Tech News Weekly 319

There's a nine-month-long cruise ship that's hosting a plethora of TikTok creators. A company called Rabbit sells its 10,000 unit allotment of its R1 AI companion device. What are the details on the upcoming Apple Vision Pro, now set to launch on February 2nd? And how Generative AI may be helpful in 2024.

• Amanda Silberling joins the show as a guest co-host! You'll be seeing her every 2nd Thursday, sharing her story of the week and talking with Mikah about his story of the week. We start with how there's a nine-month-long cruise ship that's hosting a large number of TikTok creators.
• Mikah talks about a company called Rabbit and how they sold out of the 10,000 unit allotment of its R1 AI companion device that works as a "universal controller for apps."
• Dan Moren of Six Colors joins the show to talk about the Apple Vision Pro device and how the company announced a release date of February 2nd, with pre-orders beginning on Friday, January 19th, starting at 5:00 a.m. Pacific.
• Finally, Reed Albergotti from Semafor shares how generative AI in 2024 will be implemented more meaningfully to assist us in advancements in different fields.

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• Transcripts: Tech News Weekly 319 Transcript

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• The World Cruise on TikTok is an unintentional online reality show
• Rabbit sells out 10,000 units of its R1 pocket AI companion in one day
• Apple Vision Pro launches on February 2, preorders next week
• Generative AI will move from hype to actually being helpful