The Times Sues OpenAI, a Debate Over iMessage and Our New Year’s Tech Resolutions

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The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft final week for copyright infringement. Kevin Roose and Casey Newton stroll by way of the lawsuit and talk about the stakes for news publishers. Then, they discuss Apple’s “walled garden,” which is dealing with threats from each regulators and 16-year-olds. Finally, we set our tech resolutions for the brand new yr.

Today’s visitor: Eric Migicovsky, co-founder of Beeper

Additional Reading:

• The New York Times sued OpenAI.

• Apple’s newest headache within the debate over blue vs. inexperienced bubbles.

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“Hard Fork” is hosted by Kevin Roose and Casey Newton and produced by Davis Land and Rachel Cohn. The present is edited by Jen Poyant. Engineering by Alyssa Moxley and authentic music by Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano, Sophia Lanman and Rowan Niemisto. Fact-checking by Caitlin Love.

Special due to Paula Szuchman, Pui-Wing Tam, Nell Gallogly, Kate LoPresti and Jeffrey Miranda.