Science + Science Fiction = Stargate!

Be sure to subscribe to The Companion for all the details and the special broadcast of the AI script. It's worth it just for that!

AI and machine learning have given us some of the greatest advancements in tech. But even more important than that, it brought us more new Stargate! Laurence Moroney is the Lead AI Evangelist at Google and he worked with Executive Producer Brad Wright to build an AI model that could create new Stargate scripts by combining the data from 17 seasons of previous Stargate Episodes. It's pretty awesome and we got to talk about it.

Plus, we have another peek behind the curtain with Allison Goldberg talking about another way to make tech news fun.

TikTok secret algorithm is a big 'Duh!' | TechRadar

Turns out the TikTok algorithm is pretty basic.

Earth is getting a black box to record events that lead to the downfall of civilization - CNET

A company is building a black box for the earth to collect data on all of our bad decisions.

Google confirms Android bug that prevents emergency calling - 9to5Google

It has been fixed by now, but still, just WTF?

User's photos reportedly leak after Pixel 5a is sent in for repair (Updated)

A Pixel being sent in for repair was hijacked and used to get into Google accounts and just yikes.

Instagram unveils new teen safety tools ahead of Senate hearing : NPR

Instagram rolled out some new tools to help kids on Instagram, just in time for its CEO to testify before Congress. Phew! Close one!

Tile buyer Life360 reportedly sells precise user location data to nearly anyone | AppleInsider

Turn s out Life360's biggest business isn't family safety. It's data. #Capitalism

Sony Xperia Pro-I review: Not for 'normals,' best left to pros

The Sony Xperia Pro-I is a great phone for professionals and only professionals.

Wikipedia Endowment: The Site Is Rich. Why Is It Fundraising?

Turns out Wikipedia has a ton of money, so it's probably ok if you don't donate.

Motorola Moto Edge X30 here, has Snapdragon 8 gen 1

The first Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 flagship is here. And by "here" I mean "China".

Google Play Games Coming to Windows PCs in 2022 | Digital Trends

In case you've got a hankering for Angry Birds on your Legion laptop, Google can hook you up in 2022.

From the Allison Goldberg segment - MIT's Moral Machine

You can help MIT make moral decisions about how many people to kill with autonomous vehicles. Well, you know what I mean.