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 Over330: Peloton Problems
329: Unlocking iPhones
328: Works of Art
327: All of the Lights
326: Slack Slips Up
325: Meat in Dongletown
324: Abolish It!
323: Psyched About Mesh
322: Net Neutrality Revivified
321: GameStop Consequences
320: Clubhouse Clones
319: Stonks, Part 2
318: GAMESTONK
317: Electrical Systems!
316: Guess Who's Back
315: Trump’s Twitter Ban
314: Yet Another Normal Episode
313: Best and Worst Tech of 2020
312: Perpetual Nightmare
311: Leadership!
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