Episode Details

Say hello to Gemini, Google’s new AI model designed to go head to head with OpenAI. Governments have been spying on your phone’s notifications, but Apple couldn’t tell you about that until now. Why is Twitch shutting down service in what is one of the biggest markets in the world for esports? And another way to hide your green bubbles in iMessage.

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• CrashPlan.com/ridehome
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Links:

• Meet Gemini, the AI That Google Says Is Way, Way Better Than ChatGPT (Gizmodo)
• Google’s Gemini AI model is coming to the Pixel 8 Pro — and eventually to Android (The Verge)
• Google announces the Cloud TPU v5p, its most powerful AI accelerator yet (TechCrunch)
• Governments spying on Apple, Google users through push notifications - US senator (Reuters)
• Twitch plans to shut down in South Korea on February 27, 2024 (VentureBeat)
• There’s a new iMessage for Android app — and it actually works (The Verge)

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