Meta Wants It All

On this episode of Pop Tech Jam, El Kaiser and J. D. discuss review-bombing, Meta’s A.I. recent adventures and much more — including the decline in reading and watching long-form content without distracton. Spin up PTJ 390 here, and then go treat yourself to a new book or binge!

• She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (Disney+)

• Instagram’s AI image generator alarms privacy experts (The Guardian)

• Meta’s new AI image generator is using your public Instagram photos (Proton)

• Meta Is Toying With the Idea of Smart Glasses That Record Everything, All the Time (Gizmodo)

• Commission preliminarily finds the addictive design of Instagram and Facebook in breach of the Digital Services Act(press release)

• Google will now disclose which ads are made with AI (TechCrunch)

• Netflix looking for engagement in live TV and bundles while Apple TV app integration is right there (9to5Mac)

• Official renders for Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip 8, Watch 9, Watch 2 Ultra and Z Fold 8 leak (Engadget)

• Exclusive: Official Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 Renders in Three Colors (Android Headlines)

• The End of Reading Is Here (The Atlantic)

• Matt Damon Says Netflix Wants Movies to Restate the ‘Plot Three or Four Times in the Dialogue’ Because Viewers are on ‘Their Phones While They’re Watching’ (Variety)