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Sep 2023
15m 27s

Wed. 09/20 – Even AI Could Benefit From ...

Brian McCullough
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The UK looks like it’s going to make that Online Safety Bill into law. Instacart closed up, but Arm has been trending down on the markets. Could Apple really have considered getting into the stock trading game? Is the iPad finally getting a WhatsApp app? And what if you could get AI to perform better simply by giving it gentle words of encouragement.

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