Jan 11th 2023
This Week in Google 698
Hands Off My Pound Cake!
ChatGPT Microsoft investment, Tesla crashes, FAA outage, Afroman raid
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- Stadia player count hinted at by Destiny 2 figures.
- The DNSSEC Root Signing Ceremony.
- KSK Key Signing Ceremony (16 Jun 10).
- Microsoft reportedly plans to invest $10 billion in creator of buzzy A.I. tool ChatGPT.
- OpenAI begins piloting ChatGPT Professional, a premium version of its viral chatbot.
- Wolfram|Alpha as the Way to Bring Computational Knowledge Superpowers to ChatGPT.
- neeva.ai
- Inside Neeva, the ad-free, privacy-first search engine from ex-Googlers.
- Ryan Reynolds used ChatGPT to make a Mint Mobile ad, and the results were ‘mildly terrifying’.
- NYC education department blocks ChatGPT on school devices, networks.
- Microsoft VALL-E voice models.
- Apple does AI-read audiobooks.
- Russia to replace crew capsule at space station after coolant leak.
- Gigabit-ready internet connections are now mandatory in new homes in England.
- Flights Resume Across U.S. After FAA Outage: Live Updates.
- FAA giving airlines another year to fix altimeters that can’t handle 5G signals.
- Chipotle is adding the TikTok-famous quesadilla hack to its official menu.
- These dogs ride a bus like humans ‘and now the internet is in love’.
- Georgia Tech paper arguing TikTok is no security danger.
- Footage of Tesla in self-driving mode stopping on Bay Bridge (!), causing pileup.
- Tesla on autopilot leads police on chase before driver finally wakes up.
- Afroman Got Raided by Cops, So He Put Them in His Music Video.
- rsync.net Warrant Canary.
- Amazon and Disney team up to launch an entirely new, Alexa-enabled experience for fans called Hey Disney!
- Researchers Hacked California's Digital License Plates, Gaining Access to GPS Location and User Info.
- Google Pixel phones add 5G support in India.
- Google Messages rolls out group chat end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in beta.
- Google Maps for Wear OS adds phoneless navigation on LTE watches.
- Google’s new high-definition maps are arriving first on Volvo and Polestar electric vehicles.
- Google’s new split-screen look for Android Auto is rolling out to everyone.
- Google Meet rolling out in-call emoji reactions.
- Google Docs adds a feature we thought it already had: non-printing characters.
- California Governor Teases Support for Digital IDs: 'We're Going to Do It Like No Other State'.
- John Deere vows to open up its tractor tech, but right-to-repair backers have doubts.
Picks:
- Stacey - Tramontina Induction Cooking System.
- Jeff - Finnish Parliament rejects EU copyright legislation as a violation of rights to education, science.
- Jeff - After Months Of Protest, Google Search Quality Raters Finally Get A Raise.
- Ant - Kevin Hart Guesses Cheap vs. Expensive Wines.
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Links
- Stadia player count hinted at by Destiny 2 figures
- Key ceremony
- Microsoft ready to invest $10b in OpenAI
- OpenAI begins piloting ChatGPT Professional, a premium version of its viral chatbot | TechCrunch
- NYC school board blocks ChatGPT
- Microsoft VALL-E voice models
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- Gigabit-ready internet connections are now mandatory in new homes in England | PC Gamer
- Flights Resume Across U.S. After FAA Outage: Live Updates - The New York Times
- FAA giving airlines another year to fix altimeters that can’t handle 5G signals | Ars Technica
- After fights, Chipotle adds TikTok hack to menu
- These dogs ride a bus like humans ‘and now the internet is in love’
- Georgia Tech paper arguing TikTok is no security danger
- Footage of Tesla in self-driving mode stopping on Bay Bridge (!), causing pileup
- Tesla on autopilot leads police on chase before driver finally wakes up
- Afroman Got Raided by Cops, So He Put Them in His Music Video
- rsync.net/resources/notices/canary.txt
- Amazon and Disney team up to launch an entirely new, Alexa-enabled experience for fans called Hey Disney!
- Researchers Hacked California's Digital License Plates
- Google Pixel phones add 5G support in India
- Google Messages rolls out group chat end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in beta
- Google Maps for Wear OS adds phoneless navigation on LTE watches
- Google’s new high-definition maps are arriving first on Volvo and Polestar electric vehicles
- Google’s new split-screen look for Android Auto is rolling out to everyone
- Google Meet rolling out in-call emoji reactions
- Google Docs adds a feature we thought it already had: non-printing characters
- John Deere vows to open up its tractor tech, but right-to-repair backers have doubts
- Tramontina Induction Cooking System
- Finnish Parliament rejects EU copyright legislation as violation of rights to education, science
- Google raters get raise
- Kevin Hart Guesses Cheap vs. Expensive Wines