Socks on the Beach - Pixel 8, Chromebook Plus, paid social media, what happened to Masterclass?
Description
Google's Pixel hardware event and new devices
Debate over adding AI to search functions - risks to accuracy?
Laws challenging social media's First Amendment rights
Movies released on TikTok by studios
High production costs of Masterclass
Streaming vs DVDs and the shrinking open web
Spotify's attempts to expand beyond music in audiobooks
Amazon's algorithms manipulating prices
Supreme Court case involving copyright of legal search tools
Paywalls and closed platforms replacing the open web
Pushback against heroic tech biographies and access journalism
Impacts of inexpensive screens and cameras everywhere
Testing social media subscription models
Using AI to create realistic fake photos and videos
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt
Guest: Paris Martineau
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