Episode Details

Microsoft wants to provide "AI emotional support?" Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, Jim Rea, Jeff Gamet, and Mark Fuccio look at their plans for user experience and approach, as well as the decision to kill off their headset without a replacement product announced.

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Chapters:

00:10 AI Emotional Support, and Goodbye HoloLens 00:42 Microsoft's AI Copilot and Emotional Content 06:00 Google Notebook LLM: A Fascinating Tool 13:41 Microsoft's HoloLens Discontinuation 16:53 1Password: Security for the Modern Workplace 18:20 The Future of AI and Hardware 27:18 Microsoft's Position in the Market 29:47 Meta's Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Review

Links:

Microsoft's AI Boss Wants Copilot to Bring 'Emotional Support' to Windows and Office https://www.wired.com/story/mustafa-suleyman-interview-microsoft-ai-ceo-copilot/

How to Generate an AI Podcast Using Google's NotebookLM https://www.wired.com/story/ai-podcast-google-notebooklm/ The Morning After: Microsoft is killing off HoloLens 2 https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-after-microsoft-is-killing-off-hololens-2-111629324.html

Guests:

Eric Bolden is into macOS, plants, sci-fi, food, and is a rural internet supporter. You can connect with him on Twitter, by email at embolden@mac.com, on Mastodon at @eabolden@techhub.social, on his blog, Trending At Work, and as co-host on The Vision ProFiles podcast.

Mark Fuccio is actively involved in high tech startup companies, both as a principle at piqsure.com, or as a marketing advisor through his consulting practice Tactics Sells High Tech, Inc. Mark was a proud investor in Microsoft from the mid-1990's selling in mid 2000, and hopes one day that MSFT will be again an attractive investment. You can contact Mark through Twitter, LinkedIn, or on Mastodon.

Jeff Gamet is a technology blogger, podcaster, author, and public speaker. Previously, he was The Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and the TextExpander Evangelist for Smile. He has presented at Macworld Expo, RSA Conference, several WordCamp events, along with many other conferences. You can find him on several podcasts such as The Mac Show, The Big Show, MacVoices, Mac OS Ken, This Week in iOS, and more. Jeff is easy to find on social media as @jgamet on Twitter and Instagram, jeffgamet on LinkedIn., @jgamet@mastodon.social on Mastodon, and on his YouTube Channel at YouTube.com/jgamet.

David Ginsburg is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/daveg65 and find and follow him on Twitter @