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Tech News Weekly 433: A $399 AI Deer That Texts You

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy of The Verge joins Mikah Sargent this week on Tech News Weekly! How AI is helping elders stay independent & provide companionship. How Apple and Google's app stores are pushing users toward deepfake nude apps, per an organization's report. And inside the crazy backstory behind an AI plush companion.

  • Jennifer talks about Samsung's newest updates to its SmartThings Family Care service and how technology and AI are increasingly being used to help take care of elderly people & provide companionship.
  • Mikah talks about a report from the Tech Transparency Project that found both Apple & Google's app stores that host & direct users to apps that generate non-consensual nude images of women.
  • And Victoria Song of The Verge joins the show to share her review of a $399 AI companion and her very unique experience with the device overall.

    • Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

    Guest: Victoria Song

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