Simone is back but still dying of Italian respiratory diseases. Still, we’re in for a high-energy show! Let’s talk about Google’s forays into AI — are they behind Microsoft, or will their years of research put them out ahead in the end? Then, a Spotify redesign threatens to make the app more visually similar to TikTok. Is Spotify doing something smart or overextending itself? Finally, Christina explains one of the biggest financial scams in recent memory.

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How Google Became Cautious of AI and Gave Microsoft an Opening - WSJ

Google’s one step closer to building its 1,000-language AI model - The Verge

ChatGPT Success Drives Google to Put AI in All Its Products - Bloomberg

Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic@mamot.fr) on Twitter: "So there's a great Thai restaurant in my neighborhood called Kiin. Yesterday, I searched for their website to order some takeout. Here's the Google result. https://t.co/JFCyvXV9be" / Twitter

I tried using AI. It scared me. - YouTube

Spotify’s new design turns your music and podcasts into a TikTok feed - The Verge

How the Biggest Fraud in German History Unravelled | The New Yorker

Covert cameras and alleged hacking: how bust payments company Wirecard ‘hired spies and lawyers to silence critics’ | Financial sector | The Guardian

Amazon.com: Money Men: A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud, A Fight for the Truth eBook : McCrum, Dan: Kindle Store