Science should be taken seriously; Read Write Own; layoffs at Snap, Microsoft, Grammarly & Warner Music Group; Americans going back into credit card debt; Amazon new AWS charge; Google's confusing Gemini AI plans; AI robocalls outlawed; META's confusing AI approach & continued useless Oversight Board; Moviepass shenanigans; Taylor Swift's private jet tracked; Optical Vortex to correct vision; Poor Things; Leave the World Behind; Moana 2; Apple Vision Pro reviews; Bluesky open to everyone; Slack is 10; Jason gets new gadgets; the 4 S's with Dave; smart toothbrush DDoS attack, smug superiority & journalism versus curators.
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Google launches Gemini Advanced to compete with OpenAI
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Google saves your conversations with Gemini for years by default
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Phony AI Biden robocalls reached up to 25,000 voters, says New Hampshire AG
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Meta plans to ramp up labeling of AI-generated images across its platforms
Maliciously edited Joe Biden video can stay on Facebook, Meta's Oversight Board says
Company Loses Millions After Employee Duped By Video Call Deepfakes
Former MoviePass Executive Convicted of Embezzlement to Pay Off Coachella Party Debt
Add Taylor Swift to the list of famous people who don't like their private jets being tracked
Amazing Spiral-Shaped Contact Lens Uses 'Optical Vortex' to Correct Vision
MEDIA CANDY
‘Moana 2’ Set at Disney With Surprise 2024 Release Date
APPS & DOODADS
Will Apple’s Vision Pro Make Your Real Life Unbearably Boring?
The thing no one will say about Apple Vision Pro
Bluesky is ditching its waitlist and is now open to everyone
Slack Is Turning 10 Years Old, and Wow Has It Changed Everything
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The National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators
THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE
How to Poop at Work - Bathroom Etiquette and Types of Poop
Pedro Pascal Will Not Appear in the Mandalorian Season 4
3 million smart toothbrushes were not used in a DDoS attack after all, but it could happen
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