AI is often presented as a danger to democratic societies by undermining trust in institutions and government. But can the reverse also be true? The Canadian Senate passed the “Online News Act” Thursday, sending it for royal assent to become law. What are the repercussions for Google and Meta and how will Canadians actually benefit? And we go over the latest revelations from the FTC’s attempt to block Microsoft from closing its deal to acquire Activision Blizzard.
Which Earth Am I On? - GDI 4547 starts at 33:40
How many versions of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse are playing in theaters? Have you noticed any difference? Are you a fan of musicals? Slop up those steaks. It's a Friday quiz. Do you remember the original names of tech companies? So many wrong guesses. Sarah gets very competitive. So much confusion. Multiple choice is not helping the crew. The group is playing for fun, not points, except Sarah. That was a rough quiz. Just blame Roger. Is Tom leading the witness?
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Owen JJ Stone, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.
Link to the Show Notes.
Quick Hits:
https://9to5mac.com/2023/06/22/apple-vision-pro-high-speeds/
https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/22/23770492/youtube-fan-account-impersonation-rules
https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/23/23771045/youtube-test-and-compare-a-b-testing-thumbnails-feature
https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/22/23770393/e3-2024-2025-canceled-la-tourism
https://9to5google.com/2023/06/22/qualcomm-snapdragon-sound-bluetooth-latency-20ms/
Top Stories:
https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/showdown-looming-as-online-news-bill-is-about-to-become-law
https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/22/23770620/meta-news-facebook-instagram-canada-online-news-act
https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/24/23613187/google-canada-news-block-online-act-bill-c-18
https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/C-18/third-reading
https://about.fb.com/news/2023/06/changes-to-news-availability-on-our-platforms-in-canada/
https://www.theverge.com/23768244/ftc-microsoft-activision-blizzard-case-news-announcements
https://www.thurrott.com/games/284692/xbox-exec-says-xbox-cloud-gaming-is-mostly-popular-on-console
Help Bring Molly Wood to the Show:
Discussion Story:
https://maliciousaireport.com/
https://qz.com/1213524/ai-experts-list-the-real-dangers-of-artificial-intelligence
https://theconversation.com/ai-could-shore-up-democracy-heres-one-way-207278
Kicker:
amateurtraveler.com
https://apps.apple.com/app/id1629321510
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pro.brouwer.been
GDI Content:
https://twitter.com/alliterandy/status/1672063881446035456?s=61&t=M1r68QyhnpnldFY--zyDcA
https://www.ign.com/articles/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-two-different-versions-in-theaters
Today’s guest:
Len Peralta
https://www.twitch.tv/lenperalta
@LenPeralta
@lenperalta@mstdn.party
Owen JJ Stone
https://www.instagram.com/ohdoctah/
@Ohdoctah
Next guest:
Justin Robert Young
https://shows.acast.com/worlds-greatest-con
https://werenotwrong.fireside.fm
http://freepoliticalnewsletter.com
@JustinRYoung
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