In this week's episode, Adair and Jordyn break down the Microsoft email hacks of some 25 US government agencies by the Chinese, the 'cooling' of excitement and activity over Meta's newly released Threads, how AI is breaking the internet and bringing the entertainment industry to a screeching halt, what some lawmakers are proposing to try to use tech companies to stop drug dealers (and associated deaths), an exciting new feature of Apple's MacOS Sonoma coming out this fall, and who our best bosses we've ever had were and why.

Hosts:

Adair Taulbee https://linktr.ee/adair.taulbee

Jordyn Hein https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordyn-hein-84a21b246/

Referenced In This Episode:

https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-says-hackers-used-code-flaw-steal-emails-government-agencies-2023-07-14/

https://apple.news/ANIIo_d0lSc6eevqfX5ikIw

https://www.quiverquant.com/threadstracker/

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/15/23796004/the-age-of-ai-is-fracturing-the-internet

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/15/23796165/a-bill-requiring-tech-platforms-to-report-suspected-drug-activity-to-the-us-drug-enforcement-agency-

https://apple.news/APGFn38J6ShCH_oOcUZNO-A

It's all about Twitter vs. Threads...this week Jordyn & Adair run down the last week of events, and analyze whether Twitter's decline is now immiment, 101MM Thread's users and growing, big names setting up shop on the new platform, and Twitter's dismal web traffic decline since Jan. Also in tech news, the US and China are in a 'tit for tat' over AI computer chips, with one threatening to withhold the chips and the other threatening to withhold the minerals used in the chips, while NVidia downplays it's impact on their biz for obvious reasons, and the parade of US officials making visits to Beijing. And, finally, ChatGPT has posted it's first user and iOS app store download declines in recent months...and whether it's due to students being out of school for the summer.

Story Sources:

https://apple.news/Auxffihe_TruvdjEk05ExCg

https://www.reuters.com/technology/twitter-is-threatening-sue-meta-over-threads-semafor-2023-07-06/

https://www.threads.net/t/Cue0QR5LAV2/?igshid=NjZiM2M3MzIxNA==

https://apple.news/AIHyWQwCKTASmDALgvU14lw

https://www.quiverquant.com/threadstracker/

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/04/tech/china-export-controls-semiconductor-war-explainer-intl-hnk/index.html

https://apple.news/AWnOM9h8bR1ev9B7V3pr1qg

https://apple.news/A4HP63GQtTDODFuuCj1G58g

https://apnews.com/article/china-us-yellen-biden-xi-economy-trade-7bea5b9d4848a539f76193e3204d0fb6

https://apple.news/A56KxopeGSGWVRf355ffa0A

Work as we knew it in 'The Matrix' is officially dead as Jordyn & Adair discuss an article confirming what everyone already knows, plus discussion over a ballsy prediction that AI would result in an increase in hiring based on a super sketchy and a tiny sample sized survey of older (no offense) folks in the workplace. Also, lotsa love to Dove for putting some serious dollars into producing a PSA about kids and social media (aka the algorithms of our worst human tendencies), as well as tackling the question...is TikTok already being monetized, or in other words 'enshittified'?

This week Jordyn & Adair cover Meta's latest move in response to a new Canadian law regarding news compensation, and no they don't want to pay Canada anymore than they wanted to pay Australia. The ladies also cover the new Pregnant Workers Fairness act, their experiences working and having children, whether the new law has any teeth, and how far we've come but still have to go. Also, in the news, the EU is moving to lay the ground for a digital Euro and what may be behind it, as well as the president's latest announcement to 'Internetify' the US.

Reddit is still in the news and Adair and Jordyn break down the major events that have happened since the kerfuffle over new API and data fees were announced a week ago. Mod strikes, veiled threats, comical retaliation, data breaches and now hackers demanding money ensures this unfolding story has something for everyone. The ladies also draw on their banking backgrounds and get into it over AI and lending as it pertains to a statement the EU recently issued. And, finally, discussion about a recent Texas law regarding social media consent for minors and the data privacy, risks and realistic enforceability of such laws.

Adair & Jordyn cover the Reddit debacle and this week's fallout as they prepare to go public, as well as discuss Spotify's shut down of acquired companies Parcast and Gimlet, which nobody seems too happy about. Companies are trying to get employees back into the office, and nobody wants to go, except for maybe the young folks that are making friends and finding dates in the workplace. They go in depth on the past, present and future of work, the struggles of trying to juggle children with traditional work schedules and how school and daycare schedules are often at odds with the M-F, 8-5 grind. Covid was an eye opening experience for many parents, especially, on how much better their family lives were with remote work flexbility. Also, are micro-managers behind the push to go back to the way things were?

Jordyn and Adair discuss the US Surgeon General's social media warning and how it missed the algorithm mark (spoiler alert: it's also not just bad for kids), ChatGPT and AI is already taking some jobs and making others easier, and Apple debuted the first augmented reality werable that actually makes us want one. Yes, headband hair will take on a whole new meaning. Also, an unexpected way you can use ChatGPT for a tantrum throwing 5 year old and somebody please tell us why there isn't cyber security training for our aging parents?