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Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode:  Generative AI develops potential new drugs for antibiotic-resistant bacteria NYC AI Chatbot Touted by Adams Tells Businesses to Break the Law ChatGPT no longer requires an account — but there’s a catch Instagram co-founders’ AI-powered news app Artifact may not be shutting down after all The AltStore, an alternative app store com...

n this episode:  Reddit pops 48% in NYSE debut after selling shares at top of range Reddit sinks below opening price in second day of trading LinkedIn is experimenting with a TikTok-like video feed in its app The US Department of Justice is suing Apple — read the full lawsuit here U.S. Sues Apple, Alleges Tech Giant Exploits Illegal Monopoly US DOJ’s blockbuster lawsuit against Apple is headline g...

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode:  Apple Is in Talks to Let Google Gemini Power iPhone AI Features MrBeast Strikes Amazon Deal For Biggest Competition Series in TV History Dell Says Remote Employees Won't Be Eligible for Promotions: Report Coca-Cola unveils all-new bottles — sort of Users ditch Glassdoor, stunned by site adding real names without consent Reddi...

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode:  Google, Apple, and Firefox release new Speedometer 3.0 browser benchmark Google says Chrome can now protect you better while preserving your privacy Tor’s new WebTunnel bridges mimic HTTPS traffic to evade censorship The Tor Project introduces WebTunnel to help you bypass Tor network censorship Apple to allow iOS app downloads di...

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode:  Facebook, Instagram, and Threads were all down Red Sea cables have been damaged, disrupting internet traffic Google Pauses Gemini’s Image Generator After It Was Accused of Being Racist Against White People Impressive Capacity and Extended Lifespan – Scientists Have Invented Recyclable “Water Batteries” That Won’t Catch Fire Peeri...

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode:  Bitcoin regains $1 trillion market cap as the cryptocurrency hits over two-year high $13M and 3 years later, Superlist hopes to become a decacorn. But will it? DuckDuckGo’s privacy browser adds built-in password syncing Signal Finally Rolls Out Usernames, So You Can Keep Your Phone Number Private Wyze outage led to the cameras of...

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode:  Snap shares drop 30% after company's revenue miss and weak guidance Cyclist hit by driverless Waymo car in San Francisco, police say Waymo driverless car set on fire, destroyed by San Francisco crowd Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever” Wi-Fi jamming to knock out cameras suspected in...

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode:  Snap shares drop 30% after company's revenue miss and weak guidance Google Maps is getting a major AI upgrade — what you need to know Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer’ Mozilla Monitor’s new service removes your personal info from data broker sites automatically Resear...

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode:  Nintendo’s Next Switch Coming This Year With LCD, Omdia Says Games are helping the New York Times thrive amid media chaos Mozilla says Apple’s new browser rules are ‘as painful as possible’ for Firefox 26 billion private records leaked in 'mother of all breaches’ Amazon’s Ring will stop allowing police to request doorbell vid...

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode:  Tesla charging woes in the Arctic cold snap blamed on inadequate battery preconditioning Result of Cybertruck's 'carrot test' is leaving people concerned for their safety Harvard Claims 'Holy Grail' EV Battery Breakthrough. But When Will We See It? The US Postal Service’s new EV chargers are here Kitepower&#39...

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode:  I demoed Bluetooth's Auracast, and its going to be a big deal. Here’s Why What if You Never Had to Charge Your Gadgets Again? Tesla Optimus robot can't build cars yet, but it is folding clothes Chicago-area Tesla charging stations lined with dead cars in freezing cold: 'A bunch of dead robots out here' John Deere,...

In this episode:  Chipotle and Strava team up to help fans achieve wellness goals all January Twilio is killing off the Authy desktop app, but Mac users have a work-around Meet ‘Link History,’ Facebook’s New Way to Track the Websites You Visit YouTube demonetizes public domain 'Steamboat Willie' video after copyright claim SpaceX launches first satellites for cell phone service in dead zon...

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode:  Google Maps is ditching cloud-based location history for a more private solution Google Just Killed Warrants That Give Police Access To Location Data Intel’s Core Ultra CPUs are here — and they all come with silicon dedicated to AI Apple announces new 'contingent pricing' feature for App Store subscriptions First 150 kWh...

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode:  How Mark Cuban forced the biggest US pharmacy to upend its business Engineers Shatter Fiber Optic Speed Record at 22.9 Petabits Per Second Google Fiber is offering early access to $250 per month 20-gig service OLED breakthrough could mean cheaper TVs Bose discontinues its Frames line of smart glasses. Tesla again threatens to sue...

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode:  Mailchimp is shutting down TinyLetter Google’s new geothermal energy project is up and running It's official: Evernote will restrict free users to 50 notes Google Agrees To Pay Canadian News Outlets $100M Annually in Rare Win for Media Industry Microsoft secures nonvoting board seat at OpenAI Why I spent 3 years working on a...

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode:  It's never been a better time to switch to Firefox NVIDIA sued for stealing trade secrets after screensharing blunder showed rival company's code ‘This is insane.’ Swedish workers are getting under Elon Musk’s skin Apple Pulls Plug on Goldman Credit-Card Partnership Amazon turns Fire TV Cube into a thin client for enterpr...

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode:  OpenAI Drama Timeline: All The Twists And Turns, Starring Sam Altman Sam Altman returns to OpenAI in a bizarre reversal of fortunes Sam Altman joins Microsoft as OpenAI names its third CEO in 3 days Sam Altman is still trying to return as OpenAI CEO Everything You Need to Know About the Ridiculously Chaotic 'Coup,' Implos...

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode:  Court rules automakers can record and intercept owner text messages Rivian blames “fat finger” for infotainment-bricking software update Waze will start warning drivers about the most dangerous roads Prime members can now get a One Medical membership for $9/month Aliro could unlock a new future for smart locks and digital keys Fo...

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode:  Surprise Discovery Reveals a Whole New Source of Evaporation An AI just negotiated a contract for the first time ever — and no human was involved WeWork, once valued at $47 billion, files for bankruptcy The WeWork soap opera’s latest episode includes filing for bankruptcy Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg tore his ACL while training for a...

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode:  Amazon considers offering veterinary telehealth as it looks to compete with Walmart Spotify is changing its royalty model to crush streaming fraud Samsung’s Moon photos are fake — but so is a lot of mobile photography Google Maps is becoming more like Search — thanks to AI Google Fiber is getting outrageously fast 20Gbps service...

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode:  The Problem with Jon Stewart cancellation highlights a problem for Apple’s Content Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and Apple News+ Receiving Price Increases Apple lines up to support nationwide right-to-repair legislation Royal College mulls no confidence move after Excel disaster Town Repeatedly Surveilled Man's Yard With Drone Wit...

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode:  Netflix to Open Stores Where Fans Can Play, Shop and Eat in 2025 Netflix hikes prices again New Device Turns Hot Summer Air Into Drinking Water IRS to offer free 'Direct File' pilot to some taxpayers in 13 states for 2024 tax season. Here’s who qualifies Comcast starts squeezing 2 Gbps symmetrical internet speeds throu...

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode:  Gmail for Android rolling out emoji reactions, coming to iOS and web Google wins reprieve from $32.5 mln verdict in Sonos patent fight Google’s AI Is Making Traffic Lights More Efficient and Less Annoying Tom Hanks calls out dental ad for using AI likeness of him How an AI deepfake ad of MrBeast ended up on TikTok | TechCrunch Di...

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode:  First Blood Test for Dozens of Hereditary Cancers Approved by FDA WeWork says it will skip $95 million in interest payments, tanking shares US issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Network Spotify Makes Audiobooks Free to Paid Subscribers Zoom Docs arrives to take on Google Docs, Notion Google is making it harder for bulk...

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode:  Spotify launches Jam, a real-time collaborative playlist controlled by up to 32 people TikTok debuts new tools and technology to label AI content Artifact is becoming Twitter, too Elon Musk Says X Users Are Posting Fewer Posts Per Day Than People Had Been Tweeting  Neuralink is recruiting subjects for the first human tr...