Nostalgia Meets Innovation

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In this episode: 

• Musk's xAI updates Grok chatbot after 'white genocide' comments
• MoviePass Gets $100 Million Investment in Box Office Game Mogul
• "We would be less confidential than Google" – Proton threatens to quit Switzerland over new surveillance law
• ‘Sesame Street’ Saved, Inks New Streaming Deal With Netflix
• Breakthrough stretchy battery moves like toothpaste and could power pacemakers and hearing aids
• Google I/O
• Lots more AI in search results
• XR Glasses, with Samsung and Warby Parker, coming later this year
• Veo 3 - audio and video at the same time
• Gemini live - see what’s on your screen in real-time
• Duolingo CEO says AI is a better teacher than humans—but schools will still exist ‘because you still need childcare’
• Pocket is shutting down
• Mysterious Database of 184 Million Records Exposes Vast Array of Login Credentials
• OpenAI is buying iPhone designer Jony Ive's AI devices startup for $6.4 billion
• Sam Altman Tells Staff Plan to Ship 100 Million Devices That See Everything in Users' Lives
• Fortnite is finally back on US iPhones
• Fortnite approved by Apple, returns to U.S. App Store 5 years after removal
• Fortnite maker charged with unfair labor practice over AI Darth Vader

Weird and Wacky: 

• Chicago Sun-Times Prints AI-Generated Summer Reading List With Books That Don't Exist
• Robert’s list

Tech Rec:

• Mickey - Mac Stage Manager
• Adam - ​​Cumrige Self Cleaning Litter Box

Find us here:

• mickmel.com & adamjwalker.com

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