Ep. 468: ChatGPT turns 2, Black Friday continues, X is "balanced"

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

Can you believe ChatGPT is two years old? Can we expect the terrible twos? Are AI years the same as human years? Black Friday is here, even though it seems to have been going on all month. Are there any good deals? A poll shows that X is more balanced politically than ever, can that be true? Plus, we've got plenty more tech news, Just the Headlines, tips, and picks, all to help you tech better!

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INTRO (00:00)

Black Friday is still here (03:40)

MAIN TOPIC: ChatGPT turns 2 (12:20)

Happy 2nd birthday, ChatGPT! Here are 5 ways you've already changed the world

Fixing AI’s energy crisis

FutureTools Collects & Organizes All The Best AI Tools So YOU Too Can Become Superhuman! - Matt Wolfe

DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Tap to translate in Messages (20:45)

JUST THE HEADLINES: (26:20)

Earth’s ‘mini moon’ may have been a chunk of our actual moon

Billie Eilish again named Apple Music’s artist of the year

Wiz acquires Dazz for $450M to expand its cybersecurity platform

Minecraft enters real world with $110m global theme park deal

Starbucks forced to pay its baristas manually because of a ransomware attack on third-party software

AI-powered robot leads uprising, talks a dozen showroom bots into ‘quitting their jobs’ in ‘terrifying’ security footage

TAKES

Shazam tops 100 billion song recognition milestone (28:10)

Pew Research says X is an extremely balanced platform (31:55)

Two hiking with 150 lbs of 'new gear' and 5 gallons of water rescued on 14,505-foot peak - Portlandia Get the Gear (38:40)

Teach mode, Rabbit's tool for automating R1 tasks, is now available to all users (43:25)

China wiretaps Americans in worst hack in our nation’s history (47:20)

BONUS ODD TAKE: Retro 80’s versions of company logos (48:30)

PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Dave: SMALLRIG Memory Card Case Holder Anti-Shock Anti-Fall and Scratch Suitable for SD/Micro SD/SIM Cards for Photography Enthusiasts - 2832B (52:15)

Nate: King Ma 1080P iPhone Mini Monitors Sync Rear Camera Selfie Screen for iPhone Vlog Selfie Monitor Screen with Magnetic Clip & Bluetooth Remote for Vlog Live Stream TikTok (56:35)

RAMAZON PURCHASE - Giveaway! (01:02:15)