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Apr 2023
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Apple Pay Later, Twitter Alternative, April Fool's

  • Best of April Fool's Pranks
  • GM is cutting off access to Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for its future EVs
  • The Open Letter to Stop 'Dangerous' AI Race Is a Huge Mess
  • 3 things everyone's getting wrong about AI
  • Apple announces WWDC 2023 for June 5-9
  • At Apple, Rare Dissent Over a New Product: Interactive Goggles
  • Apple Releases iOS 16.4 With New Emoji, Safari Web Push Notifications, Beta Changes, Voice Isolation for Calls and More
  • Apple Pay Later is finally launching
  • E3 Cancelled After Big Tech Players Drop Out
  • Microsoft Security Copilot is a new GPT-4 AI assistant for cybersecurity
  • The secret list of Twitter VIPs getting boosted over everyone else
  • T2 - Twitter Alternative

Host: Mikah Sargent

Guests: Alex Wilhelm, Abrar Al-Heeti, and Christina Warren

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