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This and more in this week's recap of news. Week 45, Year 2024, Episode 12. -------------------------------------------------- Dow Jones and New York Post Sue AI Startup Perplexity, Alleging ‘Massive’ Copyright Infringement https://variety.com/2024/biz/news/news-corp-dow-jones-ny-post-sue-perplexity-copyright-infringement-1236184900/ Disney Poised to Announce Major AI Initiative | Exclusive https://www.thewrap.com/disney-ai-initiative/ https://newsletter.readthedailies.com/p/final-film-few-screens Stripe announces $1.1 billion acquisition of stablecoin start-up Bridge https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/10/22/stripe-announces-1-1-billion-acquisition-of-stablecoin-start-up-bridge/ https://www.bridge.xyz General Catalyst raises $8B in fresh funds to back startups globally https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/24/general-catalyst-raises-8b-in-fresh-funds-to-back-startups-globally/ Netflix Shuts Down AAA Video Game Studio in Southern California https://variety.com/2024/gaming/news/netflix-shuts-video-game-studio-southern-california-1236186359/ CFPB Orders Apple and Goldman Sachs to Pay Over $89 Million for Apple Card Failures https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/cfpb-orders-apple-and-goldman-sachs-to-pay-over-89-million-for-apple-card-failures/ Blockworks acquires The Drop, a web3 newsletter brand https://blockworks.co/news/blockworks-acquires-the-drop How AI is pushing memecoins into their next big phase https://blockworks.co/news/ai-pushing-memecoins-into-next-phase AI Patents at BofA Increase 94% Since 2022 https://newsroom.bankofamerica.com/content/newsroom/press-releases/2024/10/ai-patents-at-bofa-increase-94--since-2022.html -------------------------------------------------- Fort Brox Affiliate Links: TaxBit Crypto Tax Software: 👉 https://taxbit.com/ref?fp_ref=9xbvu Descript: 👉 https://www.descript.com/?lmref=L9u6Yg Mercury Business Banking: 👉 https://mercury.com/r/fort-brox Webflow No-Code Websites: 👉 https://webflow.grsm.io/ii4ge2tqaee4 -------------------------------------------------- Credits 🎵 Original music provided by Jordan Halpern Schwartz and Jeff Kleinman of @goodsoupmusic https://www.goodsoupmusic.com/ 🔥 Host Neil Alonzo @nawellsee Producer Brandon Don Heath @brandondonheath www.VisibleAudioStudios.com @visibleaudiostudios -------------------------------------------------- 👉 Listen to all episodes at https://www.fortbrox.com 👉 Fort Brox Links https://www.fortbrox.com https://twitter.com/fortbrox https://www.instagram.com/fortbrox/ https://www.tiktok.com/@fortbrox -------------------------------------------------- Hashtags #disney #ai #netflix #nyp #bofa #TechVibes

This week's recap of Tech and related news. Week 44, Year 2024, Episode 11. -------------------------------------------------- With 'click to cancel' rule, FTC wants to solve subscription headache https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/10/16/click-to-cancel-rule-ftc/75704483007/ FTC: Canceling your subscriptions just got easier https://sherwood.news/power/ftc-canceling-your-subscriptions-just-got-easier/ Why YouTube Shouldn’t Be Scared of Its Hottest Genre: Horror https://variety.com/vip/youtube-horror-content-creators-sam-and-colby-1236173617/ Meta Teams With Blumhouse and Filmmakers Like Casey Affleck to Test Movie Gen AI Tool https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/meta-movie-gen-blumhouse-casey-affleck-1236180282/ Vitalik Buterin Wants Ethereum to Hit 100K Transaction Per Second With Rollups https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/10/17/vitalik-buterin-wants-ethereum-to-hit-100k-transaction-per-second-with-rollups/ Amazon goes nuclear, to invest more than $500 million to develop small modular reactors https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/16/amazon-goes-nuclear-investing-more-than-500-million-to-develop-small-module-reactors.html Crusoe, Blue Owl Capital and Primary Digital Infrastructure Enter $3.4 billion Joint Venture for AI Data Center Development https://crusoe.ai/blog/crusoe-blue-owl-capital-primary-digital-joint-venture/ ‘God of War’ TV Series Shakeup: Showrunner, Exec Producers Exit as Amazon Eyes New Creative Direction https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/god-of-war-tv-series-showrunner-exec-producers-exit-amazon-1236181302/ Google shuffles the search deck https://www.platformer.news/google-search-chief-quits-gemini-ai-reshuffle/?ref=platformer-newsletter New York Times to Bezos-Backed AI Startup: Stop Using Our Stuff https://www.wsj.com/business/media/new-york-times-to-bezos-backed-ai-startup-stop-using-our-stuff-20faf2eb Cloudera is betting on a shift away from cloud-based LLMs https://www.emergingtechbrew.com/stories/2024/10/15/cloudera-cloud-on-prem-llms-ai Most Americans back cellphone bans during class, but fewer support all-day restrictions https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/10/14/most-americans-back-cellphone-bans-during-class-but-fewer-support-all-day-restrictions -------------------------------------------------- Fort Brox Affiliate Links: TaxBit Crypto Tax Software: 👉 https://taxbit.com/ref?fp_ref=9xbvu Descript: 👉 https://www.descript.com/?lmref=L9u6Yg Mercury Business Banking: 👉 https://mercury.com/r/fort-brox Webflow No-Code Websites: 👉 https://webflow.grsm.io/ii4ge2tqaee4 -------------------------------------------------- Credits 🎵 Original music provided by Jordan Halpern Schwartz and Jeff Kleinman of @goodsoupmusic https://www.goodsoupmusic.com/ 🔥 Host Neil Alonzo @nawellsee Producer Brandon Don Heath @brandondonheath www.VisibleAudioStudios.com @visibleaudiostudios -------------------------------------------------- 👉 Listen to all episodes at https://www.fortbrox.com 👉 Fort Brox Links https://www.fortbrox.com https://twitter.com/fortbrox https://www.instagram.com/fortbrox/ https://www.tiktok.com/@fortbrox -------------------------------------------------- Hashtags #clicktocancel #amazon #youtube #meta # ethereum #TechVibes

Week 43, Year 2024, Episode 10. -------------------------------------------------- Fidelity Plans First Fund That May Use Blockchain https://www.theinformation.com/articles/fidelity-plans-first-fund-that-may-use-blockchain Investing giant Fidelity Investments is laying the groundwork to launch a money market fundthat may trade on a blockchain in the future. It's the latest effort by a big traditional money manager to explore using the technology to speed up financial transactions and widen the audience for its products. Stripe reintegrates crypto payments in the US https://blockworks.co/news/stripe-reintegrates-crypto-payments-in-the-us Amazon is adding Apple's TV+ streaming service to its channels store in the US https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-10/amazon-adds-apple-tv-to-its-channels-store-for-streaming-videos Netflix Is ‘Not Changing’ Talent Compensation Model, Bela Bajaria Says CCO Bela Bajaria sets the record straight on rumors they are changing talent payment saying, "We are not changing our compensation model...so that's just not true.” “Everybody wants there to be a story there,” the streamer’s chief content officer says at Bloomberg Screentime https://www.thewrap.com/netflix-bela-bajaria-talent-compensation-model-not-changing/ Tesla Cybercab announced: Elon Musk’s robotaxi is finally here https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/10/24265530/tesla-robotaxi-elon-musk-features-range-price-release-date Exclusive: Tesla scraps low-cost car plans amid fierce Chinese EV competition https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-scraps-low-cost-car-plans-amid-fierce-chinese-ev-competition-2024-04-05/ Inside TikTok’s Money Squeeze on Independent Labels: ‘This Is a Classic Divide-and-Conquer Situation’ https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/inside-tiktok-money-squeeze-independent-labels-1236172240/ Crypto Startup Backed by OpenAI Founder to Launch Derivatives Exchange https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-11/crypto-firm-arkham-backed-by-openai-s-altman-to-launch-derivatives-exchange Crypto.com files suit against SEC, discloses Wells notice https://blockworks.co/news/crypto-dot-com-sec-wells Matt Wood VP, AI After 15 incredible years, it's time for me to say farewell to Amazon. One William Gibson quote has always stood out to me: "The future is here—it's just not evenly distributed yet." https://www.linkedin.com/posts/themza_after-15-incredible-years-its-time-for-activity-7249765555107201025-q9L_/ Nvidia’s RTX 5070 reportedly set to launch alongside the RTX 5090 at CES 2025 https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/9/24266052/nvidia-rtx-5070-ces-rumor-specs -------------------------------------------------- Fort Brox Affiliate Links: TaxBit Crypto Tax Software: 👉 https://taxbit.com/ref?fp_ref=9xbvu Descript: 👉 https://www.descript.com/?lmref=L9u6Yg Mercury Business Banking: 👉 https://mercury.com/r/fort-brox Webflow No-Code Websites: 👉 https://webflow.grsm.io/ii4ge2tqaee4 -------------------------------------------------- Credits 🎵 Original music provided by Jordan Halpern Schwartz and Jeff Kleinman of @goodsoupmusic https://www.goodsoupmusic.com/ 🔥 Host Neil Alonzo @nawellsee Producer Brandon Don Heath @brandondonheath www.VisibleAudioStudios.com @visibleaudiostudios -------------------------------------------------- 👉 Listen to all episodes at https://www.fortbrox.com 👉 Fort Brox Links https://www.fortbrox.com https://twitter.com/fortbrox https://www.instagram.com/fortbrox/ https://www.tiktok.com/@fortbrox -------------------------------------------------- Hashtags #TechNews #Blockchain #Finance #CryptoPayments #StreamingWars #Tesla #AIInTech #TikTokBusiness #Crypto #NvidiaGPU #TechVibes

Episode 09 of Tech Vibes, a weekly roundup of tech, crypto, blockchain, AI, and future web news, covers a range of stories. It discusses California Governor Gavin Newsom's veto of a major AI safety bill. Other stories include YouTube's deal with SESAC, YouTube Shorts' increased video length, a potential merger between DirectTV and Dish, Meta's new AI-generated video tool, a CryptoPunks NFT transaction, and HBO's Bitcoin documentary. This and more in this week's recap of news. Week 42, Year 2024, Episode 09. -------------------------------------------------- California governor vetoes major AI safety bill https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/29/24232172/california-ai-safety-bill-1047-vetoed-gavin-newsom Newsom Tweet https://x.com/GavinNewsom/status/1817768956754788440 California's New Law Will Force Storefronts to Disclose That Buyers Don't Actually Own Their Digitally Purchased Media https://www.ign.com/articles/californias-new-law-will-force-storefronts-to-disclose-that-buyers-dont-actually-own-their-digitally-purchased-media YouTube Inks Deal With SESAC to Restore Music Videos for Adele, Nirvana, Bob Dylan and More in U.S. https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/youtube-sesac-licensing-deal-restore-songs-adele-bob-dylan-rem-1236160467/ YouTube Shorts Will Boost Max Video Length to 3 Minutes https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/youtube-shorts-maximum-video-length-three-minutes-1236166349/ DirecTV And Dish Merger Could Create The Largest Pay-TV Distributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradadgate/2024/10/02/directv-merger-of-dish-would-create-the-largest-pay-tv-distributor/ Meta Unveils ‘Movie Gen,’ Tool That Creates 16-Second AI-Generated HD Videos https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/meta-movie-gen-ai-generated-realistic-videos-1236168244/ No, a CryptoPunks NFT Didn’t Just Sell for $56 Million https://decrypt.co/284608/cryptopunks-nft-didnt-sell-56-million HBO Bitcoin doc ‘Money Electric’ hunts for Satoshi Nakamoto—see a first look at the trailer https://www.fastcompany.com/91201894/satoshi-nakamoto-hbo-bitcoin-documnetary-money-electric-trailer Polymarket Bettors Say HBO Documentary Will Name Len Sassaman as Satoshi Nakamoto https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/10/04/polymarket-bettors-say-hbo-documentary-will-name-len-sassaman-as-satoshi-nakamoto/ OpenAI closes $6.6 billion funding haul with investment from Microsoft and Nvidia https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/openai-closes-66-billion-funding-haul-valuation-157-billion-with-investment-2024-10-02/ IT’S OFFICIAL: OpenAI is worth $157 billion https://fortune.com/2024/10/02/openai-officially-raises-6-6-billion-funding-deal-157-billion-valuation-sam-altman-thrive-capital/ OpenAI told employees Wednesday it plans to allow them to sell some of their stakes in the startup through a tender offer, following its $6.6 billion fundraising haul and a planned conversion to a for-profit from its current nonprofit structure. The funding round “means that we have the ability to offer a tender event to give qualifying employees a liquidity option,” chief financial officer Sarah Frier https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/openai-employees-may-get-to-sell-shares-after-6-6-billion-round-says-cfo -------------------------------------------------- Credits 🎵 Original music provided by Jordan Halpern Schwartz and Jeff Kleinman of @goodsoupmusic https://www.goodsoupmusic.com/ 🔥 Host Neil Alonzo @nawellsee Producer Brandon Don Heath @brandondonheath www.VisibleAudioStudios.com @visibleaudiostudios -------------------------------------------------- 👉 Listen to all episodes at https://www.fortbrox.com 👉 Fort Brox Links https://www.fortbrox.com https://twitter.com/fortbrox https://www.instagram.com/fortbrox/ https://www.tiktok.com/@fortbrox -------------------------------------------------- Hashtags #AINews #BlockchainTech #YouTubeUpdates #OpenAIFunding #MetaAI #CryptoUpdates #TechRoundup #FutureWeb #TechNews #TechVibes

This and more in this week's recap of news. Week 46, Year 2024, Episode 13. -------------------------------------------------- Fortnite kicked off its remixed Chapter 2 season with a Snoop Dogg and Ice Spice concert Snoop live on fortnite “Fortnite gangsta party” https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/1/24283508/fortnite-remix-chapter-2-concert-snoop-dogg-ice-spice Apple Misses Earnings Expectations as iPhone Sales Tick Up 5.5%, Services Segment Hits $25 Billion in New Quarterly Record https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/apple-september-2024-quarter-earnings-services-record-1236196613/ Gary Gensler: ‘Crypto Needs To Build Trust,’ Talks About 16th Anniversary of Bitcoin https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/gary-gensler-crypto-needs-build-trust-anniversary-bitcoin/ The CAA Vault, Which Stores AI Clones of Talent, Taps Veritone as Tech Partner https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/caa-vault-talent-ai-clones-veritone-1236001187/ WME’s AI Strategy Focuses on Tech Partnerships Over CAA’s Digital Vault https://www.thewrap.com/wmes-strategy-on-ai-focuses-on-tech-partnerships-over-caas-digital-vault/ Disney Establishes Group to Oversee AI, Mixed Reality Adoption in ‘Responsible’ Way Across the Company https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/disney-ai-mixed-reality-office-technology-enablement-1236197936/ Fully customizable iOS and Android apps in minutes https://www.reactivapp.com Netflix Adds ‘Moments’ Feature Allowing Users to Easily Share Favorite Scenes (EXCLUSIVE) https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/netflix-moments-feature-favorite-scenes-1236192331/ U.S. Treasury Advisory Panel Says Tokenization Could Be Big, But May Need Central Control https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/10/30/us-treasury-advisory-panel-says-tokenization-could-be-big-but-may-need-central-control/ Google to develop AI that takes over computers, The Information reports https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/google-develop-ai-that-takes-over-computers-information-reports-2024-10-26/ IBM Granite https://www.ibm.com/granite Meta builds AI search engine to cut Google, Bing reliance, the Information reports https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/meta-develops-own-ai-search-engine-cut-reliance-google-bing-information-reports-2024-10-28/ David Ellison Will Hold Full Control of Combined Paramount-Skydance Following Deal Close, per Updated Filing https://variety.com/2024/biz/news/david-ellison-full-control-merged-paramount-skydance-filing-1236194255/ Stripe's $1.1B Acquisition Target, Bridge, Buys Web3 Wallet Platform Triangle https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/11/01/stripes-11b-acquisition-target-bridge-buys-web3-wallet-platform-triangle/ Shopify Is Winning Salesforce Clients, Stoking E-Commerce Rivalry (new generation turnover, incumbents, carlin) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-29/shopify-is-winning-salesforce-clients-stoking-e-commerce-rivalry Marc Jabos X Teletubbies https://www.tiktok.com/@marcjacobs/video/7364090192514272555?lang=en -------------------------------------------------- Fort Brox Affiliate Links: TaxBit Crypto Tax Software: 👉 https://taxbit.com/ref?fp_ref=9xbvu Descript: 👉 https://www.descript.com/?lmref=L9u6Yg Mercury Business Banking: 👉 https://mercury.com/r/fort-brox Webflow No-Code Websites: 👉 https://webflow.grsm.io/ii4ge2tqaee4 -------------------------------------------------- Credits 🎵 Original music provided by Jordan Halpern Schwartz and Jeff Kleinman of @goodsoupmusic https://www.goodsoupmusic.com/ 🔥 Host Neil Alonzo @nawellsee Producer Brandon Don Heath @brandondonheath www.VisibleAudioStudios.com @visibleaudiostudios -------------------------------------------------- 👉 Listen to all episodes at https://www.fortbrox.com 👉 Fort Brox Links https://www.fortbrox.com https://twitter.com/fortbrox https://www.instagram.com/fortbrox/ https://www.tiktok.com/@fortbrox

Episode 08 of Tech Vibes features stories on OpenAI executives leaving to start their own ventures, Telegram sharing user data with authorities, and the rise of AI agent startups. Other highlights include James Cameron joining Stability AI's board of directors, the SEC's stance on crypto airdrops, and Deepak Chopra partnering with an AI firm. This and more in this week's recap of news. Week 41, Year 2024, Episode 08. -------------------------------------------------- OpenAI's technology chief Mira Murati, two other research executives to leave https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/openais-technology-chief-mira-murati-leave-2024-09-25/ Telegram will now provide some user data to authorities https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvglp0xny3eo# For AI agent startups, deal count is up 81.4% year over year, says PitchBook https://links.newsletter.fortune.com/e/evibhttps://fortune.com/2024/09/24/ai-agent-startups-deal-count-up-81-percent-year-over-year-pitchbook/ James Cameron Joins Stability AI Board of Directors https://variety.com/2024/biz/news/james-cameron-stability-ai-board-of-directors-1236154084/ The SEC Thinks Crypto Airdrops Are Securities. Here’s Why This Lawyer Thinks It’s Wrong https://unchainedcrypto.com/the-sec-thinks-crypto-airdrops-are-securities-heres-why-this-lawyer-thinks-its-wrong/ Deepak Chopra Pacts With AI Firm ElevenLabs to Lend His Voice to Its Reader App https://variety.com/2024/biz/news/deepak-chopra-ai-elevenlabs-voice-read-app-1236154188/ Paramount Close to Dropping Nielsen TV Ratings in Contract Dispute (EXCLUSIVE) https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/paramount-drop-nielsen-tv-ratings-contract-dispute-1236156796/ Nielsen, TV Networks Continue Clash Over Upgrade That Might Give Early Favor to Amazon https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/nielsen-tv-networks-clash-measurement-upgrade-amazon-thursday-night-football-1236158232/ Binance Founder Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao Could Be Released on Friday https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/09/27/binance-founder-changpeng-cz-zhao-could-be-released-on-friday/ In 2024, CVCs participated in 28% of overall venture deals, new report shows https://links.newsletter.fortune.com/e/evib Meta AI Studio's New Video Avatar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaeazIA5np8 Meta’s answer to ChatGPT is AI that sounds like John Cena or Judi Dench https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/09/25/meta-ai-voice-actors-celebrities-john-cena-judi-dench/ SHIBA INU is a top mover on Coinbase. SHIB is up +16.38% to 0.0000189 in the last 24 hours. Robinhood, Revolut Explore Joining $170 Billion Stablecoin Market https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-26/robinhood-revolut-explore-entering-the-burgeoning-stablecoin-sector -------------------------------------------------- Fort Brox Affiliate Links: TaxBit Crypto Tax Software: 👉 https://taxbit.com/ref?fp_ref=9xbvu Descript: 👉 https://www.descript.com/?lmref=L9u6Yg Mercury Business Banking: 👉 https://mercury.com/r/fort-brox Webflow No-Code Websites: 👉 https://webflow.grsm.io/ii4ge2tqaee4 -------------------------------------------------- Credits 🎵 Original music provided by Jordan Halpern Schwartz and Jeff Kleinman of @goodsoupmusic https://www.goodsoupmusic.com/ 🔥 Host Neil Alonzo @nawellsee Producer Brandon Don Heath @brandondonheath www.VisibleAudioStudios.com @visibleaudiostudios -------------------------------------------------- 👉 Listen to all episodes at https://www.fortbrox.com 👉 Fort Brox Links https://www.fortbrox.com https://twitter.com/fortbrox https://www.instagram.com/fortbrox/ https://www.tiktok.com/@fortbrox #AIExecMoves #TelegramPrivacy #AIStartups #JamesCameron #Crypto #Airdrops #DeepakChopra #TVRatings #Binance #MetaAI #TechVibes

Week 40, Year 2024, Episode 07. -------------------------------------------------- *28 Years Later*: Danny Boyle’s New Zombie Flick Was Shot on an iPhone 15 https://www.wired.com/story/28-years-later-danny-boyles-new-zombie-flick-was-shot-on-an-iphone-15/ Spotify Looks to Pay Video Creators to Put Shows on Platform https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-09-12/spotify-looks-to-pay-video-creators-to-put-shows-on-platform Spotify Podcast Chief Sahar Elhabashi Is Leaving the Company https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/spotify-podcast-head-sahar-elhabashi-leaving-1236148428/ YouTube Plans Major Revamp of TV App After Overtaking Netflix, Streaming Rivals (Exclusive) https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/youtube-new-connected-tv-app-episodes-seasons-previews-1236005239/ burning $25m before breakfast https://erin.substack.com/p/burning-25m-before-breakfast Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs AI Bills Backed by SAG-AFTRA https://variety.com/2024/biz/news/gavin-newsom-artificial-intelligence-sag-aftra-1236147658 Microsoft, BlackRock to Launch $30 Billion Fund to Invest in Data Centers, Power for AI https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/microsoft-blackrock-to-launch-30-billion-fund-to-invest-in-data-centers-power-for-ai Instagram, Facing Pressure Over Child Safety Online, Unveils Sweeping Changes https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/17/technology/instagram-teens-safety-privacy-changes.html California passes AI laws to curb election deepfakes, protect actors https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/09/18/california-ai-bills-actors-election-deepfake/ Exclusive: Marc Benioff has declared a ‘hard pivot’ to autonomous AI agents. Will it be enough for Salesforce to thrive in the generative AI era? https://fortune.com/2024/09/05/salesforce-ceo-marc-benioff-ai-agents-agentforce-dreamforce-gen-ai-era/ Disney to Stop Using Slack Following Hack That Exposed Company Data https://www.wsj.com/business/disney-to-stop-using-slack-following-hack-that-exposed-company-data-c5311caf Solana Unveils Details of Second Crypto Phone 'Seeker' https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/09/19/solana-unveils-details-of-second-crypto-phone-seeker/ Switzerland’s Fourth-Biggest Bank ZKB Offers Retail Customers Bitcoin and Ether https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/09/04/switzerlands-fourth-biggest-bank-zkb-offers-retail-customers-bitcoin-and-ether/ Amazon adds PayPal as a payment option to Buy with Prime https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/18/amazon-adds-paypal-as-a-payment-option-to-buy-with-prime/ 23andMe independent board directors resign en masse https://www.axios.com/2024/09/18/23andme-resignations-anne-wojcicki Theater Owners Plan to Spend $2.2 Billion to Modernize and Upgrade Moviegoing Experience https://variety.com/2024/film/news/theater-owners-2-billion-upgrade-moviegoing-pickleball-1236148881/ Runway Partners with Lionsgate https://runwayml.com/news/runway-partners-with-lionsgate MrBeast, Amazon Sued by Contestants on ‘Beast Games’ Competition Show, With Allegations Including Sexual Harassment and ‘Chronic Mistreatment’ https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/mrbeast-amazon-sued-beast-games-contestants-class-action-1236148181/ Fort Brox Affiliate Links: TaxBit Crypto Tax Software: 👉 https://taxbit.com/ref?fp_ref=9xbvu Descript: 👉 https://www.descript.com/?lmref=L9u6Yg Mercury Business Banking: 👉 https://mercury.com/r/fort-brox Webflow No-Code Websites: 👉 https://webflow.grsm.io/ii4ge2tqaee4 Credits 🎵 Original music provided by Jordan Halpern Schwartz and Jeff Kleinman of @goodsoupmusic https://www.goodsoupmusic.com/ 🔥 Host Neil Alonzo @nawellsee Producer Brandon Don Heath www.VisibleAudioStudios.com 👉 Listen to all episodes at https://www.fortbrox.com 👉 Fort Brox Links https://www.fortbrox.com https://twitter.com/fortbrox https://www.instagram.com/fortbrox/ https://www.tiktok.com/@fortbrox

In Episode 27 of Fort Brox, we are discussing today’s tech news we find interesting. After a brief catch up with each other, we start our podcast talking about the ETH ETF launch, our thoughts mixed with opinions on ETFs for crypto in general. We get into the accessibility of crypto now and potential risks facing the industry today. Hidden Pixels - a brief preview of what’s in store, before a segue into AI and the need for accountability in the industry, as well as our thoughts on AI as it co-mingles with everyday society. This is all before we get into the meat of today’s episode, as we are talking about EV’s, but more specifically, EB’s. Electric Bikes have become our preferred modes of transportation, and Neil’s daily driver. We discuss the difficulties the industry faces from our own personal perspective, having had real world experiences, both good and bad. We are excited to share what we find value in, so you can share it with others! --------------------- Show Notes --------------------- Chapters --------------------- (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:44) What's New? (00:04:00) Agenda (00:04:59) Disclosures (00:05:53) ETH ETF (00:13:29) Purchasing Crypto (00:18:16) Hidden Pixels (00:30:01) Ai Accountability (00:39:31) Generational Comedy (00:41:35) Electric Bikes (00:49:51) Other EB's (00:51:07) Livewire (00:55:00) 2k Miles Trouble (01:00:21) New Tech = New Problems (01:10:09) EB's Cont. (01:20:45) Closing Thoughts _____________________________ Fort Brox Affiliate Links: Descript: 👉 https://www.descript.com/?lmref=L9u6Yg Mercury Business Banking: 👉 https://mercury.com/r/fort-brox Webflow No-Code Websites: 👉 https://webflow.grsm.io/ii4ge2tqaee4 _____________________________ Credits 🎵 Original music provided by The Celebrators https://www.instagram.com/thecelebratorsband/ 🔥 Host Neil Alonzo and Brandon Heath

We are back baby! After a little hiatus we are bringing season two of the Fort Brox podcast back. You can expect 20 episodes for 2024. In our welcome back episode we get into the Bitcoin ETF, Chris Dixon of A16Z new book "Read Write Own," the OpenAI saga of events that have transpired and much more. Fort Brox Crypto Podcast Episode 26 Chapters: (00:00:00) Intro (00:00:39) Visible Audio Studios (00:01:41) Disclosures (00:02:01) Welcome Back (00:03:46) BTC ETF (00:06:36) Gatekeepers (00:10:04) I'm Gonna Buy my Crypto Directly (00:11:57) The SuperBowl (00:13:13) OpenAI (00:14:38) Sam Altman (00:19:44) ChatGPT for President (00:21:08) FTX Reckoning (00:23:20) Name Drop (00:24:25) NFT Analogy (00:26:12) Getting Old (00:26:55) Read, Write, Own (00:32:22) Audio Books (00:37:08) Outro Descript: 👉 https://www.descript.com/?lmref=L9u6Yg Mercury Business Banking: 👉 https://mercury.com/r/fort-brox Webflow No-Code Websites: 👉 https://webflow.grsm.io/ii4ge2tqaee4 Credits 🎵 Original music provided by The Celebrators https://www.instagram.com/thecelebratorsband/ 🔥 Host Neil Alonzo and Brandon Heath Produced by Vocal Visual https://www.vocalvisual.com Recorded at Visible Audio Studios https://www.visibleaudiostudios.com 👉 Fort Brox Links https://www.fortbrox.comhttps://twitter.com/fortbrox https://www.instagram.com/fortbrox/ https://www.tiktok.com/@fortbrox?

What do you think of when you hear "DMV"? If you are like most people, the idea that the California DMV was open and actually acted on testing a car title system on a blockchain, it would seem a huge surprise. Well, Tezos is doing just that with the DMV. Fort Brox Crypto Podcast Episode 25 35 Min 27 Sec ----------------------- Show Notes - to see more links that were mentioned in the podcast: ----------------------- 👉 https://www.fortbrox.com -------------------------------------------------- Fort Brox Affiliate Links: Koinly Crypto Tax Software: 👉 https://koinly.io/?via=4A986382 Descript: 👉 https://www.descript.com/?lmref=L9u6Yg Mercury Business Banking: 👉 https://mercury.com/r/fort-brox Webflow No-Code Websites: 👉 https://webflow.grsm.io/ii4ge2tqaee4 -------------------------------------------------- Credits 🎵 Original music provided by The Celebrators https://www.instagram.com/thecelebratorsband/ 🔥 Host Neil Alonzo and Brandon Heath Produced by Vocal Visual https://www.vocalvisual.com -------------------------------------------------- 👉 Listen to all episodes at https://www.fortbrox.com 👉 Fort Brox Links https://www.fortbrox.com https://twitter.com/fortbrox https://www.instagram.com/fortbrox/ https://www.tiktok.com/@fortbrox? -------------------------------------------------- Hashtags #tezos #dmv #innovation #fortbrox

Polygon has consistently been in the headlines of crypto, blockchain, and future web. So we decided to chop it up and have some conversation about Polygon. Fort Brox Crypto Podcast Episode 24 Timestamps (00:00:00) Introduction (00:00:22) Intro banter (00:02:24) Disclosures (00:02:37) Show details (00:03:57) One success story (00:08:05) Tangent on Celsius (00:09:12) Bringing it back to Matic (00:09:42) Starbucks Odyssey (00:13:48) Polygon is accepted into Disney Accelerator (00:15:01) More Polygon headlines (00:15:36) Polygon Layer 2 (00:20:37) Polygon Tokenomics (00:24:51) Market thoughts (00:26:40) OpenSea (00:28:30) Tokenized Fund on Polygon (00:30:00) Going protocol (00:32:25) Polygon wrap-ups (00:34:14) In closing) ----------------------- Show Notes - to see more links that were mentioned in the podcast: ----------------------- 👉 https://www.fortbrox.com -------------------------------------------------- Fort Brox Affiliate Links: Koinly Crypto Tax Software: 👉 https://koinly.io/?via=4A986382 Descript: 👉 https://www.descript.com/?lmref=L9u6Yg Mercury Business Banking: 👉 https://mercury.com/r/fort-brox Webflow No-Code Websites: 👉 https://webflow.grsm.io/ii4ge2tqaee4 -------------------------------------------------- Credits 🎵 Original music provided by The Celebrators https://www.instagram.com/thecelebratorsband/ 🔥 Host Neil Alonzo and Brandon Heath Produced by Vocal Visual https://www.vocalvisual.com -------------------------------------------------- 👉 Listen to all episodes at https://www.fortbrox.com 👉 Fort Brox Links https://www.fortbrox.com https://twitter.com/fortbrox https://www.instagram.com/fortbrox/ https://www.tiktok.com/@fortbrox? -------------------------------------------------- Hashtags #polygon #matic #layer2 #fortbrox

How do we work towards more adoption of crypto? What will it take to have more people and business utilize the technology not just the currency side of crypto. Fort Brox Crypto Podcast Episode 23 Timestamps (00:00:00) Intro song (00:00:29) Intro banter (00:01:28) Show info (00:02:45) Disclosures (00:03:24) What needs to happen for crypto adoption? (00:06:50) Banking (00:13:00) California testing with Tezos (00:14:22) Foundational layers and protocols (00:24:58) Onboarding crypto, ease of use (00:34:49) Understanding blockchain (00:35:42) Coins versus tokens (00:39:34) In closing (00:40:50) Tezos follow-ups ----------------------- Show Notes - to see more links that were mentioned in the podcast: ----------------------- 👉  https://www.fortbrox.com -------------------------------------------------- Fort Brox Affiliate Links:  Koinly Crypto Tax Software:  👉  https://koinly.io/?via=4A986382  Descript: 👉  https://www.descript.com/?lmref=L9u6Yg Mercury Business Banking: 👉 https://mercury.com/r/fort-brox Webflow No-Code Websites: 👉 https://webflow.grsm.io/ii4ge2tqaee4 -------------------------------------------------- Credits 🎵 Original music provided by The Celebrators https://www.instagram.com/thecelebratorsband/  🔥 Host Neil Alonzo and Brandon Heath Produced by Vocal Visual https://www.vocalvisual.com -------------------------------------------------- 👉 Listen to all episodes at https://www.fortbrox.com 👉 Fort Brox Links https://www.fortbrox.com https://twitter.com/fortbrox https://www.instagram.com/fortbrox/ https://www.tiktok.com/@fortbrox? -------------------------------------------------- Hashtags #cryptoadoption #blockchain #onboarding #fortbrox

A little recap of 2022 and what the chatter is in the beginning of 2023 for crypto, blockchain, and future web. Fort Brox Crypto Podcast Episode 22 Timestamps: (00:00:00) Welcome (00:00:26) Intro and banter (00:02:43) Disclosures (00:03:00) What you can expect in this episode (00:04:16) FTX (00:10:14) Ethereum Merge (00:15:01) Adoption of crypto and future web (00:22:48) NFT royalties and the market (00:27:42) Elon Musk buys Twitter (00:30:47) Regulation and enforcement (00:41:12) More NFTs (00:42:58) Decentralization (00:44:45) Aptos (00:45:06) Apples place in the market (00:47:37) Metaverse (00:51:49) Arweave (00:52:30) AI ----------------------- Show Notes - to see more links that were mentioned in the podcast: ----------------------- 👉  https://www.cryptopodcast.xyz -------------------------------------------------- Fort Brox Affiliate Links:  Koinly Crypto Tax Software:  👉  https://koinly.io/?via=4A986382  Descript: 👉  https://www.descript.com/?lmref=L9u6Yg Mercury Business Banking: 👉 https://mercury.com/r/fort-brox Webflow No-Code Websites: 👉 https://webflow.grsm.io/ii4ge2tqaee4 -------------------------------------------------- Credits 🎵 Original music provided by The Celebrators https://www.instagram.com/thecelebratorsband/  🔥 Host Neil Alonzo and Brandon Heath -------------------------------------------------- 👉 Listen to all episodes at https://www.cryptopodcast.xyz/shows/fort-brox-crypto-podcast 👉 Fort Brox Links https://www.fortbrox.com https://twitter.com/fortbrox https://www.instagram.com/fortbrox/ https://www.tiktok.com/@fortbrox? -------------------------------------------------- Hashtags #crypto   #blockchain    #recap     #fortbrox

In Episode06 of Tech Vibes, we go over this week’s tech headlines, including AI's limitations in replicating human experiences to new product releases from Apple and PlayStation. The news also covers various industry developments including DirecTV's FCC complaint against Disney, AI's potential influence on elections, and significant moves in the cryptocurrency and gaming sectors. This and more in this week's recap of news. Week 38, Year 2024, Episode 06. -------------------------------------------------- Cate Blanchett Says AI Cannot Replicate Human ‘Mortality’: ‘It Doesn’t Understand That Deep Existential Dread’ https://variety.com/2024/music/news/cate-blanchett-slams-ai-cant-replicate-human-mortality-dread-1236138006/ DirecTV Files FCC Complaint Accusing Disney of Negotiating in Bad Faith as Blackout of ESPN, ABC Drags On https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/directv-fcc-complaint-disney-bad-faith-negotiation-1236137207/ Get ready to upgrade to the new iPhone 16, Apple Watch, and AirPods lineups https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/09/get-ready-to-upgrade-to-the-new-iphone-16-apple-watch-and-airpods-lineups/ PlayStation Reveals PS5 Pro Price, Launch Date https://variety.com/2024/gaming/news/ps5-pro-price-launch-date-playstation-1236139397 Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris shows that AI really can influence elections https://fortune.com/2024/09/11/taylor-swift-kamala-harris-endorsement-donald-trump-ai-deepfakes-swifties/ Microsoft Gaming to Lay Off 3% of Global Workforce, About 650 Employees, in Additional Post-Activision Blizzard Cuts https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/microsoft-gaming-layoffs-650-employees-1236141947/ Coinbase introduces wrapped bitcoin competitor ‘cbBTC’ https://blockworks.co/news/coinbase-wrapped-bitcoin-competitor-cbbtc Mark Zuckerberg’s 20-year mistake https://www.platformer.news/mark-zuckerberg-acquired-podcast-interview OpenAI Releases New Model With Reasoning Capabilities https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-12/openai-releases-o1-model-with-reasoning-capabilities Mastercard bolsters threat intelligence capabilities with $2.65 billion deal for Recorded Future https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/mastercard-buy-threat-intelligence-company-recorded-future-265-bln-2024-09-12/ World Liberty, Crypto Project Helmed by Donald Trump's Family, Will Release on Sept. 16 https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/09/13/world-liberty-crypto-project-helmed-by-donald-trumps-family-will-release-on-sept-16/ Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy Purchased 18.3K More Bitcoins for $1.1B https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/09/13/michael-saylors-microstrategy-purchased-183k-more-bitcoins-for-11b/ People Are Setting Themselves on Fire and Getting Punched in the Face to Pump Their Crypto Coins https://www.wired.com/story/people-on-fire-punched-pump-crypto-coins/ Hollywood's heavy hitters are pulling out their crystal balls, and boy, do they see storms ahead. Many are predicting a whirlwind two-year period that could reshape entertainment as we know it. https://www.readthedailies.com/p/down-to-3 -------------------------------------------------- Fort Brox Affiliate Links: TaxBit Crypto Tax Software: 👉 https://taxbit.com/ref?fp_ref=9xbvu Descript: 👉 https://www.descript.com/?lmref=L9u6Yg Mercury Business Banking: 👉 https://mercury.com/r/fort-brox Webflow No-Code Websites: 👉 https://webflow.grsm.io/ii4ge2tqaee4 -------------------------------------------------- Credits 🎵 Original music provided by Jordan Halpern Schwartz and Jeff Kleinman of @goodsoupmusic https://www.goodsoupmusic.com/ 🔥 Host Neil Alonzo @nawellsee Producer Brandon Don Heath @brandondonheath www.VisibleAudioStudios.com @visibleaudiostudios -------------------------------------------------- 👉 Listen to all episodes at https://www.fortbrox.com 👉 Fort Brox Links https://www.fortbrox.com https://twitter.com/fortbrox https://www.instagram.com/fortbrox/ https://www.tiktok.com/@fortbrox

NFTs (Non Fungible Tokens) have become uber popular due to artists and creatives selling jpg art. But there is so much more to NFTs than what is being talked about. We take a deeper dive in what NFTs could grow up to be, once the technology is leveraged and realized to their full potential. Fort Brox Crypto Podcast Episode 21 Timestamps: (00:00:00) Welcome (00:00:20) Show Intro (00:01:44) Disclosures (00:03:17) What we are talking about in todays episode (00:03:59) What is an NFT (00:05:48) Why so much hype on NFTs (00:06:54) NFTs as a certificate of title (00:08:42) Why talk about NFTs today (00:13:53) What is the current status of NFTs (00:16:34) Apple's new NFT policy (00:27:13) A little NFT history (00:28:13) Adoption started with creatives (00:31:05) NFT Marketplaces (00:31:47) NFT Tech (00:34:55) NFT value, rights, royalties  (00:42:04) What is the future of NFTs (00:52:40) DMV story (00:58:26) In closing ----------------------- Show Notes - to see more links that were mentioned in the podcast: ----------------------- 👉  https://www.cryptopodcast.xyz -------------------------------------------------- Fort Brox Affiliate Links:  Koinly Crypto Tax Software:  👉  https://koinly.io/?via=4A986382  Descript: 👉  https://www.descript.com/?lmref=L9u6Yg Mercury Business Banking: 👉 https://mercury.com/r/fort-brox Webflow No-Code Websites: 👉 https://webflow.grsm.io/ii4ge2tqaee4 -------------------------------------------------- Credits 🎵 Original music provided by The Celebrators https://www.instagram.com/thecelebratorsband/  🔥 Host Neil Alonzo and Brandon Heath -------------------------------------------------- 👉 Listen to all episodes at https://www.cryptopodcast.xyz/shows/fort-brox-crypto-podcast 👉 Fort Brox Links https://www.fortbrox.com https://twitter.com/fortbrox https://www.instagram.com/fortbrox/ https://www.tiktok.com/@fortbrox? -------------------------------------------------- Hashtags #nft   #token   #smartcontract    #fortbrox