Wed. 07/03 – Walking Back AI Products

This about the man who invented the modern disc operating system (the OS) and the concept of the software platform. That man was Gary Kildall. And the question we examine in this episode is, why is Bill Gates the richest man in the world, and not Gary Kildall? Could things have turned out differently?In this episode we use audio from the following documentaries:Triumph of the NerdsandComputer ChroniclesSpecial thanks to Justin Schwinghamer for the original score and the voice acting.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This about the man who invented the modern disc operating system (the OS) and the concept of the software platform. That man was Gary Kildall. And the question we examine in this episode is, why is Bill Gates the richest man in the world, and not Gary Kildall? Could things have turned out differently?In this episode we use audio from the following documentaries:Triumph of the NerdsandComputer ChroniclesSpecial thanks to Justin Schwinghamer for the original score and the voice acting.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The deploying and then walking back of AI products and features is becoming something of a routine at this point. Apple is joining OpenAI’s board, kinda-sorta. Meta outlines 3D Gen. Proof that VC funding is coming back, baby. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.Sponsors:A Better Paradise PodcastLinks:Figma Disables AI App Design Tool After It Copied Apple’s Weather App (404 Media)Figma pulls AI tool after criticism that it ripped off Apple’s design (The Verge)Apple Poised to Get OpenAI Board Observer Role as Part of AI Pact (Bloomberg)Meta drops ‘3D Gen’ bomb: AI-powered 3D asset creation at lightning speed (VentureBeat)Investors Pour $27.1 Billion Into A.I. Start-Ups, Defying a Downturn (NYTimes)Weekend Longreads SuggestionsInternet Browsers Are Getting a Makeover for the Workplace (WSJ)A.I. Begins Ushering In an Age of Killer Robots (NYTimes)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A recent Evolve Bank and Trust cyberattack might impact a lot of tech customers. Why single points of failure impact cyberattacks. YouTube will soon let you take down videos like you’re a Hollywood studio. And big tech’s playbook for AI acquisitions that the regulators can’t frown at.Sponsors:CleanMyMac X Promocode: techmemeLinks:Fintech company Wise says some customers affected by Evolve Bank data breach (TechCrunch)CDK Global Hack Shows Risk of One Software Vendor Dominating an Industry (WSJ)Supreme Court orders new look at social media laws in Texas and Florida (CBSNews)Exclusive: Nvidia set to face French antitrust charges, sources say (Reuters)YouTube now lets you request removal of AI-generated content that simulates your face or voice (TechCrunch)This is Big Tech’s playbook for swallowing the AI industry (The Verge)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Meta’s turn to be accused of breaching the DMA. Smarter AirPods as part of an AR/VR strategy. Better AI leaderboards. And is the Surface Laptop finally a true MacBook Air killer?Sponsors:Dragon Ball LegendsLinks:Meta's pay or consent model in crosshairs for breaching EU tech rules (Reuters)Kuo: Apple to begin mass production of AirPods with cameras by 2026 (9to5Mac)‘Boring’ Bitcoin Sends Weekend Trading Volume to All-Time Lows (Bloomberg)Amazon’s Bargain Store Would Use Same Trade ‘Loophole’ as Temu, Shein (The Information)Chinese AI models storm Hugging Face's LLM chatbot benchmark leaderboard — Alibaba runs the board as major US competitors have worsened (Tom's Hardware)Surface Laptop review: Microsoft’s best MacBook Air competitor yet (The Verge)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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The growing backlash over Perplexity is getting interesting. OpenAI possibly exiting China will be interesting in terms of a massive land grab. AI Al Michaels will deliver personalized Olympics updates for you. And in the Longreads: is the real King of All Media… YouTube?Sponsors:ConstantContact.comLinks:Amazon Is Investigating Perplexity Over Claims of Scraping Abuse (Wired)OpenAI’s China Block to Reshape AI Scene as Big Players Pounce (Bloomberg)OpenAI Wants AI to Help Humans Train AI (Wired)An AI version of Al Michaels will deliver Olympic recaps on Peacock (The Verge)Weekend Longreads Suggestions:YouTube dominates streaming, forcing media companies to decide whether it’s friend or foe (CNBC)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Is Uncle Sam about to unload a ton of Bitcoin? AI has helped Google Translate almost double the number of languages it supports. No surprise, but Amazon is gonna take a page out of Temu’s book. Figma’s big redesign. And another way the AI era is rhyming with the DotCom era: the consultants are back.Sponsors:Miro.comLinks:Bitcoin Falls After U.S. Sends $240M Worth of Silk Road-Related BTC to Coinbase (Coindesk)Google Translate is getting support for more than 110 new languages (The Verge)Amazon To Launch Temu-Like Discount Section With Direct Shipping From China (The Information)Amazon Hits $2 Trillion in Value as AI Frenzy Fuels Rally (Bloomberg)Figma announces big redesign with AI (The Verge)Webtoon Entertainment to debut on Nasdaq as latest Korean cultural export success (Financial Times)The A.I. Boom Has an Unlikely Early Winner: Wonky Consultants (NYTimes)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The ChatGPT macOS app is now available for everybody. Google drops continuous scroll for search. Waymo drops the waitlist in San Francisco. Are the AI characters on Character.ai somehow… changed? And is there an eInk phone that I might actually have to try out?Sponsors:Lumen.me/rideLinks:OpenAI’s ChatGPT for Mac app is now available to everyone (9to5Mac)Google dropping continuous scroll in search results (Search Engine Land)Waymo ditches the waitlist and opens up its robotaxis to everyone in San Francisco (The Verge)Tech Investor Sean Parker Leads Rescue of Struggling AI Startup (WSJ)‘No Bot is Themselves Anymore:’ Character.ai Users Report Sudden Personality Changes to Chatbots (404 Media)The Boox Palma is an amazing gadget I didn’t even know I wanted (The Verge)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

History is rhyming today as AI music startups get the Napster treatment and Microsoft gets dinged for product bundling. Google wants you to build your own AI celebrity. Amazon wants to go at ChatGPT directly. And two hella-interesting and hella-big AI raises.Sponsors:Miro.comLinks:Major record labels sue AI company behind ‘BBL Drizzy’ (The Verge)EU charges Microsoft with antitrust violations over Teams (FT)Apple Spurned Idea of iPhone AI Partnership With Meta Months Ago (Bloomberg)Uber Is Locking Out NYC Drivers Mid-Shift to Lower Minimum Pay (Bloomberg)Google Develops Challenger to Meta’s Chatbots and Character.AI (The Information)Amazon is secretly working on a ChatGPT killer (Business Insider)Etched is building an AI chip that only runs one type of model (TechCrunch)EvolutionaryScale lands $142 mln to advance AI in biology (Reuters)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.