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The Level1 Show May 22 2024: Google's AI (Aggravating Interface)

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0:00 - Intro
0:44 - Recently delisted Toshiba to cut 4,000 jobs in restructuring drive
1:26 - Google staffers question execs over 'decline in morale' after earnings
3:08 - Tesla plans to cut 601 more jobs in California, notice to government says
3:34 - The inside story of Elon Musk’s mass firings of Tesla Supercharger staff
4:46 - "Roaring Kitty" trader returns, causing GameStop shares to jump more than 70%
6:01 - Intel's new Thunderbolt Share provides file and screen sharing without hurting network performance
6:36 - AMD Core Performance Boost For Linux Getting Per-CPU Core Controls
7:38 - Did Neuralink Ignore Early Trial Risk? Brain Implant Issues Plagued Lab Before Human Case
8:51 - Apple brings eye-tracking to recent iPhones and iPads
10:16 - Google launches new Home APIs and turns Google TVs into smart home hubs
11:03 - Intel Aurora Supercomputer Breaks Exascale Barrier but Fails to Topple AMD Frontier
11:39 - Meta exploring AI-assisted earbuds with cameras, The Information reports
12:32 - Solar Storm Knocks Out Farmers' Tractor GPS Systems During Peak Planting Season
14:46 - The Walls Are Closing in on John Deere’s Tractor Repair Monopoly
16:46 - Quantum repeater: Quantum internet draws near thanks to entangled memory breakthroughs
18:23 - 1 In 4 US Teens Say They Play Games On A VR Headset
19:46 - Comcast Now Offers No-Data-Cap, No-Contract Broadband Nationwide
21:09 - Revolutionary New Google Feature Hidden Under 'More' Tab Shows Links to Web Pages
22:44 - Intel's new Thunderbolt Share provides file and screen sharing without hurting network performance
24:37 - Microsoft's quest for short-term $$$ is doing long-term damage to Windows, Surface, Xbox, and beyond
25:34 - Netflix Hits 40M Monthly Active Users, Up From 5M A Year Ago
26:17 - Netflix to take on Google and Amazon by building its own ad server
26:56 - Comcast to Launch Peacock, Netflix, Apple TV+ Bundle
28:08 - VMware Workstation Pro, Fusion Pro free for personal use
29:00 - Unity Create boss Marc Whitten is resigning
29:54 - Game dev says contract barring “subjective negative reviews” was a mistake
31:12 - EA is looking at putting in-game ads in AAA games — 'We'll be very thoughtful as we move into that,' says CEO
31:49 - Microsoft is finally changing Word's annoying default Paste behavior
33:40 - News publishers sound alarm on Google’s new AI-infused search, warn of ‘catastrophic’ impacts
35:07 - Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Reportedly Set to Launch Straight Into Xbox Game Pass
36:21 - NetBSD Commit Guidelines
37:19 - Meta will shut down Workplace, its tool for businesses
37:44 - Reddit to Release New Products Aimed at Site’s ‘User Economy’
38:10 - TikTok to label AI-generated content from OpenAI and elsewhere
38:58 - Teen died from eating a spicy chip as part of social media challenge

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The Level1 Show May 17 2024: 2 Hot 4 Dronez

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0:00 - Intro
0:22 - Humans now share the web equally with bots, report warns amid fears of the ‘dead internet’
1:17 - Fake Monet and Renoir on eBay among 40 counterfeits identified using AI
2:36 - Katy Perry's own mom fell for her Met Gala AI photo.
3:48 - The teens making friends with AI chatbots
4:43 - Motional delays commercial robotaxi plans amid restructuring
5:45 - An AI-controlled fighter jet took the Air Force leader for a historic ride. What that means for war
6:04 - Robot dogs armed with AI-aimed rifles undergo US Marines Special Ops evaluation
7:02 - Drone Company Zipline Dictates Mayor's Quote on How 'Normal' Zipline Is
7:38 - Amazon’s Delivery Drones Won’t Fly in Arizona’s Summer Heat
8:15 - As Amazon's robot ranks swell, workers worry about their future
9:48 - Tempe company uses robots to write handwritten cards
10:25 - Boeing Starliner launch delayed until May 17
11:22 - SWAT team sold fake body armor as Homeland Security launches major investigation
11:54 - Brazen burglars steal $250k in cash by cutting hole into the roof of Onyx strip club
12:37 - DEA tells Congress that getting illegal drugs in US is as easy as calling Uber Eats
13:09 - Marvel Will Release No More Than Three Movies and Two Shows Per Year, Bob Iger Says
13:41 - Fans following Taylor Swift to Europe after finding Eras Tour tickets less costly there
14:30 - Women are paying big money to scream, smash sticks in the woods. It's called a rage ritual.
15:29 - Kyoto government worker assaults coworker for spoiling popular manga series at the office
16:02 - New York governor regrets saying Black kids in the Bronx don’t know what a computer is
16:27 - George Santos Reviving Drag Persona ‘Kitara Ravache’ to Hawk Videos for $350 a Pop of Him Dressed as Woman
16:55 - California superintendent fired for allegedly threatening students who didn't clap for her daughter
17:28 - Donald 'Von ShitzInPantz' has now formally been entered into the public record at Trump's hush-money trial
18:24 - Woman found living inside Family Fare sign in Midland
19:09 - Panera to stop selling Charged Sips caffeinated drinks allegedly linked to 2 deaths
19:36 - Zoo In China Stages Phony Panda Exhibit In Which Two Dogs With Dyed Fur Were The Main Attraction
20:08 - How bird flu could threaten cow cuddling. Yes, it is a thing
20:45 - Vultures deemed 'too drunk to fly' after dumpster diving taken to 'rehab' center
21:24 - Bag of snakes found in passenger's pants at Miami International Airport
21:42 - Pier pressure: more than 1,000 sea lions assemble at San Francisco dockside
22:39 - OpenAI considers allowing users to create AI-generated pornography
23:13 - Researchers warned against using AI to peer review academic papers
23:57 - Google DeepMind’s ‘leap forward’ in AI could unlock secrets of biology
25:40 - OpenAI Exec: A Year From Now, Today's ChatGPT Will Look 'Laughably Bad'
27:09 - 40,000 AI-narrated audiobooks flood Audible, dividing authors and listeners
29:03 - Meet MAI-1: Microsoft Readies New AI Model to Compete With Google, OpenAI
29:43 - Microsoft says it did a lot for responsible AI in inaugural transparency report
30:40 - We Asked AI to Predict Kentucky Derby Winners—Here Are Its Picks

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The Level1 Show May 15 2024: A Win For Democracy

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0:00 - Intro
0:47 - FTX Customers Poised to Recover All Funds Lost in Collapse
2:43 - PlayStation Reverses Course on Helldivers 2 PSN Account Requirement
6:17 - Microsoft's Xbox Cuts Aren't Over Yet, Report Says
7:07 - Deepfakes of your dead loved ones are a booming Chinese business
9:08 - Google will exit prominent San Francisco waterfront office tower
13:34 - Smart lighting company Brilliant is looking for a buyer
14:56 - Venture firms double, then halve, in stunning reversal
15:44 - Boeing says workers skipped required tests on 787 but recorded work as completed
16:05 - Microsoft Closes Redfall Developer Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush Developer Tango Gameworks, and More in Devastating Cuts at Bethesda
17:11 - Google Fit API shutdown set, fate of Android app unannounced
18:13 - San Francisco is seeing an uptick in complaints about 'bed pods'
21:09 - Apple (AAPL) earnings report Q2 2024
21:34 - Tesla Quietly Removes All U.S. Job Postings
23:10 - Google staffers question execs over 'decline in morale' after earnings
24:32 - Dell to color-code staff based on how hybrid they really are
26:40 - Apple to Power iOS 18 AI Features With In-House Server Mac Chips This Year
29:01 - Raspberry Pis get a built-in remote-access tool: Raspberry Pi Connect
30:14 - Apple slammed over iPad Pro 'Crush' ad: 'fascist aesthetic'
33:09 - Apple announces M4 with more CPU cores and AI focus, just months after M3
34:17 - Nintendo Confirms It Will Announce Switch Successor Console ‘Within This Fiscal Year'
34:51 - Apple unveils stunning new iPad Pro with M4 chip and Apple Pencil Pro
35:29 - Apple quietly kills the old-school iPad and its headphone jack
35:29 - Elon Musk’s Neuralink reports trouble with first human brain chip
36:43 - Hertz Charges Tesla Model 3 Renter $277 Gas Fee, Won’t Back Down
38:20 - U.S. libraries are battling high prices for better e-book access
41:26 - Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause
42:26 - Stack Overflow is feeding programmers’ answers to AI, whether they like it or not
43:01 - Pokémon Go Players Invent Fake Beaches on Real Maps to Catch Rare Wigletts
43:50 - Cogent Communications Offers $206 Million in Secured Notes Backed by IPv4 Addresses
44:29 - Microsoft wipes out evidence of real ads in Windows 11 Start menu
45:53 - Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery to Launch Disney+, Hulu, Max Bundle
46:11 - Sonos says its controversial app redesign took ‘courage’
47:07 - Dell discloses data breach of customers' physical addresses
47:49 - US Patent and Trademark Office confirms another leak of filers' address data
48:09 - Ransomware crooks SIM swap kids to pressure parents
48:50 - US, UK police identify and charge Russian leader of LockBit ransomware gang
49:22 - Apple’s iPhone Spyware Problem Is Getting Worse. Here’s What You Should Know
50:10 - Novel attack against virtually all VPN apps neuters their entire purpose
51:26 - Police resurrect LockBit's site and troll the ransomware gang
52:04 - An insulin pump software bug has injured over 200 people
52:54 - Cyberattack disrupts operations at major US health care network
53:21 - B.C. mother targeted by AI phone scam initially convinced it was her son

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The Level1 Show May 7 2024: In Communist Russia, Wikipedia Edits You

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0:00 - Intro
1:15 - Supreme Court declines to block Texas pornography restriction
1:54 - FCC issues $200M in fines for AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon for sharing location data
2:44 - Senators: Car Companies Are Giving Location Data to Police Without a Warrant
3:39 - US judge questions Google, DOJ in market power trial closing
4:18 - FBI’s searches of American data under FISA Section 702 drop 50 percent
5:29 - National Archives Bans Employee Use of ChatGPT
7:10 - Bipartisan senators unveil bill limiting kids’ social media use
8:25 - Automatic emergency braking at speeds up to 90mph required under new rule
9:25 - Amazon CEO Andy Jassy broke federal labor law with anti-union remarks
10:46 - Court upholds New York law that says ISPs must offer $15 broadband
12:13 - Congress lets broadband funding run out, ending $30 low-income discounts
13:03 - AM radio law opposed by tech and auto industries is close to passing
14:37 - US investigates Ford BlueCruise after crashes
15:18 - Microsoft bans US police departments from using enterprise AI tool for facial recognition
17:00 - US is reviewing risks of China's use of RISC-V chip technology
18:34 - Poland's prosecutor general says previous government used spyware against hundreds of people
19:14 - The EU will force Apple to open up iPadOS
20:16 - UK becomes first country to ban default bad passwords on IoT devices
20:56 - Apple adds more carve-outs to its EU core tech fee after criticism from devs
21:53 - Europe plans to build 100-qubit quantum computer by 2026
22:24 - South Korea military iPhone ban is poorly thought out
23:21 - What will happen if the U.S. bans TikTok? Here's what happened when India did it
23:49 - iPhone, iPad, and other Apple device users are being locked out of their Apple IDs, here’s why
24:38 - China Launches World's Largest Electric Container Ship, Slashing 8,600 Pounds of Emissions per 100 Nautical Miles
25:34 - Russia Clones Wikipedia, Censors It, Bans Original
26:45 - Austria calls for rapid regulation as it hosts meeting on 'killer robots'
27:59 - Dropbox Says Hackers Breached Digital-Signature Product
28:32 - UnitedHealthcare CEO says ‘maybe a third’ of US citizens were affected by recent hack
28:54 - Change Healthcare hackers broke in using stolen credentials — and no MFA, says UHG CEO
29:22 - Kaiser Insurance Leaks 13.4M Members' Data to Online Advertisers
30:17 - Binance founder Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao sentenced to 4 months in prison
32:12 - Jassy, Bezos, other Amazon execs used Signal messaging app, a problem for FTC
32:55 - Ring customers get $5.6 million in refunds in privacy settlement
33:52 - Vastaamo hack: Therapy notes hacker jailed for blackmail

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The Level1 Show May 3 2024: Thermonating All The Peasants!

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0:00 - Intro
0:40 - Apple releases OpenELM: small, open source AI for devices
1:02 - Generative A.I. Arrives in the Gene Editing World of CRISPR
2:05 - The Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses have multimodal AI now
2:54 - Ex-Amazon AI exec claims she was asked to ignore IP law
3:56 - Microsoft’s VASA-1 can deepfake a person with one photo and one audio track
4:34 - Adobe’s impressive AI upscaling project makes blurry videos look HD
5:14 - Meta’s not telling where it got its AI training data
5:59 - Tupac's Estate Threatens To Sue Drake Over AI-Generated Fake Vocals
6:42 - Ex-athletic director accused of framing principal with AI arrested at airport with gun
7:48 - Nurses Protest 'Deeply Troubling' Use of AI in Hospitals
8:48 - Tesla Driver Charged With Killing Motorcyclist After Turning on Autopilot and Browsing His Phone
9:38 - Hollywood Talent Agency CAA Tests AI Clones
10:13 - Amazon ends California drone deliveries
10:33 - Autonomous drone startup Zipline hits 1 million deliveries
11:38 - NASA's downed Ingenuity helicopter has a 'last gift' for humanity — but we'll have to go to Mars to get it
12:09 - Mercedes-Benz becomes first automaker to sell Level 3 autonomous vehicles in the US
12:42 - Thermonator Flamethrower Robot Dog
13:23 - NASA officially greenlights $3.35 billion mission to Saturn’s moon Titan
14:12 - NASA’s Voyager 1 Resumes Sending Engineering Updates to Earth
14:46 - NASA Veteran’s Propellantless Propulsion Drive That Physics Says Shouldn’t Work Just Produced Enough Thrust to Overcome Earth’s Gravity
15:38 - H5N1 bird flu particles found in pasteurized milk; FDA backs safety
16:24 - Police chief among 10 arrested in Horry County prostitution sting
16:56 - Milan poised to ban ice cream, pizza and more after midnight after new proposed law
17:27 - Ventura city attorney fired amid an indecent exposure investigation
18:07 - William Shatner defends using AI for hideous new album cover
18:50 - Iranian Goalie Faces Disciplinary Action After Hugging Female Fan
19:29 - Beijing half marathon winners stripped of medals after African trio let Chinese runner win
20:52 - Kanye Plans to Launch 'Yeezy Porn,' Consulting with Stormy Daniels' Ex
21:28 - Angry parents question how dancer was invited to perform for Atrisco Heritage High School prom
22:35 - Lawsuit alleges movie theaters are underfilling drinks
23:27 - 'Male' hippo in Japan zoo found to be female after 7 years
24:14 - Several military horses run loose in London and injure four
25:05 - Cicadas are so noisy in South Carolina that residents are calling the police
25:37 - Ostrich at Kansas zoo dies after swallowing staff member’s keys
26:17 - Bottlenose dolphin found fatally shot at Louisiana beach
27:01 - Rabid bat bites sleeping Kentucky boy
28:08 - Utahns reunited with pet cat they accidentally shipped with Amazon return
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The Level1 Show April 26 2024: P-U-Gi-Oh

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0:00 - Intro
0:35 - Meta releases Llama 3, claims it’s among the best open models available
1:30 - AI Computing Is on Pace to Consume More Energy Than India, Arm Says
2:33 - Microsoft’s ‘AI Watchdog’ defends against new LLM jailbreak method
3:42 - iOS 18 to include limited on-device AI features
4:28 - Microsoft Takes Down AI Model Published by Beijing-Based Researchers Without Adequate Safety Checks
5:06 - Adobe Premiere Pro is getting AI video tools — and maybe OpenAI’s Sora
6:01 - Adobe Firefly used thousands of Midjourney images in training its 'ethical AI' model
6:45 - Author granted copyright over book with AI-generated text—with a twist
7:44 - Henry Cavill James Bond Trailer Gets 2.3M Views Despite Being Fake
8:48 - Half of online traffic in 2024 generated by bots, report finds
9:45 - Tech exec predicts ‘AI girlfriends’ will create $1B business: ‘Comfort at the end of the day’
10:39 - US Air Force confirms first successful AI dogfight
11:37 - Boston Dynamics’ new electric Atlas robot is swiveling nightmare fuel
13:00 - US — Chinese military planners gear up for new kind of warfare
13:21 - Walmart will deploy robotic forklifts in its distribution centers
13:44 - Amazon Grows To Over 750,000 Robots As World's Second-Largest Private Employer Replaces Over 100,000 Humans
14:54 - NASA confirms that debris from space station crashed into Florida home
15:52 - Nasa: 'New plan needed to return rocks from Mars'
16:41 - ‘Sleeping giant’ massive black hole found in the Milky Way galaxy
17:30 - A Dungeons & Dragons actual play show is going to sell out Madison Square Garden
18:13 - Glasgow's viral Willy Wonka event to be recreated for LA
18:50 - Boban Marjanovic Intentionally Misses Free Throw So Fans Win Free Chicken Promotion
19:28 - Female Yu-Gi-Oh player quits tournament because opponents smelled bad
20:56 - Ontario resident wins public funding for unusual genital surgery
21:45 - Mexican news channel accidentally airs man's testicles instead of solar eclipse
22:35 - Biden Jokes His Uncle May Have Been Eaten by Cannibals
23:35 - Spain Sex Scandal: Spanish Politician Resigns As Municipal Councillor Over Leaked Photos and Videos Showing Him Eating Poop and Offering Himself As 'Sex Slave'
24:24 - Red Lobster Is Reportedly Heading For Bankruptcy After Losing Millions On Endless Shrimp
24:58 - Customers disappointed after email listing $60K Tim Hortons prize sent in error
25:29 - Prettier in pink: Heinz, Mattel launch limited 'Barbie'cue sauce
26:06 - Gravy delivered to Ontario legislature: police
27:27 - Giant pumpkin paddler Adam quite possibly the first person to float in one down Tumut River
28:07 - San Jose police audit reveals use of controversial tactic
28:37 - IRS revenue agent arrested for filing false tax returns
29:01 - Supreme Court to consider outlawing sleeping outside even if no inside space is available
29:29 - Brazilian woman arrested after taking corpse to sign bank loan: ‘She knew he was dead’
30:23 - Photo radar and red light cameras catch dozens of Ottawa police officers in first 3 months of 2024
31:12 - Woman working with feds accused of luring Hialeah man to his execution
31:51 - Woman named Crystal Methvin arrested for crystal meth
32:30 - Man arrested after woman says he used her car to sexually pleasure himself for 3 years
33:15 - China: Internet amused by 'sanitary pad' building design
34:03 - ‘My hoo haa is gonna be out’: US Olympians slam Nike for skimpy women’s track kit
35:02 - Trained birds hired to take on downtown poop ahead of NFL Draft in Detroit
35:33 - Snake on a train delays Japanese bullet service
35:54 - Mammoth mayhem: elephant escapes circus and roams Montana streets
36:31 - Earthworm crowned UK invertebrate of the year by Guardian readers
37:08 - Family Accidentally Ends Up With 50 Baby Octopuses After Their Pet—Thought to Be Male—Laid Dozens of Eggs
37:39 - Geese recovered after being stolen from Texas park

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The Level1 Show April 17 2024: Oh The Humane-ity

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0:00 - Intro
0:49 - Apple confirms layoffs affecting 700+ workers, including car team
1:36 - Best Buy Geek Squad Agents ‘Going Sleeper’ After Mass Layoffs
3:20 - Rich Americans get second passports, citing risk of instability
4:18 - Apple's upcoming M4 chips bring AI to its entire line of Macs. Here's when they're expected
6:08 - Apple will open the iPhone to repair with used parts
7:24 - Apple Vision Pro users complain of black eyes
8:37 - Intel unveils Gaudi 3 AI chip as Nvidia competition heats up
10:18 - Intel investigating games crashing on 13th and 14th Gen Core i9 processors
10:57 - Google announces Axion, its first custom Arm-based data center processor
11:26 - Microsoft is confident Windows on Arm could finally beat Apple
12:39 - AMD to open source MES firmware for Radeon GPUs
13:59 - Fairphone's Fairbuds are true wireless earbuds with repairable design and user-replaceable batteries
14:50 - 3D magnetic recording to boost Seagate's HDD storage capacity to 120TB+
15:36 - The First Major AI Consumer Hardware Launch is a Dumpster Fire
16:27 - We never agreed to only buy HP ink, say printer owners
17:05 - Synchron, a rival to Musk’s Neuralink, readies large-scale brain implant trial
18:18 - Microsoft reportedly begins showing full screen Windows 11 ad on Windows 10 PCs as end of support date looms
19:23 - New Windows driver blocks software from changing default web browser
21:18 - Shoplifting crackdown to include £55m for facial recognition tools in England and Wales
22:04 - The Morning After: Amazon stops paying bonuses to Alexa developers
22:47 - Apple opens the App Store to retro game emulators
23:32 - Beeper Took On Apple’s iMessage Dominance. Now It’s Been Acquired
24:12 - Google Vids is the latest AI-powered app in Workspace
25:04 - Suicide Squad Hackers Are Somehow Playing As Deathstroke
25:53 - Alibaba founder Jack Ma re-emerges with praise of 'transformations'
26:39 - The Crew Is Reportedly Being Revoked From Ubisoft Connect Accounts
27:25 - Amazon owes $525 mln in cloud-storage patent fight, US jury says
28:22 - Meta (again) denies that Netflix read users’ private Facebook messages
29:29 - Meta will require labels on more AI-generated content
30:42 - Instagram to Blur Out Nude Images Sent to Teens in DMs
31:19 - Amid TikTok Ban Threats, ByteDance Surges In Profit
31:56 - TikTok Notes: plans for new photo-based app, reports claim
32:54 - Aosta Valley, Italy: 22 year-old French woman found dead in church was searching for ghosts, police say
33:31 - Elon Musk says his posts did more to ‘financially impair’ X than help it
34:38 - AI-generated Elon Musk videos flood YouTube with fake eclipse streams to promote crypto scams

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The Level1 Show April 19 2024: Rise of the Robotaxis

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0:00 - Intro
1:25 - ‘Social Order Could Collapse’ in AI Era, Two Top Japan Companies Say
2:25 - AI seen cutting worker numbers, survey by staffing company Adecco shows
3:07 - AI hardware company from Jony Ive, Sam Altman seeks $1 billion in funding
4:19 - How Texas will use AI to grade this year’s STAAR tests
5:51 - Tesla's Musk predicts AI will be smarter than the smartest human next year
7:07 - Microsoft could update Copilot to detect upcoming natural disasters. Here's how
8:00 - AI-generated pornography will disrupt the adult content industry and raise new ethical concerns
9:16 - Deepfake-generating camera can undress people automatically
10:40 - Spotify launches personalized AI playlists that you can build using prompts
12:10 - End of the Line? Saudi Arabia ‘forced to scale back’ plans for desert megacity
12:59 - Waymo will launch paid robotaxi service in Los Angeles on Wednesday
13:22 - GM’s Cruise robotaxis are back in Phoenix — but people are driving them
13:59 - Elon Musk says Tesla will unveil its robotaxi on Aug. 8; shares pop
14:50 - Air Force secretary plans to ride in AI-operated F-16 fighter aircraft this spring
16:01 - NASA Figured Out Why Its Voyager 1 Probe Has Been Glitching for Months
16:41 - 'Heavy' history: ULA launches final Delta rocket after 64 years (video, photos)
17:34 - Varda Space’s orbital drug factory success fuels $90M in new funding
18:23 - AMC Exec: We Wouldn't Have Made the Dune Popcorn Bucket if We Knew You'd Be Sickos About It
18:50 - Chechnya bans music with tempos deemed too fast or slow
19:44 - Total eclipse of the Internet: traffic impacts in Mexico, the US, and Canada
20:25 - 'Why do my eyes hurt?' Google searches spike after solar eclipse
21:54 - Bioluminescent petunias, thanks to genetics research for pharmaceuticals
22:40 - Students in Iran threatened with prosecution for graduation dance video
23:07 - 'Monopoly' Movie From Margot Robbie, Lionsgate in the Works
23:51 - High levels of lead, sodium found in Lunchables, Consumer Reports says
24:31 - EPA announces first-ever national regulations for "forever chemicals" in drinking water
25:06 - Complaints of brown water persist at Tacoma elementary school
26:20 - Record number of books targeted for bans in US
26:57 - Embattled Harvard honesty professor accused of plagiarism
27:42 - Burglar left 'large bowel movement' in victims' toilet, say Guelph, Ont. police
28:21 - Sierra Leone Declares Emergency After Addicts Dig Up Graves To Get High On Drug Made From Human Bones
29:17 - Woman claims she received stolen Jeep as a birthday tip from Waffle House customer, police say
30:11 - East CLE traffic cam issues ticket to grandmother while her van was being towed
31:28 - Naked defendant appears in court after support cat goes missing during traffic stop
33:08 - Airplane passenger fined in Sydney for urinating in a cup
33:40 - Mother and daughter accused of performing illegal butt injections arrested in sting operation in Texas
34:28 - Porch pirate disguises self in trash bag while stealing package in Sacramento, surveillance video shows
35:15 - Ontario may soon count student residences as homes
35:55 - Wait, does America suddenly have a record number of bees?
37:32 - Bird mimicking police siren at Bicester station confuses officers

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The Level1 Show April 24 2024: Toss A Coin To Your Developer

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0:00 - Intro
0:41 - GTA 6 Publisher Take-Two to Layoff 5% of its Workforce and Cancel Games
1:29 - Tesla Will Lay Off More Than 10% of Global Workforce
3:17 - Google terminates 28 employees for protest of Israeli cloud contract
4:04 - Intel axes 13th Gen Core i5, i7, i9 K-series CPUs — lineup will be discontinued by May 24th 2024
4:56 - Apple loses mantle as world’s biggest phone seller to Samsung as China sales drop
5:24 - News of the Snapdragon X Elite: Full steam ahead to laptop dominance over Intel, AMD and Apple M3
6:27 - Farmers have clamored for the Right to Repair for years. It’s getting little traction in John Deere’s home state.
7:19 - Google’s newly formed platforms and devices team is all about AI
7:57 - TSMC powers parts of Taipei with backup generators — Taiwan requests help as blackouts begin
8:39 - Telecom resists price cuts in $42 billion U.S. program to expand internet
10:08 - Elon Musk: Tesla sent incorrect severance packages to workers
10:38 - 'Full Self-Driving' Teslas Keep Slamming Into Curbs
11:10 - Apple will soon let users in the EU download apps through web sites, not just the App Store
12:02 - AltStore PAL Alternative App Marketplace Launches on iPhone in EU
12:50 - Apple removes the first iOS Game Boy emulator released under new App Store rules
13:40 - YouTube’s ad blocker crackdown now includes third-party apps
14:05 - Amazon Reportedly Ran a Secret Store to Get Intel on Its Competitors
14:45 - Discord is nuking Nintendo Switch emulator devs and their entire servers
15:21 - Epic Games proposes Google app store reforms after antitrust win
15:47 - Google One is shutting down its VPN feature later this year
16:23 - The lines between streaming and cable continue to blur
17:27 - Former video game executive sparks debate after claiming players should tip developers
18:51 - Netflix (NFLX) earnings Q1 2024
19:36 - Meta AI assistant comes to WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Messenger
20:12 - Meta is adding real-time AI image generation to WhatsApp
20:47 - Facebook apologises for flagging Auschwitz Museum’s posts as violating community standards
21:35 - Meta to close Threads in Turkey to comply with injunction prohibiting data sharing with Instagram
22:08 - Elon Musk confirms that X will charge new users a temporary fee
23:09 - TikTok Will Block Users From For You Feed for 'Problematic' Content
23:43 - Reddit Reports Surge in Copyright-Related User Bans * TorrentFreak
24:13 - Your anonymous OpenTable reviews will soon display your first name
25:13 - Telegram founder: Google, Apple are the real enemies of free speech
26:29 - Trump Media shares fall, Truth Social will launch TV platform

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The Level1 Show November 23 2022: I Knew This Was Trouble When I Logged In 🎵

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0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Amazon’s CEO says more layoffs will happen in 2023
1:11 - AWS to manage out low performers, extend hiring freeze through Q1 2023
1:46 - 10,000 Google Employees Could Be Rated as Low Performers
2:36 - FTX CEO shreds Bankman-Fried: Never seen such a failure of controls
3:18 - FTX Owes Money to More Than a Million People, Court Filing Suggests
3:40 - FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried attempts to raise cash
4:28 - Crypto lender BlockFi says it has significant exposure to FTX
4:59 - Gemini Earn Warns Customers of Likely Withdrawal Delays Due to Genesis Lending Pause
6:47 - Protocol, the tech-news focused website, will shutter and lay off its entire staff
8:09 - YouTube expands shopping features to combat digital ad slowdown
8:48 - Microsoft, Meta, others face rising drought risk to their data centers
10:26 - Epic strikes back at Apple’s iOS “security” defense in appeals court
11:18 - iPhone 15 USB-C rumor calls out high-speed data transfers as a Pro-only feature
12:25 - Nvidia hit with class action suit over melting RTX 4090 GPU adapters
12:34 - Nvidia thinks RTX 4090 cables melted because they weren’t fully plugged in
14:49 - Apple AirPods Can Work as More Affordable Hearing Aids, Study Finds
16:22 - Apple launches Emergency SOS via satellite in US and Canada
17:46 - Cloud computing: Microsoft and Nvidia are building a 'massive' AI supercomputer
18:42 - Microsoft’s Xbox streaming console ‘Keystone’ was pushed back because of its price
19:21 - Apple to buy chips from Arizona factory, CEO Tim Cook reportedly says
20:10 - US safety watchdog warns against Onewheel boards after reported ejection injuries
21:01 - Blizzard will pull 'World of Warcraft' from China as NetEase deal ends
22:06 - Google rolls out new features across Maps, Search and Shopping
24:10 - Internet providers play tricks to raise your bill. Here are the worst.
26:43 - Fortnite Maker Says Google Paid Activision Millions Not to Launch Rival App Store
27:30 - Taylor Swift Ticketmaster fiasco: Democrats scrutinize the company's dominance
29:59 - Ford CEO: 40% Less Labor To Build Electric Vehicles
30:49 - Amazon Clinic to provide virtual healthcare for allergies, acne and more
32:30 - Elon Musk restores Donald Trump's Twitter account
35:50 - Meta fires several employees, security guards for 'hijacking user accounts'
36:46 - Facebook fact-checkers will stop checking Trump after presidential bid announcement
37:22 - Musk emails remaining Twitter staff to find “anyone who actually writes software”

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