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The Level1 Show July 12 2024: A Figma of Apple's Imagination

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0:00 - Intro
0:32 - Phil Schiller to join OpenAI board in 'observer' role following Apple's ChatGPT deal
1:49 - ChatGPT outperforms undergrads in intro-level courses, falls short later
4:06 - Sam Altman says OpenAI's GPT-5 will be a "significant leap forward"
4:50 - OpenAI unveils CriticGPT: A game-changer for AI code error detection
6:12 - Microsoft AI CEO: Content on the open web is "freeware" for AI training
6:55 - Apple will reportedly announce a partnership with Google at iPhone 16 event
9:38 - AI trains on kids’ photos even when parents use strict privacy settings
10:40 - Figma disables its AI design feature that appeared to be ripping off Apple's Weather app
11:32 - The telltale words that could identify generative AI text
12:17 - Google Search Ranks AI Spam Above Original Reporting in News Results
13:27 - MIT’s soft robotic system is designed to pack groceries
14:12 - Zoox's self-driving cars join Austin's roads in July
14:54 - Japan introduces enormous humanoid robot to maintain train lines
15:30 - 'Brain-in-a-jar' biocomputers can now learn to control robots
16:47 - People can move this bionic leg just by thinking about it
17:32 - Florida man arrested after shooting, destroying Walmart delivery drone, deputies say
18:19 - Chinese rocket static-fire test results in unintended launch and huge explosion
19:20 - NASA’s commercial spacesuit program just hit a major snag
19:46 - SpaceX wants to launch up to 120 times a year from Florida -- and competitors aren't happy about it
21:02 - Alzheimer’s scientist indicted for allegedly falsifying data in $16M scheme
21:43 - Drinking from plastic bottles can raise type 2 diabetes risk, study warns
23:13 - Inflight ‘raw dogging’: The bizarre new travel trend that’s creating a buzz
24:34 - FDA to ban soda additive brominated vegetable oil amid health concerns
25:40 - Leftover Ramen Broth Is Causing Problems on South Korea's Mount Halla
26:28 - Nissin's Campfire S'mores Cup Noodles is an ode to summer
27:08 - Sri Lanka fishermen die after drinking from bottles found in sea
28:00 - Welsh Government to ban politicians from lying
29:12 - Anthony Bray sentenced to four months for possession of replica Master Sword
30:25 - Vietnam: Outrage at student height requirement
31:04 - Minnesota county board candidate who allegedly threw live tarantula at tenant is charged with assault
33:39 - Drugs disguised as Taco Bell burritos found during Tennessee traffic stop
34:18 - Rapper BG ordered to have all future songs approved by US government
35:42 - Thai teacher caught livestreaming under skirt while teaching
36:31 - North Liberty woman arrested for calling police to get out of meeting online date
37:39 - Man fined for squirting mixture of urine and flour onto woman's dress to try to chat her up, Singapore News
38:47 - To save spotted owls, US officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of another owl species
39:25 - Runaway Household Cavalry horses on loose again in central London

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The Atomman G7 Pt 16 Core Mini PC Review

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The Level1 Show July 9 2024: VPNyet

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0:00 - Intro
1:03 - Biden administration provides $504 million to support 12 technology hubs nationwide
2:01 - Supreme Court Puts Biden Policies Like Net Neutrality and Ban on Noncompete Contracts at Risk
4:54 - Supreme Court orders new look at social media laws in Texas and Florida
6:04 - Supreme Court to Hear Case on Texas Law Restricting Access to Porn
7:45 - Appeals court seems lost on how Internet Archive harms publishers
10:33 - FCC chair asks telecoms companies to prove they're actually trying to stop political AI robocalls
11:40 - Google, Snap, Meta and many others are "quietly" changing privacy policies to allow for AI training
12:09 - Federal judge partially blocks U.S. ban on noncompetes
13:41 - FTC warns three PC tech companies of potential warranty violations
15:01 - Mississippi law restricting children's social media use blocked
15:30 - Gov. Landry vetoes bill banning “deepfakes” in Louisiana. Here’s why
16:46 - Arkansas AG warns Temu isn't like Amazon or Walmart: 'It's a theft business'
17:53 - Uber and Lyft must pay Massachusetts rideshare drivers $32 an hour
19:24 - Canada 'sleepwalking' into cashless society, consumer advocates warn
20:42 - EU Competition Commissioner says Apple’s decision to pull AI from EU shows anticompetitive behaviour
21:22 - Exclusive: Nvidia set to face French antitrust charges, sources say
22:38 - Britain’s Brewing Battle Over Data Centers
24:16 - Number of girls in England taking computing GCSE plummets, study finds
25:35 - Europol says mobile roaming tech is hampering crimefighters
27:11 - Swiss Broadcasting Corporation to pull plug on FM radio
28:00 - Two of the German military’s new spy satellites appear to have failed in orbit
29:11 - Spain introduces porn passport to stop kids from watching smut
30:03 - Japan declares victory in effort to end government use of floppy disks
30:55 - China Plans Broader Push to Develop Tech Like Musk’s Neuralink
31:48 - Indonesia President Orders Audit of Data Centres After Cyberattack
32:12 - Apple bows to Kremlin pressure to remove leading VPNs from Russian AppStore
32:49 - Brazil data regulator bans Meta from mining data to train AI models
33:11 - Meta defends charging fee for privacy amid showdown with EU
33:51 - Meta is connecting Threads more deeply with the fediverse
35:09 - Why Are Mechanics ‘Officially’ Blocked From Fixing Cars?
36:41 - YouTube now lets you request removal of AI-generated content that simulates your face or voice
37:29 - YouTube's updated eraser tool removes copyrighted music without impacting other audio
38:28 - Angela Zhang, professor: ‘In China, the addiction of apps like TikTok, Temu or Shein has been driven to perfection’

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The Level1 Show July 5 2024: Literal Robot Skin Suits

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0:00 - Intro
0:59 - Multiple AI companies bypassing web standard to scrape publisher sites, licensing firm says
2:07 - Open Source LibreChat Offers More Than Just Extra LLMs
2:46 - OpenAI CTO: AI Could Kill Some Creative Jobs That Maybe Shouldn't Exist Anyway
3:39 - Researchers upend AI status quo by eliminating matrix multiplication in LLMs
4:43 - OpenAI to pull plug on 'unsupported' nations from July 9
5:17 - Google is bringing Gemini access to teens using their school accounts
5:46 - YouTube Reportedly in Talks With Record Labels to License Songs for AI
6:26 - Major record labels sue AI company behind ‘BBL Drizzy’
8:13 - Opinion: As AI is embraced, what happens to the artists whose work was stolen to build it
8:52 - AI dataset licensing companies form trade group
9:37 - Toys “R” Us riles critics with “first-ever” AI-generated commercial using Sora
10:47 - Google AI Uses Enough Electricity in 1 Second to Charge 7 Electric Cars
11:18 - Microsoft: 'Skeleton Key' Jailbreak Can Trick Major Chatbots Into Behaving Badly
12:20 - NBC to use AI-generated version of Al Michaels' voice during Summer Olympics
13:05 - Company cuts costs by replacing 60-strong writing team with AI
15:21 - An influencer’s AI clone started offering fans ‘mind-blowing sexual experiences’ without her knowledge
16:29 - Zuckerberg disses closed-source AI competitors as trying to 'create God'
17:17 - Scientists Attached Living, Lab-Grown Skin to a Robot's Face and It Looks Like It Craves the Sweet Release of Death
18:26 - Waymo's autonomous ride-hailing service now available to all in San Francisco
18:55 - Apple wants to replace 50% of iPhone final assembly line workers with automation
20:21 - S. Korea administrative robot defunct after apparent suicide
21:47 - China Becomes First Country to Retrieve Rocks From Moon’s Far Side With Chang’e-6
22:51 - Starliner to remain docked to the ISS into July
23:37 - Dark matter: How primordial black holes could explain a long-standing mystery
24:39 - ISS astronauts take shelter in Boeing Starliner and other return spacecraft after June 26 satellite breakup
28:08 - MTV News Website Goes Dark, Archives Pulled Offline
29:08 - Wizards Of The Coast Accused Of Using Hillary Clinton As Model For New Dungeons & Dragons Paladin
30:14 - Clothes, cookware, floss: Colorado law to ban everyday products with PFAS
31:13 - FDA warns company selling products with human fecal matter without approval
31:51 - Elon Musk confirms 12th child as he and Shivon Zilis welcomed new baby earlier this year
32:42 - Supreme Court wipes out anti-corruption law that bars officials from taking gifts for past favors
34:36 - Historic Butler Island Plantation near Darien on fire
35:40 - Pennsylvania porch pirates fight over same package in doorbell camera video
37:13 - Flipkart calls customer after 6 years over pending order: ‘what issue are you facing?’
38:00 - Neom: Saudi forces 'told to kill' to clear land for eco-city
38:57 - Maldives climate minister arrested for performing 'black magic' on President Muizzu
39:43 - Millions of mosquitoes released in Hawaii to save rare birds from extinction
40:33 - Rhinos get radioactive horns, will trigger nuclear alarms if poached
41:26 - Ronaldo the 6ft 'male' snake gives birth to 14 babies in rare 'virgin birth'
42:06 - Liskeard postal workers hampered by dive-bombing seagulls
42:50 - B.C. couple teaches rescued rats to drive tiny cars
44:15 - Llama golf caddies have North Carolina tourism on the upswing
45:18 - A pet donkey disappeared in California five years ago. He's been spotted living with a herd of wild elk

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The Level1 Show July 2 2024: The Hills Are Alive With The Fumes of Rockets

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0:00 - Intro
0:39 - McDonald's is ending its drive-thru AI test
1:59 - Perplexity Is a Bullcrap Machine
3:30 - OpenAI's Ilya Sutskever launches 'safe superintelligence' AI firm
4:49 - OpenAI CEO says company could become for-profit corporation, The Information reports
5:45 - GPT-4 has passed the Turing test, researchers claim
6:50 - Former Snap engineer launches Butterflies, a social network where AIs and humans coexist
7:54 - China’s DeepSeek Coder becomes first open-source coding model to beat GPT-4 Turbo
8:20 - Meta has created a way to watermark AI-generated speech
8:55 - Ukraine is using AI to manage the removal of Russian landmines
9:35 - AI Images in Google Search Results Have Opened a Portal to Hell
10:49 - Authorities Investigating AI Running for Mayor in Wyoming
11:37 - Mich. GOP candidate apologizes for 'disrespectful' AI-generated MLK Jr endorsement video
12:52 - London premiere of movie with AI-generated script cancelled after backlash
13:17 - Ukrainian robot drone tanks get Starlink power to battle Russia
13:52 - Future of Warfare: Pentagon Building Kamikaze AI Drones
14:59 - Public servants uneasy as government 'spy' robot prowls federal offices
16:13 - China’s next-gen sexbots powered by AI are about to hit the shelves
17:13 - Boeing Starliner: Two astronauts wait to come home amid spacecraft issues
18:12 - Human missions to Mars in doubt after astronaut kidney shrinkage revealed
19:10 - Astronomers detect sudden awakening of black hole 1m times mass of sun
19:51 - Voyager 1 makes stellar comeback to science operations
20:30 - Microplastics discovered in human penises for the first time
21:16 - $2.4 million Texas home listing boasts built-in 5,786 sq ft data center with full liquid cooling immersion system, no bedrooms
22:14 - Awful News: High School Cancels Basketball Game to be Played by Women in Thongs
23:08 - Mysterious metal monolith shows up in Las Vegas after reappearing in Wales
23:49 - Vermont lawmaker apologizes for dousing colleague’s bag
24:46 - Louisiana classrooms now required by law to display the Ten Commandments
25:40 - Secret Service agent robbed at gunpoint during Biden's Los Angeles trip
26:19 - Just Stop Oil targets Taylor Swift’s jet – and fails to locate it
27:25 - Philippines accuses China of using bladed weapons in major South China Sea escalation
28:50 - Ohio attorney suspended over throwing poop-filled Pringles cans has license reinstated
30:17 - Mom Defends Her Decision Not To Return the Shopping Cart Despite Backlash
32:11 - Biotech companies are trying to make milk without cows
33:54 - Waffle House servers are getting a raise - to $3 an hour
34:55 - Wear it, then recycle: Designers make dissolvable textiles from gelatin
35:49 - Radio trackers placed on rare beetles across Dartmoor
37:04 - Collecting sex-crazed zombie cicadas on speed: Scientists track a bug-controlling super-sized fungus
38:55 - Bear shreds seats then dozes off after breaking into Canadian woman’s car

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The Level1 Show June 28th 2024: The Most Satisfying Troubleshoot of All Time

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0:00 - Intro
0:39 - McDonald's is ending its drive-thru AI test
1:59 - Perplexity Is a Bullcrap Machine
3:30 - OpenAI's Ilya Sutskever launches 'safe superintelligence' AI firm
4:49 - OpenAI CEO says company could become for-profit corporation, The Information reports
5:45 - GPT-4 has passed the Turing test, researchers claim
6:50 - Former Snap engineer launches Butterflies, a social network where AIs and humans coexist
7:54 - China’s DeepSeek Coder becomes first open-source coding model to beat GPT-4 Turbo
8:20 - Meta has created a way to watermark AI-generated speech
8:55 - Ukraine is using AI to manage the removal of Russian landmines
9:35 - AI Images in Google Search Results Have Opened a Portal to Hell
10:49 - Authorities Investigating AI Running for Mayor in Wyoming
11:37 - Mich. GOP candidate apologizes for 'disrespectful' AI-generated MLK Jr endorsement video
12:52 - London premiere of movie with AI-generated script cancelled after backlash
13:17 - Ukrainian robot drone tanks get Starlink power to battle Russia
13:52 - Future of Warfare: Pentagon Building Kamikaze AI Drones
14:59 - Public servants uneasy as government 'spy' robot prowls federal offices
16:13 - China’s next-gen sexbots powered by AI are about to hit the shelves
17:13 - Boeing Starliner: Two astronauts wait to come home amid spacecraft issues
18:12 - Human missions to Mars in doubt after astronaut kidney shrinkage revealed
19:10 - Astronomers detect sudden awakening of black hole 1m times mass of sun
19:51 - Voyager 1 makes stellar comeback to science operations
20:30 - Microplastics discovered in human penises for the first time
21:16 - $2.4 million Texas home listing boasts built-in 5,786 sq ft data center with full liquid cooling immersion system, no bedrooms
22:14 - Awful News: High School Cancels Basketball Game to be Played by Women in Thongs
23:08 - Mysterious metal monolith shows up in Las Vegas after reappearing in Wales
23:49 - Vermont lawmaker apologizes for dousing colleague’s bag
24:46 - Louisiana classrooms now required by law to display the Ten Commandments
25:40 - Secret Service agent robbed at gunpoint during Biden's Los Angeles trip
26:19 - Just Stop Oil targets Taylor Swift’s jet – and fails to locate it
27:25 - Philippines accuses China of using bladed weapons in major South China Sea escalation
28:50 - Ohio attorney suspended over throwing poop-filled Pringles cans has license reinstated
30:17 - Mom Defends Her Decision Not To Return the Shopping Cart Despite Backlash
32:11 - Biotech companies are trying to make milk without cows
33:54 - Waffle House servers are getting a raise - to $3 an hour
34:55 - Wear it, then recycle: Designers make dissolvable textiles from gelatin
35:49 - Radio trackers placed on rare beetles across Dartmoor
37:04 - Collecting sex-crazed zombie cicadas on speed: Scientists track a bug-controlling super-sized fungus
38:55 - Bear shreds seats then dozes off after breaking into Canadian woman’s car

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The Level1 Show June 26th 2024: X Gonna Bill It To Ya

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0:00 - Intro
0:28 - Microsoft to Lay Off 10,000 Workers as It Looks to Trim Costs
1:08 - Apple discontinuing Apple Pay Later, ahead of new features launching this fall
2:33 - Boeing’s CEO is going to coast into retirement, having never been held to account for the mess he made
3:32 - FAA Investigating How Counterfeit Titanium Got Into Boeing and Airbus Jets
5:16 - More than 1,000 students pledge not to work at Google and Amazon due to Project Nimbus
6:23 - EV Maker Fisker Files for Bankruptcy After Its Glitchy SUV Flops
7:09 - Wells Fargo May Have Underestimated Millennial Bilt Customers
9:33 - Nvidia tops Microsoft as the most valuable public company
9:58 - Apple Suspends Work on Next Vision Pro, Focused on Releasing Cheaper Model in Late 2025
10:33 - Apple Developing Thinner MacBook Pro, Apple Watch, and iPhone
11:07 - Hands-on with Microsoft's Snapdragon-powered Surface Laptop
12:55 - How Asus claims it’s overhauling customer support after Gamers Nexus investigation
13:51 - Flip phone sales are surging as folks seek connection without distraction
14:28 - FCC Approves Mysterious SpaceX Device: Is It for the Starlink Mini Dish?
15:05 - Samsung Texas fab delayed for 2nm upgrade to face-off with TSMC and Intel, according to Korean media
16:16 - Tesla investors sue Elon Musk for diverting carmaker’s resources to xAI
17:25 - Cybertruck buyers say they’ve been told deliveries are paused due windshield wiper problems
17:56 - Sonos draws more customer anger — this time for its privacy policy
18:43 - iOS 18 could 'sherlock' $400M in app revenue
19:20 - iPhone PC emulator block inconsistent and probably illegal
19:51 - Microsoft’s embarrassment over Recall fiasco gets worse as Windows 11 feature becomes the butt of Apple exec’s joke
20:22 - Despite controversy, Recall adds new ‘Screenray’ feature, which analyzes current desktop contents
21:04 - 500,000 Books Have Been Deleted From The Internet Archive’s Lending Library
23:16 - Meta accused of trying to discredit ad researchers
24:24 - Lawsuit: Meta engineer told to resign after calling out sexist hiring practices
26:06 - How small claims court became Meta's customer service hotline
28:09 - Testing new ways to offer viewers more context and information on videos
29:44 - YouTube Is Cracking Down on Cheap Premium Plans Bought With a VPN
31:02 - X Aims to Boost Bottom Line With Payments as Revenues Plunge
31:54 - Tencent ponders banning AI vids hosted by ‘virtual humans’

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The Level1 Show June 25st 2024: Too Much Fed, Not Enough Express

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0:00 - Intro
0:16 - Apple brings ChatGPT to its apps, including Siri
0:53 - Craig Federighi says Apple hopes to add Google Gemini and other AI models to iOS 18
1:15 - Tim Cook is ‘not 100 percent’ sure Apple can stop AI hallucinations
1:50 - Adobe’s new terms of service say it won’t train AI on customers’ work
3:08 - SoftBank’s new AI makes angry customers sound calm on phone
3:56 - The Rise and Fall of BNN Breaking, an AI-Generated News Outlet
5:12 - Survey finds payoff from AI projects is 'dismal'
7:23 - New Stable Diffusion 3 release excels at AI-generated body horror
9:12 - Elon Musk drops lawsuit after OpenAI published his emails
10:20 - OpenAI Bolsters Lobbying Arm Amid Regulatory Pressure
11:08 - What Do Google’s AI Answers Cost the Environment?
11:43 - Clearview AI Used Your Face. Now You May Get a Stake in the Company.
12:13 - AI Generated Models Star in New Virtual Beauty Pageant
13:04 - Photographer Disqualified From AI Image Contest After Winning With Real Photo
13:41 - Waymo issues software and mapping recall after robotaxi crashes into a telephone pole
15:06 - Dutch police tests AI-powered autonomous robot dogs for drug raids
15:40 - World’s 1st pediatric robotic brain surgery performed on Oklahoma girl
16:20 - Tesla claims it has 2 Optimus humanoid robots working autonomously in factory
17:52 - SpaceX wants to build 1 Starship megarocket a day with new Starfactory
18:43 - Four Tops star says hospital put him in straitjacket and ordered psychological examination after not believing he was famous singer
19:50 - Conn. town to pay $100K after Kendrick Lamar video shown in class
20:59 - Bike Share Toronto urges riders to 'wipe down seats' if renting bike for naked ride
21:36 - North Dakota sets age limit for US Congressional candidates
22:39 - Pope Francis accused of repeating homophobic slur that prompted Vatican apology
23:02 - MTG Claims Gas Prices Will Be Higher Due To EVs
23:49 - California teacher arrested for DUI, child endangerment to face no charges: "It is not illegal to teach drunk."
25:02 - General election: Count Binface and Elmo return to stand against Sunak and Starmer
26:26 - Prosecutor won't file criminal charges over purchase of $19K lectern by Arkansas governor's office
27:25 - Florida school board bans book about book bans
28:09 - IDF forces use 15th-century weapon against Hezbollah
28:57 - Man named Optimus Prime arrested for car theft in south Austin
30:07 - Unaware she was pregnant, Virginia mom has a 'miracle birth' at Taco Bell
30:30 - 'Thought it was a big nut': Mumbai doctor on finding human finger in ice cream
31:10 - A real nut case: Cold Stone Creamery faces suit over lack of real pistachios in pistachio ice cream
32:09 - Emerging Psychedelic Mushroom Alternative More Toxic Than Fentanyl, New Research Suggests
33:03 - Banana giant Chiquita held liable by US court for funding paramilitaries
34:07 - Samyang: Denmark recalls Korean ramen for being too spicy
35:28 - PFAS drinking water rule challenged by utility lobby groups
36:27 - Low-calorie sweetener xylitol linked to heart attack and stroke, study says
37:30 - Researchers plan to retract landmark Alzheimer’s paper containing doctored images
38:09 - Oregon Ridge wildlife habitat mistakenly mowed, fueling outrage
39:02 - Woman mauled to death posted video of her dancing with XL bully to song saying 'I don't 'give a f***' about the breed being banned
39:42 - Pigeon problems: German town votes to have birds killed, outraging animal rights’ activists
40:59 - African elephants address one another with individually specific name-like calls
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The Level1 Show June 21st 2024: Birth Más

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0:00 - Intro
0:16 - Apple brings ChatGPT to its apps, including Siri
0:53 - Craig Federighi says Apple hopes to add Google Gemini and other AI models to iOS 18
1:15 - Tim Cook is ‘not 100 percent’ sure Apple can stop AI hallucinations
1:50 - Adobe’s new terms of service say it won’t train AI on customers’ work
3:08 - SoftBank’s new AI makes angry customers sound calm on phone
3:56 - The Rise and Fall of BNN Breaking, an AI-Generated News Outlet
5:12 - Survey finds payoff from AI projects is 'dismal'
7:23 - New Stable Diffusion 3 release excels at AI-generated body horror
9:12 - Elon Musk drops lawsuit after OpenAI published his emails
10:20 - OpenAI Bolsters Lobbying Arm Amid Regulatory Pressure
11:08 - What Do Google’s AI Answers Cost the Environment?
11:43 - Clearview AI Used Your Face. Now You May Get a Stake in the Company.
12:13 - AI Generated Models Star in New Virtual Beauty Pageant
13:04 - Photographer Disqualified From AI Image Contest After Winning With Real Photo
13:41 - Waymo issues software and mapping recall after robotaxi crashes into a telephone pole
15:06 - Dutch police tests AI-powered autonomous robot dogs for drug raids
15:40 - World’s 1st pediatric robotic brain surgery performed on Oklahoma girl
16:20 - Tesla claims it has 2 Optimus humanoid robots working autonomously in factory
17:52 - SpaceX wants to build 1 Starship megarocket a day with new Starfactory
18:43 - Four Tops star says hospital put him in straitjacket and ordered psychological examination after not believing he was famous singer
19:50 - Conn. town to pay $100K after Kendrick Lamar video shown in class
20:59 - Bike Share Toronto urges riders to 'wipe down seats' if renting bike for naked ride
21:36 - North Dakota sets age limit for US Congressional candidates
22:39 - Pope Francis accused of repeating homophobic slur that prompted Vatican apology
23:02 - MTG Claims Gas Prices Will Be Higher Due To EVs
23:49 - California teacher arrested for DUI, child endangerment to face no charges: "It is not illegal to teach drunk."
25:02 - General election: Count Binface and Elmo return to stand against Sunak and Starmer
26:26 - Prosecutor won't file criminal charges over purchase of $19K lectern by Arkansas governor's office
27:25 - Florida school board bans book about book bans
28:09 - IDF forces use 15th-century weapon against Hezbollah
28:57 - Man named Optimus Prime arrested for car theft in south Austin
30:07 - Unaware she was pregnant, Virginia mom has a 'miracle birth' at Taco Bell
30:30 - 'Thought it was a big nut': Mumbai doctor on finding human finger in ice cream
31:10 - A real nut case: Cold Stone Creamery faces suit over lack of real pistachios in pistachio ice cream
32:09 - Emerging Psychedelic Mushroom Alternative More Toxic Than Fentanyl, New Research Suggests
33:03 - Banana giant Chiquita held liable by US court for funding paramilitaries
34:07 - Samyang: Denmark recalls Korean ramen for being too spicy
35:28 - PFAS drinking water rule challenged by utility lobby groups
36:27 - Low-calorie sweetener xylitol linked to heart attack and stroke, study says
37:30 - Researchers plan to retract landmark Alzheimer’s paper containing doctored images
38:09 - Oregon Ridge wildlife habitat mistakenly mowed, fueling outrage
39:02 - Woman mauled to death posted video of her dancing with XL bully to song saying 'I don't 'give a f***' about the breed being banned
39:42 - Pigeon problems: German town votes to have birds killed, outraging animal rights’ activists
40:59 - African elephants address one another with individually specific name-like calls
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The Level1 Show June 17th 2024: A Fine They Can't Refuse

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0:00 - Intro
1:31 - FTC Chair Lina Khan tells TechCrunch the agency is pursuing the 'mob bosses' in Big Tech
2:33 - ISPs ask FCC for tax on Big Tech to fund broadband networks and discounts
3:29 - US sanctions PC cooling and power supply maker DeepCool for selling products to Russia, fueling its war efforts in Ukraine
4:36 - Four more states join US monopoly lawsuit against Apple
5:32 - Yelp can sue reputation company for promising to suppress bad reviews
6:52 - Mobile driver’s licenses are coming to New York state starting June 11th
8:13 - NY’s ‘SAFE For Kids Act’: A Lesson in How Not to Regulate The Internet
9:23 - Utah Suing TikTok, Alleging Live Feature Is a 'Virtual Strip Club'
10:57 - Huge Win for Copyright User Rights in Canada: Federal Court Rules Digital Lock Rules Do Not Trump Fair Dealing
12:23 - EU announces higher tariffs on Chinese EVs as trade tensions sharpen
13:23 - Valve faces $843 million lawsuit in UK for allegedly overcharging 14 million gamers
14:52 - UK education department awards Fujitsu contract uplift
15:59 - There’s an AI Candidate Running for Parliament in the UK
17:44 - 'Flying taxis' to be tested during Paris Olympics
18:26 - Norway discovers Europe's largest deposit of rare earth metals
19:06 - Turkish student arrested for using AI to cheat in university exam
20:05 - China Is Testing More Driverless Cars Than Any Other Country
20:54 - Japan law forces third party App Stores on Apple & Google
21:20 - Bangladeshi police agents accused of selling citizens’ personal information on Telegram
21:57 - Apple fined in South Korea for violating location data collection law
23:08 - Mozilla Firefox Blocks Add-Ons to Circumvent Russia Censorship
24:08 - Brazil hires OpenAI to cut costs of court battles
25:00 - Data broker shuts down product related to driver behavior patterns
26:08 - Your driving could be monitored by popular apps
26:51 - China state hackers infected 20,000 Fortinet VPNs, Dutch spy service says
28:05 - Two arrested over 'text message blaster' smish campaign
28:38 - New York Times source code stolen using exposed GitHub token
29:52 - Malicious VSCode extensions with millions of installs discovered
31:13 - Researcher Finds Vulnerability In Kyber Post-Quantum Key Encapsulation Mechanism (KEM)
32:15 - A disgruntled ex-employee at a Singaporean IT firm caused carnage after deleting over 180 servers
33:01 - Hackers Using OTP bots To Bypass Two-Factor Authentication
33:55 - Facial recognition to be used at British Grand Prix for a second year
34:38 - Workers at TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods wearing body cameras. Here’s what shoppers need to know

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