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TWiST News: Reddit Earnings, Apple Intelligence, and more AI money | E2041

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Nov 8, 2024
The hosts dive into Apple’s innovative on-device AI and its potential privacy pitfalls. They analyze Reddit’s impressive surge in user engagement and discuss Amazon's major investment interest in AI firm Anthropic. Conversations expand to touch on the critical importance of product velocity for SaaS growth, illustrated through Toast’s success story. The political landscape is also examined, focusing on how economic factors and inflation could sway voter sentiment in upcoming elections.
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ANECDOTE

Signal Privacy Concerns

  • Apple Intelligence reads Signal messages, causing privacy concerns among users.
  • Many users claim the feature was enabled by default, leading to a sense of a privacy breach.
ADVICE

Manage Apple Intelligence

  • Disable Apple Intelligence for messaging apps to protect privacy.
  • Consider enabling it for other apps where convenience outweighs privacy concerns.
INSIGHT

Technologists vs. Media on Apple Privacy

  • Despite media praise for Apple's privacy efforts, tech-savvy users remain skeptical of Apple Intelligence.
  • This skepticism arises from concerns about off-device AI processing and lack of transparency.
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