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    #420: The Snowball of Trust

    July 14th, 2023 · 80 minutes

    Andy’s joined by a special guest this week: Jason Howell, host of All About AndroidA new rash of civil lawsuits that content creators have filed against Google and other makers of AI language models. And then we talk phones.

    Guest Starring: Jason Howell

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    Google hit with lawsuit alleging it stole data from millions of users to train its AI tools | CNN Business
    The environmentally conscious Fairphone 4 is finally coming to the US - The Verge
    LineageOS – LineageOS Android Distribution