GameStop Buys eBay and Other Sentences That Shouldn't Exist

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!In this episode: AI & Big TechAnthropic strikes compute deal with Elon Musk's SpaceXAirbnb says AI now writes 60% of its new codeDisney is reportedly building a unified "super app"Gmail's "Help me write" learns to sound like youMeta will track employee mouse movements and keystrokes — for AI trainingPrivacy & PolicyUtah becomes first US state to target VPN use in age-verification lawMaryland becomes first state to ban surveillance pricing in groceriesInstagram ends end-to-end encryption for DMs on May 8Business & IndustryGameStop offers to buy eBay for $5.6 billionAsk.com officially shuts down — goodbye, JeevesScience & InnovationMercedes-Benz commits to bringing back physical buttonsWorld's largest intelligent container ship sets sailEight routine vaccines linked to lower dementia riskWeird and WackyStartup says sound waves can replace fire sprinklersSome kids are beating age-verification checks with a fake mustacheTech Rec:Sanjay - Empty Screenings Adam - Claude Live ArtifactsFind us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.