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  • Google is reportedly building AI chatbots based on celebrities and influencers
    Google is reportedly building new AI-powered chatbots based on celebrities and YouTube influencers. The idea isn’t groundbreaking — startups like Character.ai and companies like Meta have already launched products like this — but neither is Google’s AI strategy so far. Google’s celebrity chatbots will be powered by the company’s Gemini family of large language models […]
    Pranav Dixit
  • Uber is locking New York drivers out of its apps and blaming a city pay rule
    For the last month, Uber has been locking New York City drivers out of its apps during low-demand periods, and Lyft has threatened to do so, too. Bloomberg reports that the ride-hailing companies blame a New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) rule for their behavior. At least one drivers’ union says it may […]
    Will Shanklin