Countdown to 404: Free TVs, Paid Privacy, and Dad Dancing in the Sora-verse

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!In this episode: I spent three months with Telly, the free TV that’s always showing ads$55 Billion Deal for Electronic Arts Is Biggest Buyout EverEA Announces Agreement to be Acquired by PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners for $55 BillionVibe working: Introducing Agent Mode and Office Agent in Microsoft 365 CopilotMicrosoft moves to the uncanny valley with creepy Copilot avatars that stare at you and say your nameOpenAI adds Instant Checkout shopping feature to ChatGPTOpenAI is launching the Sora app, its own TikTok competitor, alongside the Sora 2 modelAnthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4.5 in latest bid for AI agents and coding supremacyGoogle is blocking AI searches for Trump and dementiaDoorDash launches delivery robot in latest push into autonomous technologyEpic Games says Apple’s new install process cuts user drop-offs by 60%Elon Musk’s Wikipedia Competitor Is Going to Be a DisasterFCC accidentally leaked iPhone schematics, potentially giving rivals a peek at company secretsApple Shelves Vision Headset Revamp to Prioritize Meta-Like AI GlassesWeird and Wacky: Two Amazon delivery drones crash into crane in commercial area of Tolleson Retail Stores May Soon Use Drones to Chase ThievesThe man who's never owned a cellphoneNazi Symbols Found Hidden In James Gunn’s Peacemaker Dance, Now Being BannedTech Rec:Sanjay - Piloting Claude for Chrome \ Anthropic Adam - Ulanzi TripodFind us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.