TWiG 798: Great for Soup - Veo, Willow, The Onion & Infowars

This Week in Google (Audio)

Google introduces its new generative AI video model, Veo. TikTok is fighting back, seeking to pause the US ban pending a review from the Supreme Court. A judge is currently blocking the sale of Infowars to The Onion. And Leo and Jeff help Pars decide on the best gifts for a white elephant party.

- Google's new generative AI video model is now available.
- Google introduces A.I. agent that aces 15-day weather forecasts.
- Meet Willow, our state-of-the-art quantum chip.
- Google is suing a federal regulator over supervision of its payment division.
- Hawk Tuah memecoin dumps 90% amid backlash over controversial launch.
- TikTok seeks to pause US ban pending Supreme Court review.
- Frank McCourt's Project Liberty advances bid for TikTok.
- The Supreme Court must intervene in the TikTok case.
- Bluesky teases paid subscription, Bluesky+, in new mockup.
- Are those drones over New Jersey? Sightings mount, and still no answers.
- Introducing Reddit answers.
- Cloudflare 2024 Year in Review.
- Instagram rolls out 'trial reels' that aren't shown to a creator's followers.
- Infowars sale to The Onion rejected by Federal bankruptcy judge.
- Debanking (and Debunking?)
- YouTube's new auto-dubbing feature is now available for knowledge-focused content.
- The AI We Deserve.
- New KOSA, same as old KOSA, but now with Elon's ignorant endorsement.
- 404 Media objects to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's subpoena to access our reporting.
- Casey Newton: The phony comforts of AI skepticism.
- WordPress parent company must stop blocking WP Engine, judge rules.
- Bluesky stats!
- Advertising is stupid. AI is stupid. The singularity is never.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

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