EdTechSR Ep 342 Encrypted by Default

What this episode covers

Check out our Episode 342 from December 18, 2024! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube, we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.com and our Substack…) Here are all the links we discussed in the show: * Sora General Availability * Sora prompt example: “Tockefeller center is overrun by golden retrievers! everywhere you look, there are golden retrievers.” https://openai.com/sora/?shareId=16 * ChatGPT Pro * ChatGPT Search Widely Available * Bluesky at a crossroads as users petition to ban Jesse Singal over anti-trans views, harassment (TechCrunch, 13 Dec 2024) – Change.org petition – via Renee DiResta * Jesse Singal: Bluesky Has a Death Threat Problem (The Free Press, 17 Dec 2024) * WikiPedia: The Free Press (online newsletter) * How Wikipedia Became a Propaganda Site (The Free Press, 17 Sept 2024) * Trump TV Ad Repeats False ‘Border Czar,’ Illegal Immigration Claims (FactCheck.org, 5 Aug 2024) * U.S. officials urge Americans to use encrypted apps amid unprecedented cyberattack (NBC News, 3 Dec 2024) * Sell Chrome to end search monopoly, Google told (BBC; 21 November 2024) * Rumor: Android may take over for ChromeOS on Chromebooks in a massive move (ChromeUnboxed; 18 November 2024)Wes’ Geek of the Week: [PODCAST] Towards Resilience: A Conversation with Kate Starbird About the Future of Online Elections Discourse (8 Dec 2024) * Jason’s Geek of the Week: Msty + Open Router = Cheap Desktop AI Here are the links which made our show notes Google Doc, but we didn’t have time to discuss: * Introducing Gemini 2.0: our new AI model for the agentic era (Google Blog) * NotebookLM gets a new look, audio interactivity and a premium version (Google Blog) * Google Whisk * Image FX from Google * Google Deep Research in Gemini * Create podcasts in minutes (11 Labs; 6 December 2024) * Key leaders behind Google’s viral NotebookLM are leaving to create their own startup (TechCrunch, 4 Dec 2024) - * https://werebuilding.ai * Huge randomized trial of AI boosts discovery — at least for good scientists (Nature; 3 December 2024) * Meta gains steam in its push to make Apple, Google verify users’ ages (The Washington Post; 21 November 2024) Gift Link * TikTok Faces U.S. Ban After Losing Bid to Overturn New Law (NY Times, 6 Dec 2024) * ChromeOS merging into Android could create new fragmentation issues (ChromeUnboxed; 22 November 2024) * Windows 365 Link is a $349 mini PC that streams Windows from the cloud (The Verge; 19 November 2024) Get full access to EdTech Situation Room Podcast at edtechsr.substack.com/subscribe