Social Media and Misinformation are often presented as two sides of the same coin, but what does the data actually say? Andrea Jones-Rooy is here to break it down for us. And surveillance technology used to monitor warehouse workers is being introduced into the office workplace but does it actually measure anything useful? Instagram looking into the idea of launching Reels as a standalone short-form video app. And OpenAI announced GPT-4.5, its latest and largest AI model, available as a research preview.

Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Sony cuts the price of the PlayStation VR 2 by $150, Amazon gets into the Quantum computing game with Ocelot, and Dr. Niki says that Spam is a problem for science as well as email.

Starring Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao.

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• Nvidia sales grow 78% on AI demand, company gives strong guidance
• Nvidia CEO Huang says AI has to do ‘100 times more’ computation now than when ChatGPT was released
• Key Takeaways From Nvidia’s Fourth-Quarter Report
• Instagram’s Reels may get its own app
• Pixel Watch 3 Loss of Pulse Detection coming to the US in March
• Sony drops PlayStation VR 2 price to $399
• Biden Justice Department downplayed U.K. demand for Apple ‘back door’
• Amazon’s Cloud Unit Builds Quantum Computing Chip Called Ocelot
• Life360 Acquires Fantix Unit to Boost AI-Driven Ad Capabilities
• Meta says it fixed ‘error’ after Instagram users report a flood of graphic and violent content
• Spam is a problem for email but it’s also a problem for science

Instagram ponders spinning Reels out into its own app, AWS unveils Ocelot, its first quantum-computing chip, and Meta fixed a glitch that flooded users’ Reels feeds with violent content.

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Why hasn’t Xbox Game Pass turned into the Netflix of games? Scott shares his thoughts. Why is Apple’s decision to end Advanced Data Protection for UK iCloud users drawing such little outcry from the British public. Amazon announced Alexa+, a generative AI-powered version of the venerable voice assistant. And what is Toyota Woven City the company’s test course for mobility all about?

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Amazon announces a new voice assistant, 5G comes to space and why that Casio Watch ring is worth wearing.

Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter.

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Amazon announces AI upgrade for Alexa | The Verge

Amazon says that Alexa+ is ‘model agnostic’ | TechCrunch

Alexa+ can work with Prime Video and Fire TV to ‘jump to a scene’ in a movie | TechCrunch

Amazon unveils revamped Alexa with AI free for Prime members

All-new Alexa+ and more: All the news from Amazon’s 2025 devices event

Alexa+ can do your grocery shopping, too | TechCrunch

7 exciting AI features coming with Alexa Plus (and how to get the service for free) | ZDNET

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Thousands of exposed GitHub repos, now private, can still be accessed through Copilot | TechCrunch

Microsoft makes Copilot Voice and Think Deeper free with unlimited use | The Verge

Framework Announces 12-Inch Laptop, 13-Inch AMD Laptop, Desktop PC – Thurrott.com

Framework’s first desktop PC is optimized for gaming and local AI inference | TechCrunch

Apple Reaches Pact With Indonesia to End iPhone Sales Ban – Bloomberg

Qualcomm will support eight years of Android updates

Microsoft Edge disables UBlock Origin other Manifest V2 Extensions

Eutelsat succeeds in world’s first 5G network trial from space with Airbus, MediaTek | Reuters

Firefox continues Manifest V2 support as Chrome disables MV2 ad-blockers

Amazon Banking on Robotics Savings Amid Increased AI Spending

Google Password Manager finally syncs to iOS—here’s how – Ars Technica

ChatGPT Can Be Used as Default Safari Search Engine With New Extension – MacRumors

Apple Watch shipments surge in India | TechCrunch

The Verge Review of Casio CRW001 Ring Watch

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Framework announces new desktop model, Warner Bros Games scraps Wonder Woman project, DeepSeek R2 to arrive before May?

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Miss the old keyboard on the smartphone? Well Clicks is bringing it back for Android phones. In the market of a new EV but not sure where to begin? Emily Forlini is here with an EV buyer’s guide. Would you use free ad-supported software for work? And UK artists and newspapers launch a protest against UK government plans to let artificial intelligence companies use copyright-protected work without permission.

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Emily Forlini, Roger Chang, Joe.

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