Gmail turns 20; Google isn't good; coding with ChatGPT; court bans "AI-enhanced" evidence; AI Goslings everywhere; NYC chatbot spews out dangerously inaccurate information; Amazon's mechanical turks; California right to disconnect bill; Elon Musk has hurt the Tesla brand; Constellation; Road House; Jon Stewart; Star Trek: Discovery; AI in music; DVDs; Sherlock Holmes; Super Monsters Ate My Condo, +; app feedback: Canva, Apple Vision Pro, Kagi; new Star Wars content; Avatar: the Last Airbender; the Muppets; down the AI personality cloning rabbit hole; AI generated sludge or world changing genius?
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Gmail is 20 years old
Eudora (email client)
Ten years later, Facebook's Oculus acquisition hasn't changed the world as expected
Google says it will destroy browsing data collected from Chrome’s Incognito mode
IN THE NEWS
Court Bans Use of 'AI-Enhanced' Video Evidence Because That's Not How AI Works
Waymo self-driving cars are delivering Uber Eats orders for first time
NYC’s business chatbot is reportedly doling out ‘dangerously inaccurate’ information
Amazon just walked out on its self-checkout technology
California introduces 'right to disconnect' bill that would allow employees to possibly relax
Apple confirms layoffs affecting 700+ workers, including car team
AT&T resets millions of customers’ passcodes after account info was leaked on the dark web
Elon Musk's unpleasant persona hurts Tesla brand: survey says
Cybertruck Breaks Down After One Mile Of Driving
MEDIA CANDY
Better Call Saul
Constellation
The Regime
Road House
Jon Stewart says Apple asked him not to host FTC Chair Lina Khan
An executive who worked on '3 Body Problem' was sentenced to death for fatally poisoning the Netflix show's producer
Star Trek: Discovery
New Matrix Movie in the Works from Drew Goddard
Song Lyrics Today Are Less Sophisticated, Angrier, And More Self-Obsessed Than They Used To Be, Study Says
Billie Eilish, Greta Van Fleet, & Pearl Jam Among 200 Artists Calling for Responsible AI Music Practices
Suno AI
New Bill in California Aims to Force Ticketmaster to Play Nice With Others
The film fans who refuse to surrender to streaming: ‘One day you’ll barter bread for our DVDs’
40 Years Later, Jeremy Brett is Still the Best Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes w/ Jeremy Brett
Downie via SetApp
The Labours Of Hercule
Anthem Of Life
APPS & DOODADS
Super Monsters Ate My Condo+
Welcome to Canva, Affinity!
Kagi
Friendship Ended With GOOGLE Now KAGI Is My Best Friend
Jon Stewart On The False Promises of AI | The Daily Show
AI Companies Running Out Of Training Data After Burning Through Entire Internet
Yahoo bought AI-powered news app Artifact from Instagram’s co-founders
THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE
The CyberWire
Dave Bittner
Hacking Humans
Caveat
Control Loop
Star Wars' Next Animated Anthology Explores the Shadows of the Empire
Breaking Down the Sithy Secrets of Tales of the Empire's New Trailer
Willie Nelson and Kermit the Frog sing "Rainbow Connection"
Navigating the Challenges and Opportunities of Synthetic Voices
What Went Wrong
A 65-IN-1 THE 2024 WAY
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