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Mar 2024
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Gemini's Culture War + Kara Swisher Burn...

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We finally invited someone on the podcast who is meaner to Casey than Kevin is. 
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<p>Last month our colleague Lulu Garcia-Navarro had a conversation with Wikipedia’s co-founder Jimmy Wales about the challenges the site is facing — including by right-wing influencers who claim it is biased and by A.I. chatbots that compete with its content.</p><p>We found the c ... Show More
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