Google Unlocks The Power of the Selfie - DTNS 5316
Summary
Jason Howell discusses Google’s new selfie video sign-in feature, analyzing its security and role as a passkey fallback. The episode covers Alphabet’s strong Q3 earnings, highlighting record revenue and increased AI infrastructure spending. Updates on the OpenAI-Hugging Face hack reveal a third model was involved and discuss proposed AI kill switch legislation. Briefs include Amazon Luna’s integration into Prime Video, a major cyberattack on South Korea’s diplomatic academy, and the passing of tech journalist John C. Dvorak.
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Sponsors: Grainger, Capital One, Best Western, Morning Brew
Google launches selfie video sign-in for account recovery
Discussion on security, deepfakes, and passkey backups
Sponsors: Capital One, Noom, Amazon Ads, Sephora
Google earnings: Record spending and Gemini user growth
OpenAI/Hugging Face hack and proposed AI kill switch
Amazon Luna cloud gaming integrates with Prime Video
Patreon perks and RevenueCat mobile hackathon
Headlines: South Korea hack, Google-Samsung transfer, EA deal
Listener mail on Honda vs Prius and closing remarks
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