Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better Nate Heath and David Baehler

Over at Meta, Mark Zuckerberg has released the Open-Source Llama 3 and integrated it into Meta AI. He also put it in sunglasses. In related news, has big news about the Quest platform. Then we get on to the rest of the week's tech news, with some great tips and picks to help you tech better!
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INTRO (00:00)
Zuckerberg’s Llama 3, Meta AI, and more (11:30)
What does Meta AI do? The latest upgrade creates images as you type and more.
Introducing Meta Llama 3: The most capable openly available LLM to date
Hugging Face - on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.
The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses have multimodal AI now
Meta expands its mixed reality beyond the Quest headsets
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: AirDrop tips (33:15)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (42:55)
Biden marked Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in solar power grants
Apple reportedly stops production of FineWoven accessories
Software glitch saw Aussie casino give away millions in cash
Google fires 28 employees after sit-in protest over Israel cloud contract
96% of US hospital websites share visitor info with Meta, Google, data brokers
Stellarator fusion reactor gets new life thanks to a creative magnet workaround
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Boston Dynamics unveils new electric Atlas robot (46:40)
Amazon cloud unit kills Snowmobile data transfer truck eight years after driving 18-wheeler onstage (50:00)
Limitless is a new AI tool for your meetings — and an all-hearing wearable gadget (52:00)
Google brings AI-powered editing tools, like Magic Editor, to all Google Photos users for free (55:20)
BONUS ODD TAKE: The Fish Doorbell (57:10)
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
Dave: Delta Emulator for iOS (01:00:55)
Nate: USB Type C Extension Cable (01:06:45)
RAMAZON PURCHASE - Giveaway! (01:09:45)
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It's that time of year to do some spring cleaning, which includes your tech world as well. Nate came up with the very "helpful" acronym P.F.A.N.T.S.S. to help you think through the aspects of your technology world that could use some attention. Maybe this will be the year that we practice what we preach! After that, we'll get you caught up with what's going on in the world of tech and provide some helpful tips and picks so that you can tech better!
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INTRO (00:00)
Spring Cleaning Your P.F.A.N.T.S.S. (09:40)
Physical
Files
Apps
Notifications
Time
Subscriptions
Security
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Photo album duplicates (31:30)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (36:25)
Apple alerts users in 92 nations to mercenary spyware attacks
Taylor Swift Songs Return to TikTok
Walmart will deploy robotic forklifts in its distribution centers
Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu
The Motion Picture Association has big plans to crack down on movie piracy again
Chechnya is banning music that's too fast or slow
Computer scientist wins Turing Award for seminal work on randomness
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Humane AI Pin review: not even close (37:45)
Macs with AI-focused M4 chip launching this year (41:25)
April’s Patch Tuesday Brings Record Number of Fixes (44:05)
BONUS ODD TAKE: Neal.fun - Who Was Alive? (45:50)
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
Dave: Gemini 2 - Duplicate File Finder (50:25)
Nate: Udio.com - AI Music Generation (53:15)
RAMAZON PURCHASE - Giveaway! (59:10)
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We all have a lot of data online, is there any chance of getting rid of our digital footprint? We've got a couple services that claim to help, but is it a hopeless endeavor? If it is, we follow that with some very helpful websites in other areas. Then it's on to a whirlwind of tech news, tips, and picks to help you tech better.
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INTRO (00:00)
Can you delete yourself from the internet? (07:15)
Joindeleteme.com - Your personal data is yours again
Deleteme.com - Discover & control your digital footprint
Justdeleteme.xyz - A directory of direct links to delete your account from web services
Actually helpful websites: (22:00)
IlovePDF.com - Every tool you need to work with PDFs in one place
BookPecker.com - 14,509 books summarized in 5 bullet points
12ft.io - Browse a cleaner web!
FMHY.net - free media heck yeah
Alltop.com - Top news for any topic
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Quickly scroll back down in Photos for iOS (32:30)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (36:00)
The Internet Archive just backed up an entire Caribbean island
President Biden is now posting into the fediverse
San Francisco's light rail to upgrade from floppy disks
First patient receives cell therapy that turns lymph node into tiny liver
Trash from the International Space Station may have hit a house in Florida
NASA picks 3 companies to help astronauts drive around the moon
White House directs NASA to create time standard for the moon
TAKES:
Apple opens the App Store to retro game emulators (40:00)
9 of the 10 most-watched streaming programs are reruns (42:35)
Roku explores taking over HDMI feeds with ads (45:20)
Google rolling out Find My Device network for Android (47:25)
BONUS ODD TAKE: 37 Heaven! (48:35)
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
Dave: Mobapad M6S Joycons (52:10)
Nate: 100 PCS Adhesive Cable Clips (Small, White&Black), Upgraded Wall Wire Holder Cord Organizer for Cable Management Under Desk, Light Clips Hooks for LED, Car Dash Cam, USB Cable (57:15)
RAMAZON PURCHASE - Giveaway! (59:30)
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In the last 7 months, Nate and Isla have watched @MrBeast videos over 1000 times. Who is MrBeast, and why is he the biggest YouTuber on the planet? We'll do our best to explain his complicated world and convince you to be a fan! Plus we'll have our usual tech news, picks, and tips to help you tech better!
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INTRO (00:00)
April Fools Day - MKBHD, Big Bite® Hot Dog Sparkling Water (01:30)
MrBeast (07:35)
Who is MrBeast?
The videos
Philanthropy
Feastables
Biggest game show ever on Amazon Prime
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Apple note link color (41:55)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (46:45)
SWAT team raids innocent family over stolen AirPods, inaccurate 'FindMy' app tracking
Facebook snooped on users’ Snapchat traffic in secret project
Scientists turn to AI to make beer taste even better
A faster spinning Earth may cause timekeepers to subtract a second from world clocks
Nigerian woman faces jail time for Facebook review of tomato sauce
The Pirate Bay’s oldest torrent is now 20 years old
Arizona's Governor Signs Bill Making Pluto the Official State Planet
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Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25 years in prison for fraud and money laundering at FTX, ordered to pay $11B in forfeiture (50:30)
Gmail turns 20 (51:30)
Canva acquires Affinity to fill the Adobe-sized holes in its design suite (52:35)
Amazon ditches ‘Just Walk Out’ checkouts at its grocery stores (54:40)
AT&T says personal data from 73 million current and former account holders leaked onto dark web (57:45)
BONUS ODD TAKE: FreeBlockbuster.org (59:55)
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As we often discuss, AI is moving fast. Many people say that Apple is getting left behind. Well, this week, Apple's AI plan is becoming clearer. There's plenty of other tech news to discuss, like the looming TikTok ban, Walmart's selling the MacBook Air, and the tech layoffs continue. We also have some witty humor, pro tips, and picks for your enjoyment.
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INTRO (00:00)
World Backup Day March 31st (03:30)
Big Tech vs. Big Government
The United States DoJ is suing Apple (05:30)
How painful are all of these fines? (12:20)
Apple, Meta, Google Probed by EU Under New Digital-Competition Law (14:50)
The EU’s Digital Markets Act (16:05)
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Charge iPhone Battery Faster in Airplane Mode (18:05)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (20:35)
In 2022, ringtone sales still managed to generate $11 million
Ron DeSantis signs bill requiring parental consent for kids under 16 to hold social media accounts
Tennessee becomes first US state with law protecting musicians from AI
Nicholas Hawkes, 39, becomes first in England to be jailed for cyber flashing
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia glitch lets customers withdraw millions
Reddit shares rise 30% to start week after social media company’s IPO
Formula 1 chief appalled to find team using Excel to manage 20,000 car parts
TAKES:
Apple using multiple AI sources for the backend and providing an Apple-ish front end (23:30)
Trump’s Truth Social valued at more than $9bn as it goes public in New York (24:25)
Watch Neuralink’s first human subject demonstrate his brain-computer interface (25:50)
BONUS ODD TAKE: Tunnel to the other side of the world (27:35)
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
Dave: HGST - WD Ultrastar DC HC520 HDD | HUH721212ALE601 | 12TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5-Inch | ISE 512e | Helium Data Center Internal Hard Disk Drive Renewed (34:10)
Nate: Native Instruments Traktor 8-Inch DJ Cable for iPad/iPhone (38:15)
RAMAZON PURCHASE (42:10)
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As we often discuss, AI is moving fast. Many people say that Apple is getting left behind. Well, this week, Apple's AI plan is becoming clearer. There's plenty of other tech news to discuss, like the looming TikTok ban, Walmart's selling the MacBook Air, and the tech layoffs continue. We also have some witty humor, pro tips, and picks for your enjoyment.
Watch on YouTube!
INTRO (00:00)
About that TikTok ban (03:45)
Apple and AI
Apple Is in Talks to Let Google Gemini Power iPhone AI Features (06:00)
Apple acquires startup DarwinAI as AI efforts ramp up (08:10)
Apple researchers achieve breakthroughs in multimodal AI as company ramps up investments (11:50)
Nvidia’s GTC 2024 Keynote - Blackwell, NVLink Switch, NIM, Project GROOT (16:25)
CryptoWatch:
Ethereum network finishes cost-cutting Duncan software upgrade (18:20)
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Measure AR (20:40)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (27:25)
ASCII art elicits harmful responses from 5 major AI chatbots
Cisco completes $28 Billion acquisition of Splunk
Playing thriving reef sounds on underwater speakers ‘could save damaged corals’
Monopoly Go hits $2B in revenue just 10 months after launch
Neil Young Says His Music Is Returning to Spotify
xAI is releasing the weights and architecture of their 314 billion parameter Mixture-of-Experts model, Grok-1
Games are coming to LinkedIn
Google DeepMind’s latest AI agent learned to play Goat Simulator 3
McDonald's IT systems outage impacts restaurants worldwide
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Walmart brings the M1 MacBook Air to its shelves for $699 (29:30)
Apple Vision Pro used in UK spinal fusion operation (34:45)
Laid-off techies face ‘sense of impending doom’ with job cuts at highest since dot-com crash (36:20)
Automakers are sharing consumers’ driving behavior with insurance companies (40:20)
BONUS ODD TAKE: The Great Toilet Rebrand (45:30)
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
Dave: TP-Link Tapo Pan/Tilt Security Camera for Baby Monitor, Pet Camera w/ Motion Detection, 1080P, 2-Way Audio, Night Vision, Cloud & SD Card Storage, Works with Alexa & Google Home Tapo C200 (49:20)
Nate: Television by Sandwich (54:25)
RAMAZON PURCHASE (59:50)
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