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In this episode: 

• United’s Starlink-powered Wi-Fi is the end of airplane mode
• ​​United Adds Caviar Service and Luxe Jammies in Race for Superpremium Travelers
• You can book private chefs and personal trainers on Airbnb now
• Google updating its ‘G’ icon for the first time in 10 years
• Google announces new security features for Android for protection against scam and theft
• Coinbase warns of up to $400 million hit from cyberattack
• Coinbase is replacing Discover on the S&P 500 stock market index: Here’s why and what that means
• ​​Microsoft laying off about 6,000 people, or 3% of its workforce
• ​​CFPB Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From Data Brokers
• AMC to Slash Movie Ticket Prices by 50% on Wednesdays
• Perplexity AI wrapping talks to raise $500 million at $14 billion valuation
• New Lego-building AI creates models that actually stand up in real life
• ALICE detects the conversion of lead into gold at the Large Hadron Collider

Weird and Wacky: 

• Family shows AI video of slain victim as an impact statement — possibly a legal first
• Max was an all-time bad rebrand
• Universe expected to decay in 10⁷⁸ years, much sooner than previously thought
• NASA keeps ancient Voyager 1 spacecraft alive with Hail Mary thruster fix 

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - SensorPush (previously recommended on episode 106)
• Adam - HP Chromebook 14 Laptop

Find us here:

• sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

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