Show Notes
How is generative AI impacting creatives who have had their worked copied or used without permission. Meta’s trial in Oakland, California began this week. 29 US states allege that Meta designed Facebook and Instagram to drive compulsive use by children and tried to hide known risks of using their products. Plus we explore what media executives think what the TV market will look like in three years.
Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Don Komarechka, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes.
Top Tech Story of the Week: Opening statements begin in the biggest consumer protection case in the US https://thenextweb.com/news/meta-social-media-trial-opening-statements-193bn-advisory-jury How Claude marks AI-generated content https://support.claude.com/en/articles/16266773-how-claude-marks-ai-generated-content A judge just told Google to stop making rival app stores hard to install https://thenextweb.com/news/epic-google-donato-anticompetitive-friction Apple’s Camera-Equipped AirPods Get Closer to Reality in macOS 26.7 https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/17/camera-equipped-airpods-macos-26-7/ Pacing model development in an era of cyber-critical capabilities https://openai.com/index/pacing-model-development-cyber-capabilities/ Stripe seals its OpenRouter deal for a reported $7.5bn or more https://thenextweb.com/news/stripe-openrouter-acquisition-confirmed Nvidia is not backing OpenAI’s rent. It is backing the buildings https://thenextweb.com/news/nvidia-openai-ports-pike-105bn-residual-value-guarantee What was top of the week? https://www.patreon.com/dtns/posts/what-was-top-of-167215148?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Discussions: Hasselblad Masters Photo Contest Accused of Shortlisting an AI Image https://petapixel.com/2026/04/29/hasselblad-masters-photo-contest-accused-of-shortlisting-an-ai-image/ Tokina Pulls Photo Contest Winner After Reddit Claims it Was AI-Generated https://petapixel.com/2026/04/27/tokina-pulls-photo-contest-winner-after-reddit-claims-it-was-ai-generated/ Opening statements begin in the biggest consumer protection case in the US https://thenextweb.com/news/meta-social-media-trial-opening-statements-193bn-advisory-jury Daily Tech News Show Store https://dailytechnewsshow-shop.fourthwall.com/collections/all More Discussions: TV Media Insiders Make Their Predictions https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/tv-media-insiders-predictions.html Today’s guest: Len Peralta https://patreon.com/len https://lenperaltastore.com https://www.twitch.tv/lenperalta https://x.com/lenperalta https://mstdn.party/@lenperalta Don Komarechka http://www.donkom.ca/
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