Ep. 432: Siri-ously? Apple's "AI" Story - Plus Other Tech News, Tips, and Picks!

As we often discuss, AI is moving fast. Many people say that Apple is getting left behind. Well, this week, Apple's AI plan is becoming clearer. There's plenty of other tech news to discuss, like the looming TikTok ban, Walmart's selling the MacBook Air, and the tech layoffs continue. We also have some witty humor, pro tips, and picks for your enjoyment.

For full show notes, links, and more, visit: https://www.notnerd.com/episode-432-siri-ously-apples-ai-story

INTRO (00:00)

About that TikTok ban (03:45)

Apple and AI
- Apple Is in Talks to Let Google Gemini Power iPhone AI Features (06:00)
- Apple acquires startup DarwinAI as AI efforts ramp up (08:10)
- Apple researchers achieve breakthroughs in multimodal AI as company ramps up investments (11:50)
- Nvidia’s GTC 2024 Keynote - Blackwell, NVLink Switch, NIM, Project GROOT (16:25)

CryptoWatch:
- Ethereum network finishes cost-cutting Duncan software upgrade (18:20)

DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Measure AR (20:40)

JUST THE HEADLINES: (27:25)
- ASCII art elicits harmful responses from 5 major AI chatbots
- Cisco completes $28 Billion acquisition of Splunk
- Playing thriving reef sounds on underwater speakers ‘could save damaged corals’
- Monopoly Go hits $2B in revenue just 10 months after launch
- Neil Young Says His Music Is Returning to Spotify
- xAI is releasing the weights and architecture of their 314 billion parameter Mixture-of-Experts model, Grok-1
- Games are coming to LinkedIn
- Google DeepMind’s latest AI agent learned to play Goat Simulator 3
- McDonald's IT systems outage impacts restaurants worldwide

TAKES:
- Walmart brings the M1 MacBook Air to its shelves for $699 (29:30)
- Apple Vision Pro used in UK spinal fusion operation (34:45)
- Laid-off techies face ‘sense of impending doom’ with job cuts at highest since dot-com crash (36:20)
- Automakers are sharing consumers’ driving behavior with insurance companies (40:20)

BONUS ODD TAKE: The Great Toilet Rebrand (45:30)

PICKS OF THE WEEK:
Dave: TP-Link Tapo Pan/Tilt Security Camera for Baby Monitor, Pet Camera w/ Motion Detection, 1080P, 2-Way Audio, Night Vision, Cloud & SD Card Storage, Works with Alexa & Google Home Tapo C200 (49:20)

Nate: Television by Sandwich (54:25)

RAMAZON PURCHASE (59:50)

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