Tech News Weekly 317: Best of 2023

Published: Dec. 26, 2023, 7:59 p.m.

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A look back at some of our favorite interviews from the past year:

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  • Stu Tartarone, a veteran of AT&T, who helped develop the first cell phone network and make the first cell phone call back in 1983.
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  • Stephen Shankland of CNET talks about how 500+ cables that carry 400 terabits of data per second are running across our ocean floor.
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  • Joseph Cox of 404 Media (formerly of Vice) about AI voices and the future of it when a computer can replicate another person\'s voice, especially without their permission.
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  • Christian Selig, developer of the Apollo Reddit app, about Reddit\'s changes to its API and whether Reddit will make any changes or reverse its API update.
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  • Amanda Silberling from TechCrunch about the Senate hearing with Ticketmaster and the ticketing fiasco with Taylor Swift concert tickets being sold through Ticketmaster\'s platform.
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  • Heather Kelly of The Washington Post and her guide on teens, smartphones, and social media following the Surgeon General\'s advisory about social media\'s effect on the youth\'s mental health.
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  • Amanda Silberling again about the plethora of new social media services since Elon Musk\'s acquisition of Twitter last year.
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  • And finally, J.D. Capelouto of Semafor about OpenAI\'s announcement of Chat GPT-4.
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