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 Over370: Not Garbage!
369: Crypto.com Presents
368: Wordle Wriddles
367: Verdicts
366: Delicious Tumblr Drama
365: Best and Worst of 2021
364: Internet on Fire
363: Enhanced Pants
362: Jack In, Jack Out
361: Imaginary Notre Dame
360: Conflicts of Interest
359: Sideloading is for Cybercriminals
358: Anna Delvey's Crypto Corner
357: Facebook Papers
356: Macbook Prose
355: TWONKA
354: Not the Bad Art Friend
353: Dan Moren Saves the Universe
352: Wonderfully Weird Stuff
351: Holding Ourselves Accountable...
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