February 09, 2023

424: When Cars Hover Gently

1 hour 22 minutes

Microsoft and Google have got it and they’re flaunting it. It being AI-POWERED SEARCH. How’s is going, and what are the benefits and concerns? Then, a Right to Repair bill has passed in New York State — but by the time it was signed it had been somewhat defanged by corporate lobbyists. What does it mean for Right to Repair more broadly? For dessert we have Jason Torchinsky and Matt Hardigree of The Autopian calling in to tell us about the hot new independent automotive news site — and illegal engines.

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Guest Starring:

Jason Torchinsky and Matt Hardigree

Links and Show Notes: Support Rocket with a Relay FM Membership Membership - Relay FM Rocket | Cotton Bureau Microsoft’s ChatGPT-powered Bing is open for everyone to try starting today - The Verge Google’s AI chatbot Bard makes factual error in first demo - The Verge Microsoft announces new Bing and Edge browser powered by upgraded ChatGPT AI - The Verge How Big Tech rewrote the nation’s first cell phone repair law | Grist John Deere commits to letting farmers repair their own tractors (kind of) - The Verge Metroid Prime remaster comes to Nintendo Switch - Polygon Ferrari Patent Shows They've Been Thinking About A Jet-Propelled Car, Just Like Isaac Newton - The Autopian