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Cybertruck is out, ChatGPT turns 1, Black Friday & Cyber Monday, NameDrop

ChatGPT's 1st birthday and mainstream AI adoption
Microsoft joins OpenAI's board as a non-voting observer
Pika raises $55 million for AI video generation tool
Amazon launches Q chatbot service for companies
Concerns over Q hallucinating responses and leaking data
Rethinking reactions to Tesla's Cybertruck design
Police warn about issues with NameDrop social media app
Why Apple adding RCS may not resolve green vs blue bubbles
Apple dropping Goldman Sachs as Apple Card issuer
Inside Spotify Wrapped's annual personalized listening stats
Fears over Plex exposing users' viewing habits
Black Friday online sales hit record $9.8 billion in US
Cyber Monday sales beat estimates at $12.4 billion
Extreme complexity in rebuilding an ultimate car pinball machine
Kiss launches digital avatars for virtual concerts
Host: Jason Howell

Guests: Rich DeMuro, Tim Stevens, and Abrar Al-Heeti

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Amazon has entered the realm of companies offering their very own AI assistant that they've dubbed Amazon Q. How Gen Z is driving the adoption of Generative AI, in the U.K. at least. And starting December 1st, unused Gmail accounts may be permanently deleted if they have been inactive for at least two years.

Amazon announced its own AI assistant called Amazon Q. Emily Dreibelbis of PCMag stops by to talk about the Amazon Q chatbot.
Dan Moren of SixColors joins the show to reassure you that iOS 17's NameDrop feature is not dangerous at all.
Jason Howell shares a study on how Gen Z in the U.K. is driving the general adoption of Generative AI.
And Mikah Sargent warns us that if you have a Gmail account you haven't used in some time, it may be permanently deleted starting in the beginning of December.
Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

Guests: Emily Dreibelbis and Dan Moren

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Federal government reaches deal with Google on Online News Act
Google DeepMind researchers use AI tool to find 2mn new materials
Some Pixel 8 Pro displays have bumps under the glass
Reflecting on 18 years at Google
Google's new geothermal energy project is up and running
AWS Unveils Next Generation AWS-Designed Chips
Amazon Introduces Q, an A.I. Chatbot for Companies
Does Black Friday and Cyber Monday Matter?
Adobe's $20 Billion Purchase of Figma Would Harm Innovation, U.K. Regulator Provisionally Finds
Elon goes full Pizzagate. How does this end?
A new low in manels
Sports Illustrated Published Articles by Fake, AI-Generated Writers
OpenAI Made an AI Breakthrough Before Altman Firing, Stoking Excitement and Concern
Hugging Face CEO on What Comes After Transformers
Hinton vs LeCun vs Ng vs Tegmark vs O
Anthony Levandowski Reboots Church of Artificial Intelligence
Unauthorized "David Attenborough" AI clone narrates developer's life, goes viral
Google Slides getting built-in presentation recording tool
Google Will Start Deleting Old Accounts This Week. Here's How to Save Your Google Account
Google's .meme domain is here to serve your wackiest websites
Some Google Drive for Desktop users are missing months of files
Picks of the week

(Paris) The 2000 cinematic masterpiece Chicken Run
(Paris) Pentiment
(Jeff) Jezebel to Be Resurrected by Paste Magazine
(Jeff) After 151 years, Popular Science will no longer offer a magazine
(Ant) City Nerd on YouTube
(Jason) No Ads in Albania, Ethiopia and Myanmar
Hosts: Jason Howell, Jeff Jarvis, Paris Martineau, and Ant Pruitt

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Apple has reversed course and is adding RCS support to iMessage next year. What was announced at Microsoft Ignite 2023? And Common Sense Media has ratings for ten chatbots & AI services that parents should be cautious with when their kids interact with them. 

Breaking news Thursday morning as Apple has announced that they are adding RCS support to iMessage next year. Will Sattelberg of Android Police shares the details of what this means.
Microsoft Ignite 2023 is happening in Seattle currently, and a lot has been announced at the event. Daniel Rubino of Windows Central breaks down some of the announcements made.
Jason shares an exciting story about noise-canceling headphones that could let users choose which sounds they may want to hear.
Mikah talks about Common Sense Media's ratings of chatbots and other AI services that warn parents about how certain AI services may be unsafe for kids.
Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

Guests: Will Sattelberg and Daniel Rubino

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Discussion of upcoming Black Friday sales on Google Pixel phones and tablets
Concerns with the Pixel tablet including laggy performance, inability to use independently from dock, and high pricing
Leo shares his epiphany on the usefulness of AI for expert systems and personalized agents
Demonstration of Leo's custom AI assistants for Lisp and Emacs programming languages
Talk of Elon Musk's reputation decline after acquiring Twitter
Discussion of studies showing people perceive AI-generated faces as more human than real faces
Overview of lawsuit allowing school districts to sue social media companies for youth addiction
Interview with Alex Stamos, former Facebook CSO and current Stanford professor
Alex's perspective on risks of deepfakes in elections vs for individual harassment
Thoughts on moral panic around social media and youth mental health
Alex recounts attending a closed-door Senate AI hearing led by Senator Schumer
Discussion of social media companies loosening policies on election misinformation
Concerns about TikTok as a news source and possible propaganda risks
Talk of new book "A History of Fake Things on the Internet" by Walter Shirer
Alex's suggestion for comprehensive federal privacy regulations
Revelation during Google antitrust trial of Apple's cut of Google search revenue
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paris Martineau, and Jason Howell

Guest: Alex Stamos

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Jason Howell reviews the new Pixel Watch 2 smartwatch from Google. He discusses the pros like improved software, Fitbit integration, and excellent battery life compared to last year's model. But he also highlights cons like limited sizing, proprietary bands, and big repairability concerns. Overall a nice upgrade by Google but still some key shortcomings versus the competition.

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Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

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