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10 | Before we get to our tech stories, I want to let everyone know that you can support The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron over at Patreon.com/TheTechJawn. We have multiple tiers over there, any one of which, gets you access to our Live Stream and After-Party where you can watch us recorod the actual podcast and hang out with us afterwards. Once again, head over to Patreon.com/TheTechJawn. The Tech J A W N | ||||||||||||||||||||
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20 | Apple to add RCS to the iPhone sometime in 2024. | https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/16/23964171/apple-iphone-rcs-support | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | Communication between iOS and Android will improve, but, RCS is not coming to iMessage. The green bubble vs. blue bubble drama isn't going anywhere. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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24 | 20:26 | Re-cap OpenAI's weekend from hell | https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/19/tech/sam-altman-open-ai-firing-board/index.html | ||||||||||||||||||
25 | 1. OpenAI fires CEO Sam Altman -- and did so in the worst way possible for a company of this stature... Seemigly on a whim, with no transistion plan in place, and without notfiying its biggest investors or getting their take. 2. OpenAI's board realizes that they have possibly irreparably damaged the company and tries to rehire Sam Altman as CEO, less than 24 hours after it fired him. 3. Talks break down as Altman demands board members who voted for his ouster step down and Microsoft demands a voting seat on the board. 4. Microsoft hires Altman and Greg Brockman, OpenAI founder and president who resigned immediately after Altman was fired, to run new AI Innovation team. 5. OpenAI employees threaten to leave if board isn't replaced and Altman brought back in at the helm. 6. Sam Altman soon to be onboarded as a CEO within Microsoft with go ahead to hire hundreds of employees for new AI Innovation team. (Non Competes are unenforcable in California.) | https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/20/23968988/openai-employees-resignation-letter-microsoft-sam-altman | |||||||||||||||||||
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27 | 35:40:00 | Amazon has launched a program where it plans to train millions of workers in artificial intelligence skills by 2025… for free. The goal for “AI Ready,” is to train at least two million people on basic to advanced AI skills, including how to make use of the generative AI technology that has powered language-based models such as ChatGPT. The training is centered on eight online courses focusing on generative AI and is aimed at both beginners and those with more experience. | https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/amazon-launches-free-ai-classes-in-bid-to-win-talent-arms-race-b881d9b1?mod=followamazon | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | Discussion | The question you have to ask is, "Why would Amazon do something like this?" This clearly is going to Amazon money... What does it get out of it? We've talked about this before, but, the workforce companies like Amazon nees for the jobs of tomorrow, just doesn't exist in large enough numbers today. | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | Amazon is also funding scholarships valued at $12 million for more thand 50,000 highschool and university students from underserved and underrepresented communities and said it joined with educational nonprofit Code.org to offer an “Hour of Code” for students to learn about generative AI. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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32 | 48:48:00 | What new holiday Tech do you plan on getting for or around the holidays? | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | Terrance | Apple Watch SE 2 | https://amzn.to/3QMcpai | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | Robb | Elgato Prompter | https://www.elgato.com/us/en/p/prompter | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | Terrance | Kensington USB-C Dock | https://amzn.to/40Oa0jZ | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | Robb | Amaran 60xS COB light | https://amzn.to/49NCi20 | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | Terrance | Western Digital 8TB NAS drive | https://amzn.to/3SPzQlN | ||||||||||||||||||
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