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KnowTechie Weekly Download: Issue #5
My wife is, once again, waiting on me to finish this so we can go hiking
Kevin Raposo
July 23, 2023 • Reading Time: 14 minutes
Welcome to the KnowTechie Weekly Download. We know life gets busy, so we've compiled the most important tech stories you might have missed this week. So grab a coffee, and let’s get started!
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Here’s what we’ll be tackling today:
📰 News: Google AI, Zuck and Dorsey, Twitter X, Spotify and YouTube Premium raising prices, and paying with your dirty palm at Whole Foods
🛠️ New tools in my toolbag
🔎 Top finds this week
💰 Deals, deals, and more deals
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🔗 Top stories of the week 🔗
🍎 Apple's been cooking up its own AI system. They're calling it 'Ajax' or 'AppleGPT,'’ and it's supposedly going toe-to-toe with OpenAI's ChatGPT.
But get this - they're running it on Google Cloud. Talk about sleeping with the enemy! For now, it's a fancy tool for Apple employees only while the top brass figure out how to sneak it into future products.
Why it matters: Apple's stepping into the AI ring, folks. If they nail this, we're looking at a tech game-changer that could redefine our iPhone love affair.
🫤 Elon Musk, Twitter overlord, said the company is planning to give the old blue birdie logo the boot. He's asking users for an 'X' logo design on Twitter and whoever delivers the best one, he promises to roll it out globally if it's good enough.
Why it matters: A logo change isn't just cosmetic. It indicates a shift in Twitter's identity and direction under Musk, which could impact how we interact with the platform and what features it offers down the line.
📈 Channeling Marlo from 'The Wire,' YouTube be like "the price of the brick going up." That’s right, the price of an individual YouTube Premium subscription is increasing by $2 to $13.99 per month in the US for new and current customers.
Why it matters: This price jump for YouTube Premium might just tip the scales on whether it's worth those ad-free cat videos and exclusive content
📝 Techie Test Time
What was the first product that Microsoft ever sold?Hint: It wasn't an operating system or a piece of software |
The answer will surprise many of you, and we'll reveal it in next week's newsletter.
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