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    #428: AI Everywhere All At Once

    March 9th, 2023 · 66 minutes

    Let’s talk about Google’s forays into AI — are they behind Microsoft? Then, a Spotify redesign threatens to make the app more visually similar to TikTok. Finally, Christina explains one of the biggest financial scams.

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    Membership - Relay FM
    Rocket | Cotton Bureau
    How Google Became Cautious of AI and Gave Microsoft an Opening - WSJ
    Google’s one step closer to building its 1,000-language AI model - The Verge
    ChatGPT Success Drives Google to Put AI in All Its Products - Bloomberg
    Cory Doctorow (@[email protected]) on Twitter: "So there's a great Thai restaurant in my neighborhood called Kiin. Yesterday, I searched for their website to order some takeout. Here's the Google result. https://t.co/JFCyvXV9be" / Twitter
    I tried using AI. It scared me. - YouTube
    Spotify’s new design turns your music and podcasts into a TikTok feed - The Verge
    How the Biggest Fraud in German History Unravelled | The New Yorker
    Covert cameras and alleged hacking: how bust payments company Wirecard ‘hired spies and lawyers to silence critics’ | Financial sector | The Guardian
    Amazon.com: Money Men: A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud, A Fight for the Truth eBook : McCrum, Dan: Kindle Store