Wed. 08/16 – And Now I’m A Blue Subscriber

By the time you hear these words, I guess I’ll be a blue subscriber cause I’m locked out of Tweetdeck otherwise. Coinbase gets regulatory approval from one agency, while another is suing them. Generative AI in Google search, while Google DeepMind is contemplating doing it for everything. And I guess we’ve entered the true first self-driving car test phase. Hold on to your hats.

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Links:

• TweetDeck is officially becoming a paid service (The Verge)
• Elon Musk’s X is throttling traffic to websites he dislikes (The Washington Post)
• Coinbase obtains regulatory approval to offer crypto futures trading to eligible clients (The Block)
• Google’s AI search experience adds AI-powered summaries, definitions and coding improvements (TechCrunch)
• Google Tests an A.I. Assistant That Offers Life Advice (NYTimes)
• Robotaxis are driving on thin ice (The Verge)