Tech News Weekly (Audio)

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy returned from the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, where some new gadgets and tech were unveiled at the show. There's a new social network that has you and only AI bots in it. A review of the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro. And Meta introduces Instgram 'Teen Accounts' to manage safety concerns of teens using the social network service.

• Jennifer Pattison Tuohy joins Mikah Sargent this week! Jennifer recently returned from the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin and shares some of the cool tech she saw there.


• Mikah talks about a new social media network called Social AI, where only AI bots respond to your posts.


• Patrick Holland of CNET joins the show to talk about his review of the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro, and his thoughts on the device and the new Camera Control button that was introduced to the lineup.


• And Paris Martineau of The Information and This Week in Google stops by to talk about Meta's new Instagram 'Teen Accounts' and what this new feature aims to do to protect teens while using the service.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Guests: Patrick Holland and Paris Martineau

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A new baseball team is starting to make waves within the city of Oakland that a startup founder founded. Meta has trained its AI on everything posted on its social websites since 2007. What Apple announced at its "Glowtime" event. And what are the differences behind the PS5 Pro console that Sony announced earlier this week?

• Amanda Silberling talks about the Oakland Ballers, a new independent baseball organization that started earlier this year, and how the organization is approached like a startup company.


• Mikah Sargent talks about Meta's admission that it has been training its AI system using data scrapped from its social media services dating back to 2007.


• Dan Moren of SixColors talks about the new iPhone 16s and Apple Watch Series 10 devices announced at Apple's recent event.


• And Kyle Orland of Ars Technica joins the show to talk about the PS5 Pro console, the key hardware upgrades within the console that separate it from the regular PS5 console, and how the console's price point compares to other consoles in the market.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Amanda Silberling

Guests: Dan Moren and Kyle Orland

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Regulations have been drafted for operating autonomous trucks in the state of California. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has released details about the next iteration of Bluetooth, Bluetooth 6.0. What to expect from Apple's upcoming "It's Glowtime" event. And the Internet Archive has lost a major legal battle that could impact the organization and internet preservation.

• Abrar Al-Heeti joins Mikah Sargent this week! Abrar talks about the regulations drafted in the state of California regarding the operation of autonomous trucks.


• Mikah Sargent shares details about the next iteration of Bluetooth technology, Bluetooth 6.0, announced by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group.


• Mark Gurman from Bloomberg joins the show to share what Apple plans to announce at next week's Apple Event on September 9th.


• And Kate Knibbs, Senior Writer at WIRED, stops by to discuss the landmark ruling against the Internet Archive organization and what this could mean for the future of internet preservation.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Abrar Al-Heeti

Guests: Mark Gurman and Kate Knibbs

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The smart home company Brilliant is back in business. A review on Dell's take on a Copilot+ laptop. Amazon is officially launching an AI version of its Alexa services. And the California State Assembly passes a sweeping AI safety bill.

• Brilliant, a smart home company, has been bought by private investors and plans to release the next generation of its smart home control panel later this year.


• Devindra Hardawar of Engadget reviewed the Dell XPS 13 Copilot+ laptop and recommends whether it is worth purchasing.


• Caroline O'Donovan of the Washington Post discusses Amazon officially releasing an AI-powered version of Alexa in October.


• And Mikah discusses the California State Assembly's passing of a sweeping AI safety bill and what the bill aims to do within California.

Host: Mikah Sargent

Guests: Devindra Hardawar and Caroline O'Donovan

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Amanda Silberling recounts her time at the White House Creator Economy Conference held earlier this month. Microsoft's Recall AI feature won't be available until later this year. A review of Google's Pixel 9. And what was surprising about Samsung's Galaxy Ring device following a teardown of the device?

• Amanda Silberling participated in the White House Creator Conference earlier this month and shares her experience and time with President Joe Biden when he made an unannounced stop at the event.


• Mikah Sargent talks about Microsoft delaying its Recall AI feature to testers until October to continue testing the security changes to the feature following initial security concerns.


• Lisa Eadicicco of CNET joins Mikah to discuss her review of Google's Pixel 9 phone.


• And Shahram Mokhtari of iFixit stops by to talk about iFixit's teardown of Samsung's Galaxy Ring,their findings with the device, and how it compares to similar devices such as the Oura Ring Gen3.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Amanda Silberling

Guests: Lisa Eadicicco and Shahram Mokhtari

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