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 Over350: Many Apples
349: Arriving Today!
348: Only Fans, Only Problems
347: YAK, BACK, DO IT AGAIN
346: Really Ridiculous Content
345: Scholastic Succession
344: Viral News
343: Faith in Ted Sarandos
342: Goodbye, Fleets
341: Social Media Astir
340: Breaking Windows
339: Snap Swears
338: Hype House!!
337: MoviePass: Back in the News
336: Cheaters Prosper
335: AIRBN-BS
334: Apple is Killing Games
333: Apple vs. Epic: Puritanical Edition
332: All Out With Baby Stuff
331: Triple Scamtown
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