447: The Beginning of the End
Big news on the FTC appeal against Microsoft, and what’s next for the merger between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. Who could possibly stand in their way!? And will they do a good job trying to stop this merger!? Then, Meta has released LLaMa 2, its large language model, which is not open source but a second, more interesting thing. Then, NBC News journalist Kat Tenbarge joins us to talk about James Charles’ attempts to uncancel himself.
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#### #447: The Beginning of the End
July 20th, 2023
57 minutes
Big news on the FTC appeal against Microsoft, and what’s next for the merger between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. Then, Meta has released LLaMa 2. NBC News journalist Kat Tenbarge joins us to talk about James Charles’ attempts to uncancel himself.
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Kat Tenbarge
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Links and Show Notes
Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard - The Verge
FTC appeals its loss to Microsoft in Activision Blizzard case - The Verge
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard extend merger agreement to October - The Verge
Meta and Microsoft Introduce the Next Generation of Llama | Meta
Meta Unveils a More Powerful A.I. and Isn’t Fretting Over Who Uses It - The New York Times
YouTube star James Charles breaks silence on ‘grooming’ allegations as he asks internet to ‘un-cancel’ him | The Independent
James Charles and Jeffree Star Are Coming Back — but Their Era Is Over
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