of happiness: https://www.instagram.com/p/C0w1sQaPMCT/?img_index=2 Channel 1 AI News Channel: https://futurism.com/the-byte/ai-generated-news-anchors-channel-1 Demo for AI News Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecHioH8fawE Additional reading on the LLM in Non-English Content Analysis: https://cdt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/non-en-content-analysis-primer-051223-1203.pdf…

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Elon Musk MELTDOWN, OpenAI Sam Altman Chaos, Cybertruck Launch and China's Crazy Internet Speed 1:03:07

1 year ago1:03:07

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Stop data brokers from exposing your information. Checkout our sponsor https://aura.com/throughtheweb to get a 14-day free trial and see if your personal information has been compromised. Currently available only in the U.S. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/ WATCH THE EPISODE: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThroughTheWebPodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb 00:00 - Opener 00:14 - Personal Updates 04:53 - Sponsored by Aura 06:23 - GTA6 Trailer Announcement 09:31 - Rockstar's Netflix Partnership 12:10 - Loneliness and Third Space 16:14 - OpenAI Sam Altman Drama 24:34 - Is Elon Okay? 31:56 - Cybertruck Launch 50:03 - "AI could threaten humanity in 5 years" 52:17 - Amazon's AI Chatbot Launch and Issues 58:37 - Google's Experimental Project 1:00:45 - China's New Internet Mentioned in the podcast: GTA6 Trailer: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67588537 Rockstar partners with Netflix: https://about.netflix.com/en/news/grand-theft-auto-the-trilogy-the-definitive-edition-arrives-on-netflix OpenAI Drama: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yjc8AulnDk Elon Musk DealSummit Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BfMuHDfGJI Cybertruck Launch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68Mzin0r9V8 Ex Google CEO warns about AI: https://futurism.com/the-byte/eric-schmidt-ai-five-years Amazon's Problematic AI Chatbot: https://www.channelnews.com.au/amazons-ai-chatbot-q-has-accuracy-privacy-problems/ Google's Experimental Project: https://futurism.com/the-byte/google-experimental-geothermal-plant China's New Internet: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3241453/china-launches-worlds-fastest-internet-12-terabit-second-link-years-ahead-forecasts…

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Humane AI Pin Reactions, WeWork Bankruptcy, SBF gets 100+ Years in Prison, and the final Beatles Song 56:39

1 year ago56:39

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INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/ WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/dsVCxxd01Q4 Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb 00:00 - Opener 00:14 - Intro 00:31 - iPhone's Keyboard 01:29 - Our week / personal updates 04:11 - Blackberry film 07:50 - Steve Wozniak was in hospital 08:40 - The final Beatles song 10:59 - WeWork Bankruptcy 14:40 - Omegle Shuts Down 23:31 - OpenAI's Big Announcements 29:46 - Humane AI Pin Reactions 42:09 - Elon's "funny" Grok AI 46:56 - SBF gets a 100+ years in prison 51:58 - The Sun is Angry and Optus Outage 56:14 - Outro Mentioned in the episode: Blackberry Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXL_HDzBQsM Steve Wozniak: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67366306 The final Beatles song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APJAQoSCwuA&ab_channel=TheBeatlesVEVO WeWork Bankruptcy: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67316150 Omegle Shuts down: https://www.wired.com/story/omegle-shutdown-lawsuit-child-sexual-abuse/ The site Tawsif was talking about: https://neal.fun/OpenAI DevDay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9mJuUkhUzk Humane AI Pin: https://mashable.com/article/humane-ai-pin-wrong-answers Grok AI: https://twitter.com/xai/status/1721027348970238035 SBF Trial: https://gizmodo.com/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-fraud-trial-biggest-moments-1850945899 Internet Outage Solar Storm: https://futurism.com/the-byte/professor-warns-sun-knock-out-internet…

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Meta's Spooky New Product, X Bank, Qualcomm Can Change Everything, Humane and Leica's New Camera 50:02

2 years ago50:02

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INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/ WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/pjI78gqO19U Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb 00:00 - Intro 00:21 - Our week recap 02:21 - Apple Event 08:07 - Qualcomm to rule? 18:28 - The X Bank 25:13 - Humane's new AI Product 31:36 - Camera with Digital Signatures 40:19 - Meta to read your mind...soon 49:19 - Outro Mentioned in the episode: https://www.macrumors.com/2023/10/30/everything-apple-announced-october-2023-event/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7Q5iYHvgwo https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/10/28/shock-leak-reveals-elon-musks-mind-blowing-x-plan-to-replace-banks-and-paypal-sparking-wild-critical-mass-bitcoin-and-crypto-price-speculation/?sh=629f50ec128b https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/27/23935644/humane-ai-pin-price-subscription https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/26/23932288/leica-m11p-camera-rangefinder-adobe-content-authenticity-cai-ai-verification-price-specs https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2023/10/24/meta-develops-mind-reading-ai-system-that-can-reconstruct-what-your-brain-sees/…

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Who uses a Foldable Phone?! Meta's Hardware Game, Cybertruck Rollout, CEOs Quitting and Best Birthday Gifts 1:00:07

2 years ago1:00:07

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INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/ WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/YvQtgi-SS-s Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb 00:00 - Opener 00:14 - Intro 00:21 - Comment of the week 01:42 - Our week 04:15 - Dagogo's BIG Announcement 08:34 - One Plus Foldable 15:23 - Apple Rumours 20:43 - CMF by Nothing 23:20 - Meta Quest 3 25:55 - Meta Rayban Glasses 29:52 - Vision Pro's Future? 35:57 - Twitch's New Features 42:10 - Cybertruck Soon? 48:59 - CEOs Leaving at Record Numbers 54:08 - Digital Services Act 56:05 - Would you let an AI Surgeon operate on you? 59:40 - Outro Mentioned in the episode: https://www.wired.com/review/oneplus-open/ https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/22/23927184/apple-m3-imac-13-inch-macbook-pro-rumored-october-announcement https://www.designboom.com/technology/cmf-nothing-democratizes-tech-design-earbuds-smartwatch-charger-09-29-2023/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wkjtCuOuzE& https://www.theverge.com/23922425/ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses-review https://en.as.com/meristation/news/twitch-updates-rules-to-compete-with-kick-changes-in-simultaneous-streaming-with-youtube-n/ https://www.teslaoracle.com/2023/10/20/tesla-cybertruck-delivery-event-date-elon-musk-talks-cybertruck-production-challenges/ https://www.theverge.com/23845672/eu-digital-services-act-explained…

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Google Pixel, Meta Chatbots, Loneliness Epidemic, X's Community Notes and the LINE 53:00

2 years ago53:00

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INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/ WATCH THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/TPz-Wx-hr7k Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb 00:00 - Intro 00:14 - COLD-fusion 01:47 - Brayden watched Ahsoka 03:52 - Remake Epidemic 06:25 - News, Social Media and Truth 19:28 - New Google Pixel 24:43 - Chat GPT TTS 25:52 - Can AI Companies Be Profitable? 29:59 - Meta Quest 3 31:27 - Meta AI Chatbots 33:26 - Loneliness Epidemic 46:34 - Satellites falling from the sky 50:12 - The Line 52:28 - Outro Mentioned in the episode: https://ground.news/ https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musk-and-linda-yaccarino-point-x-in-different-directions-amid-israel-hamas-war-250f29eb https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/12/23914177/google-pixel-8-everything-need-know-news-announcment-review https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ais-costly-buildup-could-make-early-products-a-hard-sell-bdd29b9f https://nypost.com/2023/10/13/everyone-freaked-out-by-metas-creepy-kendall-jenner-ai-chatbot/ https://www.npr.org/2023/05/02/1173418268/loneliness-connection-mental-health-dementia-surgeon-general https://futurism.com/the-byte/faa-warns-falling-satellites https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD79qvzrsY0&ab_channel=NEOM…

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New iPhone15 Issues, ChatGPT Can 'See, Hear, Speak', Meta Connect Updates, Sphere, SBF and more 53:10

2 years ago53:10

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INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/throughtheweb.podcast/ WATCH THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/6lUUJjnbNH4 Twitter: https://twitter.com/throughtheweb 00:00 - Intro 00:22 - iPhone 15 Heats Up 06:40 - Terrible Segue to Meta Connect Updates 19:22 - ChatGPT Gets an Upgrade 26:43 - Everyone to Pay for X? 29:38 - Writers Strike Is Over 33:05 - Quote on Sam Bankman-fried 34:19 - Tough choice 38:58 - The Sphere 45:23 - Adidas Shoe to Last One Marathon 49:08 - Canadian...Astronaut 52:44 - Outro iPhone 15 Heating Up: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/01/apple-says-software-bug-and-certain-apps-causing-iphone-15-overheating Meta Connect Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE8gNCBubys ChatGPT Updates: https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt-can-now-see-hear-and-speak Linda and Elon's Paywall Comments: https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/28/its-not-clear-x-ceo-linda-yaccarino-knew-about-elon-musks-plan-to-charge-for-x/ End of Writers's Strike: https://www.vox.com/culture/2023/9/24/23888673/wga-strike-end-sag-aftra-contract#:~:text=The%20strike%20officially%20ended%20in,moment%20is%20one%20for%20celebration. SBF Quote: https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/1/23899000/the-scariest-thing-about-prison-for-sam-bankman-fried-is-the-lack-of-internet New Adidas Marathon Shoes: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-26/adidas-super-shoe-takes-technological-arms-race-to-new-level/102900712 Produced by: Brayden Laffrey, Dagogo Altraide (ColdFusion), Tawsif Akkas…

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Unity dumpster fire, Microsoft Event, AI Fatigue, iPhone 12 France Ban and Neuralink 57:38

2 years ago57:38