Engadget Podcast: AI all the things!

The AI news just won’t stop! This week, Cherlynn and Devindra discuss the latest on Bing AI – Microsoft is loosening up some recent restrictions, following reports of its bad behavior – as well as the rise of ChatGPT stories on the Kindle store. Spotify is also launching its own AI DJ, starring the digitized voice of one of its current hosts. In other news, we discuss Microsoft’s recent agreements with NVIDIA and Nintendo, which could warm regulators towards approving its Activision Blizzard acquisition.Listen below or subscribe on your podcast app of choice. If you've got suggestions or topics you'd like covered on the show, be sure to email us or drop a note in the comments! And be sure to check out our other podcasts, the Morning After and Engadget News!Subscribe!iTunesSpotifyPocket CastsStitcherGoogle PodcastsTopicsAfter the Microsoft and Google announcements, AI is suddenly everywhere – 1:17Microsoft tries to win over regulators by putting Xbox games on GeForce Now – 26:29Glucose monitoring on the Apple Watch could be coming soon – 28:16Twitter limits SMS two-factor authentication to Blue users – 30:43Amazon’s acquisition of One Medical is finished, regulators are still curious – 35:31No Man’s Sky Fractal VR update is out just in time for PS VR 2 – 39:04Working on – 42:58Pop culture picks – 46:10LivestreamCreditsHosts: Cherlynn Low and Devindra HardawarProducer: Ben EllmanMusic: Dale North and Terrence O'BrienLivestream producers: Julio BarrientosGraphic artists:... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

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