OpenAI to Release Sora, The Verge Adds a Paywall, and the Future of Online Content
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OpenAI announced 12 days of “shipmas,” likely to include Sora video generator, a new reasoning model, and more; The Verge adds a paid subscription which leads to an existential crises about the future of online content; Google DeepMind creates interactive game-like worlds from a single image; FBI ironically recommends encrypted Messaging apps; and Stephen needs help planning an EV road trip.

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• OpenAI’s 12 days of ‘shipmas’ include Sora and new reasoning model - The Verge)

• OpenAI partners with weapons-maker Anduril on military AI - The Washington Post)

• DeepMind's Genie 2 can generate interactive worlds that look like video games | TechCrunch)

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• Here we go: The Verge now has a subscription - The Verge)

• Googling Is for Old People. That’s a Problem for Google. - WSJ)

• Daring Fireball: U.S. Officials Urge Americans to Use Encrypted Apps, for Texting and Calls, in Wake of Chinese Infiltration of Our Unencryped Telecom Network)

• Walmart bought Vizio - The Verge)

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• (00:00) - Intro

• (02:32) - Podcasts Wrapped

• (08:28) - Restart Device Pro Tip

• (10:14) - Tim Cook on  Vision Pro

• (13:40) - OpenAI 12 Days Of Shipmas

• (16:55) - Sponsor: Audio Hijack

• (19:04) - DeepMind Interactive Worlds

• (26:07) - The Verge Adds a Paywall

• (38:39) - Future of Online Content

• (54:04) - Sponsor: Notion

• (56:17) - Sponsor: HelloFresh

• (58:30) - Googling is for Old People

• (01:00:14) - FBI Urges Message Encryption

• (01:07:48) - Walmart Acquires Vizio

• (01:09:40) - Intel CEO Ousted

• (01:12:28) - Planning EV Trip

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