Coca-Cola is getting a lot of flack over its new AI Christmas ad. Are AI ads the future? A whole lot of people ‘tuned’ into Netflix to watch some boxing, how did that go? Instagram has a new reset feature that could be very helpful. Those are just a few of the tech news stories we discuss on this week’s show. Enjoy!
INTRO (00:00)
Final Cut Pro 11 Released (06:35)
MAIN TOPIC: AI Coca-Cola Christmas Ad (10:15)
- Coca-Cola’s New AI-Generated Holiday Ad Slammed as ‘Soulless’ and ‘Embarrassing’: ‘This Is Such Slop’
- Coca Cola’s AI-Generated Ad Controversy, Explained
- Toys ‘R’ Us AI-generated ad controversy explained
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Turn off auto app install on iOS devices (18:50)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (22:55)
- A.I. chatbots defeated doctors at diagnosing illness
- Threads grew by a Bluesky this month
- Ukraine, US to partner on developing small modular nuclear reactors for reconstruction
- Multiple emus on the loose in South Carolina – while 8 escaped lab monkeys also still large
- New Pentagon report on UFOs includes hundreds of new incidents but no evidence of aliens
- Fake bear commits insurance fraud
- Researchers are trying to reinvent the wheel
TAKES
- Netflix says 60M households worldwide watched Paul-Tyson (28:00)
- Why Everyone Is Now Watching Podcasts on YouTube (33:50)
- Are your Instagram recommendations a mess? You can now start from scratch (37:15)
- Apple’s new home hub could be the smart home kit you’ve been dreaming of (39:20)
- Yes, the 10 worst passwords still include ‘password’ and ‘secret’ (42:50)
BONUS ODD TAKE: 10,946: a Year-Long Post-It Note Animation (46:15)
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
Dave: Tomb Raider Remastered (50:40)
RAMAZON PURCHASE – Giveaway! (59:20)
