The end of the Sony era in TVs

Nilay owns a Sony TV. He loves his Sony TV, and he's a little sad that it appears this era of Sony TVs is ending. He and David talk through the news of a new joint venture between Sony and TCL, before digging into OpenAI's new-fangled plan to make money (spoiler alert: it's ads!), and some new news about an AI gadget Apple may or may not be working on. Then it's time for the lightning round: Brendan Carr, Netflix, the Trump Phone, and much more.

Further reading:

• ⁠The TikTok deal could finally close this week.⁠

• ⁠Epic and Google have a secret $800 million Unreal Engine and services deal⁠

• ⁠Sony’s TV business is being taken over by TCL ⁠

• ⁠What a Sony and TCL partnership means for the future of TVs ⁠⁠OpenAI’s 2026 ‘focus’ is ‘practical adoption’ ⁠

• ⁠OpenAI releases a cheaper ChatGPT subscription ⁠

• ⁠Ads are coming soon to ChatGPT, starting with shopping links ⁠

• ⁠Opinion | A.I. Is Real. But OpenAI Might Still Fail.⁠⁠Apple is reportedly working on an AirTag-sized AI wearable ⁠

• ⁠Apple is turning Siri into an AI bot that’s more like ChatGPT ⁠

• ⁠FCC Targets Colbert and Kimmel in New Crackdown on Late-Night TV - The New York Times⁠

• ⁠Bureau Provides Guidance on Political Equal Opportunities Requirement | Federal Communications Commission⁠

• ⁠Free TV startup Telly only had 35,000 units in people’s homes last fall⁠

• ⁠Microsoft wants to build 15 data centers in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin ⁠

• ⁠OpenAI says its data centers will pay for their own energy and limit water usage⁠

• ⁠Netflix will revamp its mobile UI this year ⁠

• ⁠600,000 Trump Mobile phones sold? There’s no proof⁠.

• ⁠YouTubers will be able to make Shorts with their own AI likenesses ⁠

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