Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #163 (03/19/2026)

Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #163 (03/19/2026)

From Tech Talk Thursdays by Desk Chair Analysts

March 20, 2026 · 3h 25m · Season 1 · Episode 163

About this episode

The episode discusses major tech news including Google Fiber's sale, Meta's layoffs, and advancements in AI technology.

Tech Google Fiber will be sold to private equity firm and merge with cable company - Ars Technica This is Android’s new ‘advanced flow’ for sideloading apps without verification, includes one-day waiting period [Gallery] The Removed DOGE Deposition Videos Have Already Been Backed Up Across the Internet Meta is reportedly planning to cut up to 20 percent of its staff in upcoming layoffs Meta will move away from human content moderators in favor of more AI Trump administration will reportedly get $10 billion for brokering the TikTok deal Federal Cyber Experts Thought Microsoft’s Cloud Was “a Pile of Shit.” They Approved It Anyway. The FBI confirms it’s buying Americans’ location data Apple’s First Lightning iPhone is Now Obsolete - MacRumors Hundreds of Millions of iPhones Can Be Hacked With a New Tool Found in the Wild | WIRED DoorDash will start paying gig workers for creating content to train AI models Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI for copyright and trademark infringement Texting a Random Stranger Better for Loneliness Than Talking to a Chatbot, Study Shows Gaming NVIDIA claims DLSS 5 will deliver ‘photoreal’ image quality with AI this fall Nvidia CEO says the gamers…

Topics covered

  • Google Fiber
  • Meta layoffs
  • AI content moderation
  • Microsoft cloud
  • NVIDIA DLSS
  • gaming news

Keywords

  • Google Fiber
  • Meta
  • AI
  • Microsoft
  • NVIDIA
  • gaming
  • TikTok

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Google Fiber, Ars Technica, Android, Meta, Microsoft, Apple, OpenAI, NVIDIA, Eurogamer.net, GameSpot

Books & works: Encyclopedia Britannica

Places: Saudi Arabia

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