Tech News Weekly 344: Samsung's Galaxy Ring and Watch Ultra

About this episode

The episode discusses recent tech news including an FTC ruling, a bankruptcy filing, an AI-zombified website, and Samsung's latest announcements.

The Federal Trade Commission bans an app from being offered to minors. A beloved DVD rental service files for bankruptcy. An old website publication has been resurrected as an 'AI-zombified' website. And what Samsung announced at its latest Galaxy Unpacked event. Amanda Silberling joins Mikah this week on Tech News Weekly! Amanda talks about the FTC banning the app NGL from offering its social app to minors following a ruling that the company tricked users into paying its $9.99 monthly subscription. Mikah talks about Chicken Soup For The Soul Entertainment, the company that owns the DVD rental service Redbox. It is now filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy following a filing of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection initially. Christina Warren stops by to discuss how a company brought back an old website as an 'AI-zombified' publication, using content pulled from other website publications under the bylines of former authors who wrote for the publication, including Christina herself! And finally, Jason Howell returns to TNW to talk with Mikah about everything Samsung announced at its recent Galaxy Unpacked event, including the Galaxy Watch Ultra and Galaxy Ring devices. Hosts: Mikah Sargent…

People in this episode

Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Jason Howell

Guests: Amanda Silberling, Christina Warren

Topics covered

• FTC ruling
• bankruptcy
• AI-zombified website
• Samsung Galaxy Unpacked
• tech news

Keywords

• FTC
• bankruptcy
• AI
• Samsung
• Galaxy Watch Ultra
• Galaxy Ring
• tech news
• NGL
• Redbox

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Federal Trade Commission, Chicken Soup For The Soul Entertainment, Redbox, Samsung, NGL, TWiT

Products: Galaxy Watch Ultra, Galaxy Ring

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