As AI-generated clip content upends trust and creativity, this week's panel members join forces to unravel whether we're facing a cultural disaster or just the next leap forward (and what anyone online needs to watch out for next). Is the world ready for AI-generated video slop flooding the internet, legal headaches over deepfakes, and million-dollar tech maneuvering?

• Sora 2 is here


• We need to stop the slop of OpenAI's Sora and Meta's Vibes AI video apps before it's too late


• Yahoo nears deal to sell AOL to Italy's Bending Spoons for $1.4 billion, sources say


• One in five Americans now regularly get news on TikTok, up sharply from 2020


• YouTube Bends the Knee


• Apple removes ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE officer sightings, from the App Store; AG Pam Bondi says the DOJ requested its removal


• ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: 'We Are Determined to Fight This'


• How ICE Is Using Your Data — and What You Can Do About It | KQED


• CISA, the key law that helps the federal government guard against cyber threats to US critical systems, expired when the government shut down


• ByteDance to Maintain Control Of TikTok's U.S. Advertising, E-Commerce


• German government must reject chat control


• Swiss government looks to undercut privacy tech, stoking fears of mass surveillance


• Swiss voters back electronic identity cards in close vote


• Apple Shelves Vision Headset Revamp to Prioritize Meta-Like AI Glasses


• Microsoft revamps Xbox Game Pass plans and hikes Ultimate to $29.99 a month


• No suds for you! Asahi brewery attack leaves Japanese drinkers dry


• Revenge of the nerds: Inside the Microsoft Excel UK Championships

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Guests: Patrick Beja, Georgia Dow, and Iain Thomson

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