Jono Bacon, Jeremy Garcia, and Stuart Langridge present Bad Voltage, in which in traditional Christmas style we look back on our predictions for 2024 and Jono whines about half points. More successfully than usual this year, admittedly. Have a happy holiday season! We’ll be back in the new year. [00:00:00] Intro [00:01:44] Jeremy: Tiktok gets banned in the USA [00:05:59] Jeremy: Hidden Crypto Risks in a Traditional Financial Institution [00:07:17] Jeremy: Netflix gets acquired [00:08:26] Jeremy: AI’s Swift Progress Hits a Clear Slowdown [00:21:42] Jeremy: Web Splinters into Sino, Euro, and American Blocs [00:22:09] Jeremy: Mastodon Peaks Early, Declines Afterwards [00:24:28] Jeremy: Significant Equity Stake Acquired in Canonical [00:25:29] Stuart: Texas HB20 Social Media Law Heads to and is Upheld by US Supreme Court [00:28:01] Stuart: Global daily Twitter users will drop a minimum of 10% by the end of 2023 [00:29:53] Stuart: AI-Generated Song Enters the Charts [00:33:40] Stuart: Apple to Permit Sideloading or Third-Party Browser Engines on iOS [00:34:49] Stuart: Someone buys Netflix [00:35:59] Jono: Meta to Announce Large-Scale Layoffs in Metaverse Division [00:37:45] Jono: Twitter to Introduce Long-Form Video Platform with Monetization Options [00:41:31] Jono: Anticipated Legal Restriction in US or EU for ChatGPT & Large Language Models [00:42:56] Jono: Apple’s AR/VR Headset Earns Praise Despite Lingering Viability Doubts [00:47:20] Jono: Potential Reasons for Trump’s Election Exit: Claims of Persecution or Legal Hurdles [00:48:36] Jono: Bing Introducing ChatGPT-Like Features, Expects Substantial Growth [00:53:51] Outro We’re on Mastodon! @[email protected]! Come chat with us and the community in our Slack channel via https://join.slack.com/t/badvoltage/shared_invite/zt-1porzolgy-eNrK6wREoVIINTbLi_kbsg! https://community.badvoltage.org/t/3×64-cassandra-go-home/12525 News music: Long Live Blind Joe by Robbero, used with attribution. Thank you to Marius Quabeck and NerdZoom Media for being our audio producers!