TWiG 738: The Deorbiting Professor - X charges $1, Netflix theme park, Andreessen Manifesto, Meta Glassholes


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Oct 18 2023 170 mins   684 4 0

  • Elon Musk says charging $1 a year to Twitter users could reduce bots

  • VC Mark Andreessen loses it in controversial tech manifesto

  • Meta Quest 3 brings back glassholes to the wild

  • Amazon launches satellites to compete with SpaceX Starlink

  • Peter Norvig and Blaise Aguera y Arcas claim AGI is already here

  • 51% of teens spend 4+ hours daily on social media

  • YouTube getting AI-powered ads targeting pop culture moments

  • Mass tech layoffs in 2022 - reasonable correction or problematic?

  • Google Wallet adds support for digital IDs and ticket scanning

  • Adobe focuses on AI over Figma acquisition amid antitrust scrutiny

  • Picks: Trust & Safety Tycoon game, beautiful coffee videos, laptop advice

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt


Guest: Paris Martineau


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