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

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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