TNW 331: Preparing for the Eclipse - LinkedIn, AltStore, Business Schools & AI
Tech News Weekly (Audio)
Leo Laporte
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🗓️ 4 April 2024
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
LinkedIn is testing adding TikTok-like videos to its feed. What do alternative app stores on the iPhone look like within the European Union. Business schools are integrating AI more into their coursework. And what to know about the upcoming eclipse if you're fortunate to experience it!
- Abrar Al-Heeti of CNET talks about LinkedIn testing short-form video content into its feed to lure more users to its services.
- Mikah Sargent shares some insight into the alternative iPhone app stores in the European Union, such as Setapp and AltStore.
- Lindsay Ellis of The Wall Street Journal shares how business schools are starting to invest more heavily in AI.
- Finally, Rod Pyle of space.com and This Week in Space stops by to share some fun facts about the upcoming eclipse and some tips for preparing for the experience if you're fortunate enough to see it.
Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Abrar Al-Heeti
Guests: Lindsay Ellis and Rod Pyle
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| 0:00.0 | Coming up on Tech News Weekly, it's the first Thursday of the month. |
| 0:03.3 | That means Abr al-Hiti of C-Net is here. |
| 0:05.7 | A-Bra stops by to talk about how LinkedIn is getting a little tic-tockey. |
| 0:09.8 | Yeah, it's short format video on LinkedIn, plus we talk about how they may launch gaming on the social media network. |
| 0:17.0 | What is LinkedIn? What's it doing and what might this social media network look like going forward. |
| 0:23.2 | After that, my story of the week is all about the EU and how the DMA is of course making Apple |
| 0:30.4 | offer the ability to install third-party app stores, what those might look like. |
| 0:37.0 | After that, we've got our first interview. |
| 0:40.0 | It's with Lindsay Ellis of the Wall Street Journal, who stops by to talk about how business schools are adding AI to the curriculum in a big way. |
| 0:47.6 | And we round things out with a safety lesson from Rod Pyle, Space Man. It's all about the total solar |
| 0:56.3 | eclipse. Stay tuned for this excellent episode of Tech News Weekly. |
| 1:00.4 | Podcasts you love. Weekly. |
| 1:03.0 | Podcasts you love. |
| 1:05.0 | From people you trust. |
| 1:06.0 | This is Twint. |
| 1:09.0 | This is Twint. |
| 1:10.0 | This is Tech News Weekly, episode 331, with Abra al-Hiti and me, Micah Sergeant, |
| 1:18.0 | recorded Thursday, April 4, 2024, preparing for the eclipse. |
| 1:24.3 | Hello and welcome to Tech News Weekly, |
| 1:26.4 | the show where every week we talk to and about the people making |
| 1:29.5 | and breaking the Tech News. |
| 1:31.5 | I am your host, Micah Sergeant, |
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