Big news on the FTC appeal against Microsoft, and what’s next for the merger between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. Who could possibly stand in their way!? And will they do a good job trying to stop this merger!? Then, Meta has released LLaMa 2, its large language model, which is not open source but a second, more interesting thing. Then, NBC News journalist Kat Tenbarge joins us to talk about James Charles’ attempts to uncancel himself.
This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:Kat Tenbarge
Links and Show Notes: Support Rocket with a Relay FM Membership Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard - The Verge FTC appeals its loss to Microsoft in Activision Blizzard case - The Verge Microsoft and Activision Blizzard extend merger agreement to October - The Verge Meta and Microsoft Introduce the Next Generation of Llama | Meta Meta Unveils a More Powerful A.I. and Isn’t Fretting Over Who Uses It - The New York Times YouTube star James Charles breaks silence on ‘grooming’ allegations as he asks internet to ‘un-cancel’ him | The Independent James Charles and Jeffree Star Are Coming Back — but Their Era Is Over430: TikTok Heaven 3000
429: Bank Run
428: AI Everywhere All At Once
427: Elizabeth Holmes Baby
426: Cool ISIS Video
425: Word of the Day: Engagement
424: When Cars Hover Gently
423: We're Not Lawyers
422: Third-Party Rocket
421: Christina in Russian
420: Make Transportation Sexy Again
419: BEST and WORST of 2022!
418: FAILSAFE MODE
417: Techno Vice
416: S-tier Repercussions
415: Hit The Booster
414: Bad Boys of Tech
413: Okay let's talk about the polycule
412: Fake It Till You Make It
411: TWiT Takeover!
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