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Sep 25, 2024 • 8min
OpenAI rolls out Advanced Voice Mode
Plus - Spotify’s AI playlist feature rolls out to the US and more markets; ByteDance is shutting down TikTok Music globally Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 24, 2024 • 9min
What’s illegal under California’s 9 (and counting) new AI laws
California Governor Gavin Newsom is currently considering 38 AI-related bills, including the highly contentious SB 1047, which the state’s legislature sent to his desk for final approval. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 21, 2024 • 8min
Microsoft taps Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power AI
Plus, Tumblr reports ~350% user growth following X’s ban in Brazil. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 20, 2024 • 8min
Apple Intelligence is now live in public beta
Plus: Apple, Google wallets now support California driver’s licenses; Amazon releases a video generator, but only for ads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 19, 2024 • 9min
YouTube launches Communities
Plus: Amazon adds PayPal as a payment option to Buy with Prime; How Apple is making iPhone 16 more repairable Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 18, 2024 • 8min
Snap’s new AI feature
Plus: Instagram tightens restrictions on teen use, putting parents in control; Patreon launches features to automate away creators’ administrative workload and help them make more money Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 17, 2024 • 8min
ByteDance’s Lemon8 surges
Amazon mandates full 5-day return to office; iOS 18 is out: Here’s what’s new Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 14, 2024 • 8min
Meta reignites plans to train AI using UK users’ public Facebook and Instagram posts
Plus, Waymo robotaxis to become available on Uber in Austin, Atlanta in early 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 13, 2024 • 8min
OpenAI unveils o1
Explore OpenAI's latest generative AI model, codenamed Strawberry, and its exciting new features and limitations. Discover how Elon Musk’s social network X is introducing a novel DM blocking tool. Learn about Apple's AirPods Pro, now FDA-approved for hearing aid use, enhancing accessibility for users. Plus, dive into innovative marketing solutions like the Humans platform connecting brands and creators, alongside Line Leap, the startup that lets users skip queues at bars.

Sep 12, 2024 • 8min
OpenAI reportedly in talks to raise at $150B valuation
YouTube Shorts’ collaborative Add Yours sticker is now available to all users; Google’s AI note-taking app NotebookLM can now explain complex topics to you out loud Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices