2024 Daily Tech News Show


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5			On this episode of DTNS, a social network that doesn't let you type, YouTube increases it's fight against ad blockers, and a closer look at the disappointment of Humane AI	Twitch Chat Pop-out Window
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8			This is the Daily Tech News for... Tuesday April 16th, 2024. In LA, I'm Tom Merritt
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19		sl	Motorola's Edge 50 series of Android smartphones come with an option for a back cover made of wood. Motorola also claims the phones are the first to get Pantone Validation for the camera. That means Pantone's color scientists checked that the camera can simulate the full range of Pantone Colors and SkinTones.	https://www.engadget.com/motorolas-edge-50-phone-series-includes-a-wood-option-114508701.html
20		tm	The independent oversight board that hears appeals on Meta's moderation decisions has agreed to hear two cases regarding images of public figures that were modified with generative models to be explicit, aka deepfakes. Facebook and Instagram prohibit nudity but the board wants to examine the generative model sides of the issue. In one case, an Instagram account that only posts pictures of Indian women, posted a nude picture that was reported but not reviewed even after appeal. It was removed after the appeal to the Oversight board. The second case is a post in a Facebook Group about AI art. One post showed a man groping a nude woman who resembled a public figure from the US. That one was taken down automatically, and the poster appealed the decision to the Oversight board. The board will take public comments for two weeks and publish its decision shortly after.	https://www.engadget.com/metas-oversight-board-will-rule-on-ai-generated-sexual-images-100047138.html?_fsig=dp9Vyx.cERjA_a6lClIfDw--~A
21		sl	The New Insta360 video camera can shoot 360-degree video in 8K at 30 frames per second. That will let you crop out a perspective and maintain high resolution pan around 360-degree footage and more. It can also do 5.7K at 60 frames per second and 4K at 100 frames per second. The camera can also do non-360-degree video and 72-megapixels stills. And it comes with a removable lens guard for protecting the lens in harsher environments like snow. The Insta360 is available for $500.	https://www.theverge.com/24131495/insta360-x4-360-camera-8k
22		tm	Intel will launch two special versions of its Gaudi 3 AI chip that it can sell in China without needing a license from the US. The HL-328 and HL-388, coming in June and September respectively, max out at 450 watts, well below the 600 and 900 watts of the versions available outside of China. The Intel chips are similar to Nvidia's H20, which is also specially made for China. Gaudi 3 has more memory capacity but slightly less bandwidth, and of course Nvidia's software is also a selling point for it.	https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/12/intel_paudi_3_china/
23		sl	Positive Technologies discovered that a malicious group is spreading images that use steganography to hide malicious code inside. The researchers call it SteganoArmor and have identified 320 attacks using it mostly focused in Latin American countries. The attacks are conducted by email with attachments that exploit a flaw in Microsoft Office's Equation Editor that was patched in 2017. If the system is unpatched, the exploit downloads a Visual Basic Script that loads a JPG with a base-64 encoded payload which then compromises the machine.	https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-steganoamor-attacks-use-steganography-to-target-320-orgs-globally/
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28		tm	YouTube is extending its efforts to stop users with ad blockers from viewing YouTube videos. YouTube already disables videos when it detects a viewer is using an ad blocker themselves. The extension targets apps that use YouTube's API to display videos. Many apps use the API slowly to let users view YouTube videos without ads. YouTube will now block those apps access to the API when it detects that behavior and display the message “The following content is not available on this app” or just buffer forever. One popular app called AdGuard says it does not use YouTube's API so is unaffected. People are going to be mad about this. Do they have the right to be?	https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/15/24131338/youtube-ad-blocker-crackdown-mobile-apps
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36		sl	Software engineer Benjamin Sandofsky published a post Monday about the Humane AI pin and its… shall we say, less than stellar reception from early reviewers. We talked about this a bit on GDI yesterday, but let's take a closer look at all the variables that went into making this product. Humane raised $230 Million and spent six years to ship an "AI Pin," which you wear on your body and has a projector to beam content on your hand… all for for $700. Sandofsky goes into detail about the venture capital part of how Humane got to this point, which is an excellent read. But let's talk about what we know and where we are now.	https://www.sandofsky.com/humane/
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38			NOTES: - In May 2023, Humane co-founder and former Apple employee Imran Chaudhri delivered a Ted Talk with an apparent rigged demo that focused on AI and how the AI Pin will replace the smartphone. - Users complain it has far fewer features than the demo promised. it's too heavy, runs too hot, and has bad battery life with users expected to swap batteries out every few hours. The projector can't handle sunlight, and its input system is sluggish. - One extremely influencial and well-respected reviewer Marques Brownlee, who has 18M YouTube followers, posted his review titled "The Worst Product I've Ever Reviewed... For Now". - Sandofsky notes that when Humane launched 2018, people were starting to talk about how our phones aren't good for us. The iPhone launched its "Screen Time," which has proven a good enough solution for many to curb their screen addiction. He notes the decline in the use of social media as another example of the human market correcting itself
39			Sandofsky's criticisms come down to three main things that Apple has for its "Apple Way" that Humane did not - lack of established product to compare to - lack of evidence that people wanted the aleternative Humane offered - Lack of understanding of user mindset (form factor etc.) Sandofsky says Humane should have launched a less polished product earlier rather than a more fully developed but disappointing product later
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45		sl	Apple has lots of power users and hipster users but what about the rest of us? Sarah Lane and Eileen Rivera premiere Apple Vision Show to talk about whther Apple's vision matches with what they want. Get subscribed now applevisionshow.com	Subscribe to Apple Vision Show: https://applevisionshow.com
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50		tm	Monday, my friend Patrick Beja sent me an invite to AirChat. It's essentially Twitter, but you record your posts with voice. An algorithm does a decent job of taking what you say and making it text so you see a typical timeline of posts. But as you browse, some of them play the original voice. If you don't actively scroll it just plays through them unless you press the play/pause button. There's a video button too but few seem to use it. A lot of folks are comparing it to podcasting. Airchat cofounder Naval Ravikant had to cut off new sign ups temporarily over the weekend because Silicon Valley finally got excited about Air Chat and overloaded it. Ravikant joined the project a year ago, which was started by Tinder's former Chief Product Officer, Brian Norgard last spring. Ravikant told Wired that Airchat will not sell the voice data or use it to make clones. But did not say they wouldn't use it to improve its own transcription model, which would seem reasonable. Sarah, you got the buzz from this too over the weekend. What do you think so far?	https://apps.apple.com/us/app/airchat-just-talk/id1469462351
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60			Amazon Fresh stores. They made people believe that AI was miraculously handling all of the checkouts, when it was really a bunch of people overseas, studying cameras, and making sure all of the items you took were accounted for. Often it took forever to get receipts, because it was really people not computers doing the work. ...I’m just a bit disillusioned with the tech world at the moment,... 🥰Gaby
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81			Friday, the world's second-largest TV maker TCL released a trailer for a romatic comedy called "Next Stop. Paris" It clearly uses generative models to make the scenes and even the people. If you read it like. Bad animation it makes sense. Otherwise it does not. Chris Regina, the chief content officer for TCL, told Broadcast+Cable. “We’re using writers. We’re using actors and animators. We’ve been really fortunate to find a lot of great talent out there who weren’t working that have become part of our team.” It doesn't show though. The full movie is coming to TCL's FAST service TCL+ this summer.	https://www.404media.co/the-dystopian-future-of-tv-is-ai-generated-fast-garbage/
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