Mastodon is working to add the controversial ‘quote posts’ feature found on other platforms like X, Bluesky and Threads. A memo shows Meta has plans investments into AI-driven humanoid robots, memo shows. Y Combinator startup Firecrawl seeks to hire an AI agent for $15K a year. Real effort or just free publicity? And we test everyone’s knowledge of theme restaurants with this week’s quiz!

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Quick Hits:

TikTok is Back on the App Store and the Play Store in the U.S.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/13/tiktok-is-back-on-the-app-store-and-the-play-store-in-the-u-s/

Anyone Can Push Updates to the Doge.gov Website
https://www.404media.co/anyone-can-push-updates-to-the-doge-gov-website-2/

Google Gemini AI Introduces Advanced Recall for Conversations
https://www.theverge.com/news/612638/google-gemini-ai-advanced-recall-conversations

UK Drops 'Safety' from AI Body, Now Called AI Security Institute
https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/13/uk-drops-safety-from-its-ai-body-now-called-ai-security-institute-inks-mou-with-anthropic/

Baidu to Make Ernie AI Model Open Source by End of June
https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/baidu-make-ernie-ai-model-open-source-end-june-2025-02-14/

Paramount and YouTube TV Reach Extension in Carriage Dispute
https://deadline.com/2025/02/paramount-youtube-tv-extension-carriage-dispute-blackout-1236289028/

Discussions:

Meta Plans Investments into AI-Driven Humanoid Robots, Memo Shows
https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/meta-plans-investments-into-ai-driven-humanoid-robots-memo-shows-2025-02-14/

Bluesky User Posts on AI Developments
https://bsky.app/profile/soregashi.bsky.social/post/3li5z4xixq225
https://bsky.app/profile/ohnoerik.bsky.social/post/3li5luq7sxc2h

Gary Marcus Comments on AI Trends
https://x.com/garymarcus/status/1890460637425250719

Job Ad for AI Agent Position at Y Combinator Startup Firecrawl
https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/14/a-job-ad-for-y-combinator-startup-firecrawl-seeks-to-hire-an-ai-agent-for-15k-a-year/

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More Discussions:

Mastodon is Working to Add the Controversial Quote Posts Feature
https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/14/mastodon-is-working-to-add-the-controversial-quote-posts-feature/

Official Mastodon Blog Post on Bringing Quote Posts
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/02/bringing-quote-posts-to-mastodon/

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Sarah Lane Links:

https://sarahlane.com
https://x.com/sarahlane
https://medium.com/@sarahlane
https://masto.ai/@sarahlane
https://havesuchagoodday.com

Tom Merritt Links:

https://tomsnewbook.com
https://swordandlaser.com/store
https://www.cordkillers.com
https://awordpodcast.com

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