The FTC is making it easier for you to cancel your subscriptions. Apple is celebrating ten years of Apple Pay. Android 15 is rolling out now to Pixel devices. And Amazon announced new Kindle devices, set to be released at the end of October.

• Fresh off her appearance on This Week in Tech, Jennifer Pattison Tuohy celebrates the FTC's new rule, making canceling a subscription service easier.
• Mikah Sargent talks about Apple's celebration of 10 years of Apple Pay.
• Jason Howell stops by to talk about the official release of Android 15 to Pixel devices and when other Android phones, such as Samsung devices, will see Android 15 arriving on those devices.
• And David Carnoy of CNET got his hands on Amazon's newly announced Kindle devices and shares his thoughts on them.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, and Jason Howell

Guest: David Carnoy

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Apple is forcing Patreon to switch to its App Store billing system, allowing Apple to take 30% of new subscriptions made through its App Store. KOSPA passed in the U.S. Senate recently: what's next for the controversial bill. And Google announced a lot at its Made by Google event, including new Pixel phones and a big push for Gemini AI.

• Dan Moren of Six Colors joins Mikah this week! Dan talks about Apple forcing Patreon to switch to using its App Store billing system, or Patreon will be removed from the App Store.
• Mikah Sargent talks about KOSPA being passed recently in the U.S. Senate and what's behind the controversial 'child safety' bill.
• Jason Howell of Techsploder joins Mikah for the 2nd half of the show! Jason talks about everything Google announced at its recent Made by Google event, including focusing on what its AI can do for its various devices, and announced the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro Fold, Watch 3, and Pixel Buds Pro 2.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Dan Moren

Guest: Jason Howell

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• Existential thoughts about Apple services revenue.
• Intel announces two extra years of warranty amid chip crashing and instability issues — longer warranty applies to 13th- and 14th-Gen Core processors.
• Intel plans to lay off 15% of workforce -- at least 15,000 people.
• Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway cuts stake in Apple by nearly 50%.
• Amazon paid almost $1 billion for Twitch in 2014. It's still losing money.
• Google Chrome warns uBlock Origin may soon be disabled.
• Artist and musician sue SEC over its NFT regulatory jurisdiction.
• Senate passes the Kids Online Safety Act.
• Ding dong KOSA's dead (for now).
• A senate bill would radically improve voting machine security.
• Jailed cybercriminals returned to Russia in historic prisoner swap.
• US border agents must get warrant before cell phone searches, federal court rules.
• Posing as 'Alicia,' this man scammed hundreds online. He was also a victim.
• Broadcasters fly in TikTokers and YouTubers to generate Olympic buzz.
• Disney, Fox and Warner Sports streamer Venu to launch at $42.99/ Month.
• Don Lemon sues Elon Musk over canceled X deal.
• Meta talks With Judi Dench, Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key for AI voice projects.
• Google pulls Olympics AI ad 'Dear Sydney.'

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Jason Howell, Alex Lindsay, and Jason Snell

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The Federal Trade Commission bans an app from being offered to minors. A beloved DVD rental service files for bankruptcy. An old website publication has been resurrected as an 'AI-zombified' website. And what Samsung announced at its latest Galaxy Unpacked event.

• Amanda Silberling joins Mikah this week on Tech News Weekly! Amanda talks about the FTC banning the app NGL from offering its social app to minors following a ruling that the company tricked users into paying its $9.99 monthly subscription.
• Mikah talks about Chicken Soup For The Soul Entertainment, the company that owns the DVD rental service Redbox. It is now filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy following a filing of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection initially.
• Christina Warren stops by to discuss how a company brought back an old website as an 'AI-zombified' publication, using content pulled from other website publications under the bylines of former authors who wrote for the publication, including Christina herself!
• And finally, Jason Howell returns to TNW to talk with Mikah about everything Samsung announced at its recent Galaxy Unpacked event, including the Galaxy Watch Ultra and Galaxy Ring devices.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Amanda Silberling

Guests: Christina Warren and Jason Howell

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy of The Verge joins Mikah Sargent this week! Jennifer talks about Matter 1.3 being released by the Connectivity Standards Alliance. Mikah is excited by the new accessibility features Apple recently announced. What Google announced at its Google I/O 2024 event. And finally, OpenAI announces GPT-4o.

• Jennifer Pattison Tuohy talks about Matter 1.3 being released, which brings further support to smart appliances and new features, but laments the fact that most major platforms have yet to adopt even Matter 1.2.
• Mikah Sargent is ecstatic about Apple's new accessible features, including Eye Tracking and Vehicle Motion Cues.
• Jason Howell attended Google I/O 2024 this past week and gives his recap and thoughts on what was announced at the event.
• Finally, Pranav Dixit of Engadget stops by to talk about OpenAI's announcement of the next iteration of its generative AI model, GPT-4o, and how it differs from the previous model.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Guests: Jason Howell and Pranav Dixit

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Jason Howell is filling in for Mikah Sargent as Mikah is out! Emily Dreibelbis chatted with one of the moderators of r/ChatGPT on Reddit. The Rabbit R1 AI companion device recently had its launch party, and first impressions are coming out for the wearable device. Meta opens its Quest Horizon OS to developers. And AI finally arrives in the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses.

• Emily Dreibelbis of PCMag spoke with a moderator of one of the more popular subreddits on Reddit, r/ChatGPT, about their experience moderating a subreddit of that size and popularity.
• Jason Howell talks about the Rabbit R1 AI companion device and how more wearable devices are being developed with AI in them.
• Scott Stein of CNET joins the show to discuss Meta's opening its Quest Horizon OS to other developers and Meta's possible goals for allowing third-party developers access to this operating system.
• Finally, Victoria Song of The Verge stops by to talk with Jason about the Ray-Ban rolling out multimodal AI to its smart glasses.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Emily Forlini

Guests: Scott Stein and Victoria Song

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• Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules
• TikTok 'ban' passes in the House again
• Senate reauthorizes FISA spy program, but not before its midnight expiration
• Surveillance Law Section 702 Keeps Us Safe
• Netflix (NFLX) earnings Q1 2024
• Americans' New TV Habit: Subscribe. Watch. Cancel. Repeat.
• How One Author Pushed the Limits of AI Copyright
• Amazon Prime Memberships in US Gain 8% to New High After Lull
• Tesla recalls all 3,878 Cybertrucks over faulty accelerator pedal
• Tesla asks shareholders to approve Elon Musk's nixed $56 billion pay plan
• Cool or creepy? Microsoft's VASA-1 is a new AI model that turns photos into 'talking faces'
• GPT-4 can exploit real vulnerabilities by reading advisories
• Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid robot goes electric
• Schools Want to Ban Phones. Parents Say No.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Jason Howell, Abrar Al-Heeti, and Mikah Sargent

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The continuing saga of the Series 9 & Ultra 2 Apple Watches continues as these watches with blood oxygen features are banned again as of January 18th. What were the smart home trends at CES 2024 this year? How big is the scale of surveillance for each Facebook user on Meta's social platform? And a surprise guest returns to today's Tech News Weekly to discuss what was announced at Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked 2024 event.

• The sales ban of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 in the US has resumed again as of January 18th as the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has denied Apple's request to pause the ban over the watches' blood oxygen features.
• Jennifer Pattison Tuohy returns to the show to talk about the trends of smart homes at this year's CES 2024 event.
• A study covered in The Markup that Consumer Reports conducted showcases the amount of data collected by companies and sent to Meta's social media platform, Facebook.
• And finally, Jason Howell returns to Tech News Weekly! He chats with Mikah about what was unveiled and discussed at Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked 2024.

Host: Mikah Sargent

Guests: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy and Jason Howell

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