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Google Offers Its US Platforms And Devices Team Voluntary Buyouts – DTH

Google offers its US Platforms and Devices team voluntary buyouts, Amazon increasing spending on Mississippi data centers by 60%, and Mark Zuckerberg explains why Meta was slow to adapt to TikTok.

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#504 – The Miéville Effect

We have the best 25 books coming out in the next six months and the best 25 books of the last 25 years. Goodbye to the Science Fiction Book Club, our final thoughts on The Ministry of Time, and we kick off our read of The Will of the Many.

Throwing Spaghetti at the Facebook Wall – DTNS Live 4946

Microsoft integrates OpenAI’s o1 model into Copilot and gives Copilot users free access to it. PLus Microsoft is making a NPC optimzed version of DeepSeek’s R1 model to run locally on Copilot+PC machines. Google is launching “Ask for me,” a new Search Lab experiment that uses AI to call businesses for local service pricing and availability. And Facebook realizes is no longer relevant to younger audiences.

Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Popular Hacking Forums Cracked and Nulled Shuttered – DTNS 4946

New Intel Lunar Lake Surface laptops, plus a look at how tariffs could impact tech in the US.

Starring Jason Howell and Shannon Morse

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Police seizes Cracked and Nulled hacking forum servers, arrests suspects

Microsoft’s AI business is booming — Xbox, not so much

Microsoft Earnings Release FY25 Q2

Meta Platforms Sales Soar to Record, Bolstering Zuckerberg’s AI Spending Spree

Meta Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results

Zuck shrugs off DeepSeek, vows to spend hundreds of billions on AI

The return of ‘OG Facebook’ is a big Meta priority this year – 9to5Mac

IBM Shares Jump on Strong Sales Outlook and AI Bookings

Tesla’s profits slide over 70 percent in the fourth quarter

Microsoft announces Intel-powered Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7

DeepSeek R1 is now available on Azure AI Foundry and GitHub

Microsoft makes DeepSeek’s R1 model available on Azure AI and GitHub

Wiz Research Uncovers Exposed DeepSeek Database Leaking Sensitive Information, Including Chat History

DeepSeek exposed internal database containing chat histories and sensitive data

Vodafone makes world’s first space video call from an area of no coverage using a standard mobile phone and commercial satellites

AUDIO: Vodafone space video call (2:15 mark)

Waymo to test in 10 new cities in 2025, starting with Las Vegas and San Diego

Exclusive: Authors Guild to offer “Human Authored” label on books to compete with AI

LG might save us from the misery of hotel TVs

Microsoft Announced New Intel-Powered Surface PCs For Business – DTH

Microsoft announced new Intel-powered Surface PCs for Business, Waymo Expanded to 10 new cities, and Microsoft integrated DeepSeek’s R1 model into Azure and GitHub.

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Goodness Scrape! – DTNS Live 4945

OpenAI tells the Financial Times that it found evidence that Chinese AI startup DeepSeek used OpenAI’s proprietary models to train its system. An anti-AI scrapping activist creates a tarpit to trap AI crawlers in an endless maze of links to nowhere. Plus Xbox’s Phil Spencer made an interesting comment about hard exclusives on the platform. And how do teens really feel about the tech industry and the dangers of the AI industry?

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Don’t Fear Apple’s Chip Hack – DTNS 4945

A chip vulnerability in Apple Silicon isn’t great, plus why OpenAI’s concern about DeepSeek is hilarious but justified.

Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter.

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SLAP and FLOP security flaws affect all current Apple devicesNew Apple CPU side-channel attacks steal data from browsersApple chips can be hacked to leak secrets from Gmail, iCloud, and more – Ars TechnicaWindows 11 is Getting an Improved Phone Link Integration in the Start MenuOpenAI suddenly thinks intellectual property theft is not cool, actually, amid DeepSeek’s riseMicrosoft Probing If DeepSeek-Linked Group Improperly Obtained OpenAI Data – BloombergAstroForge selects target for “high risk, seat of the pants” asteroid mission – Ars TechnicaAtari’s limited edition Asteroids watch tells time with orbiting spaceships | The VergeComcast unveils ultra-low lag Internet connectionApple enables support for T-Mobile and Starlink satellite network on the iPhoneCopyright Office Offers Assurance on AI Filmmaking ToolsGoogle Play adds a ‘Verified’ badge for trusted VPN apps | TechCrunchNordVPN’s new feature gets around networks that block VPNs | The VergeCVS tries to juice app signups with cabinet unlocking featureLogitech’s peel-and-stick radar sensors could let companies invisibly monitor their offices | The VergeGoogle Pixel 4a’s old firmware is gone, trapping users on the buggy battery update | Android Central

OpenAI Claims DeepSeek Used “Distillation” On OpenAI’s Proprietary Models – DTH

iOS 18.3 lets some T-Mobile users access Starlink, Comcast rolls out new Xfinity low-latency feature, US Copyright Office says AI-generated content alone isn’t eligible for protection.

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All About That Bias – DTNS Live 4944

As generative AI develops much of the focus has been on the human-like quality of their output. But what does the data show regarding how AI-human interaction creating a feedback loop that impacts our biases. X has partnered with Visa to offer peer-to-peer fund transfer. Is it enough to pull people back to the platform and will existing users even use it? The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has reported on a study that shows almost one in 10 people use the same four-digit PIN.

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Pebble Watch is Back, Baby! – DTNS 4944

Plus, Andrew Mayne goes deep on the DeepSeek hype.

Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt.

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Pebble Smartwatch Founder Launching Open-Source Reboot – Ars TechnicaRe-Pebble Official WebsiteWhy We’re Bringing Pebble Back – Eric MigicovskyDeepSeek Releases New AI Image Model Family – TechCrunchOpenAI Launches ChatGPT-Gov for Government Agencies – CNBCBluesky Adds Video Tab to User Profiles – EngadgetSpotify Paid Out $10 Billion to Music Industry in 2024 – VarietyUAE Testing Rain-Increasing Cloud Seeding Tech – BloombergUAE Could Increase Rain by 25% with New Tech – Khaleej TimesGoogle Maps to Show ‘Gulf of America’ After Updates – CNBCAmazon and Microsoft Cloud Dominance Under Scrutiny – BloombergApple iPhone SE 4 Surfaces in Leak – PCMagDaily Tech News Show SubredditSupport DTNS on PatreonDaily Tech News Show Official Website