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As an example, |
they ask you to imagine sending your friends some fresh-baked AI slop for their birthday. |
That'll be kind of funny. |
The first time I made this for you. |
No, you didn't. |
You bitch. |
What about using AI to help you edit a nice heartfelt note instead? |
Using our sponsor, |
Not many people know this, |
but QuickBits is actually a nickname. |
It's short for Quitchard Bits Gerald. |
Now, you know, |
A man I killed in 1973. |
Microsoft has finally killed WordPad, |
the rich text editing word processor |
that debuted on Windows 95. |
Microsoft has added it to its list of removed features and functionality. |
It'll be gone from all editions of Windows, |
starting with Windows 11 version 24H2, |
which started rolling out this week. |
We are witnessing the death of a legend, so pour one out, |
but not just any drink, |
something classy. |
Something fit to celebrate the life of a program born in the 90s, |
an aged can of Surge. |
A few days ago, |
Amazon's Ring sent an email out to Protect Plus subscribers, |
reminding them that they would be migrated to the Protect Pro plan next year, |
doubling their subscription fee. |
That reminder comes with heavy air quotes |
because The Verge tracked down when Ring sent its original notification, |
which turned out to be a tiny fine print footnote |
in a September 2021 email with the subject line, |
important, your plan name has changed. |
The email said, quote, |
don't worry, everything else is staying the same. |
Ring sent a similar email to Canadian Ring Home Standard subscribers this week |
with the heading, new name, new features, same great price. |
The email then informs users that their subscription |
will no longer include alarm professional monitoring and SOS emergency response, |
because now calling the cops costs extra. |
Do you think calls to the police grow on trees? |
Mm. |
Someone's got to pay him. |
The government, who? |
Google is testing the use of blue check marks |
as a way to protect users |
from fraudulent links in search results. |
Hovering over the check mark explains |
that Google is pretty sure the business is who they say they are. |
An example of this, also from The Verge, |
depicts a notice that says, |
Google can't guarantee the reliability of this business or its products. |
But to be fair, the business in question was Apple. |
Ba-doom. |
Fruits! |
Oh, the symbol, I needed the symbol. |
Ba-doom. |
That's a new rim shot. |
Ba-doom, fruits! |
Speaking of unreliable products, |
Google searches AI overview feature |
will now be getting ads that are relevant to your question. |
Finally, |
Gemini won't just tell you to eat rocks, |
but also recommend the tastiest ones. |
I like igneous rocks the best. |
Samsung issued a faulty software update two days ago |
that bricked many older Galaxy smartphones globally. |
Even worse, the issue seemed to have been caused by an update to Samsung's SmartThings Framework app, |
an automatically installed app |
for controlling compatible smart devices. |
I feel like users still rocking Galaxy phones from 2019 |
aren't splurging on a smart fridge. |
We're not sure whether this was necessary. |
They're buying sensible things, |
like basically anything else you can buy. |
Cabbage. |
which you put in a dump fridge |
But the smart fridge enthusiasts watching this video may be excited to know |
that Apple fixed the update that was bricking M4 iPads. |
What a transition. |
I'm not saying only smart fridge owners own M4 iPads, |
but I'm pretty sure they could afford one. |
I want a fridge I can watch TikTok on. |
And a court has dismissed a shareholders lawsuit |
against Tesla over Elon Musk's exaggerated claims about its full self-driving feature. |
Of course, the case wasn't dismissed |
because those claims were true, |
but rather because, according to Tesla's own lawyers, |
the statements were nothing more than corporate puffery, |
AKA bullshit that no reasonable investor would have taken seriously. |
I mean, come on guys, |
we're all just, this is just locker room talk, like. |
But Elon had less success in Australia, |
where a court upheld a $418,000 fine against Twitter, |
which the corporation formerly known as Twitter |
fought on the grounds that, |
following its merger with X Corp, |
Twitter no longer exists. |