Zork Goes Open Source

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In this episode: 

• Google cracked Apple’s AirDrop and is adding it to Pixel phones
• Kohler Can Access Data and Pictures from Toilet Camera It Describes as “End-to-End Encrypted”
• Tesla is recalling over 10,000 Powerwall 2 batteries due to burn risks
• Preserving code that shaped generations: Zork I, II, and III go Open Source
• NotebookLM's killer new feature just made PowerPoint obsolete (and Canva too)
• Scientists create new bullet-proof fiber that is stronger and thinner than Kevlar
• Amazon Rushes Out Latest AI Chip to Take On Nvidia, Google
• MKBHD is taking down his wallpaper app
• All The HBO Max Shows That May Come To Netflix After Its Wild WB Purchase 
• Code suggests that OpenAI may be close to introducing ads for ChatGPT
• OpenAI is under pressure as Google, Anthropic gain ground
• Claude for Nonprofits
• Elon Musk says AI will end America's debt crisis within 3 years
• X Just Accidentally Exposed A Vast Covert Influence Network Targeting Americans
• Internet Providers Can Monitor Their Own Cybersecurity Standards, Says Trump’s FCC

Weird and Wacky: 

• Driverless Waymo vehicle goes through tense police stop in L.A.
• Hundreds of Porsche Owners in Russia Unable to Start Cars After System Failure
• Superman copy found in mum's attic is most valuable comic ever at $9.12m
• Cryptographers Held an Election. They Can’t Decrypt the Results.

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - Ridwell
• Adam - Plaud Note Pro Review

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• sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

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