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The first official ban of TikTok by a US state is here. Unskippable tv-like ads are coming to YouTube when you’re watching on your TV. How much can be recovered when a crypto project blows up? Why is Amazon so far behind in drone delivery? And how Apple’s forthcoming headset got developed. Sponsors: Traceroute Podcast Bloomberg.com/careers Links: TikTok Ban Signed in Montana, Paving Way for First Amendment Legal Battle (WSJ) YouTube 2023 Upfront: Platform to Launch Unskippable 30-Second Ads on TVs, Roger Goodell on Hand to Tout NFL Sunday Ticket Pact (Variety) Netflix Advertising Tier Now Has “Nearly Five Million” Monthly Active Users (The Hollywood Reporter) Bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital predicts 35% customer payout (Reuters) Amazon’s 100 drone deliveries puts Prime Air far behind Alphabet’s Wing and Walmart partner Zipline (CNBC) Apple’s New Headset Meets Reality (Bloomberg Businessweek) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’ve been letting some of your Google accounts sit fallow, you better look into that cause Google is gonna start deleting things. Why some new top level domains have people concerned. Why tech companies are racing to put generative AI on your phone. And part two of the open source vs. centralized AI debate. Sponsors: OregonState.edu Links: Google will delete accounts, including Gmail & Photos, that haven’t logged on in 2 years (9to5Google) New ZIP domains spark debate among cybersecurity experts (BleepingComputer) StableStudio is Stability AI’s latest commitment to open-source AI (The Verge) The race to bring generative AI to mobile devices (Financial Times) Google I/O and the Coming AI Battles (Stratechery) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The EU actually approved the Microsoft Activision acquisition so… what now? The IRS might finally allow us to file our taxes online for free. The EU passes the first crypto regulatory regime, but questions are being asked of their forthcoming digital Euro experiment. And an interesting raise allows us to take our first look at the Open Source vs. Centralized debate when it comes to AI. Sponsors: Collective.com Links: E.U. Approves Microsoft’s $69 Billion Deal for Activision (NYTimes) IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with tax-prep giants (Washington Post) Windows 11 users can now link their iPhones and use iMessage from a PC (The Verge) Ransomware gang steals data of 5.8 million PharMerica patients (BleepingComputer) Twitter makes its first acquisition with a recruiting startup (Axios) EU’s Crypto Legal Framework Inches Towards Law With Finance Ministers’ Sign-Off (CoinDesk) The digital euro: a solution seeking a problem? (Financial Times) AI startup Together raises funding fo

After some news about Apple testing M3 chips, it’s media day on the podcast. Wither Motherboard, as Vice declares bankruptcy. Netflix is cutting spending on its originals. Is the pivot to ads going to define the next stage of the streaming wars. And ad supported television is one thing, but what if we took that literally? Would you want a tv that has a second screen to show you ads all the time? Sponsors: Ramp.com/techmeme go.tech/tm Links: Apple Begins Testing Speedy M3 Chips as It Pursues Mac Comeback (Bloomberg) Vice Media files for bankruptcy as ad business suffers (Reuters) Netflix Plans to Cut Spending by $300 Million in 2023 (WSJ) A Growing Number of Streaming Video Customers Watch Ads (Bloomberg) Telly’s wild idea: Free TVs with inescapable ads (Fast Company) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marc Tarpenning, along with Martin Eberhard, was the cofounder of Tesla Motors back in 2003. But before that, Tarpenning and Eberhard were also the cofounders of NuvoMedia, which produced one of the world's first ebook devices, the rocket eBook. So, for the first part of the episode, Mark recounts the story of NuvoMedia and then about 25 minutes in we begin the founding of Tesla, in my opinion, perhaps the most amazing startup story of the last 20 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yes, the Apple II is maybe more historically important than the Macintosh, at least for Apple as a company. I agree with the argument my friend Laine Nooney makes in their book: The Apple II Age: How the Computer Became Personal. Enjoy this deep dive into early Apple and PC history and then, BUY THE BOOK! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elon says he’s hired a new CEO for Twitter, and folks think they know who this person will be. The Claude chatbot has expanded so much you can now write entire novels with it. Seeing what Meta is doing with AI in ads makes me wonder about the future of all media. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Grammarly.com/go GetSunday.com/ride Links: Elon Musk says he has found a new CEO for Twitter (TechCrunch) Linda Yaccarino Leaves NBCUniversal Amid Talks to Become Twitter CEO (WSJ) Anthropic’s latest model can take ‘The Great Gatsby’ as input (TechCrunch) Meta announces generative AI features for advertisers (TechCrunch) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: End of the Billable Hour? Law Firms Get On Board With Artificial Intelligence (WSJ) “We Were Always Playing An Entirely Different Game”: The Ultimate Oral History Of BuzzFeed News (BuzzFeed News) Taiwan Is Running Low on a Strategic Asset: Engineers (NYTimes) The Plot to Steal the Other Secret Inside a Can of Coca-Cola (B

Twitter finally rolled out encrypted DMs… or did they? More drips and drabs from yesterday’s Google event including an AI music generating tool that sounds pretty wild. Even the crypto miners are pivoting to AI. And why tech has warmed up to the concept of nearshoring. Sponsors: Grammarly.com/go Bloomberg.com/careers Links: Twitter's encrypted DMs are here — but only for verified users (Engadget) Join the waitlist for Google's generative AI tools, including search, Project Tailwind, & MusicLM (XDA Developers) Google makes its text-to-music AI public (TechCrunch) Google Cloud announces new A3 supercomputer VMs built to power LLMs (TechCrunch) AI Needs Specialized Processors. Crypto Miners Say They Have Them (Bloomberg) ‘Nearshoring’ Push Is Fueling Tech Job Demand in Latin America (Bloomberg) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I’m writing this this morning before Google’s I/O, so I’m assuming that’s going to be the entirety of this episode. But who knows. Maybe I’ll be able to squeeze something non-Google stuff at the end. Join me in the time machine, won’t you, and find out. In the meantime, here’s what Sundar had to share with us today. Sponsors: Leadership.OregonState.edu/cic Grammarly.com/go Links: Google Photos to gain a new ‘Magic Editor’ feature powered by generative AI (TechCrunch) Google launches PaLM 2, its next-gen large language model (TechCrunch) Google rebrands AI tools for Docs and Gmail as Duet AI — its answer to Microsoft’s Copilot (The Verge) The AI takeover of Google Search starts now (The Verge) Review: Pixel 7a affordably delivers on every promise of the Pixel series (9to5Google) Pixel Tablet Hands-On: Google's Return of the Tablet and More (CNET) Google Pixel Fold hands-on: Finally, a real rival for Samsung’s foldables (Engadget) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a

More roiling questions about crypto and regulator enforcement. Nintendo’s Switch is getting long in the tooth. AI’s are coming to the Wendy’s drive through lane. An AI startup to protect against AI. And more of what we can expect from Google’s big day tomorrow. Sponsors: Grammarly.com/go Notion.com/ride Links: Coinbase CEO says SEC is on ‘lone crusade,’ dials back on suggestion exchange may relocate (CNBC) Ripple will have spent $200 million fighting SEC lawsuit, CEO says (CNBC) U.S. Crypto Exchange Bittrex Files for Bankruptcy in Delaware (CoinDesk) Nintendo Warns of Big Slowdown in Switch Console Sales (Bloomberg) Apple announces Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro coming to iPad (9to5Mac) Wendy’s, Google Train Next-Generation Order Taker: an AI Chatbot (WSJ) GPTZero App Seeks to Thwart AI Plagiarism in Schools, Online Media (Bloomberg) Alphabet to unveil A.I. updates at Google I/O, showing off creative writing and coding capabilities (CNBC) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap

What to expect from Google IO. The big discord username switch. Sam Altman’s side hustle is launching a thing. But also a look at the regulatory issues his OpenAI is facing in Europe. And what if I told you an Ikea chair can short out your monitor. It’s weird, but it can. Sponsors: ZocDoc.com/techmeme Grammarly.com/go Links: Google Plans to Make Search More ‘Personal’ with AI Chat and Video Clips (WSJ) Discord’s username change is causing discord (The Verge) Sam Altman’s Worldcoin rolls out app as token launch looms (The Block) OpenAI’s regulatory troubles are only just beginning (The Verge) Popular IKEA Chair Turns Computer Monitor Off, Baffling Everyone (Motherboard) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the crossover episode of when I went on the Big Technology podcast on Friday. We ask where the moat is in AI? And we celebrate Ed Sheeran if you can believe it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the book I've been dying for someone to write! This is how digital media happened for 20 years! Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar Race to Go Viral. Yay to finally having Ben Smith on the pod! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple earnings recap. A new, free code generating AI tool. Which, actually, lots of people are starting to ask the question: will open source AI actually come out on top in the AI revolution? And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Mindbloom.com/techmeme and promocode techmeme OregonState.edu/believe-it Links: Apple CEO Tim Cook says AI is "huge," but care is needed (Axios) Hugging Face and ServiceNow release a free code-generating model (TechCrunch) Google Is Falling Behind in AI Arms Race, Senior Engineer Warns (Bloomberg) OpenAI’s Losses Doubled to $540 Million as It Developed ChatGPT (The Information) Weekend Longreads Suggestions AI Singers Are Unnervingly Good and Already Ubiquitous (Vulture) Is the Federal Government Trying to Kill Off Crypto? (Intelligencer/NYMag) Why Chatbots Are Not the Future (Amelia Wattenberger) ESPN’s Jimmy Pitaro Will Decide the Fate of Cable Television (Bloomberg) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi

The regulators have not been sleeping on the AI revolution. Everybody wants to get in on the blue checkmark game. But this time, with actual utility. Airbnb now offers to rent out single rooms. Can ChatGPT out invest professional money managers? And the return of the flip phone. No, not a foldable phone. The flip phone from your youth. Sponsors: Bloomberg.com/careers The Traceroute Podcast Links: “We must regulate AI,” FTC Chair Khan says (ArsTechnica) UK competition watchdog launches review of AI market (Financial Times) Microsoft’s Bing chatbot gets smarter with restaurant bookings, image results, and more (The Verge) Gmail is adding a blue checkmark to better verify senders (9to5Google) Airbnb Revamps Site to Ease Tensions Between Guests, Hosts (Bloomberg) ChatGPT ‘portfolio’ outperforms leading UK funds (Financial Times) Gen Zers Are Snapping Up Flip Phones. They Might Be Onto Something. (WSJ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google releases a new feature to put another nail in the password coffin. Malware merchants are using generative AI. A deep dive into what Bluesky is like right now. The best explainer of quantum computing I’ve ever seen. And how a Pixies song is breaking Google assistant and making people miss their wakeup alarms in the morning. Sponsors: Nutrafol.com/men promocode ride OregonState.edu Links: You no longer need a password to sign in to your Google account (The Verge) Twitter restores free API access for emergency, weather and transportation alerts (Engadget) TSMC Plans for First German Chip Fab With Cost Up to €10 Billion (Bloomberg) Meta Is Trying to Push Attackers to the Brink (Wired) Bluesky showed everyone’s ass (The Verge) Quantum computing could break the internet. This is how (Financial Times) You can blame this Pixies song for Assistant canceling your alarm (AndroidPolice) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Looks like that Hollywood strike inspired by AI fears is a go. Apple and Google want to set a new standard to prevent modern digital stalking. Pornhub is boycotting Utah. Mastodon is trying to make it less confusing to give them a try. And what is one of the biggest reasons companies are wary of giving generative AI a try? Sponsors: Mimecast.com Bloomberg.com/careers Links: Hollywood Writers Strike Over Pay Disputes with Streaming Giants and AI Concerns (Gizmodo) Apple and Google team up to stop unwanted AirTag tracking (CNBC) Apple uses iOS and macOS Rapid Security Response feature for the first time (ArsTechnica) Pornhub Blocks All of Utah From Its Site (Motherboard) It’s getting easier to make an account on Mastodon (The Verge) WordPress drops Twitter social sharing due to API price hike (Mashable) BeReal's latest feature is a curated timeline of high-profile users (Engadget) Scared of Leaking Data to ChatGPT? Microsoft Tests a Private Alternative (The Information) Learn more a

Gurman says the big Apple Watch OS overhaul is nigh. I can already tell you what the biggest tech IPO of 2023 is going to be. Are there signs tech earnings have turned or a corner, or, at least, have bottomed out? And why the AI revolution is behind the potential of a major labor strike in Hollywood. Sponsors: Ramp.com/techmeme This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/techmeme and get on your way to being your best self. Links: Apple to Upgrade Its Watch Operating System With New Focus on Widgets (Bloomberg) SoftBank's Arm registers for blockbuster U.S. IPO (Reuters) Microsoft makes its AI-powered Designer tool available in preview (TechCrunch) Big Tech Earnings Spark Hope That Worst Is Over (WSJ) ChatGPT Will See You Now: Doctors Using AI to Answer Patient Questions (WSJ) Will a Chatbot Write the Next ‘Succession’? (NYTimes) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another bonus episode from the Internet History Podcast. As promised, Mike Slade is back to tell stories from the period 1998 through 2004, when he was Special Assistant to Steve Jobs. Background details on the iMac, the iPod and the iPhone and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another bonus episode from the Internet History Podcast. I originally wanted to talk to Mike Slade about Starwave, the innovative company that launched some major names onto the web, including ESPN.com, ABCNews.com, MrShowbiz.com, and after an eventual sale to Disney, put together the pieces that eventually became the Go.com portal play. But Mike is one of those guys who has had such a varied and interesting career, I couldn't help but go into other eras of his career. The dude worked at Microsoft in the early 1980s. He worked at NeXT in the early 90s. And from 1998 through 2004 he was Special Assistant to Steve Jobs as he saved Apple as a company, launched the iPod and kicked into motion the modern gadget era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices