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- Is Antivirus Software Spying On You?, Never Delete SPAM, Jr. Software Developers Over Reliance on AI, Crypto Heist Because Of Poor Cybersecurity
Top Stories:
- Does Antivirus software collect and share your data?
- Never delete SPAM email
- Junior programmers are becoming too dependent on AI for coding
- The biggest Cryptocurrency heist was caused by poor cyber security
23 min - Microsoft Killing Publisher, Apple Delaying Apple Intelligence, Most Smart Phone Users Don’t Use AI, DOJ Forcing Google To Sell Chrome, 4G Cellular Didn’t Work On The Moon
News and Updates:
- After 34 years, Microsoft is ending Publisher
- Apple says it is delaying Apple Intelligence until 2026
- A new survey finds 90% of smart phone users think AI is useless
- US DoJ is going forward on forcing Google to sell off Chrome
- Nokia put a 4G cell site on the moon, but it didn’t work
23 min - Amazon Alexa+, Nvidia Say AI Boom Still Going Strong, Sora Gets ChatGPT Integration, Microsoft-OpenAI Approved in UK, McDonald’s Gets AI Infusion, Google-HP Project Starline 3D Calling
Top Stories:
- Amazon announced Alexa+ with new features
- Nvidia says AI Boom is far from over
- OpenAI’s Sora will get ChatGPT Integration to produce better videos
- After 2 years, the UK gives Microsoft and OpenAI clearance form Antitrust officials
- McDonald’s is implementing AI in their restaurants
- HP and Google team up on Project Starline for 3D video calling
23 min - Facebook Deleting Live Videos, HP Ends 15 Min Wait, Gmail Changes Authentication, Google Shuts Down Extensions, YouTube Premium Lite, Microsoft Office “Free: With Ads, Microsoft To End Skype
News and Updates:
- Facebook will start deleting Live videos after 30 days
- HP halts the 15 minute wait to talk to customer service
- Gmail switching to QR Codes and Authentication App instead of SMS
- Chrome updated the Extensions Software and killed off a lot of extensions, including uBlock
- YouTube launches Premium Lite in US to be ad free for $7.99/month
- Microsoft testing a free version of Office with ads
- Microsoft will end Skype in May 2025
23 min - Smart Glasses Help Visually Impaired, AI Not Generating Value, Think Deeper and Voice Are Now Free, Robots Running Half Marathons
- Meta’s smart glasses are enhancing the lives of visually impaired
- Microsoft CEO questions whether AI is creating value
- Microsoft has made Think Deeper and Voice AI assistants Free of charge
- Robotics companies have their bots running half marathons along side human runners
23 min - MLB Bot Calling Balls and Strikes, YouTube Premium “Lite”, Apple Vision Pro getting AI, AT&T SplitPay vs, Splitwise App, Meta’s Subsea Internet Cable Circumnavigates
News and Updates:
- Major League Baseball will use the bots for balls & strikes in Spring League
- YouTube is creating a Premium “Lite” plan with reduced ads
- Apple Vision Pro headsets is getting Apple Intelligence, finally
- AT&T created SplitPay, but Splitwise is better
- Meta is building a 31K mile subsea Internet cable that will go around the globe
23 min - Tariffs are affecting cheap products from China, Musk Bid for OpenAI, AI Hype or Revolutionary, Hank Azaria Replaced By AI?
- New tariffs are driving prices for Temu products thru the roof
- Elon Musk offered $97 Billion to buy OpenAI
- Is AI just hype, or is it revolutionary?
- Hank Azaria penned an OpEd that he thinks Gen AI is going to try to replace him
23 min - Gulf of America on Google Maps, Google’s reCAPTCHA is Useless, Ads in Jeeps, iOS Emergency Update, AirPods as Hearing Aids
News and Updates:
- Google Maps and Apple Maps have changed the name to Gulf of America in the US, not abroad
- Google’s reCAPTCHA is useless against bots, but a big money maker
- Ads are popping up in Jeeps on the display when the vehicle comes to a stop
- Apple released an emergency update for the iPhone
- Apple AirPods can be used as hearing aids
23 min - The Vatican Warns About The Risk of A.I., Dating Apps And The Challenges They Face
The Vatican releases a very written warning about the risks of A.I., while acknowledging its potential
The Big Story:
- Bumble CEO steps down after changing the platform
- Dating Apps have serious challenges, can they resolve their issues
- Are Dating Apps getting worse?
- I. and the Dating App, will it help or make it worse?
23 min - Stop Changing Passwords, GM Super Cruise, NY Times Flashback, Meta Smart Glasses And The Fate Of The Metaverse, Farewell To The TrackPoint Nub
News and Updates:
- NIST says using a password manager is better than changing passwords
- GM got out of the Robotaxi business, but will still use the autonomous driver technology
- NY Times 1st published article on the WWW
- Meta to add extra display to the Ray Ban Smart Glasses
- Meta also will decide the future of The Metaverse
- Lenovo will do away with the red TrackPoint nub on ThinkPad laptops
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