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Netflix acquires gaming avatar maker Ready Player Me; plus, Meta is developing a new…

12/19/2025 • 6 min

The gaming startup will allow Netflix subscribers to create avatars that can extend across gaming titles. Also, Meta is working on an image and video model and new text-based model, which aids with coding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Play episode

Instacart to pay $60M to settle FTC claims it deceived consumers; plus App…
Adobe hit with proposed class-action; plus, Instacart’s AI-driven pricing …
Jared Isaacman confirmed as next head of NASA; AWS exec Peter DeSantis to …
Skana Robotics helps fleets of underwater robots communicate with each oth…
Coursera and Udemy enter a merger agreement; plus, Mozilla’s new CEO says …
Hacking group says it’s extorting Pornhub after stealing users’ viewing da…
Tesla starts testing robotaxis in Austin with no safety driver; also, Netf…
OK, what’s going on with LinkedIn’s algo?
Data center boom bad news for other infrastructure projects; plus, a data …
Zevo wants to add robotaxis to its car-share fleet; plus, Reddit argues it…
Google launched its deepest AI research agent yet — on the same day OpenAI…
Opera wants you to pay $20 a month to use its AI-powered browser; plus, Ri…
Overview Energy wants to beam energy from space to existing solar farms; p…
Google launches managed MCP servers that let AI agents simply plug into it…
Three in ten U.S. teens use AI chatbots every day, but safety concerns are…
Google’s first AI glasses expected next year; plus, Ford and Renault team …
FTC upholds ban on stalkerware founder Scott Zuckerman
‘ONE RULE’: Trump says he’ll sign an EO blocking state AI laws despite bip…
How would the Netflix-Warner Bros. deal reshape Hollywood?
The New York Times is suing Perplexity for copyright infringement; while M…
Musk says new Tesla software allows texting and driving, which is illegal …
California’s ban on self-driving trucks could soon be over; also, Amazon m…
Andy Jassy says Amazon’s Nvidia competitor chip is already a multi-billion…
Another bid to block state AI regulation has failed…for now; plus, Autolan…
A data breach at analytics giant Mixpanel leaves a lot of open questions
Amazon releases an impressive new AI chip and teases a Nvidia-friendly roa…
Construction workers are cashing in on the AI boom; also, Data center ener…
Amazon’s AI chatbot Rufus drove sales on Black Friday; plus, James Cameron…
No, you can’t get your AI to ‘admit’ to being sexist, but it probably is a…
Uber and WeRide’s robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi is officially driverless; …
Character AI will offer interactive ‘Stories’ to kids instead of open-ende…
Altman describes OpenAI’s forthcoming AI device as more peaceful and calm …
Roblox CEO interview gets heated over child safety; X’s new About This Acc…
Trump administration might not fight state AI regulations after all; plus …
CrowdStrike fires ‘suspicious insider,’ X rolling out the ‘About this acc…
Grok says Elon Musk is better than basically everyone, except Shohei Ohtani
Google releases Nano Banana Pro, its latest image generation model; and an…
How the classic anime ‘Ghost in the Shell’ predicted the future of cyberse…
The Epstein files have claimed their first OpenAI victim; plus Target join…
DOE gives Microsoft partner $1B loan to restart Three Mile Island reactor;…
Zap Energy ramps up the pressure in its latest fusion device; plus, Stack …
Ford turns to Amazon to give used cars sales a boost; plus, Meta releases …
‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ is expanding fast, and that should worry everyone
Amazon satellite network gets a rebrand and drops its affordability pitch;…
ChatGPT launched pilot group chats across Japan, New Zealand, South Korea,…
‘Chad: The Brainrot IDE’ is a new Y Combinator-backed product so wild, peo…
Jack Dorsey funds diVine, a Vine reboot that includes Vine’s video archive
Why a researcher is building robots that look and act like bats; plus Prod…
The global race for the AI app layer is still on; plus Australian spy chie…

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