TNW 292: The Ashes of Google Iris - Google Ads, Marvel Secret Invasion, PlayStation

Tech News Weekly (Audio)

Leo Laporte

Tnw, Twit, Mikah Sargent, Technology News, Technology, News, Jason Howell, Tech News

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🗓️ 29 June 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Google's ad business has been facing much scrutiny in recent years, and new a new report shows that Google hasn't been following its own agreed-upon standards for its ads being played on third-party sites. Patience Haggin of The Wall Street Journal talks about that research.
More news on Google as the company has reportedly killed Protect Iris division following layoffs and reorganization within the division. Hugh Langley of Business Insider walks us through what happened.
Jason Howell talks about how Marvel is receiving backlash following the premiere of its Secret Invasion series on Disney+ and how they used AI to create the opening sequence to the limited series.
Finally, Mikah Sargent talks about how some of Sony's confidential PlayStation secrets became exposed due to redacted statements in some court documents that were readable after being scanned.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

Guests: Patience Haggin and Hugh Langley

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0:00.0	Coming up on Tech News Weekly, we have two great interviews planned for you.
0:05.0	First, Jason Howell speaks to Patience Haggin of the Wall Street Journal about Google's
0:10.1	ad business and the Wall Street Journal investigation that looked into how they may not be holding
0:15.4	up to their terms of service and might owe a lot of money.
0:19.4	Then Hugh Langley of Business Insider stops by to talk about Google killing off its
0:24.0	iris-augmented reality smart glasses and how they may shift to focusing on software for
0:29.9	other companies' hardware.
0:32.3	Then we've got our stories of the week.
0:35.0	First a look at the secret invasion AI-generated intro.
0:40.0	Jason and I both talk about how that's maybe a good thing, maybe a bad thing, and the outrage
0:46.3	they're in before we round things out with Sony revealing, well not really revealing
0:52.8	itself, but having its secrets revealed in a case involving Microsoft and the FTC.
1:00.8	Stay tuned for this episode of Tech News Weekly.
1:06.2	Podcasts you love.
1:08.0	Front people you trust.
1:10.5	This is Twenth.
1:15.2	This is Tech News Weekly, episode 292, recorded Thursday June 29, 2023.
1:21.4	The ashes of Google Iris.
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